UK credit control strategies for 2026: how UK businesses can stay ahead of late payment
UK companies are entering 2026 with conditions that make effective credit control more important than at any point since the pandemic. Recent […]
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What is insolvency in the UK?
Insolvency is the point where a company can no longer meet its financial obligations. It normally means one or both of the […]
Ignored for 7 Months, Paid in 3 Weeks: How Athena Collections Turned the Tables on a Property Maintenance Debtor
We were recently introduced to a roofing company by one of our clients. They’d been chasing three overdue invoices totalling just over […]
UK insolvencies are rising again and creditors must act early
The UK insolvency landscape has shifted again with the latest figures from the Insolvency Service showing a clear increase in company failures. […]
The UK Court System is Broken: Why Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
Let’s be honest. The UK court system is simply not working the way it should. For straightforward, undefended claims, it still just […]
UK Insolvency Enforcement: What Credit Teams Need to Know Right Now
If you sell on credit in the UK, you probably only see the insolvency world at the very end of the journey […]
UK cash flow reality check: insolvencies high, scrutiny rising
What changed this week? Three UK-only signals point in the same direction: insolvencies remain high, the regulator is pressing harder, and personal […]
UK enforcement tightens as insolvencies hold firm, what should credit managers do next?
FCA enforcement: governance is everyone’s business When the Financial Conduct Authority demands US$101m from a major fund for governance failures, it’s not […]
Honesty Is the Best Policy: How Integrity Built a 7-Year Partnership
Athena Collections believe that honesty and integrity are the foundations of any long-term business relationship. In debt recovery, this principle is especially […]
How Energy Debt is Reshaping UK Recovery Practices
Insolvency isn’t always the end of the line—but it’s often a wake-up call. Over the past week, we’ve seen three distinct but […]