More and more businesses are maxing out their overdrafts, a sign of financial stress, according to a survey by insolvency trade body R3.
The figures reflected the third quarter of 2011 and showed 22% of respondents had made frequent use of their maximum overdraft facility, which was a 9% increase on quarter two.
The survey also revealed that there are more businesses experiencing decreased profits, using the body’s Business Distress Index. In fact, 43% of those surveyed saw lower profits, an increase of 8% on the previous quarter.
Using year-on-year data, more businesses were showing signs of distress than in September 2010, as the number of businesses experiencing difficulty paying invoices or taking on new borrowing to pay off existing debt both increased.
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