The Traffic Commissioner has revoked 2 licences held by Baldwins Crane Hire Limited (Baldwins) after it found that at least 4 drivers had been falsifying driving records in order to fulfil obligations with hiring out the cranes. Misdemeanours include falsifying rest breaks, which the Traffic Commissioner takes a dim view of. In addition, four directors […]

The two directors of a debt collection company have been disqualified from acting as directors for 22 years. Terence Michael Mellor and Ross Alan Morton were the directors of Express MS Limited, a debt collection company which had clients including Barclays Bank and BT. However Express MS Limited, which  charged clients an annual fee along […]

It has been reported that HMRC have are issuing more and more winding up petitions for unpaid tax. In 2015 there were 3,484 as opposed to 3,074 in 2014. HMRC can be very aggressive with their debt collection and it is imperative that businesses take steps to avoid winding up petitions being issued. A winding […]

W R, R & T Wood t/a Bankburn Pig Farm – in administration On 4 April 2016, Andrew Nichols and John Butler were appointed joint administrators of W R, R & T Wood, t/a Bankburn Pig Farm. Their agents, Ullyotts, are offering up for auction several lots which include: A car, Landrover Defender, tractors and […]

Latest research from R3, the insolvency trade body, places restaurants in Yorkshire to be high on the list of businesses most at risk of insolvency. Restaurants are notoriously difficult to make a profit from, with rising costs of employing staff and eating out being one of the first things to go when household money gets […]

The Insolvency Service have recently reported that they have recently disqualified a hotel owner for 7 years. Galam Saber Malek, a director of Bayeswater Limited, was found to have employed five illegal workers in his hotel business which went into liquidation on 5 April 2013. The business owed almost £140k, including £25k which was an […]

We are having a competition this year to see how far afield we can get our bags!  There will be a prize for the person who gets our bag the furthest away! The latest picture we have is of Victoria Hearsey of Clark Hearsey who took our bag to Tenerife! If you want to enter […]

The demise of two well-known high street shops BHS and Austin Reed has hit the headlines recently. We know from experience that insolvencies like these not only effect the employees of insolvent companies, but also suppliers who are often small businesses that rely on these large contracts. If you are in any doubts as to […]

I hope the crossword was not too taxing for you! Here are the answers just in case there were any you didn’t get! Across: 1 – Basket 4 – Resurrection 6 – Good Friday 8 – Hunt 11 – Chocolate 13 – Bunny 14 – Fish 16 – Jesus   Down: 2 – Easter bonnet […]

People dealing with debt will, from 6 April this year, be able to access online bankruptcy forms. Bankruptcy orders will not be dealt with in Courts any more and individuals who consider bankruptcy their best option will be able to apply and pay for a bankruptcy order online.  The fee will also be cheaper at […]