With the March 31 financial year end getting ever nearer, pressure on struggling companies to “massage” the figures is growing. But “robbing Peter to pay Paul” is not the answer, Andrew Donaldson, forensic director at…
Hard-pressed companies, stuck in office deals they can’t get out of, are going to the wall unnecessarily, a corporate recovery expert has warned. John Kelly, regional managing partner at the Birmingham office of Begbies Traynor,…
Lost love can be the least of a husband and wife’s troubles if the taxman comes knocking at the door, according to Andrew Donaldson, forensic director at the Birmingham office of BTG Global Risk Partners,…
Helen Taylor, a member of the Birmingham office of corporate recovery group Begbies Traynor, is celebrating exam success after recently qualifying as an accountant via ACCA. Indeed it is an achievement for Helen who joined…
Under-pressure fashion stores may be tempted to “window dress” their figures, an expert has warned. John Kelly, regional managing partner at the Birmingham office of corporate recovery specialists Begbies Traynor, said the sector was directly…
Historic Black Country business, Griffin Bros (Dudley) Ltd, has gone into administration. The firm, which dates back to 1898 and was led by the fifth generation of the Griffin family, is now in the hands…
Businesses in Birmingham and the West Midlands face another tough year, according to Begbies Traynor’s Red Flag Alert, the UK’s leading quarterly benchmark of company distress. John Kelly, regional managing partner at Begbies Traynor’s Birmingham…
The High Court in Birmingham has ruled that a world famous pottery collection owned by the Wedgwood Museum Trust is available to pay off creditors. Administrators from the Stoke-on-Trent office of corporate recovery specialists…
Ceramica, the museum in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, which explored the history of the area’s pottery industry, has been placed into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Bob Young and Steve Currie, of the Stoke-on-Trent office of corporate recovery group…
Birmingham businesses face a stern test this winter as the cold wind of a continuing recession blows through the Midlands economy. That’s the verdict in the latest Begbies Traynor Red Flag Alert, the quarterly report…