Welcome to the Business Credit News UK - Weekly Snapshot Newsletter

Editor John Arnold - E-mail: jarnold@creditman.co.uk
Site: Business Credit Management UK
URL: http://www.creditman.co.uk
Dated: 28 April 2008

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Current News
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- Atradius comments on the impact of the strong Euro on international trade
- FKI 'BB' Ratings Remain On CreditWatch Negative After Formal Bid By Melrose
- Ecomold Limited to wind down
- Liberty Global And Related Entities 'B+' Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
- OFT welcomes High Court ruling on unarranged overdraft charges
- Begbies Traynor Secures Sale of 24 Motorcise Healthy Living Centre Sites
- Intrum Justitia's Interim report January–March 2008
- Cash rich private UK companies look to snap up bargains, with 40% planning to grow through acquisition
- Jobsincredit.com and jobsinrisk.com announce the launch of an enhanced CV Database
- Market conditions stabilise for debt collection
- March's net mortgage lending weakened and all forms of mortgage approvals declined
- Ratings On Major European Banks Under Pressure On Three Main Fronts, Says S&P
- The deepening credit crisis - The impact on account receivables management
- Leading accountant takes up public role at Insolvency Trade Body, urging ‘empathy and respect’ for the year ahead
- Administrators of one SHF (UK) - CD brokerage company
- Erinaceous Group Plc (in administration) update
- £50 Billion Liquidity Comment - business lending must also be a priority
- The Government must be bold and be quick as the credit crunch hits home
- Royal Bank of Scotland Ratings Still On Negative Outlook Despite Huge Rights Issue
- Bacs celebrates 40 years of automated payments
- Delta-Northwest Merger Pact Could Trigger Broader Changes In U.S. Airline Industry, S&P Says
- British Airways Outlook To Negative On T5 Risks, Fuel Cost Pressures; 'BBB-' Rating Affirmed
- Equifax Delivers Solid Operating Performance for First Quarter 2008

To read the complete story on these and to submit your news items please go to the News Section


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A Selection from Last Week's Insolvency Notices
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Advertised Winding Up Petitions

Ambrose Leisure Limited
Bonum Developments Limited
Chatsworth Television Limited
De Havillands Building Services Ltd
Eclipse Bespoke Systems Limited
Financial Print & Design Limited
Greenfield Developments (UK) Limited
Hamilton Engineering Services Ltd
Initiative Energy Solutions Limited
JPJ Limited
Kolla Engineering Limited
Lockvalley Limited
MJA Construction Limited
NDA Plant Ltd
Oxford Street Development Limited
Peninsula Plumbing Ltd
React UK Ltd
Scammell Developments Limited
Taylor Group Logistics Limited
Total Construction Contracts Limited
Welding Construction Engineers Limited

Appointment of Administrators

A & A Property Group Limited
Alexander Millar Kitching Limited
C G Bull & Taylor Limited
Chipoption Limited
Cibenze Interiors Management Ltd
Cibenze Services Plc
Entente Group Ltd
Fortune Holdings Limited
Haven Villages (Sheltered Housing) Limited
Internet Telecommunications Plc
Longmint Management Limited
Morrison Street Management Limited
Plastic Decoration Company Limited
Salescentric Technologies Limited
Southwood Skip Hire Limited
Telcogames Limited
Truckman Limited
Y.C. Plastics Limited

Notices of Meetings of Creditors (Section 98) Creditors Liquidation

A I Composites Limited
Annan Trade Window Door & Conservatory Centre Limited
Anthony Walker Associates Limited
C. & R. Barnett Limited
Cloud Nine Vehicles Limited
Desk Limited
Dezigner Living Limited
Direct Credit Management Limited
George Ellis (Stationers) Limited
Jaderise Limited
Messiah Security Solutions Limited
R N Wholesale Limited
Stock Utilities Limited
Stockport Law Centre
Walkers Tree & Land Management Limited
Wigan Profiling Limited
Zenith Roofing & Building Services Limited

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Debt Management Collection & Recovery - 2008. An analysis of the consumer and commercial debt management industry in the UK
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The widely acclaimed Debt Survey 2004 has now been updated for 2008. There are three versions available - the most detailed of which contains 176 pages.

  • Executive Summary - £95
  • Debt Collection Agents Survey - £395
  • Full Debt Survey 2008 Report - £895

The report provides detailed information on the 'household debt problem' and forecasts the effect that this will have in the medium term, both on individual bankruptcy levels and corporate insolvency. Key evidence from the report shows:

  1. Consumer Lending
  2. Corporate Insolvency
  3. Debt Collection
  4. Large Volume Lending

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of either the Summary, Debt Collection Agents Survey or Full Debt Survey 2008 Report please email jarnold@creditman.co.uk or telephone 0845 226 1842 - International + 44 1489 787541. Credit Cards accepted


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