Insolvency and Liquidation Case Studies

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Insolvency case studies

Our case studies show how Directors with company cash flow problems, creditor pressure, or other financial difficulties have resolved their situation. Each example explains the challenges the company faced, the advice provided, and the outcome achieved, helping you understand the options available if your business is experiencing similar issues.

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Restaurant facing cash flow problems

A restaurant with 15 staff started well, but sales fell as customers spent less, supplier costs rose, and new competition opened nearby. The business began making losses, and the owners eventually ran out of funds.

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Popular Manchester bar saved through Pre-Pack Administration

A bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter was insolvent and facing creditor action that could have led to closure. It had struggled to establish itself in a competitive bar scene and had been on the market for more than a year without finding a buyer.

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The retailer kept trading while a buyer was sought

A novelty gifts and gadgets retailer with five regional outlets and 25 employees faced cash flow problems and the risk of closure. Despite the financial difficulties, the business still had strong demand for its products, good retail locations, and a viable trading model.

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Sorting out cashflow problems at a restaurant

Background The restaurant started trading and employed fifteen members of staff. The owners did lots of marketing which attracted a good flow of customers throughout the initial period of trade.…

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Building company suffers as their client won’t pay agreed fees

Our client was a limited company in the Manchester area, trading in the building sector. The company’s turnover had increased gradually since it started, and things were going well. Then…

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Estate agents seeks help after hitting cashflow problems

A North West-based Estate Agent had been trading successfully for a number of years, with turnover growing steadily year-on year, until the Credit Crunch arrived. Then things rapidly changed for…

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Dealing with company cashflow problems

The limited company was established more than 20 years ago as Frozen and Ambient Food Distributors. From its purpose-built premises in Cheshire, it employed 17 members of staff. Its diverse…

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When a pub is forced to call time, help is available

Running a pub and making a profit is tough. When it gets too difficult and the business debts are getting out of hand, it is time to get professional advice…

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When it is time to shut up shop

Our client was a retail outlet specialising in women’s clothing based in Wigan. In its first few years of trading, things went well. The number of shoppers coming into the…

Clarke Bell steps in to save 25 jobs for retailer

When a novelty gifts and gadgets retailer hit cash flow problems, the company was threatened with closure and the loss of 25 jobs at its five regional outlets, some of…

Popular Manchester bar is saved by a pre-pack admin

Clarke Bell was able to rescue one of Manchester’s leading bars from having to call time. The bar, based in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, was insolvent and threatened with creditor action…

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Help for haulage company that ran into cashflow problems

Company Background Our client was a haulage company, based in the North West. The company originally employed 20 members of staff and had a number of on-going contracts with one…

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Distressed business gets help to Re-start

The problem – financial pressure for the company Our client was a small firm in a very niche sector of manufacturing. It ran into problems due to the recession, but…

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Insolvent business rescued with a pre-pack administration

Our client had serious cashflow problems and was facing a winding up order from its main creditor. The director wanted to avoid liquidation and continue to trade because he believed…

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Successful business funding found

Thanks to our many years of experience and our network of business specialists, Clarke Bell can provide a wide range of solutions for businesses that are facing financial issues. In…

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Accountancy firm turns around its cashflow problem

The difficulties A two-partner firm of Accountants was experiencing severe cashflow problems primarily arising from a temporary absence from work by one the partners due to ill-health. Before speaking to…

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Cashflow problems hit business and its directors

Clarke Bell were approached by the directors of a children’s play-centre which had run into financial difficulties. The problems were also having a major impact on the personal finances of…

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