Six months after going into administration, the ethical beauty retailer The Body Shop has been acquired by venture capital firm Auréa, saving more than 100 shops
Two connected companies which fraudulently received £1.5m in Covid support loans have been shut down, but neither co-operated with the Insolvency Service investigation
Permira, the private equity backers behind Evelyn Partners, is considering selling their stake in the accountancy part of the business, which used to trade as Smith & Williamson
Charitable giving by the UK’s largest listed companies over the past decade has not kept pace with profits as total donations exceeded £1.8bn last year
The Supreme Court has ruled that Tesco acted unlawfully when it fired and rehired over 300 staff to override retained pay in their employment contracts
Former Dragons’ Den investor and AI expert Piers Linney says automation will open up opportunities for more strategic and value-added activities for accountants
Nearly 40 high street shops are closing every day as they struggle with rising costs and a drop in general footfall as consumers increasingly move online
The BHS Group judgment introducing novel ‘misfeasance trading’ duty for company directors raises alarm bells, warns Tim Symes, Louisa Nicholson and Eugene Pekos of Stewarts
Businesses will have to use the government’s new single sign-in service, Gov.uk One Login, to access Companies House accounts instead of the Government Gateway process