Claire Middlebrook

Dealing with financial difficulties and talking to creditors can be daunting. That is why we are here: to fight your corner and act on your behalf, whether you are an individual or a business owner.

From setting up payment arrangements with your creditors, to helping you liquidate your company – your finances are in safe hands. We want you to be able to look forward to a debt-free future.

We are insolvency practitioners, which means we will deal with all aspects of getting you out of debt. Our goal is to ensure you know what’s involved in the process, what consequences can arise from insolvency, and to make sure everything is jargon-free and easy to understand.

For individuals, we can set up trust deeds, individual voluntary arrangements or file for sequestration.

Claire is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner and Chartered Accountant. She began her work life south of the border in Leeds and, as such, has experience of both English and Scottish insolvency legislation in her current standing as an experienced, diligent and industry-leading debt, restructuring and personal/corporate insolvency expert. She possesses a formidable reputation for entrepreneurialism, subject matter expertise and driving success. Detail-orientated and strategic, she has run a multi-award-nominated business, beating global competition in 2023 at the TRI Awards finals in London and the Best Newcomer Award in 2015.

She established Middlebrooks as a force in turnaround and restructuring, and has proved to be critical in the restructuring of organisations across industry, including the hospitality sector, construction, manufacturing, legal firms, software development firms, as well as matters of liquidation, finance, corporate recovery and forensic accounting. Today, Claire brings a customer focus and value-added approach to analysis and problem-solving, leveraging technology and practically applying company, employment and insolvency law – saving countless jobs up and down the UK, as well as putting more than £20m back into the economy through insolvency appointments, and delivering government contracts.

As a business leader, Claire strengthens processes and procedures to effectively govern core business activities. As a people leader, she engages the workforce through active listening and a personable nature, all while fostering strategic partnerships that engage diverse stakeholder groups – supporting workforce development through coaching and mentorship. She will enter businesses to pose difficult questions and provide strategic oversight that ensures accountability to unite executives under a shared vision. In doing so, she provides an unbiased, objective and impartial member of the board, ensuring that all decisions taken are in the best organisational long-term interests. She is an excellent communicator who serves as a critical friend with the capacity to translate complex information simply, and will strive to maximise organisational outcomes by leveraging a proven track record of success.

Claire has been asked to speak at industry conferences on various matters within insolvency, and is a member of R3, the trade body for insolvency professionals.