FRP Advisory Sheffield charge out rates and expenses policy

In accordance with Statement of Insolvency Practice 9 (“SIP 9”) covering fees and expenses, we are required to disclose to you our policy for recovering non-specific expenses, and the charge out rates for the various grades of staff who may be involved in this case.

Remuneration

The office holder(s) will seek approval from creditors to draw remuneration on a time cost basis, in accordance with the rates detailed below.

GradeHourly charge out rate (£)01/04/2021 onwards
Director/Insolvency Practitioner500
Manager410
Assistant ManagerN/A
Team LeaderN/A
Senior Administrator310
Administrator (dependent on experience)180 – 280
Trainee AdministratorN/A
Assistant & Support staff140 – 250

All time is recorded in 60 minute units.

Expenses

Expenses are payments from the estate which are neither an office holder’s remuneration nor a distribution to a creditor of member. Expenses also includes disbursements. Disbursements are payments which are first met by the office holder, and then reimbursed to the office holder from the estate. Expenses are divided into those that do not need approval before they are charged to the estate (category 1) and those that do (category 2).

Category 1 expenses

These are payments to persons providing the service to which the expense relates who are not an associate of the office holder. These expenses can be paid without prior approval. Examples of these are advertising, insurance, legal fees etc.

Category 2 expenses

These are payments to associates or payment which have an element of shared costs. Examples of a category 2 expenses that officeholders may seek creditor approval for would be for mileage costs or for hire of external rooms for physical meetings where the room is used for more than one insolvency, Any such approval will be outlined with documentation for the relevant decision procedure.

Category 2 expenses are charged in accordance with the liquidator’s prevailing recovery policy at the time the expense is incurred. However, any Category 2 expenses incurred prior to the 1 April 2021 but for which payment has not been drawn, will not be charged after this date. The rates applicable from 1 April 2021 are detailed below:

Expense Charge Period charged
Mileage As per HMRC’s approved mileage rates On appointment (where appropriate)