Late Payments to UK SMEs: Why Fixing the Problem Beats Financing It Late payments to UK SMEs continue to suffocate the economy. The cost is now estimated at £11 billion per year, with thousands of otherwise viable businesses pushed into

Clear the overdues — or they’ll follow you all year If an invoice is still unpaid in January, it’s no longer a “Christmas delay”. It’s a pattern. Historic overdues have a habit of poisoning everything that comes after them. New

Timing matters in debt recovery, but CPA works across the entire payment timeline. While our data shows weeks 5-8 often yield optimal results, we successfully recover invoices from day one of being overdue to many months later. The key isn’t

Credit check your customers (yes, even the “good ones”) One of the most common phrases heard in credit control is: “We’ve worked with them for years. They’re fine.” Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes the credit file tells a very different story.