Nottinghamshire bus operator enters voluntary insolvency deal

A bus operator providing services across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire has will continue trading after confirming it has entered a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). Community Transport for Nottingham (CT4N) announced last week it was looking to enter an insolvency process due to “challenging trading conditions”. The decision was unanimously approved by voting creditors, and means 75…

Sisters banned for enabling insolvency phoenix scheme

Sisters Karen Mortimer, 67, and Joanna Seawright, 54, became directors of 138 failing companies without verifying their financial positions, failing to investigate the location of more than £42m in assets, and leaving creditors £67m in debt. When the Insolvency Service launched an investigation, Mortimer and Seawright did not dispute their misconduct and agreed to be…

Birmingham was never bankrupt, say finance experts

Bridie Adams,West Midlandsand Sarah Julian,in Birmingham LDRS The academics and experts argue that mistakes in financial forecasts were among reasons Birmingham City Council declared itself effectively bankrupt in 2023, when it did not need to There should be a public inquiry into how Birmingham City Council declared itself effectively bankrupt in 2023 – a decision…