May 2026 Newsletter: UK film trade suffers ripple FX

by Katerina | May 26, 2026 | News

Mounting financial pressure through the international film, television and post-production supply chain has claimed its latest scalp with a liquidation order handed to respected UK visual effects company BlackVFX. The collapse reflects an industry squeeze in which...

Sir Jeremy Hanley RIP

by Katerina | May 26, 2026 | News

Jeremy Hanley’s career in public life and business was characterised not by noise or grandstanding, but by the increasingly unusual qualities of steadiness, judgement and discretion. Those of us fortunate enough to work with him over many years knew him as a calm and...

Buchler Phillips Hospitality Index: UK hospitality collapses remain high after 762 fail in Q1

by Katerina | May 19, 2026 | News

The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency remained alarming in the first quarter of the year, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the industry. Some 762 accommodation and food service companies, including hotels, restaurants and pubs, closed...

Letter from London: Local Elections and a New Era

by Katerina | May 11, 2026 | News

There is a perennial tendency amongst participants and followers of the British political scene to find comparisons with US politics; few should be surprised that last Thursday’s much anticipated set of UK local elections were widely likened to the US mid-terms. This...

Kaboodle found the right recipe for closure

by Katerina | May 6, 2026 | News

When Kaboodle couldn’t stand the heat it got out of the kitchen business. Unpaid debts, market challenges and tightening liquidity reflected pressures presently faced by many UK SMEs, but opting for a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) has given the supply and...