Monthly news roundup with Lucy Skoulding
Audit

Monthly news roundup with Lucy Skoulding

8y Accountancy Age

Monthly news roundup with Lucy Skoulding

Accountancy Age's Lucy Skoulding provides a roundup of all the key new stories in the accountancy industry from the month of July Read More...

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EY set to administer potential House of Fraser collapse
Big Four

EY set to administer potential House of Fraser collapse

8y Accountancy Age

EY set to administer potential House of Fraser col...

The high street store faces failure after the Chinese owner of Hamleys pulls out of its £70m investment promise Read More...

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Deloitte to manage Gaucho administration with hundreds of jobs at stake
Big Four

Deloitte to manage Gaucho administration with hundreds of jobs at stake

8y Accountancy Age

Deloitte to manage Gaucho administration with hund...

Over 500 jobs already lost as Big Four firm moves its focus from Poundworld to the Gaucho group Read More...

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FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit
Audit

FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit

8y Accountancy Age

FRC to investigate KPMG’s Conviviality audit

The FRC is investigating KPMG over its 2017 audit of Conviviality, which went into administation in April after finding an unexpected tax bill of £30m...

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PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency
Accounting Firms

PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

8y Accountancy Age

PwC to net £50m from Carillion insolvency

The NAO report revealed that Carillion's insolvency will cost the taxpayer £148m while PwC will net £50m, a figure that has been questioned by MPs Rac...

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Crowe Clark Whitehill to administrate Cambridge Analytica insolvency– but is this really the end?
Insolvency

Crowe Clark Whitehill to administrate Cambridge Analytica insolvency– but i...

8y Accountancy Age

Crowe Clark Whitehill to administrate Cambridge An...

The company blamed “unfounded accusations” and the “siege of media coverage” for its closure, but concerns remain that the company will continue opera...

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Toys R Us UK and Maplin enter into administration after failing to secure buyers
Business Recovery

Toys R Us UK and Maplin enter into administration after failing to secure b...

8y Accountancy Age

Toys R Us UK and Maplin enter into administration ...

Maplin has appointed PwC partners as joint administrators while Toys R Us has selected Moorfields Read More...

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Carillion collapse: FRC to investigate KPMG over audit work
Audit

Carillion collapse: FRC to investigate KPMG over audit work

8y Accountancy Age

Carillion collapse: FRC to investigate KPMG over a...

The FRCs investigation will determine whether KPMG breached any relevant requirements, particularly the ethical and technical standards for auditors R...

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How to avoid a Carillion collapse
Business Recovery

How to avoid a Carillion collapse

9y Russell-Cooke

How to avoid a Carillion collapse

Carillion’s demise will cause disruption throughout the construction industry. So, how do businesses avoid the domino effect that could hit Carillion’...

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Carillion collapse: The week so far and industry reaction
Business Recovery

Carillion collapse: The week so far and industry reaction

9y Accountancy Age

Carillion collapse: The week so far and industry r...

Following the Carillion collapse on Monday, we look back on how events have unfolded over the past three days Read More...

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Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – what happens now?
Business Recovery

Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – what happens now?

9y Accountancy Age

Carillion: PwC appointed as special managers – wha...

Carillion has collapsed and PwC partners have been appointed as special managers by the High Court. What happens now? Read More...

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Investment firm acquires Avon Steel Company Limited
Business Recovery

Investment firm acquires Avon Steel Company Limited

9y Accountancy Age

Investment firm acquires Avon Steel Company Limite...

Restructuring specialists at Quantuma have helped rescue a south west based steel company that had run into cashflow difficulties, saving 49 jobs Read...

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Manchester law firm enters into administration
Business Recovery

Manchester law firm enters into administration

9y Accountancy Age

Manchester law firm enters into administration

Specialist administrators at Quantuma have been appointed over Manchester law firm Almond Solicitors Ltd Read More...

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KPMG appoints new global head of insolvency
Business Recovery

KPMG appoints new global head of insolvency

9y Accountancy Age

KPMG appoints new global head of insolvency

Blair Nimmo has been appointed to the role following the retirement of Richard Heis earlier this year Read More...

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KPMG partners appointed administrators of Monarch: what happens next?
Big Four

KPMG partners appointed administrators of Monarch: what happens next?

9y Accountancy Age

KPMG partners appointed administrators of Monarch:...

Britain’s oldest surviving airline, Monarch, has gone into administration and partners from KPMG have been appointed joint administrators Read More...

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Government called upon to publish Brexit insolvency forecasts
Insolvency

Government called upon to publish Brexit insolvency forecasts

9y Accountancy Age

Government called upon to publish Brexit insolvenc...

Moore Stephens has called upon the government to publish its forecasts on what impact Brexit may have on UK insolvencies Read More...

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Using insolvency as a debt recovery tool
Business Recovery

Using insolvency as a debt recovery tool

9y Accountancy Age

Using insolvency as a debt recovery tool

Rising court fees mean that using insolvency as a debt recovery tool is no longer always the expensive option. Nathanael Young of SA Law explains the ...

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Rise in personal and corporate insolvencies for Q1 2017
Insolvency

Rise in personal and corporate insolvencies for Q1 2017

9y Accountancy Age

Rise in personal and corporate insolvencies for Q1...

Statistics published by the Insolvency Service show that corporate insolvencies have risen 4.5% from Q4 2016 to Q1 2017, with personal insolvencies ri...

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Insolvency: When is it time to accept the inevitable?
Insolvency

Insolvency: When is it time to accept the inevitable?

9y Accountancy Age

Insolvency: When is it time to accept the inevitab...

What are the risks of trading when in financial difficulty? Nathanael Young of SA Law explores the legal implications of continuing to trade even thou...

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Insolvency trade body R3 appoints new president
Insolvency

Insolvency trade body R3 appoints new president

9y Accountancy Age

Insolvency trade body R3 appoints new president

Adrian Hyde, a partner at CVR Global, has been appointed as the new president for a year-long term, effective 21 April this year Read More...

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Corporate insolvency framework: Maintaining a competitive edge
Insolvency

Corporate insolvency framework: Maintaining a competitive edge

9y Accountancy Age

Corporate insolvency framework: Maintaining a comp...

Andrew Tate of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 examines the government's proposed changes to the UK's insolvency and restructuring framewor...

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Leonard Curtis Scottish office led by ex-KPMG senior manager
Accounting Firms

Leonard Curtis Scottish office led by ex-KPMG senior manager

10y Accountancy Age

Leonard Curtis Scottish office led by ex-KPMG seni...

Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group has opened a new office in Glasgow – the first Scottish office for the professional services provider Read Mor...

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Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Richard Toone, CVR Global
Accounting Firms

Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Richard Toone, CVR Global

10y Kevin Reed , Writer

Managing partner Q&A - the year ahead: Richard...

In our latest managing partner Q&A looking towards 2017, CVR Global's Richard Toone talks about recruitment, and the potential threat of competiti...

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Kingston Smith liquidators to distribute millions to Bond International Software PLC members
Accounting Firms

Kingston Smith liquidators to distribute millions to Bond International Sof...

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Kingston Smith liquidators to distribute millions ...

AIM-listed Bond International Software has had Kingston Smith and Partners appointed as liquidators. Read More...

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Analysis: Q3 statistics show Brexit insolvency rise and 'shadowy' behaviour
Business Regulation

Analysis: Q3 statistics show Brexit insolvency rise and 'shadowy' behaviour

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Analysis: Q3 statistics show Brexit insolvency ris...

Brexit, and some directors looking to shut down their companies without further recourse, have contributed to the current insolvency landscape, invest...

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Johnston Carmichael appointed as joint administrators for Axon Well
Accounting Firms

Johnston Carmichael appointed as joint administrators for Axon Well

10y Stephanie Wix , Writer

Johnston Carmichael appointed as joint administrat...

Partners from Johnston Carmichael have been appointed as joint administrators to Axon Well Interventions Products UK Read More...

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Leonard Curtis launches legal services division
Accounting Firms

Leonard Curtis launches legal services division

10y Accountancy Age

Leonard Curtis launches legal services division

Insolvency specialists Leonard Curtis Business Solutions Group (LCBSG) has introduced a legal services division Read More...

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