Financial pressure in the social care sector continues to rise. Over the last year, there has been an 83 percent increase in the number of care home insolvencies, up from 81 in 2016/17 to 148 in 2017/18. Experts have warned…
Carillion’s collapse through an application for compulsory liquidation has sent shock waves through the UK economy. Carillion is much more than just one of the UK’s largest construction companies. As a provider of many other services that help the country…
Against a backdrop of low economic growth and poor productivity, Mr Hammond delivered his second Budget of 2017 to Parliament, outlining Britain’s investment plans for the years ahead. One of the key themes of this Budget was solving the housing…
Jameson Smith & Co has officially rebranded to Company Debt, as of 01/06/2017. This change affects only the branding and imagery elements of Company Debt’s activities and output and does not affect any commercial arrangements or agreements that are held by…
For the first time in more than ten years, the Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates. The move from 0.25 percentage points to 0.5% comes on the back of an inflation rate rise to 3% in September and…
The Challenge The company had ran into difficulty after trading for 18 years due to the falling sales and the loss of a major contract. The VAT had fallen behind as had the PAYE and HMRC had been chasing the…
It’s now nearly two months since the controversial IR35 changes of 6 April, and while things may have calmed a little since its introduction, the dust still hasn’t settled on what must be one of the most unpopular issues to…
