Insolvency work can have its scary moments. In January 1992 Grant Thornton were appointed as administrators of a group of companies that ran several amusement arcades in Clacton -on-Sea and Walton-on-Sea. The companies were owned by an ex-Traveller family, whose patriarch treated it as an extension of his private bank account. The group comprised sixContinue reading “Will someone turn the light on”
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Then you know I can’t remember a damn thing
Insolvency work was depressing but at the same time could be interesting in a professional way. In August 1991 Grant Thornton were appointed to investigate the viability of a group of companies called Coverclose, based in Leiston. They had a rental company, an office drawing and equipment manufacturing company and a number of shops (kindContinue reading “Then you know I can’t remember a damn thing”
Dream Tripping
After I qualified as an accountant at Grant Thornton the British economy tanked. For my first three years there had been four people working at the far end of the office doing insolvency jobs. We viewed them as odd kinds of people who seemed to just stay in the office. It was a function ofContinue reading “Dream Tripping”
Five Miles Out 