Record year for Dow Schofield Watts with 38% rise in deals
The North’s leading independent advisory firm, Dow Schofield Watts, is celebrating another record year, with a 38% rise in the volume of deals it advised on. The firm’s corporate finance …
Business growth falls in North as 1 in 3 show signs of distress
The number of Northern businesses showing signs of growth is at its lowest for over five years, while the number showing signs of distress has reached a three-year high, according …
North West high street see rise in businesses at risk
The number of North West retailers at elevated risk of financial failure has risen sharply in recent months, according to research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The figures …
Money worries on rise in North West – with cost of food a key factor
Money worries are on the rise in the North West, according to new research from the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. The research shows that 41% of people in …
Sharp fall in insolvencies ‘a surprise’, says R3
New figures which show that business insolvencies fell sharply in real terms in the three months to the end of June are at odds with the picture on the ground, …
Women in North West increasingly more likely to be insolvent than men
The number of personal insolvencies in the North West has risen for the first time in six years, according to the latest government figures published today – and an analysis …
Women more likely to be insolvent than men, new figures show
The number of personal insolvencies in the North West has risen for the first time in six years, according to the latest government figures published today – and an analysis …
Competition for developers ‘putting tech firms under pressure’
Competition for skilled developers is putting firms under pressure and could potentially stifle the growth of the North West technology sector, according to research by the insolvency and restructuring trade …
Business insolvencies rise for third quarter in a row
Business insolvencies rose in real terms during the first three months of the year – the third quarterly increase in a row, according to the latest Insolvency Service statistics. They …