More than 53,000 UK businesses are now in critical financial distress, according to new research from BTG (Insolvency specialists Begbie Traynor Group)., with a further 674,000 firms experiencing significant financial distress. The number of businesses in critical distress has risen

UK Business News Today: 16 June 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies Late payment is the lead issue for UK businesses today, with new research from Sage estimating that overdue invoices cost the economy £11bn each year. SMEs are still

UK Business News Today – 8 May 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies UK businesses face a difficult mix of weakening demand, rising costs and renewed global uncertainty today. Construction activity has fallen sharply, retailers are warning about pressure on

More than 1.5 million UK businesses are carrying overdue invoices Late payment pressure is continuing to build across the UK economy. According to R3’s latest Quarterly Business Health report, based on Creditsafe data, 1.57 million UK businesses had overdue invoices

A refreshing email landed this week. Not a complaint about rising costs.Not a request to extend payment terms.Not another explanation of “challenging conditions.” Instead, it was a customer explaining why they were choosing to pay their suppliers faster. And not