Michael Lord-Castle of The Insolvency Advisory Service asked me to write a few words, at the risk of annoying him I have gone a stage further as it is important for you to see how ias helped me and the qualities of their leader - Michael. To say we were hopelessly insolvent is possibly an [...]
We are a printing company we were heavily financed, the more we borrowed the higher the interest. The more we defaulted the harder it became for us, the Inland Revenue and VAT were charging horrendous interest, the bank were bouncing cheques and writing to tell me at £40 a time, it was a vicious circle. [...]
We were introduced to the ias team via a friend who had experienced problems in the past - ias was, using his words their Knight in Shining Armour.
When you start getting County Court Judgments you hear from many turnaround organisations - financial whizz-kids - Insolvency Practitioners etc - it is a minefield as to whom [...]
Michael asked that I write something for his website, it’s a pleasure to do so especially as I will get a pint for it!
When I first met with the ias team I was sceptical, I had already met with others offering a service which appeared to be the same but for less cash outlay. I [...]
Running a franchise chain is not one of the most rewarding things to do we have over 320 Franchisees. Franchisees always complain that you are earning too much and are always trying to find ways of not paying no matter how good it is for them. On a bad day the franchisees want out because [...]
I run a small group of shops - we had many problems. Possibly the main problem was that we did not get good advice from the outset. Our accountant was a nice man but really anything more than calculating tax was beyond him. Cheryl from ias was the first person we met. She made us [...]
After our initial meeting with ias a partner returned for a more in-depth discussion. This led to our appointing ias.
We were taken aback by the speed and efficiency in which they operated. Within days ias were supplied all the information needed. If we can give any warning to any new clients of ias be prepared [...]
My family had a dream and that was to expand our uPVC Business and focus more on conservatories, we would then sell and realise our full dream by moving to Spain and semi-retire that dream had turned to a living nightmare until our accountant recommended that we use the service of ias.
Fortunately we were a [...]
Michael was recommended to us by friends who had used his services in the past. It was refreshing to see someone that did not ridicule us for our mistakes, it was embarrassing enough to go and see someone.
Michael helped us and prevented us from losing our home. Things are still not easy, but are a [...]
We are a small specialist electronics company who had deep concerns about the behaviour of their Bank, we were also struggling with an out of control debt, due to an enforced management buyout two and half years previously The position was further compounded by the request by a creditor to pay out immediately £50,000.
ias were [...]