A SAFE (the acronym for “Simple Agreement for Future Equity”) is a widely used financing tool for companies seeking to raise capital quickly and with minimal friction — particularly early‑stage companies that are not yet ready for a priced equity round. In recent years, we have seen many early-stage companies attract M&A interest before their…
Salisbury-based Antony Batty & Company Ltd has urged hospitality business owners to be aware of potential warning signs arising from challenges arriving in April. James Stares, a director at Antony Batty & Company, said: “Hospitality enters April 2026 in an already fragile position where insolvencies in pubs, restaurants, bars, and hotels remain well above pre-pandemic…
A Scottish road freight transport company has collapsed into liquidation. The Larkhall firm folded after a court action by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, and the story leads our selection this week. Henderson Loggie said CCH Transport Limited is now in the process of liquidation. The petition was presented to Hamilton Sheriff Court by the Advocate General…
Appellate tribunal says NCLT has jurisdiction under IBC to defreeze Demat accounts during insolvency proceedings NCLAT upholds NCLT’s power to defreeze Demat accounts The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has dismissed the appeals filed by BSE, in which the leading bourse challenged the power of the NCLT to defreeze the Demat accounts of businesses…
Gareth Sowter, 51, of Lower Road, Great Amwell, was declared bankrupt in April 2021 after failing to pay more than £100,000 to the prep school attended by his three sons. He promised to use a sizeable inheritance to settle the debts, but instead transferred more than £100,000 to his friends and family, breaking insolvency laws.…
Henderson Loggie said CCH Transport Limited is now in the process of liquidation. The petition was presented to Hamilton Sheriff Court by the Advocate General for Scotland for HMRC to order that CCH Transport Limited “be wound up and to appoint a liquidator”. Its most recent accounts lodged with Companies House in 2022 showed the average number…