Tried & Tested: Recipes You’ll Love – Bunty’s Marmalade

by Katerina | Sep 11, 2025 | News

In Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Last month, in our Tried and Tested recipe series, we delighted in Caroline’s Normandy Apple Cake. This month, our journey takes a wonderfully tangy turn thanks to Bunty, the wife of our George Rishi, consultant at Buchler Phillips....

Letter from London: So what happens now?

by Katerina | Sep 8, 2025 | News

Forgive me for writing a more whimsical briefing than usual, but it is uncanny how frequently financial crises have been heralded by a general return from the summer vacation. The Great Crash of October 1929; the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 that came to a head...

Collapsed recruiter masks strong demand for temp staff

by Katerina | Sep 3, 2025 | News

The story of Challenge Recruitment Group – “Challenged” or “Challenging” might have been more appropriate – belies a marked shift in the UK employment model and a route to giving businesses much needed flexibility in tough times. HMRC is chasing around £90m in unpaid...

Sanctions and Insolvency: Lessons from CargoLogicAir

by Katerina | Aug 26, 2025 | News

Sanctions are among the most powerful tools governments use in these times of international conflict. Yet while designed to target states and political actors, they can also leave unintended casualties in the corporate world. Few cases illustrate this more starkly...

Buchler Phillips Hospitality Index – Chill wind gathers pace in Q2

by Katerina | Aug 19, 2025 | News

The number of hospitality businesses entering insolvency eased slightly in the first half of 2025, yet remained historically high, reflecting challenging trading conditions for the industry. Some 1,706 accommodation and food service companies, including hotels,...

Tried & Tested: Recipes You’ll Love – Katia’s Normandy Apple Cake

by Katerina | Aug 14, 2025 | News

If you’ve ever travelled through Normandy, you’ll know it’s a region that wears its apple orchards like a crown. Rows of gnarled trees, heavy with fruit in late summer and autumn, are as much a part of the landscape as the half-timbered farmhouses and dairy cows....