Phoenix crackdown shifts to enforcement

Phoenix crackdown shifts to enforcement

by | Oct 5, 2026 | News

Directors tempted to leave debts behind in one company and simply start again in another face a much greater risk of investigation, as the Insolvency Service makes abusive “phoenixism” one of its principal enforcement targets. Buchler Phillips has written regularly...
Directors’ loans: not your accountant’s problem

Directors’ loans: not your accountant’s problem

by | Sep 30, 2026 | News

Directors’ loan accounts are easy to ignore while a business is trading. Money moves between the company and its owner, the accountant keeps a running balance, and any awkward questions can seem like matters to be sorted out when the year-end accounts are drawn up and...
Still standing, but standing still

Still standing, but standing still

by | Sep 22, 2026 | News

Much of the discussion about the health of British business tends to focus on the casualties: companies entering insolvency, shops closing, jobs being lost and businesses disappearing altogether. But there is another, less visible consequence of a prolonged period of...