Tag Archives: business viability

What is the Impact of Recent Policy Changes on a Lender’s Appetite to Lend and UK Business Recovery?

As part of our business recovery and resilience series, our fourth video from Aysha Fernandes (Commercial Finance Director at UK Finance), answers this question as well as commenting on what trends UK Finance have been seeing as we start to come through the pandemic.  To listen to Aysha’s answer click here. Our previous video answering … Continue Reading

Business Recovery: How Should UK Companies Approach HMRC for Support?

As part of our business recovery and resilience series, our third video from Rob O’Hare (PSL in our Tax  team), responds to the question: How should companies approach HMRC for support and what support might they expect?  To listen to Rob’s answer click here. We will also shortly be releasing an alert explaining the situations … Continue Reading

Managing Your European Business in Light of Sanctions imposed on Russia

The huge and devastating impact of COVID-19 on people, economies and business was unforeseen, and although (in the UK, at least, with all restrictions now lifted) the pressures created by COVID-19 are hopefully a thing of the past, businesses are seeing new challenges impacting recovery, trade and growth. It is saddening to watch the developments … Continue Reading

Does your UK businesses have a Plan A, when Plan B ends?

With the end of all Plan B restrictions in sight, 2022 should (fingers crossed) be a better year for UK businesses who have faced a long and tough challenge managing issues such as Brexit, supply chain, the sustainability agenda, ESG, regulatory change and cash flow alongside the unpredictability of COVID. Throughout the pandemic we have … Continue Reading

Updated: UK Business Viability Guide – understanding director risks and challenges

With the UK taking positive steps towards re-opening the economy, businesses will start to see the true impact that lockdown restrictions (and the lifting of those restrictions) have on supply and demand. The UK government has continued to support UK businesses including,  most recently, extending the prohibition on winding up petitions and the forfeiture moratorium, … Continue Reading

How Do You Assess Business Viability and Director Risk (UK)?

The biggest challenge for most UK businesses in the current environment is assessing viability.  Will it survive another lockdown? Can it recover from the last?  Each business is unique but there are common challenges to all. One of the most difficult challenges at the moment is ensuring that when making decisions about the business that … Continue Reading
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