by Paul Brindley | Aug 18, 2026 | Assets for Sale
When a company is struggling, directors often hope a sale of the business will solve the problem. And sometimes it can!… Because a sale may preserve jobs, keep customers supplied and produce a better result for creditors than simply shutting the doors. But...
by Paul Brindley | Aug 11, 2026 | Assets for Sale
When directors think about company assets, they usually picture the obvious things. Cash. Vehicles. Machinery. Stock. Debtors. But some of the most valuable assets in today’s modern business don’t sit on the balance sheet quite so neatly. The company website....
by Paul Brindley | Aug 4, 2026 | Creditor, Supplier and Employee Issues
A company’s asset register can be misleading. It may list vans, forklifts, machinery, photocopiers, computers and specialist equipment. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the company owns them. Some may be leased. Some may be hired. Some may be subject to hire...
by Paul Brindley | Jul 28, 2026 | Creditor, Supplier and Employee Issues
When a director looks at the Companies House register and sees that the bank has a debenture, the natural reaction is often: “The bank is secured over everything, so there’ll be nothing left for anyone else.” That may be true. But often it isn’t. A debenture commonly...
by Paul Brindley | Jul 26, 2026 | Creditor, Supplier and Employee Issues
For forty years I’ve watched the tide of corporate distress come in and go out. What I’ve never had, that is until now, is a way to see it coming in real time. So this year we built one: an in-house Early Warning System that watches every West Midlands...
