by Paul Brindley | Apr 7, 2026 | Advice to Directors
If you run a company long enough, you’ll hit pressure points. Cash tightens, creditors start calling, and decisions that once felt routine suddenly carry weight. One of the most misunderstood areas I deal with is wrongful trading. Directors occasionally panic too...
by Paul Brindley | Feb 17, 2026 | Advice to Directors
A practical action plan for directors who want to stay in control, protect creditors, and protect themselves That moment arrives quietly for most directors. You’re not sleeping well. You’re juggling payments. HMRC is chasing. Suppliers want pro-formas. Cash is leaving...
by Paul Brindley | Feb 15, 2026 | MVLs
If you’re considering closing a solvent company through a Members’ Voluntary Liquidation, we need to look at Business Asset Disposal Relief in a calm, factual way… There is a published plan. But that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the story. The Phased Increases...
by Paul Brindley | Feb 11, 2026 | Advice to Directors
When HMRC (or another major creditor) decides it has had enough, the escalation to compulsory liquidation can feel brutally quick. In reality, it is usually a process with recognisable stages, and the most important thing to understand is this: The danger point is...
by Paul Brindley | Feb 1, 2026 | Credit Unions
If you’re reading this as a director of an ailing credit union, you’re probably worried about two things at once: protecting members, especially savers who may rely on the credit union day-to-day doing the right thing as directors, under regulatory scrutiny, sometimes...
