Rescue Stories

Company Rescue website is published by RMT Accountants & Business Advisors. In October 2024, KSA Group became part of RMT Accountants, a leading accountancy and business advisory firm. In doing so it joined Sumer, a community of professional services firms dedicated to championing SMEs across the UK and Ireland.​ are licensed insolvency and turnaround practitioners. We do this work for real everyday. Our guides are based upon our expert knowledge gained over many years of practical experience.

When we meet clients, banks, HMRC, investors etc we are measured on the quality of our work and our experience: from the initial advice we give on this web site through to initial contact, meetings and reporting to our prospective clients. Once appointed we deliver for the clients we take on.

Many people are obviously worried about the impact of insolvency on their business and what the risks are for restructuring that business. Sometimes people ask us for real case studies to try and learn more about us and our methods, typically they want to read real life turnaround stories to bolster their decision making process.

Other people are researching turnarounds, company rescue case studies and we hope that all can be assisted by the following pages.

We hope the following pages help you to choose us as your advisors – no other firm in the UK can offer such a wide variety of case studies. RMT KSA is involved all day and every day in rescues, turnarounds and closures of insolvent businesses.

Perhaps you will learn from both the successful and not so successful studies that there are many reasons why a company can become insolvent. With appropriate advice and help there are also many options available to get out of that situation. It requires quality advisors, good planning, hard work, realism and determination of management to succeed.

If you want to discuss any of the issues described in the cases please call Gary Weber or Keith Steven on 0800 970 0539.

These real life insolvency case studies are based on businesses like yours. In many cases we can put you in touch with the directors involved as they’re happy to be referees. We can help you get out of the mess.

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Transport Company Facing Difficulty Following Foray Into Direct Home Delivery A Leading London Brewer Facing Trade Disruptions, Inflation and Historic Debt Small Healthcare Recruitment Agency Helped With HMRC Arrears Engineering and Design Group of Companies Suffered From Bad Debt From EV Manufacturer Chartered Surveyor Firm Facing Severe Working Capital Shortage Haulage and Logistics Company Needing To Make A Profit £18m T/o Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company KSA Rescues 3 Large Companies in 3 Months. We Can Help Your Clients! Accountancy Firm in London Hit By Market Forces Sports Clothing Distributor Sales £7m Struggling Due To Brexit Civil Engineering Company Loses Major Contracts A Small Brewing Company Seeing Rapid Growth Leading To Cash Shortfall Travel Company Suffers Sales Drop Due To Pandemic Chain Of Beauty Salons Losing Trade Following Pandemic Chain of Restaurants Hit By Pandemic Small Hampshire IT Consultancy Company Hit By IR35 Issues We got in touch with KSA group having failed to achieve a Time to Pay Arrangement Flexographic Packaging Company Loses Major Contract Asian Health Food Chain Hit By Pandemic Company Sold For Millions After KSA Stopped Winding Up Petition Recruitment Company Suffering From Tight Margins CVA case study for rightsizing businesses post Covid-19 shock. Manchester Multi Store Retailer Struggling Due to Competition and The Economy Haulage and Logistics company Affected By Pandemic Downturn Digital Branding Agency Hit By Reduced Client Spend Cycle Retailer Hit By Slow Moving Stock and Poor Capital Controls Loss Making Northeast Sign Manufacturer Haulage Company Undercapitalised Due to Rapid Growth €48m FMCG Manufacturer Distributor Hit By Withdrawal of Banking Services Garden Services Company Faced A Bad Debt Cleaning Contractor Struggling Due to Loss of Contract Haulage Services Company Struggling With Bad Debtors and Disputes IT Services Company Growing Too Fast But With High Overheads Gift and Toy Distributor Hit By Credit Crunch UK Building Contractor Suffering Due To Large HMRC Debt Dorset Based Bar Operation Hit By High Staff Costs and VAT Bill Production Company Given Poor Advice From Accountant Hertfordshire Recruitment Company Suffering From Social Care Cutbacks Management Consultant LLP Hit By Losing Court Case Marine Hydraulics Sector Suffering Following Failed Product Launch A UK based self employed individual – IVA case study Digital Marketing Company Hit By Loss Of Top Salesperson UK Based Pub & Restaurant Business Bought A Loss Making Business Recruitment Business Suffers 75% Drop In Sales Print Company Suffering From Downturn In The Market Print Sector Company Hamstrung by Poor Financial Management Marketing Agency Hit By Fraud IT Consultancy Suffering From Legacy Debts UK Based Restaurant Business Suffering Due To Inadequate Cost and Stock Control Heating Engineer Company Hit By Poor Financial Controls Building Company Hit By Project Costs Specialist Film Maker Hit By Recession Midlands Based Subcontractor Facing Winding Up Petition Engineering Company Hit By Credit Crunch and Undercapitilisation Internet Retailer Facing High Costs IT and Hardware Company Failure To Secure Sales Sports Retail and Service Company With Falling Turnover Medical Supply Company Owed Money By Directors And Large Corporation Tax Liability Telecoms Provider Hit By Weather And Fixed Costs Signage Company With Falling Sales UK Based Motor Dealer Critical Downturn in Sales Gift and Home Products Supplier Problems Due To Collapse in Sales of Primary Product Printing Company Affected By The Recession CVA case study – Southern Based Building Company Online Retailer Hit By Website Problems Agricultural Service Company Hit By Low Milk Prices Plumbing Company Hit By Clients Going Bust Scottish Based Retailer Director Illness Software Development Company Struggling Due to Rapid Growth and Undercapitalisation Care Company Suffering From Poor Financial Management Highway Maintenance Company Brought Down By Bad Customer Debts Refrigeration Engineering Company Suffered Decline In Market Recruitment Business Based in Scotland Seeing Halving of Turnover Midlands Based Care Company With Poor Financial Management Aviation Services Company Parent Company Files For Bankruptcy Manufacturing Company Growing Too Quickly CVA Case study – Southern England based hair salon company Scottish-based Locksmiths Cashflow Problem Company in Construction Sector Hit By Costs, Regulation and Accounting Problems Insulation Company Suffering From Slow Paying Government Visitor Centre Suffering From Onerous Contracts Midlands Building Services Company Failed CVA Midlands Based Shop Fitting Company Declining Sales Restaurant and Catering Company Losing Money Following Leasehold Purchase Stationery Supply company Recieved A Winding Up Petition Electronic Entertainments Installation Company Discovered It Had Underpaid VAT General Construction Served A Winding Up Petition Fashion Retailer Suffering As Rents Too High Kitchen Manufacturing Company Hit By Recession Two Connected Companies Burdened By Historic Debt Point of Sale Company Expanded into USA Which Caused Problems Essex Retailer Suffered As Retail Park Opened Nearby Bus Glazing Company Hit By Slow Payer Southern Based Interior Design Company Accumulated Historic Debts North East Building Business Faced Increased Costs Veterinary Manufacturing Firm Invested in Wrong Products CVA for a UK plc Quoted on a US Stock Market Software Designer Company Exits CVA Early Oil and Gas Sector Services Company Faced A Winding Up Petition London Based Conference Organiser Sales Fell Due to 9/11 Liquidation Case Study Training Company London Printer Cartridge Franchise Suffering From Competition Winding up petition withdrawn as company proposes CVA Renewal Energy Company Faces Winding Up Petition Health Drink Retailer Faced Falling Sales Financial Consultancy With Large HMRC Debts Components Manufacturer Suffering From Cut Price Competitors Recruitment Company Attempted Rescue London Recruitment Company Expansion Plan Fails CVA Case Study London based TV and advert production company £1.2m sales Film and TV Editors Suffering From Difficult Chairman Edinburgh Print and Design Company Suffered Bad Debts London Restaurant is liquidated following attempt at CVA Liquidation Case Study Franchise Company Kent Family Company Decline In Sales Haulage Company Suffered As Managing Director Was On Sick Leave Construction Company Was Undercapitalised Childcare Company South East Internet Retailing Company Rescued Recruitment Company Supporting Associated Company Led To Difficulties Yorkshire Small Transport Business Growing Too Rapidly Case Study of Hive Down with CVA West Midlands Software Development Company Failed To Meet Targets Software Company Struggling Due To Investor Fall Out CVA Case Study Interim Management And New Capital Manufacturer Construction Business in the North of England Midlands Based Design Company Lost Main Customer Web Design Company With Bad Debts Insolvent Law Firm Due to Falling Sales Manufacturing Company Facing A Loss Of A Contract Scaffolding Company Suffered From A Burglary Two Haulage Companies Had Poor Financial Controls West Midlands Bathroom Products Distributors Leveraged Buy In Management Buy Out Furniture Designer Retailer IT Company Expanded Too Rapidly Leading To High Costs IT Services to Education Sector Hit By Credit Crunch Haulage and Logistics Company Faced Cash Crunch IT Logistics Group Suffering Due To Poor Acquisitions And A Loss Of A Contract Electrical Contractor in Kent Engineering Company Hit By Recession Plant Services Company in Scotland Not Enough Staff Sunderland Home Services Business – Dispute With Former Directors Medium Sized Law Firm Ran Into Trouble By Expanding Too Fast Renewable Company Struggling With Bad Debts and Increased Competition Agricultural Suppliers in Northern Ireland Case Study Subsea Fibre Optic Company Facing High Office Costs Case Study Recruitment Company Exits CVA Early Furniture Company based in the South East Northern Ireland company saved by a CVA Scottish Haulage Company Threatened by Winding Up Petition North East Recruitment Company Lost Major Contract Winding up petition case study – Contract Delivery Pre-Pack Administration for a Recruitment Company Logistics and Distribution Company Dragged Down By Loss Making Contract Case Study: Pre-Pack Administration for a Suffolk Recruitment Company Under Capitalised West Midlands Machine Tool Manufacturer