Monsoon have asked landlords for help. Pic: The Sun
ICSM Credit issues warning to potential suppliers of major firms who show signs of collapse ‘don’t supply them without guarantees of payment’
When fashion brand Autonomy went into administration in March it oved suppliers £940,000 reports Drapers, and just as alarming the firm was ordering stock right up to when they went bust.
“It’s a warning to all suppliers,” said ICSM Credit’s Ian Carrotte, “as many go on trading with firms who are showing all the signs of being in trouble but blindly supply them with goods and services which will never be paid for. There are a lot of companies in all industries that are struggling to survive but as long as they are paying suppliers, or have a repayment plan in place or another arrangement that guarantees payment then fine. But it a client airily dismisses concerns without addressing them then the rule is DO NOT SUPPLY THEM.”
Penguin Books have had a CCJ this week. Pic: Sky
Several companies are in the news because they are having major financial problems including Monsoon Accessorize who are pleading with landlords to lower rents for their retail outlets. The fashion store are thought to be on the brink of going into administration with thousands of jobs at risk and a long list of suppliers concerned they won’t get paid. Penguin books suffered a series of County Court Judgements last week while Heaton Press in Stockport have had their credit rating changed to high risk after they suffered a CCJ in court this week.
Automony went bust owing nearly £1m to suppliers
Many of ICSM Credit’s members are in the print and allied industries and they may have noted a report in the trade journal Print Week by Jo Francis on the problems of the ink manufacturer the Flint Group. She reported this week the company was seeking to refinance it debts with liabilities of more than a billion pounds.
And another firm that has been reported to be in trouble is the haulage firm Abbey Logistics who have reported in Motor Transport by Steve Hobson as having made a pre-tax loss of £3.67m last year which again is a concern. The same publication also reported on the administration of Karl King Transport from Felixstowe by Chris Tindall who said they claimed their collapse was caused by the termination of a warehouse facility at the port.
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