Category: Churchill

  • Setting Clear Payment Expectations for the Year Ahead

    The first few weeks of a new financial year are usually spent looking forward. Budgets are set. Targets are agreed. Plans start to take shape. It’s a practical time — not particularly dramatic, just steady groundwork for the months ahead. It’s also one of the better moments to look at payment terms. Over time, payment arrangements can…

  • A New Financial Year Is a Good Time to Review What You’re Owed

    The start of a new financial year tends to bring a certain mindset with it. Accounts are reviewed. Plans are drawn up. Targets are discussed. There’s a sense of resetting the clock and looking ahead with a clearer view of where things stand. It’s also a sensible time to look at what’s still sitting unpaid.…

  • When Late Payments Start to Become a Real Problem

    Most businesses can cope with the odd late payment. It happens. Invoices get missed, emails get buried, or cash flow tightens for a month or two. The trouble starts when those delays become normal rather than occasional. Rent arrears and unpaid invoices don’t usually arrive out of nowhere. They tend to build slowly, often quietly,…