Stuart Morton Author Page

Stuart’s professional experience

Stuart is a Partner and Head of the Price Bailey Insolvency and Recovery team, based in Norwich. He has worked full time in insolvency and business recovery since 2001, bringing 25 years of experience to businesses and individuals facing financial pressure and distress.

Stuart joined Price Bailey as a Director in 2015 and became a Partner in 2023. He advises companies, directors, shareholders, partnerships, sole traders, creditors, banks, financial institutions and other professional advisers. His priority is to act quickly and discreetly, whether the right answer is turnaround advice or a formal insolvency process, so that troubled businesses are saved where possible and value is protected for all parties.

Alongside formal appointments, Stuart has in-depth knowledge of investigations and recoveries in contentious insolvency. He also advises on solvent closures through Members’ Voluntary Liquidations (MVLs), whether a company has reached the end of its useful life, an owner wants to extract value, or a group is simplifying its structure.

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What are Stuart’s qualifications and areas of specialism?

Stuart is an Economics graduate. He qualified as an Insolvency Practitioner in 2008 and is licensed to take appointments through the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA). He is a Fellow of both the IPA and the Association of Business Recovery Professionals (R3).

Stuart’s key service areas include:

• Turnaround and insolvency advice,
• Independent Business Reviews (IBRs),
• Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs),
• Administrations and receiverships,
• Insolvent liquidations, including Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs),
• Solvent liquidations, including Members’ Voluntary Liquidations (MVLs),
• Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) and bankruptcies,
• Dispute resolution and debt recovery.

Sector involvement and insights

Stuart advises businesses across all sectors and has particular experience in retail, construction and manufacturing. His recent work includes supporting a local manufacturing business through a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation.

Published content and thought leadership

Stuart regularly contributes articles, reports and press commentary for Price Bailey. His content covers:

• Insolvency trends and early warning signs,
• Sector-specific financial distress, particularly in hospitality,
• Changes to insolvency and liquidation procedures.

Through his writing, Stuart gives business owners and their advisers clear, practical guidance drawn from more than two decades of hands-on recovery work.