The Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) is the primary legislation governing the formation, operation, and dissolution of companies in the United Kingdom. The CA 2006 sets out a number of requirements for the accounting and reporting of companies. In the following article, we’ll take you through these requirements, which include the preparation of annual accounts, [...]
When a company finds itself in financial distress, it will likely consider enlisting the help of an insolvency practitioner. These can help organisations manage their current situation and provide a realistic route to get out of it. As a business owner, it is important that you fully understand what an Insolvency Practitioner can offer your [...]
Running a business can be tricky, and a lot of the time, organisations can find themselves in times of financial hardship. Similarly, there are a lot of organisations who decide to simply call it a day. One of the most popular methods that can be used when an organisation would like to stop trading is [...]
The economy is always reasonably volatile; however, it seemed nobody was prepared for the impact of the pandemic on the country and the entire world. Organisations had to adapt and learn how to operate sufficiently in a world where all businesses had to start working from home and were unable to communicate with their customers [...]
When you have debts and creditors are knocking on your door, it’s very tempting to try and make debt management arrangements directly with your creditors. In cases where the debt is quite small, and it’s just one creditor, entering into an informal debt arrangement, if the creditor is agreeable, could be worked out for you. [...]
Insolvency practitioners (IP) are in demand, particularly over the past few years. An IP is a professional authorised to act on behalf of an individual of a company – partnership, private or public limited – in insolvency and bankruptcy procedures as laid out in the UK’s Insolvency Act 1986. In most cases, an IP’s background [...]
The Insolvency Act 1986 was as law after the Cork Review Committee’s report on Insolvency Law and Practice in 1982. Prior to the report, insolvency issues were dealt with under as many as 50 different Acts of Parliament, such as the Bankruptcy Act 1914, the Companies Act 1948, the Deeds of Arrangement Act 1914 and [...]
Administering the estate of a deceased person can be complex and time-consuming. However, dealing with insolvent deceased estates is even more complicated for executors of the estate and the deceased’s family. Insolvent deceased estates are handled differently to insolvent businesses or individuals. Firstly, the Insolvency Act 1986 does not cover the administration of insolvent estates. [...]
Insolvency and bankruptcy - it’s confusing to know which applies to your business. Whilst the two are similar, they are also very different and don’t mean the same thing. Insolvency is when a company or an individual can’t pay their debts on time. Bankruptcy is the legal process that follows when an individual has been [...]
