Why Is Company Administration Not The Best Solution To Save A Failing Company
If a company has financial troubles but still has potential
, its directors and / or shareholders can put the business into administration by applying to the court. Company Administration gives the business a breathing space from its creditors for a period of up to a year. Any current legal action being taken against the business such as a petition for winding up is cancelled and creditors are prevented from initiating new actions during the administration period.
The theory behind company administration is that it allows a business time to make a strategic review and implement often major changes to put it back onto a sound footing. Legally customers and suppliers must be told of the company's position
If a company is in administration, current customers may start to worry about the future viability of the business and start to look elsewhere to find more reliable long term suppliers. Just as worryingly, potential new clients may be put off from trading with the business as they are worried about its long term future. This will severely impact the value of the business if current and potential clients start to avoid it The same is true if suppliers to the business become nervous that they will not be paid, they may refuse to trade with the company or only do so on a cash basis. This situation will put increased pressure on the business' cash position which is likely to be already under significant strain.
The negative effect that an administration procedure can have on client and supplier relationships means that often, the process will have exactly the opposite effect to what it was supposed to achieve. The business goodwill starts to diminish and as such, any value that could have been attributed to the business based on its client and supplier contracts is significantly depleted. Unfortunately therefore the most likely outcome of Company Administration is the sale of valuable parts of the business and the rest being liquidated. The original business will rarely be saved and a significant number of jobs within the original company will be lost.
Given this situation, what are the alternatives?
One obvious solution is to consider a Pre-Pack liquidation, also known as a Phoenix. In this situation, a new business is setup to trade in the companies place, purchasing the valuable assets of the company and without the burden of legacy debts. In this way, the new business is given the best possible start and employment is protected. Employees are transferred to the new business under TUPE rules (Transfer of Undertakings and Permanent Employment). R3 (the Association of Business Recovery Professionals) published some information in June 2009 that showed that nearly 5000 UK jobs have been saved already in 2009 thanks to pre-package liquidations. The research discovered that out of 5,478 jobs at risk, 4,846 (88 per cent) were saved in 89 pre-pack case studies, with the business owner remaining in charge in 59 per cent of cases.
Clearly, the downside of the pre-pack liquidation is that creditors are left facing unpaid debt. However, in my view, this outcome would have been exactly the same had the business been put into company administration but with the additional likelihood that the business would not be saved and that more jobs would be lost. In the current economic climate, the failure of businesses and subsequent loss of employment is a stark reality for many people. We must therefore be open minded about the solutions available to try to reverse the situation and pull the economy out of recession.
by: Derek Cooper
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