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DEBT ALERT:  Howard Finley Ltd – Insolvent and Still Trading

Our company alert this week is regarding Howard Finley Ltd, a recruitment services company based in Pangbourne, Reading.  This company had owed our client £23,967 plus interest (the Debt) and costs. On 24th October 2023 our client assigned the debt to Insolvency & Law Ltd. We are committed to recovering these funds.  

Not being able to pay your debts when they fall due, satisfies the definition of being insolvent. Nonetheless Howard Finley Ltd is still trading.  The Director and shareholder is Clint Robert Best.  On paper, the company has a stable credit rating and is balance sheet solvent. You would think Clint Best would want to ensure that this record remains unblemished, however this debt remains unpaid.  Further investigations reveal a history of unsatisfied employees on Google Reviews. Many claiming they have been unpaid which seems to indicate a pattern of behaviour of not paying.

As Howard Finley Ltd is evidentially insolvent, Insolvency & Law intends to litigate this debt. Either by a County Court action or via insolvency proceedings i.e. a petition to wind up the company.  If this company owes you money, please make contact to Insolvency & Law immediately via investigations@insolvencyandlaw.co.uk.

Lastly, if you are owed money by any company that is refusing to pay for whatever reason, and you believe the debt to be rightly due to you, please make contact to Insolvency &Law via investigations@insolvencyandlaw.co.uk to discuss your options.

Disclaimer: Insolvency & Law Ltd is not a firm of solicitors or licensed insolvency practitioners. We do not conduct any regulated legal or financial activities as defined under the Legal Services Act 2007 or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. We do not offer legal advice, financial advice, debt counselling, or conduct of litigation.

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