HMRC chasing £90m in unpaid taxes after staffing firm Challenge rescued from insolvency

HM Revenue & Customs is seeking to recover about £90 million in unpaid taxes from temporary staffing business Challenge Recruitment Group, after the company was rescued from insolvency in an £18 million pre-pack administration deal. The US workforce platform swipejobs acquired Challenge’s core assets in July, taking over contracts with major UK clients including Tesco,…

Owner vanishes after Dutch transport bankruptcy

Tp Oversize Transport en Logistics BV from Duiven, operating in the heavy transport industry, was declared insolvent on August 6, 2025. Since then, both the owner and his vehicles have disappeared, likely beyond the country’s borders. The situation raises questions about responsibility towards leasing companies and the potential legal nature of the case. According to…