Directors must be vigilant to avoid Wrongful Trading
Directors must be vigilant to avoid Wrongful Trading
How can Insolvency Practitioners help distressed and insolvent companies reduce/avoid the risk of Wrongful Trading?
Why AI could push more small businesses towards insolvency
By Nitin Joshi, Partner Antony Batty & Company This article looks at how the rapid rise of artificial intelligence is creating two distinct risks for company directors, the risk of being out-competed by AI-enabled rivals, and the risk of over-investing in AI. Either way the effect of the AI insolvency risk to a business could […]
Take decisive action if you want to avoid compulsory liquidation. Do not do nothing.
For a director, whose business is struggling, doing nothing is the worst position to be in, as compulsory liquidation can be the outcome. This article looks at what a compulsory liquidation actually means for a director who ends up there, following a winding up petition, a court hearing and then an Official Receiver being appointed automatically with no say from […]
Pension considerations during Liquidation
When a company enters Liquidation, most of the attention of Liquidators is often focused on asset realisations, creditor claims and statutory investigations. Pension considerations during liquidation can easily slip down the list, yet they carry some of the sharpest deadlines and the greatest risk of things going wrong if they are missed. A missed Section […]
Section 216 Insolvency Act – Can you use the same trading name after a company has gone into liquidation?
Section 216 – Did you know The Reuse of a Company Name After Liquidation is Prohibited
A reminder of the rules from our Insolvency Practitioners
Transactions at Undervalue: What they are and why Directors must avoid them
This is the third article in our series looking at how Insolvency Practitioners work and the legal framework behind financial distress. In the first, we looked at why asset valuations sit at the heart of every insolvency process. In the second, we turned to preferences in insolvency, one of the four duties directors must avoid […]
Jonathan James: An Evolving Career – From Banking to Insolvency.
Jonathan James joined the team at Antony Batty & Company Thames Valley in October 2024 after nearly 30 years working for Lloyds Bank, where his last role was Commercial Relationship Director in Oxfordshire. In this article, we look at how Jonathan made the transition from banking to the world of insolvency, and why the transferrable […]
Update: July 2026 – World Cup trade offers pubs no shelter from underlying pressures
Only 50% of pubs are operating at a profit
Licensed Insolvency Practitioner Antony Batty reports on how a restructuring procedure could protect pubs against closure.
Notice to customers of Eldens Finance Limited
Following the appointment of William Antony Batty and Hugh Jesseman as Joint Administrators to Eldens Finance Limited, we are currently assessing the Company’s affairs. We are working to ensure that customer records, data and pledged items are secure and protected and that customer enquiries are addressed and continue to be handled appropriately. Customers will be provided […]
Preferences in Insolvency: What they are and why Directors must avoid them.
This is the second article in our series looking at how Insolvency Practitioners work and the legal framework behind financial distress. In the first, we looked at why asset valuations sit at the heart of every insolvency process. This time we turn to a different area: the duties placed on directors of a company that […]
