Category Archives: Finance

Conviviality PLC- Spreadsheets and Risk Management

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

This week, Accounting Web ran the news story that Conviviality, one of the UK’s largest drinks wholesalers, had entered in administration. “The business has been in a death spiral since the beginning of March, when the retailer said its adjusted … Continue reading →

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Are Your Profits under Threat?

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

I note from this week’s Sunday papers that Ernest Young Accountants, reported that profit warnings were at their highest since the 2008 crisis. The comment is made that “many UK companies still face sluggish, disrupted and competitive forces with Brexit … Continue reading →

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Lola Sports Cars in Administration- A Directors Perspective.

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

As a motor sport fan, I was saddened to see the announcement this week that Lola Cars were to be placed into administration. For those of you who are unaware of whom Lola are, they are a specialist sport car racing … Continue reading →

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Market Research Data

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Whilst researching market data for a Client, I headed to one of my favourite portals namely the corporate banks. There is a wealth of information and market data available, predominantly compiled as a necessity to manage their risk but of … Continue reading →

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Autumn Statement 2011

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

George Osborne presented a not unsurprising statement given the debt laden economy, but within the statement there were some opportunities to be looked at and considered. The following key points are taken from business zone, posted by John Stokdyk. Kicking … Continue reading →

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Stop Budgeting Start Improving

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

An interesting article has appeared in the Harvard Business Review regarding budgeting. The tenet of the article is that you should abandon budgeting as a management process and instead focus upon driving inefficiency out of the cost drivers to the … Continue reading →

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Responsibility for Accounts

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

One of my clients has had a particularly tough year and is only now being to see their way out of it. Thanks in no part to sheer hard work on behalf of all of the staff and our own … Continue reading →

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