Management Consultancy Licensed Trade Insolvency
For bankers and investors wanting to protect their capital in a business which may now be floundering or verging on bankruptcy or insolvency. Licensed Solutions specialises in consultancy with companies in the leisure and licensed trade sectors.

Testimonials

We pride ourselves on the close relationships that we form with our clients, enabling us to work as one unified team on a wide variety of projects. Below are a few of the comments that we have received:

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.”

Alastair McEwen, CEO at Maypole Group plc
"Maypole Group Plc is an AIM listed, food led, hotel/inn owner and operator with four locations in Norfolk, one in Suffolk and one in Wiltshire. Like many others in this trade we have suffered the effects of the recent more difficult trading times.

Licensed Solutions were recommended to us as being a potential source of valuable advice and assistance. In all honesty, I am used to these kind of recommendations and wasn't initially too enthusiastic, but based on the quality of recommendation, I agreed to meet with two of the principals of Licensed Solutions, Paul Whitford and Tony Tilden, who made a very good first impression. The work that followed was outstanding, as their review, whilst very complimentary about our management, did nevertheless come up with serious recommendations for improvement which have been implemented and have had meaningful results. They have a full understanding of all operational aspects of how hotels, restaurants and pubs should be run and we are as a result continuing to use them, to carry out a quarterly objective review which keeps us on our toes and in touch with current best operational practice.

In these troubled times all help is gratefully received!"

David Clifton, Partner at Joelson Wilson
"Licensed Solutions Ltd work closely with us to ensure that its clients comply with the myriad requirements of the Licensing Act and, in doing so, facilitate the lawful and successful operation of businesses within the leisure and licensed trade sectors. Their excellent knowledge of the industry, team ethic, “can-do attitude”, operational expertise within its various sectors and hands-on experience of the Licensing Act means that we are able to work seamlessly with them on a broad range of projects."

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.”

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."