HOSPICE officials have received a welcome cash boost from a Shrewsbury company behind a popular British-themed charity quiz.

Severn Hospice nurses came to say hello as Nick West, director at insolvency specialists BCR based on Battlefield Enterprise Park, presented proceeds from the fourth annual event which raised a record £1,040.

Patients can once again relax in the conservatory overlooking the hospice garden after a presentation from our managing director Phil Wood following another successful charity quiz night.

Insolvency is very much a business built on people - we have to provide expert knowledge and skills but often in sensitive situations, so it is important to us to invest in the people in our business.

It's also important to invest in the next generation, which is why we have recently appointed a new apprentice, Casey Matthews.

Congratulations to the team from Select Business Finance, who won the second annual BCR Insolvency St George’s Day Shropshire charity quiz – held on 27 April 2017 at the Mytton & Mermaid, Shrewsbury.

Congratulations to the team from NatWest Bank, who won the sixth annual BCR St George’s Day Staffordshire/Cheshire charity quiz – held on 25 April 2017 at the Residence, Nantwich.

It's that time of year again... and BCR Insolvency are again holding our annual St George's Day Quiz. Come and join us at the following dates/venues:

At least one fifth of UK corporate insolvencies in the past year were caused by late payment or the insolvency of another company according to new research by insolvency body R3.*

At our recent series of lunches our finance expert Bob Blackshaw once again provided our professional colleagues with his current view of the market for business funding. Here is a snapshot of his presentation.

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The Insolvency Service have just published official statistics to demonstrate their enforcement outcomes for the year to March 2016. They investigate the cause of company failure in every insolvency and can disqualify directors or wind up live companies if they find unfit behaviour.

Over half (54%) of insolvency practitioners believe that HMRC makes it harder to rescue businesses than wind them up, according to a survey of the insolvency profession by R3, the insolvency trade body.

On top of that, nearly three-in-four (71%) insolvency practitioners say that HMRC has made the insolvency process harder to manage in the last few years. Only 10% said HMRC was ‘helpful’ when it comes to business rescue.