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The thing about dissolving a company is that they generally should have done it before getting a bunch of services without paying for them. Like a gambler they
by hinkley 10mo ago
The thing about dissolving a company is that they generally should have done it before getting a bunch of services without paying for them.
Like a gambler they think the big win is coming any second and they drag it out too long, leaving a bunch of unpaid bills behind then.
- slowmovintarget 10mo agoOr worse, planned on not paying in the first place and made off with investor cash while maintaining the appearance of moving on their venture.
- hinkley 10mo agoI want to be a producer!
- SoftTalker 10mo agoAs a contractor some of this is on you also. Before extending credit to a client you should do some due diligence on their ability to pay.
- Forgeties79 10mo agoBut how? Make them show me their books? Aside from a downpayment idk what else there is
- KomoD 10mo agoYou could do a credit check. And in this particular case since they're a UK company, yeah, you can just look at their reported accounts. 2023 CURRENT ASSETS: £571 Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year: £28,051 ---- That's not a client I'd take.
- imglorp 10mo agoAs a customer or a vendor, being able to see any company's health like this must be wonderful if you're evaluating whether you want to enter a relationship with them. More of the world should do this.
- Teever 10mo agoWait, what, Anyone can check the balance of a UK company's chequing account?
- closewith 10mo agoLimited liability companies have to submit their accounts annually. Most small business accounts aren't audited, so it's self-reported at that level, but still useful to check scale, cash crunch, etc.
- Forgeties79 10mo agoI legitimately did not know we could do that in the US. A cursory search says we can I think?
- hinkley 10mo agoI worked at a couple places where the vendors got wise and moved to cash in advance or net30 from net90 for us. We probably deserved it.
- KomoD 10mo agoWell isn't it possible that this is a recurring service? Like that he's also buying web hosting from the web dev
- kasperni 10mo agoReally no reason to speculate. Could be a life crisis, ill health ect.
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