ICAEW set to offer partial licenses for insolvency practitioners
Accounting Standards

ICAEW set to offer partial licenses for insolvency practitioners

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

ICAEW set to offer partial licenses for insolvency...

The body will start to accept applications from parties wishing to obtain a partial licence on 1 July 2016 Read More...

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MPs call firms to give evidence over BHS collapse
Accounting Firms

MPs call firms to give evidence over BHS collapse

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MPs call firms to give evidence over BHS collapse

Deloitte partner Tony Clare, KPMG’s David Clarke and Richard Cousins of PwC are all due to appear before MPs on Monday Read More...

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New owners for distressed BHS set to be unveiled by Duff & Phelps
Audit

New owners for distressed BHS set to be unveiled by Duff & Phelps

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

New owners for distressed BHS set to be unveiled b...

Administrators set to reveal new owner for the retail chain, with three businessmen looking to take the reins of the distressed firm Read More...

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Private GP firm slated by NHS watchdog enters administration
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Private GP firm slated by NHS watchdog enters administration

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Private GP firm slated by NHS watchdog enters admi...

A damning report into the firm by the Care Quality Commission last year placed it in special measures Read More...

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MPs expected to question auditors PwC over BHS collapse
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MPs expected to question auditors PwC over BHS collapse

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

MPs expected to question auditors PwC over BHS col...

PwC and Deloitte set to appear befor BIS committee to answer quetions over BHS, The Sunday Times reports Read More...

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FRC mulls BHS investigation
Business Recovery

FRC mulls BHS investigation

9y Richard Crump , Writer

FRC mulls BHS investigation

FRC looks into events at BHS following pressure from MPs to scrutinise directors and advisers involved in sale of department store prior to its collap...

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Full-time for Lancashire-based sports firm as 47 staff axed
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Full-time for Lancashire-based sports firm as 47 staff axed

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Full-time for Lancashire-based sports firm as 47 s...

The Lancashire-based company ceased trading last week with 47 of its 52 staff made redundant Read More...

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Insolvency Service to probe BHS director behaviour
Business Recovery

Insolvency Service to probe BHS director behaviour

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Insolvency Service to probe BHS director behaviour

The fast-track move is a bold departure from the norm, as a probe would normally only begin several months after administrators had finished their own...

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

9y 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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MPs launch probe into BHS sale
Business Recovery

MPs launch probe into BHS sale

9y Richard Crump , Writer

MPs launch probe into BHS sale

MPs launch probe into the sale of BHS that will look at role of auditors and accountancy firms in sale process Read More...

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Scottish insolvency levels continue long-term decline
Business Recovery

Scottish insolvency levels continue long-term decline

9y 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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Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration
Business Recovery

Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration

9y Taking Stock

Colin: Austin Reed's 'tailored' administration

Colin envisions how the Austin Reed administration is unfolding behind closed doors Read More...

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AlixPartners appointed administrators at Austin Reed
Accounting Firms

AlixPartners appointed administrators at Austin Reed

9y Richard Crump , Writer

AlixPartners appointed administrators at Austin Re...

Peter Saville, Kevin Coates and Catherine Williamson, of AlixPartners, appointed joint administrators of Austin Reed Read More...

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Quantuma appointed administrators at S J Bellows Nurseries
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Quantuma appointed administrators at S J Bellows Nurseries

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Quantuma appointed administrators at S J Bellows N...

Simon Campbell and Carl Jackson of Quantuma appointed as joint administrators to S J Bellows Nurseries Limited Read More...

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Politicians call for probe into Green and BHS sale
Accounting Firms

Politicians call for probe into Green and BHS sale

9y 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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Colin: 'British Homeless Stores'
Business Recovery

Colin: 'British Homeless Stores'

9y Taking Stock

Colin: 'British Homeless Stores'

Colin explains why accounting and marketing are very different skills... Read More...

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Duff & Phelps appointed administrator to struggling BHS
Accounting Firms

Duff & Phelps appointed administrator to struggling BHS

9y 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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Administrations fall as economic conditions ease pressure on business
Accounting Firms

Administrations fall as economic conditions ease pressure on business

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Administrations fall as economic conditions ease p...

Analysis by KPMG indicates that the number of companies entering administration has fallen during the first quarter of 2016 Read More...

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

Deloitte sells PowaPOS out of administration to Israeli security firm

9y 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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Devon firm saved from administration in connected party pre-pack deal
Accounting Firms

Devon firm saved from administration in connected party pre-pack deal

9y Fraser Simpson , Reporter

Devon firm saved from administration in connected ...

MG Associates purchased by London accountancy firm in pre-pack deal, after being involved in “extensive litigation” for a number of years Read More...

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

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

9y 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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The Pre Pack Pool: problem-prone, time-consuming, costly and pointless
Business Recovery

The Pre Pack Pool: problem-prone, time-consuming, costly and pointless

9y Accountancy Age

The Pre Pack Pool: problem-prone, time-consuming, ...

Business recovery and reconstruction specialist Suzanne Jones has recently sought an opinion from the Pre-Pack Pool, one of just five applications mad...

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Beales future secured after landlords back CVA
Accounting Firms

Beales future secured after landlords back CVA

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Beales future secured after landlords back CVA

Some 93% of creditors voted in favour of cutting rents – well above the 75% threshold needed to carry it through Read More...

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KPMG appoints Nimmo as new UK head of restructuring
People Business

KPMG appoints Nimmo as new UK head of restructuring

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

KPMG appoints Nimmo as new UK head of restructurin...

Nimmo has worked on insolvency appointments such as Scottish Coal, Ferguson Shipbuilders and Dunfermline Building Society Read More...

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Buyers found for two Powa companies
Business Recovery

Buyers found for two Powa companies

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Buyers found for two Powa companies

Some 74 people from the beleaguered company's UK head office were previously made redundant Read More...

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Leonard Curtis appointed administrator at Nelson Packaging
Business Recovery

Leonard Curtis appointed administrator at Nelson Packaging

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Leonard Curtis appointed administrator at Nelson P...

Plastic bag use in England has reportedly plummeted by around 70% since the charge was introduced Read More...

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Deloitte announce redundancies at Powa Technologies
Business Recovery

Deloitte announce redundancies at Powa Technologies

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Deloitte announce redundancies at Powa Technologie...

Big Four firm says it will "continue to search for a buyer for all or parts of the business" Read More...

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