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When a customer looks stretched, suppliers expect heavier use of trade credit, not faster growth in insider loans.
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When a customer looks stretched, suppliers expect heavier use of trade credit, not faster growth in insider loans. RecoupIQ reviewed Companies House filing records to 28 July 2026, flagging 50 UK companies at an average siphon-risk score of 0.90. Those are businesses where director-loan growth materially out-paced trade debt in filed accounts. That is a surprising funding shift. It deserves attention from credit managers, finance directors, and advisers this week.
Run a full forensic check on any UK company. recoup-iq.tech/forensic-report (£167) The GOV.UK Insolvency Service Annual Report 2024-25 records £836 million of tax protected, keeping phoenix misuse in enforcement focus. That does not make these 50 cases phoenix activity. It does explain why this behaviour sits in a watched area.
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