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London bears the brunt of 'perfect storm' ripping through UK business in 2024

Influential 'Red Flag' report from Begbies Traynor cites rising interest rates, soaring costs and faltering consumer confidence

Evening Standard

More than 47,000 UK businesses on ‘brink of collapse’, warn insolvency experts

25% jump in firms facing ‘critical’ financial distress, with property and construction sectors featuring heavily, says Begbies Traynor

The Guardian - UK

More firms going bust in England and Wales than since 2009

The construction, retail and hospitality sectors are among the hardest hit, Government figures show.

The Independent UK

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Doubts emerge over Worcester Warriors takeover as Atlas Group look to revive stricken club

Deal to buy rugby club not yet complete despite administrators signing off purchase

Evening Standard

Army cadet officer feared losing place at Sandhurst before death, inquest hears

Olivia Perks was discovered dead at Sandhurst military academy in Berkshire in February 2019.

The Independent UK

Warriors taken over by consortium including ex-Worcester chief executive Jim O’Toole

The club entered administration earlier this season, resulting in their expulsion from the Gallagher Premiership.

The Independent UK

Warning thousands of businesses face collapse as cost of living nightmare continues

There are growing fears that 2023 could see a wave of company collapses as the cost of living crisis continues, as many business owners say running their firms has felt "never-ending nightmare"

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Administrators begin task of finding a buyer for Worcester Warriors

Warriors are currently suspended from playing in all competitions

The Independent UK

Royal Mail ponders break up as it loses £1m a day

ROYAL MAIL plunged to a dramatic loss and embarked on another corporate rebrand as it headed into a summer of strikes by unhappy workers.

Evening Standard

Boohoo records £117 million drop in profits due to Covid

The fashion giant said high return rates, lower consumer demand and pandemic-related issues were reasons for the drop in profit

The Independent UK

Grim outlook as danger signals go red and confidence crashes

THE extent of the financial pain facing millions of Britons was laid bare today with figures showing that business confidence in plunging and financial distress signals for companies and individuals are flashing red.

Evening Standard

Hundreds of UK firms at risk of collapse as Covid loan repayments kick in

In the first three months of this year there was a 19% rise in businesses in critical financial distress compared to the start of 2021 as a perfect storm of national insurance and energy price increases kicked in with loan repayments

Daily Mirror

Creditors head to court as businesses struggle with debts, report shows

Begbies Traynor said companies are bracing for the ‘full force of debts to hit’.

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