Buchler Phillips Hospitality Index – UK hospitality collapses remain high despite Q3 breather

by Katerina | Nov 19, 2024 | News

The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in Q3 2024, yet remained historically high, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the industry. Some 2,657 accommodation and food service companies, including hotels, restaurants and pubs,...

Oliver Southwell joins Buchler Phillips as Turnaround Executive

by Katerina | Nov 18, 2024 | News

Buchler Phillips is delighted that Oliver Southwell is returning to the firm to bolster the Turnaround Team. Oliver commenced his career at Buchler Phillips in the Restructuring Team prior to joining Kroll Advisory in 2022. During this period, Oliver undertook a...

Tried and Tested: Recipes You’ll Love – Classic Christmas Cake

by Katerina | Nov 18, 2024 | News

As part of our newly launched recipe series, we are excited to share with you our November surprise recipe of the Classic Christmas Cake, one that Jo Milner, our Managing Director at Buchler Phillips, has a special fondness for and returns to every November! As the...

Fair Payment Code alone cannot save SMEs

by Katerina | Nov 13, 2024 | News

Lower interest rates and a recent easing of inflation may suggest light at the end of what’s been a very long, dark tunnel for Britain’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), but late payments remain a major killer in the bedrock of our economy. Research by the Smart...

Trump boost to defence firms masks bigger woes

by Katerina | Nov 7, 2024 | News

Shares in two of Britain’s biggest manufacturers soared on news of a Trump victory in the US, but the picture belies deeper problems for factories and engineering based businesses on this side of the pond. BAe Systems and Rolls-Royce, both acclaimed FTSE100 engineers...

LETTER FROM LONDON: LABOUR’S FIRST BUDGET

by Katerina | Oct 30, 2024 | News

Ever since the Labour Party conference in late September there had been ominous rumblings that anything up to an additional £50 billion might be made available annually for infrastructure expenditure by the alchemy of ‘freeing up the rules on Treasury...