Costain reinstated to Prompt Payment Code Last month we reported that 18 companies had been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code. This followed the announcement in April that 17 companies had been either removed or suspended from the code. The

Small businesses need more targeted help preparing for Brexit. 02/08/2019. There has been a call for small businesses to receive targeted help on Brexit. International trade secretary Liz Truss and business secretary Andrea Leadsom have met with MPs and businesspeople

Personal insolvency rate continues its rise. 31st July 2019. Individual insolvencies are at their highest quarterly level since 2010, with 30,936 people filing for bankruptcy, debt relief orders or individual voluntary arrangements, according to Insolvency Service data. The 2nd Quarter

More UK firms in ‘significant distress’ 31st July 2019. The number of UK businesses facing ‘significant distress’ has increased, according to a new poll, with 14% of all UK businesses, or 484,000, indicating they were experiencing significant distress at the

Business News for those selling on Credit 30th July 2019. Threat of no-deal sends pound to 28-month low A hardening of rhetoric from the Boris Johnson government over Brexit pushed the pound to a 28-month low against the dollar on