Patisserie Valerie acknowledges ‘backlog’ of unpaid supplier invoices. 16th January  2019. Patisserie Valerie has acknowledged being late in making payments to a number of suppliers, as investigations into the chain’s finances continue. Accounting irregularities were discovered in a company audit

Government misses payment targets. James Salmon, Operations Director, 8th January 2019. Despite making noises about treating late payment seriously, The Cabinet Office is missing its targets to pay suppliers on time. The government has made a pledge to be a

Traffic lights proposed for late payers. James Salmon, Operations Director, 7th January 2019. Traffic lights proposed for late payers The Small business commissioner Paul Uppal will this week unveil plans that will see large firms that fail to pay their

Patience Wheatcroft: Late-payers don’t need a nudge, they need a smack from the law. Baroness Wheatcroft, in the Sunday Times on 16th December 2018 has said Late-payers don’t need a nudge, they need a smack from the law. Patience Wheatcroft,

Could technology break the late payment culture? 14th December  2018 – Could technology break the late payment culture? Research by Tungsten Network shows that one in four businesses are at risk of insolvency due to the late payment culture. The