@MarkHarper_IP

Restructuring, Recovery and Insolvency Expert @Opus_LLP . All opinions are my own.

 Glasgow, Scotland
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Joined May 2017
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"Contractors, be aware #HMRC is going for broke on taxing overdrawn director loan accounts." by @nickhood5, Senior Advisor. contractoruk.com/news/001569… #contractors #directors #DLA
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M&S warns of 'gathering storm' as profits fall. bbc.co.uk/news/business-6356… #HighStreet #retail #costofliving

M&S warns of 'gathering storm' as shoppers squeezed

Profits fall sharply at the High Street giant as it struggles with higher energy bills and overheads.

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Recession starts to rage as UK service sector sees first decline since February 2021. cityam.com/recession-starts-… #servicesector #recession #businessinvestment

Recession starts to rage as UK service sector sees first decline since February 2021

The UK’s service sector saw activity decline last month for the first time since February last year.

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Now that the Commercial Rents Act 2022 has come to an end, what will this mean for commercial tenants with continued rent arrears? businessrescue.co.uk/what-wi… #businessowners #rentarrears #commericaltenant #debtmanagement

What will the end of the Commercial Rents Act mean for business owners? - Opus

Now that the Commercial Rents Act of 2022 has come to an end, what will this mean for commercial tenants in arrears with their rent?

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Overdue invoices for Scottish businesses rise to almost 1.7m in Q3. scottishfinancialnews.com/ar… #Scotland #Scottishbusiness #cashflow #latepayment #debt

Overdue invoices for Scottish businesses rise to almost 1.7m in Q3

A near 1.7 million invoices were overdue the books of Scottish businesses in the last quarter, according to new research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. R3’s analysis of data...

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UK executives stunned as chancellor shreds ‘pro-business’ mini-Budget. ft.com/content/b17a696e-2efd… #UKbusiness #economy #businesssupport

UK executives stunned as chancellor shreds ‘pro-business’ mini-Budget

Move to restore financial stability welcomed but companies say further support is needed after reversal of tax cuts

ft.com
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Pre-pack deal saves 160 jobs at #BlackCountry bed manufacturer Furmanac @opus_llp #ukmfg #ukmanufacturing business-live.co.uk/manufact…

Rescue deal saves 160 jobs at Black Country manufacturer

Pre-pack deal agreed between administrators and directors at Furmanac after company suffered during covid pandemic lockdowns

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"Pre-pack deal saves 160 jobs at bed manufacturer". Partners, Gareth Wilcox and Paul Harding, of Opus Birmingham office oversaw the deal. thebusinessdesk.com/westmidl… #manufacturing #jobs #administration #Midlands

Pre-pack deal saves 160 jobs at bed manufacturer | TheBusinessDesk.com

The business was hit over the last couple of years with the closing and reopening of its manufacturing site

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Corporate and personal #insolvency numbers rose in Scotland over Q1 2022-23 when compared to the previous quarter, according to new figures by @AiB_updates. Corporate insolvencies also rose by 49.1% compared with the same time last year, while personal insolvencies rose by 8.1%.
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UK companies braced for #recession as spending slows and costs soar. ft.com/content/9ab6fc4a-b05e… #businesschallenges #economy
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"Jobs saved after Lancashire print business bought out of liquidation". A great result for Lancashire Printing Co Limited after Opus Partners Ian McCulloch and Mark Ranson oversaw the sale to Lancashire Foil & Print. #liquidation #NorthWest #businesssale thebusinessdesk.com/northwes…

Jobs saved after Lancashire print business bought out of liquidation

A Blackburn printing business, and all its jobs, have been saved following its sale out of liquidation. Lancashire Printing Co Limited has been trading

thebusinessdesk.com
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Bounce Back Loans: It’s payback time. #BBLS #fraud #liquidation @AccountingWEBuk accountingweb.co.uk/business…

Bounce Back Loans: It’s payback time

It is now estimated that £10.6bn has been lost to fraud within the Covid-support programmes. This is due to criminal activity and inappropriate

accountingweb.co.uk
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Insolvencies spike as UK inflation takes toll. #economy #ukbusiness #inflation #insolvency consultancy.uk/news/31114/in…
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How to deal with the growing problem of contractors going insolvent during a project. #construction #insolvency insidehousing.co.uk/comment/…

How to deal with the growing problem of contractors going insolvent during a project

Insolvencies are an increasing problem in the current climate. Housing providers must have a plan to deal with a contractor going bust in the middle of a job.

insidehousing.co.uk
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SCC: #Scottish economy faltering as businesses report high concerns over inflation and rising costs. #inflation #economy #Scottishbusiness scottishfinancialnews.com/ar…

SCC: Scottish economy faltering as businesses report high concerns over inflation and rising costs

Increasing pressure is mounting on Scottish businesses as the cost-of-doing-business crisis hits the bottom line, according to the latest findings from a Scottish business survey from the Scottish...

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6-year ban for Edinburgh construction agency director. #disqualification #Scotland #construction gov.uk/government/news/6-yea…
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9-year ban for Glasgow coffee wholesaler boss. #Scotland #liquidation #director #fraud gov.uk/government/news/9-yea…
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ThinCats hails resilience of mid-sized #SMEs during Covid. #lending #debt #businessresilience p2pfinancenews.co.uk/2022/04…

ThinCats hails resilience of mid-sized SMEs during Covid

Medium-sized enterprises borrowed less money during the pandemic, according to new research from business lender ThinCats.

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Fifteen months on from our first #Retail Market Sector Report, we can now at last see what has happened to retail finances and financial risk. It turns out to be a very surprising picture. opusllp.com/report/the-uk-re… #HighStreet #retailnews #retailers

The UK Retail Market – Remarkably resilient despite the Pandemic

Some fifteen months since the last UK retail market report, we can now see what has happened and it turns out to be a surprising

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Fraud committed by employees rises due to Covid-19. #forensicaccounting #fraud #ukbusiness consultancy.uk/news/30805/fr…

Fraud committed by employees rises due to Covid-19

Employee fraud jumped by 45 cases in 2021, according to a new report.

consultancy.uk
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