Company insolvencies rise, but wider trend is down
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Company insolvencies rise, but wider trend is down

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Company insolvencies rise, but wider trend is down

The 5.4% rise is the first uptick since Q1 2014, primarily caused by a big surge in compulsory winding-up orders in Q1 2016 Read More...

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PwC appointed to Private Eye printer, Polestar
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PwC appointed to Private Eye printer, Polestar

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC appointed to Private Eye printer, Polestar

Polestar, which prints over 50m products a week, is the latest big employer to fall on hard times in the same week as Austin Reed and BHS collapsed in...

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R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help turn companies around
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R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help turn companies around

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

R3 calls for creditor 'breathing space' to help tu...

A short moratorium will give struggling companies a chance to be open with their creditors and negotiate a way out of their problems transparently, sa...

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Scottish insolvency levels continue long-term decline
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Scottish insolvency levels continue long-term decline

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Scottish insolvency levels continue long-term decl...

Out of a dozen sectors profiled only oil and gas and manufacturing were deemed to have a higher than normal risk of insolvency Read More...

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Politicians call for probe into Green and BHS sale
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Politicians call for probe into Green and BHS sale

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Politicians call for probe into Green and BHS sale

Green sold BHS to Retail Acquisitions – led by a former bankrupt a - for £1, when it was saddled with debts over £1bn in debts and a £571m pension def...

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Care home insolvencies up 18% in a year
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Care home insolvencies up 18% in a year

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Care home insolvencies up 18% in a year

Local authority spending on care homes continues to fall, as government subsidies are slashed with estimates suggesting a £2.9bn annual funding gap in...

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Leslie named as IPA president
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Leslie named as IPA president

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Leslie named as IPA president

Leslie has already served as a director on the IPA governing board which is responsible for the management, policy and strategic direction of the orga...

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Duff & Phelps appointed administrator to struggling BHS
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Duff & Phelps appointed administrator to struggling BHS

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Duff & Phelps appointed administrator to strugglin...

BHS owners suggests Phil Duffy, a managing director at Duff & Phelps, has been appointed as administrator Read More...

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PwC Vatican audit suspended
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PwC Vatican audit suspended

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC Vatican audit suspended

Pell admits he was “a bit surprised” by the letter but believed the audit would re-start after a number of issues have been resolved Read More...

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Deloitte sells PowaPOS out of administration to Israeli security firm
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Deloitte sells PowaPOS out of administration to Israeli security firm

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Deloitte sells PowaPOS out of administration to Is...

PowaPOS has been bought out of administration by Israeli security outfit, SuperCom Ltd Read More...

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Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith
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Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Best Practice: Maureen Penfold of Kingston Smith

Penfold now helps run the £44m turnover company and that position will be further cemented when predecessor Julie Walsh retires at the end of the mont...

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RSM recruits Ireland’s Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon into its fold
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RSM recruits Ireland’s Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon into its fold

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RSM recruits Ireland’s Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon in...

The Dublin-based firm will leave the Baker Tilly International network and re-brand as RSM Read More...

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Sacker to replace Hornan at UHY Hacker Young
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Sacker to replace Hornan at UHY Hacker Young

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Sacker to replace Hornan at UHY Hacker Young

Sacker will formally take over from Ladislav Hornan's successful 21-year reign on 1 May 2016 Read More...

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Supermarket pressure on food producers leads to insolvency levels tripling in five years
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Supermarket pressure on food producers leads to insolvency levels tripling ...

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Supermarket pressure on food producers leads to in...

Profit margins squeezed by big supermarket chains trying to offer consumers low prices while maintaining own profit margins, says Moore Stephens Read...

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Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency
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Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost in insolvency

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Sun goes down on solar installer as 34 jobs lost i...

CVR Global were appointed in March after the struggling company ammassed around £1m debts Read More...

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Taxman raised nearly £500m extra corporation tax from SMEs
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Taxman raised nearly £500m extra corporation tax from SMEs

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Taxman raised nearly £500m extra corporation tax f...

Extra yield shows that the taxman has ramped up its probes into ‘soft target’ small businesses, says Top 50 firm Read More...

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FRP advisory transfers four Furniture Barn stores to Lee Longlands
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FRP advisory transfers four Furniture Barn stores to Lee Longlands

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FRP advisory transfers four Furniture Barn stores ...

FRP Advisory successfully sells four Furniture Barn stores to Midlands-based retailer Lee Longlands Read More...

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FRP Advisory company sale secures 28 jobs
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FRP Advisory company sale secures 28 jobs

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRP Advisory company sale secures 28 jobs

JOINT ADMINISTRATORS from FRP Advisory have sold the business and assets of Northampton-based The Bridge Networks North Limited out of administration ...

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CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls
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CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

CABA eases burden for 13,000 souls

CABA – the organisation that offers support to past and present ICAEW members and their families, helped over 13,000 people in 2015, its annual impact...

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R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime
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R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptcy regime

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

R3 cautiously welcomes advent of simpler bankruptc...

Applications will now be assessed by a government adjudicator rather than a judge Read More...

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RNF Advisory's Connor earns ADR spurs
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RNF Advisory's Connor earns ADR spurs

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

RNF Advisory's Connor earns ADR spurs

RNF ADVISORY insolvency practitioner Filippa Connor has become one of the UK’s first IPs to qualify as an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) m...

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EY forges alliance with Adobe
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EY forges alliance with Adobe

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EY forges alliance with Adobe

Strategic alliance with Adobe will expand the Big Four firm’s digital and web content services Read More...

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Leonard Curtis London HQ to move
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Leonard Curtis London HQ to move

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Leonard Curtis London HQ to move

Firm is moving from its Marble Arch home after 18 years to new premises in Marylebone Road Read More...

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MHA MacIntyre Hudson merges with Shoesmiths
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MHA MacIntyre Hudson merges with Shoesmiths

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MHA MacIntyre Hudson merges with Shoesmiths

Shoesmith partner Elaine Shoesmith and five staff will relocate to MHA MacIntyre Hudson’s Rutland House offices Read More...

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Francis Clark joins PKF international network
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Francis Clark joins PKF international network

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Francis Clark joins PKF international network

FRANCIS Clark, one of the largest accountancy outfits in the South West, has joined the PKF international network. The Top 25 firm will rebrand to PKF...

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New partners at James Cowper Kreston
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New partners at James Cowper Kreston

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

New partners at James Cowper Kreston

Private client director Stephen Barratt is elevated to partner, as is business tax director Alex Nicholson Read More...

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KPMG administrators appointed to Trod Limited
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KPMG administrators appointed to Trod Limited

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG administrators appointed to Trod Limited

The Big Four firm has vowed to co-operate with the FBI and any other “relevant authorities with regards to any requests they make” Read More...

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