by Paul Brindley | Jan 29, 2026 | CVLs
There’s a moment most directors remember clearly. You’re sitting at the desk. Coffee’s gone cold. The numbers don’t quite add up anymore. You’ve chased sales, stretched suppliers, talked nicely to the bank… and still the gap won’t close. It doesn’t mean you’ve failed...
by Paul Brindley | Apr 9, 2025 | 40 Years in Insolvency - Now Let's Talk Honestly
There’s a long-standing frustration shared by many insolvency practitioners (IPs) — one that I’ve seen play out over and over again during my four decades in the profession. Company directors often delay seeking help until it’s too late. That delay costs jobs,...
by Paul Brindley | Jan 17, 2023 | Advice to Directors, CVLs
A day doesn’t go past without our receiving a call from a director desperate for advice on what to do with their insolvent company. In many instances, there is no viable business left to save and the cupboard is well and truly bare – there are either no...
by Paul Brindley | Aug 16, 2022 | Advice to Directors
You are a director of a company that is struggling massively. Here is a question for you… Who pays to liquidate your company? Simple question, you would have thought? There is a short answer – the company pays to liquidate itself… but the answer is...
by Paul Brindley | Mar 17, 2021 | CVLs
Speak to most insolvency practitioners – well at least those who will tell you the truth – and they’ll say that they’ve never know the insolvency sector to be so quiet. Just how quiet is insolvency? To give you an indication, here is a graph of...
