Receivership & administration

Director knew or ought to have known the information was incorrect

Director sanctioned over Covid loans

Another micro company print boss has been disqualified from being a director for abusing Covid support loans.

Mail mess top and tails an eventful December

While the ongoing impact of the Royal Mail strikes is the bread in the December’s listicle sandwich, the filling in last month’s ranking of our most read stories also featured M&A deals, the decline...

Insolvency Service: Hussain has failed to satisfactorily explain how the monies were used

Director banned for false Covid support claims

The director of a packaging supplies business has received a lengthy ban for fraudulently claiming a large amount of Covid support the business was not eligible to receive.

Review of 2022: The Demise of YM Group

At the start of 2022 there was already intense speculation over the financial health of the YM Group business. In its most recent accounts, for the year ending 31 May 2020, YM Group had sales of...

Picking up the pieces

It’s sad when any business fails for there are countless personal stories entwinned with the corporate’s demise. But the failure of Arjowiggins, a firm that can trace its history back to 1761 and the...

SBS collectively owed millions to creditors

SBS admin reports reveal large inter-company debts

Documents filed by the administrators of the three operating Leicestershire print businesses of SBS Print Group have revealed that the businesses owed large inter-company amounts as well as millions...

All Jigsaw Puzzles is based in Hatherleigh, Devon

Map Marketing in pre-pack

Map Marketing’s directors have bought out the company’s assets for £140,000 in a pre-pack sale, just two years after buying out the rest of the company’s management.

Blackfriars Contracts Ltd went into liquidation in December 2020

Print boss banned for Bounce Back Loan abuse

The director of a printer that went into liquidation two years ago has been hit with a lengthy ban after a bankruptcy investigation identified further Bounce Back Loan abuse.

Conqueror: historic letterhead brand lives on

Antalis buys Arjo brands

Antalis has acquired a portfolio of Arjowiggins brands including Conqueror, Curious Collection, Keaykolour, and Pop’Set.

Some surprising returns to October’s ranking of most read stories

While the ongoing battle between Royal Mail and the CWU dominating October’s listicle wasn’t much of a surprise, the presence of an August news article covering the falling out of Adobe and Pantone...