Could it be time to throw in the towel?

by Katerina | Sep 29, 2025 | News

Sometimes, giving up and calling it day is simply the right thing to do – and timing is critical. It’s a common misconception is that Insolvency Practitioners (IP) exist only to close businesses that go bust or run out of money. This is by no means always the case,...

Even advisers need advice

by Katerina | Sep 24, 2025 | News

The UK Professional Services sector isn’t necessarily enjoying the easy ride that observers in industries more directly hit by economic pressures might think it is. Major companies in some of those industries will have turned to external management consultants,...

September 2025 Newsletter: High Street’s pavement to recovery remains cracked

by Katerina | Sep 17, 2025 | News

The fall into administration this month of health and beauty chain Bodycare is yet further evidence that there is no sign of the post-Covid bloodbath on the High Street ending anytime soon. That’s certainly the view of UK retailers as they scale back investment plans,...

Tried & Tested: Recipes You’ll Love – Bunty’s Marmalade

by Katerina | Sep 11, 2025 | News

In Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Last month, in our Tried and Tested recipe series, we delighted in Caroline’s Normandy Apple Cake. This month, our journey takes a wonderfully tangy turn thanks to Bunty, the wife of our George Rishi, consultant at Buchler Phillips....

Letter from London: So what happens now?

by Katerina | Sep 8, 2025 | News

Forgive me for writing a more whimsical briefing than usual, but it is uncanny how frequently financial crises have been heralded by a general return from the summer vacation. The Great Crash of October 1929; the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 that came to a head...