Fulcrums

Tuffnells Parcels Express Limited

Parcel Delivery · £178M turnover · Liquidation, June 2023 · Companies House #00319964

A 100-year-old parcel delivery business with £178M turnover. Fulcrums elevated Tuffnells to High Risk 35 months before liquidation, on the back of board-resignation cascades and a sequence of all-asset charges to lenders.

Signals detected

The pattern, in order.

  1. 1

    CEO resigned 35 months before failure

  2. 2

    Sales Director resigned 9 months before

  3. 3

    Finance Director resigned 2 weeks before

  4. 4

    3 ALL ASSETS charges to Leumi ABL over 18 months

  5. 5

    HSBC ALL ASSETS charge 5 months before

  6. 6

    12-event spike days detected