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Why are Overdrawn Directors’ Loan Accounts currently under the spotlight?

Overdrawn Directors Loan Accounts

Insolvency Practitioners are reporting a sharp rise in cases involving Overdrawn Directors Loan accounts (DLAs) – a trend that reflects both the volume of corporate failures and the growing scrutiny of directors’ financial conduct. With high numbers of companies entering liquidation and increased regulatory enforcement following the misuse of Covid support schemes, DLAs have become […]

Hospitality businesses under pressure: why turnover is vanity and profit is sanity

Hospitality businesses under pressure

It’s no secret that the hospitality sector is facing one of its toughest periods in recent memory. From pubs and restaurants to cafés and catering firms, businesses across the UK are grappling with rising costs, shrinking margins and growing uncertainty. For many directors, the question is no longer whether things are difficult. It’s how long […]

Can Main Market and AIM listed PLCs facing insolvency be rescued and relisted?

CVA for Listed Companies

How did we use Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) to restore two PLCs to the stock market? We recently advised two London Stock Exchange listed companies – Electric Guitar PLC and Curzon Energy PLC – on restructuring their balance sheets via Company Voluntary Arrangements. Both were facing insolvency, but our specialist input enabled their restoration to […]

Overdrawn Directors’ Loan Accounts: why do they matter in insolvency?

Overdrawn Directors' Loan Accounts

Overdrawn Directors’ Loan Accounts in insolvency – the consequences for directors could be severe. Is your company insolvent? Could it be heading towards liquidation? Overdrawn Directors’ Loan AccountS (DLA) are not just a technical detail. When a Company enters an insolvency process a DLA becomes due and payable and is a legal debt that you, […]

What are the four key sins directors must avoid when their company is insolvent?

Insolvency Practitioner

Facing financial difficulty? Here’s what every company director needs to know When a business begins to struggle, directors often find themselves under immense pressure – firefighting urgent problems while hoping for a recovery. It’s during these moments that key responsibilities shift, often without directors realising. This article explains what happens when a company becomes insolvent, […]

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