Simon Renshaw
Chartered Accountant and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with over 20 years' experience in UK corporate and personal insolvency.
Founded IQ Insolvency in October 2024 to provide boutique, practitioner-led insolvency advisory — the licensed practitioner you speak to first is the one who sees your case through to the final report.
Professional approach
Give clients the clarity to make informed decisions, and the support to act on them.
Many directors arrive at the first conversation already exhausted by stress and conflicting advice. Simon's job is to assess the realistic position honestly, identify the procedural and non-procedural options actually available, and explain the personal exposure dimensions in plain English. Engagements are conducted personally — no call centres, no handoffs, no junior staff learning on the file. Clients deal with Simon directly from the first call to the final report.
Communication is direct rather than evasive. Where the realistic outcome is difficult, the conversation acknowledges that. Where personal exposure is material, the framework is explained openly. Where non-procedural alternatives remain viable, they are surfaced rather than pushed aside. The objective is the client's best outcome rather than maximising the engagement — which sometimes means advising that no IP engagement is needed at this stage.
Qualifications and credentials
The mandatory statutory bond required under the Insolvency Practitioners Regulations 2005 is held in respect of all engagements. Engagements are conducted in accordance with the Insolvency Code of Ethics and the Statements of Insolvency Practice (SIPs) issued by the Joint Insolvency Committee.
Career
Entirely in UK insolvency practice across three firms over more than 20 years.
Built substantive insolvency practice from qualifying through to senior appointment taker. Substantial breadth of corporate and personal insolvency engagements across procedure types and sectors.
Senior practitioner role focused on complex appointments and broader engagement breadth.
Established IQ Insolvency to provide boutique, practitioner-led insolvency advisory built around the principle that the licensed practitioner you speak to first should be the one who sees your case through.
Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations, Members' Voluntary Liquidations, Compulsory Liquidations, Administrations (including pre-pack administrations), Company Voluntary Arrangements, and personal Bankruptcies and Individual Voluntary Arrangements. Engagements have spanned construction, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, transport, and technology.
Specialisation areas
Substantive specialisations developed over two decades of UK insolvency practice. Cross-links go to the relevant pillar or sector hub.
Corporate insolvency
Liquidation, administration, voluntary arrangements, and creditor strategies for SME and mid-market companies.
Pre-pack administration
Including the Administration (Restrictions on Disposal etc. to Connected Persons) Regulations 2021 framework.
HMRC tax debt advisory
Time to Pay arrangements, security demand defence, distraint defence, and procedural responses to HMRC enforcement.
Director conduct & personal exposure
Wrongful trading, misfeasance, Personal Liability Notices, director disqualification defence.
Sector-specific advisory
Particularly construction, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, professional services, and other SME-focused sectors.
Direct line to a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner.
If you are facing financial distress as a director, sole trader, or partner — or if you are a creditor seeking to recover from a distressed company — you can speak with Simon directly. There is no charge for the initial consultation and no obligation arising from it.
The first call typically takes 45–60 minutes and covers a realistic assessment of your position, the procedural options available, and the immediate priority steps. Confidentiality is absolute.