Business Recovery and Insolvency – Do's and Don'ts

Do's

  • collate financial information together;
  • form an understanding of the company's position;
  • have regular meetings and take notes and minutes of any decisions made;
  • prepare profit and loss and cash flow forecasts;
  • be honest with yourself, your employees and your contacts;
  • build a picture of the company’s assets and liabilities;
  • most importantly seek professional insolvency advice.

Don'ts

  • think your problems will go away if you do nothing about them;
  • take deposits for any work which you may not be able to complete;
  • ignore any legal proceedings;
  • pay any creditor in preference to another even if they are more demanding or
  • make promises you cannot keep.