Licensed Solutions has worked over many years with a wide range of clients in the following fields:
Banks and Building Societies, Insolvency Practitioners, Accountants, Solicitors, Venture Capitalists, Private Clients, Shareholder Groups.
We pride ourselves on the close relationships that we form with our clients, enabling us to work as one unified team on a variety of turnaround and workout projects. Below are a few of the comments that we have received:
Ross Mackenzie, Director of Commercial Banking Services at
the Bank of Scotland:
“I have no hesitation in using Licensed Solutions
as I have every confidence in their abilities to take control, establish
priorities and implement sound management principles both initially and on
an ongoing basis.”
(2003)
Bruce Mackay, Partner
at Baker Tilly:
“With less than 24 hours notice and therefore
very little detailed planning time, we were appointed as Administrators
of a PLC which operated a major sports bar/restaurant chain with a wide
national spread. Working closely in conjunction with our own team and
the company's unit management, Licensed Solutions were able to mobilise their field
team to take on front-line operational responsibilities, freeing us up to
deal with the sale of the business and overall case management. Licensed
Solutions were impressive in their speed of response and their can-do attitude,
with access to their senior team available on a 24-7 basis. As
trading issues inevitably broke out, they were able to apply their industry
experience and contacts to help to address them quickly. The service
we got from Licensed Solutions was first class and represented real value
for money.”
(2008)
Howard Smith, Director at KPMG:
“The
project that Licensed Solutions worked on for us was particularly challenging.
When the job started, I am not sure that any of us could have realised the
many problems in running a chain of 17 pubs. Their contribution in holding
the premises licence and overseeing day to day trading was extremely important.
Taking on a business with limited management information and that is heavily
loss making is difficult at best. I was therefore very pleased that our respective
teams were able to work well together to ensure that the project was brought
to a satisfactory conclusion. Should another project arise within the leisure
and licensed trade sectors, we will strongly consider using Licensed Solutions
again.”
(2006)
Steve Tancock, Director at Smith & Williamson:
“I have been working closely with Paul, Tony and Geoff over the last five years on a number of matters, both formal insolvency appointments and turnaround / investigation assignments. They bring a depth of specialist knowledge, skills and contacts to complement the restructuring and recovery team of Smith & Williamson in Maidstone.
Insolvency instructions require quick reactions and pragmatic responses to developing situations and Licensed Solutions have demonstrated on numerous occasions that they can operate in very demanding environments. They have worked with my team to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance issues are met and have developed accounting systems to run the estates tailored to our internal systems. Furthermore, their team has an excellent network of contacts across the licensed trade which has facilitated both trading on marketing situations. I would recommend Licensed Solutions unreservedly.”
(2007)
Trish Hartley, Business Support Manager at Barclays
Bank:
“In this team we often use panel accountants
to undertake business reviews. I consider that Licensed Solutions can
often give a better insight into the business potential with their in-depth
knowledge of industry bench marks."
(2004)
Mark Wilson, Partner at Baker Tilly
"We regard Paul, Tony, and Geoff as very much part of our team when
dealing with assignments in the licensed sector. They provide us with the
practical specialist support needed to make such assignments successful.
They have worked with us on many assignments ranging from hotels and
chains of pubs to single pub sites. My first assignment with them was
the Administration of a chain of 18 pubs which was quickly brought under
control thanks to their speed of response and proactive approach. They helped
turn what was initially a difficult assignment into a very successful
outcome. I have no hesitance in recommending them."
(2005)
