The latest “Red Flag Alert” report from Begbies Traynor reveals how nearly 50,000 businesses are now in ‘critical’ financial distress...

The Insolvency Service has announced plans to be recognised as the UK’s leading authority in enforcing corporate and insolvency...

The number of company insolvencies across England and Wales increased last month after firms faced rising costs. Official data from the...

The Insolvency Service has appointed its first dedicated crypto intelligence specialist.   In the past five years, the number of...

Half of Britain’s 2,500 smaller housebuilders could crash into insolvency by the end of this parliament as a result of the cost of...

Research published today by City AM has found that businesses across Britain are being shut down at a rate not seen since the financial...

The Insolvency Service banned more than 1,000 directors in 2024/25 - the majority for Covid loan abuse. The Insolvency Service...

Business closures in the UK surged to their highest level since 2021, according to latest data for Quarter 1. An analysis of insolvency...

More than 2,000 companies filed for insolvency in February as economic conditions continued to bite. The number of insolvencies in...

Compulsory liquidations of UK companies hit a decade-high last year. The courts ordered 3,230 companies to stop trading in 2024 because...

Optimise, the insolvency litigation and financing business launched by Provenio Litigation LLP, has marked its first year in business...

Insolvency experts are warning that insolvencies will rise over the next 12 months.   In particular, the government’s cost increases to...

Revised figures show that the UK economy had zero growth between July and September 2024. Initial figures by the Office for National...

The Optimise team takes a look at the key insolvency related takeaways from yesterday’s Budget: Rise in employers’ National Insurance and...

Optimise’s regular round-up of cases of interest to insolvency practitioners and solicitors. Webb v Eversholt Rail Limited  [2024] EWHC...

The number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,973 in September 2024, 2% higher than in August 2024 (1,943)...

A record number of businesses are ‘teetering on the edge of collapse’ according to new research by Begbies Traynor.   The ‘Red Flag...

Optimise was a proud sponsor of yesterday’s R3 Yorkshire Business lunch.   The event, at The Met Hotel in Leeds, showcased the strength...

Optimise - the insolvency litigation and financing business launched by Provenio Litigation LLP earlier this year - has launched a new...

More companies went into insolvency last year than in the 2008 financial crisis, according to new figures from  the Insolvency Service ....