Hands-on turnaround investors for UK directors who refuse to give up. We act fast, shoulder the pressure, and bring years of experience and investment. We focus on companies with £3m–£20m turnover who want to grow but need urgent help and finance.
Completely confidential. No obligations. We respond fast.
We know the 3am reality: cash running out, creditors circling, and the weight of every job on your shoulders. Since 1990 we’ve stood beside owners at their lowest point — not as advisers, but as hands-on partners sharing the risk.
We invest our own time and money. We succeed only when you do.
If there’s underlying value but immediate threats, we want to help.
Get Emergency SupportOne honest conversation can open options you haven’t considered and give you the clarity to think strategically again. We never charge for the first call.
Step 1
We get to the truth fast — numbers, people, root causes.
Step 2
Ruthless cash management, creditor negotiations, tough calls for breathing space.
Step 3
Identify profitable products and markets. Reorganise operations.
Step 4
People and systems drive productivity. We get them aligned.
Step 5
No flip-and-run. We stay to build a sustainable business for all stakeholders.
When everything feels overwhelming, you don't have to face it alone. We step in with real experience and immediate support.
The Signal: You've received demands from HMRC, or you're falling behind on PAYE and VAT payments with no clear path to catch up.
Our Response: We immediately engage with HMRC to negotiate a Time to Pay Arrangement or structure a Consensual Restructuring Plan based on legal protection to buy crucial breathing space.
The Signal: You're managing cash day-to-day, struggling to pay suppliers, staff, or rent, with no clear sight of when cashflow will improve.
Our Response: We implement ruthless daily cash management controls, oversee all outgoings, and rapidly renegotiate terms with creditors to stabilise your position.The Signal: Prepayment to release goods. Unable to get key supplies that are needed to continue trading.
Our Response: We negotiate with suppliers over terms for payment in return for maintaining supplies and ongoing support. We also consider prospect for return of goods subject to ROT to reduce outstanding liabilities.The Signal: Loans are dragging down your business and it cannot meet its obligations, threatening survival.
Our Response: We negotiate with lenders to reschedule payment terms and develop realistic business plans that justify support based on ability to pay. Where necessary we seek legal protection from escalation of recovery action.
The Signal: Prospect of Bailiffs or High Court Enforcement Officers knocking. Creditors are circling. You're behind with rent.
Our Response: We negotiate terms to avoid enforcement action and seizure of assets. Where necessary we seek legal protection from enforcement.
The Signal: Your bank reduces your overdraft. Your invoice discount provider reduces advance against book debts leaving you struggling to trade.
Our Response: We negotiate terms for interim support and develop realistic business plans that justify ongoing support based on preserving security.
The Signal: Concern about personal liability for ongoing trading. Your bank account is frozen.
Our Response: We secure court validation orders to allow essential payments, negotiate with banks to restore banking facilities, and implement emergency cash management while resolving underlying issues and where necessary seek legal protection to dismiss the petition.
The Signal: You have drawn funds that are now owed back to your company. You have given personal guarantees to bank, lenders like Funding Circle, suppliers or landlord.
Our Response: We help you understand your position so you know the consequences of different actions that could inadvertently create a personal liability. Where possible we identify options for mitigating your personal liabilities such as avoiding insolvency.
If you're experiencing any of these emergency signals, don't wait—delay kills options and costs more. Contact us immediately for a no-charge initial conversation or call 020 7720 8000.
Our duty is to you as owners of the company. We work to protect and improve your wealth and prospects, using every legal tool available. This involves helping you recognise your primary duty to creditors if there is a prospect of them being exposed to a loss due to insolvency.
Explore Your Options — Free ConsultationIf you want to save your business, we move quickly.
Turnaround Restructuring & Insolvency Awards
Insolvency Today
European Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals
“K2 didn’t just provide capital — they took over creditor negotiations and gave me back control when I thought I’d lost everything.”
“They invested alongside us and worked through every problem. Without them, we’d have lost 200 jobs.”
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