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Assess the position
We work with the board and its advisers to establish the financial position, options and immediate decision points.
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with evidence behind the plan.
If insolvency is a live risk, directors need to understand the position early and work with their legal, tax and financial advisers on a disciplined response. We help build the commercial analysis, recovery actions and stakeholder evidence around that work.
What this work is designed to achieve
A practical path, not a generic report.
Safe Harbour is not a template or a guarantee. It requires directors to develop and pursue a course of action reasonably likely to lead to a better outcome than immediate administration or liquidation, supported by contemporaneous information and decisions.
How we work
Clear work. Clear accountability.
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Build the course of action
We translate the commercial recovery case into practical workstreams, milestones and information needs.
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Maintain discipline
We support ongoing monitoring and ensure the plan is tested as new information emerges.
Typical outputs
Useful to the people who need to decide.
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A fact base for the board and advisers
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A commercially grounded recovery workplan
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Decision and evidence cadence
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A clear distinction between Safe Harbour, DPN and tax-office issues
Before we speak
Bring the facts you have.
You do not need a finished pack before an initial call. If these items are available, they help us understand what needs attention first.
- Current financial information and cashflow forecasts
- Board papers, decision records and material stakeholder correspondence
- Any current tax, employee-entitlement or lender issues
- Names and roles of legal, tax and financial advisers already involved
Scope and fit
Safe Harbour is a statutory framework and its application is fact-specific. Rebound provides commercial analysis and implementation support; directors need their legal and tax advisers for legal advice and tax positions.
Why Rebound
Rebound's role is to bring commercial clarity, cashflow discipline and implementation structure to the work that directors and their advisers need to assess. The team's turnaround and lender experience informs that practical focus.
Engagement questions
What directors and stakeholders often ask first.
Does Safe Harbour remove all director risk?
No. It may provide a defence to civil insolvent-trading liability in defined circumstances. It is separate from DPNs, director duties and other legal or tax obligations.
Can Rebound advise without our lawyer or tax adviser?
We can establish the commercial facts and recovery workplan, but the most effective work is coordinated with directors' legal and tax advisers where those issues are live.
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