Tougher sanctions duties for IPs

by Katerina | Feb 4, 2025 | News

Understandably, Insolvency Practitioners (IPs) have been added to the ‘relevant firms’ that are subject to the sanctions reporting requirements. We join banks, accountants (which many of us are, too), lawyers, estate agents and even crypto agents. So what are we now...

UK food groups battle to avoid the mincer

by Katerina | Jan 27, 2025 | News

Despite the best efforts of many of us to eat our own weight in meat and other seasonal heavy food during December, two venerable names in British butchery have fallen into administration so far in January. Award-winning Price & Fretwell, based in Derbyshire, said...

Tried and Tested: Recipes You’ll Love – Apple & Stem Ginger Crumble

by Katerina | Jan 23, 2025 | News

If you’ve been following our Tried and Tested: Recipes You’ll Love series, you might have noticed a bit of a theme developing… We certainly seem to have a sweet tooth at Buchler Phillips! Last month, our Chairman delighted us with his treasured Sacher Torte...

Q&A on Private Schools

by Katerina | Jan 22, 2025 | News

The introduction of VAT on private schools in the UK has sent shockwaves through the education sector, posing significant financial and strategic challenges for both independent and state-run institutions. For many private schools, this policy shift has sparked a...

January 2025 Newsletter: Higher education heading for insolvency mess

by Katerina | Jan 16, 2025 | News

The Easter term has started for universities in England and Wales, with several financially troubled establishments looking closer to the edge than when they returned after last summer. The direction of travel is clear: the modest recent increase in fees charged...