R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs team packed lots of activity into February, with a trip to the House of Commons for the launch of a new report, ongoing planning for R3’s Presidents Lunch and continued interest from the media on business and insolvency trends.

The first month of 2023 saw movement on legislation on economic crime, a number of television and radio appearances, and engagement with the national, trade and regional media on the latest insolvency trends.

In this blog, we outline the six key indicators a firm may be financially distressed...

2022 was a monumental year for R3’s Press, Policy and Public Affairs Team, with work on three high-profile issues: regulatory reform, reforms to Companies House, and a call for evidence on the personal insolvency framework

A mention in the House of Commons, work on our response to the personal insolvency framework review and continued media interest in the profession and its work have kept R3's PPP team busy in October.

Every month R3 provides commentary on the Insolvency Service’s corporate and personal statistics, but what are the current trends in corporate insolvencies, how do they compare to pre-pandemic levels, and how have different industries across England and Wales been affected so far in 2022?

With parliament entering its summer recess last week and a new government due in September, the public affairs agenda continued to be full for R3 in as we reached the peak of the summer...

In May more than 300 members of the insolvency and restructuring profession descended on the Beaumont Estate in Windsor for R3’s first face-to-face Annual Conference since 2019.

As we move into the spring season, the news and public affairs agenda continues to be full, with the submission of R3’s response to the Government’s insolvency regulation consultation, the launch of a new paper to tackle insolvency fee misconceptions and a new guide for people in Scotland worried about their finances just some of the areas the Press, Policy and Public Affairs team has worked on this month.

These, coupled with continued work to give the profession a voice on key issues in the media has meant March was a busy month for the Press, Policy and Public Affair’s team.

Companies House, the central register of company information in the UK, is a crucial component of the UK’s corporate governance framework, but doesn’t yet have formal investigatory powers to verify the accuracy of information that companies send to it.