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June 2026
This major UK construction company's last published accounts before it collapsed into administration tell a familiar story. As you can see below, revenue for the 2022 financial year came in £544mn. Cash at bank was a meagre £668,000...
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May 2026
Most businesses focus on cutting costs to control their cash. But the factors that make it unpredictable are more interesting: Late-payments Poor visibility on future outflows Currency movements eating into...
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April 2026
I spent years sitting across the table from business owners. As a chartered accountant, it was sometimes my (slightly uncomfortable) job to explain where the profit had gone. More often than you might think, the answer was exchange rates...
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