Insolvency Support Services is 15

We are incredibly proud to be celebrating Insolvency Support Services’ 15th anniversary this year. It is a significant milestone for any business and even more so as an SME that survived the pandemic of 2020. 

We could not have reached our 15th birthday without the support, collaboration and encouragement of many people and organisations over the years. Many thanks to all our talented team members, present and past, for your hard work and commitment to the business and to our loyal clients for choosing and supporting us, and allowing us to become part of your team. We enjoy working with you. 

Thanks too to the many others in various organisations, with whom we have partnered over the years, for your expertise and custom. A special mention to the IPA, ICAS, AiB, ICAEW and EIDG, and the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen, with whom we have been delighted to work in a range of mutually beneficial ways.

Reflecting on our journey so far, our core services (ISS Training, ISS Compliance, ISS Outsourcing and ISS Practice Support) and our main client groups (insolvency professionals and practices, law firms, accountancy firms, banks, professional bodies and government organisations) remain the same as when we started out. 

However, it is also clear there has been much change too, including the development of new services and training streams, many new client relationships, additional in-person training locations, the pivot to online training during Covid, increased remote working by our team, several new collaborative partnerships, and many sponsorships and speaking opportunities.

We very much appreciate the relationship our business has with you and thank you for your support over the last 15 years. We are part of a wonderful profession and are proud to support you all. 

We hope that you continue to support us and look forward to working with you in the coming years.

Highlights in Insolvency Support Services’ 15 Year Journey

2009  Insolvency Support Services founded.

2013  Establishment of ISS Training and delivery of first courses.

2014  Winner of the Insolvency Team of the Year award at the Insolvency and Rescue Awards. 

2015  First ISS Training courses in Manchester, adding to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

2016  Launch of One Hour Series of webinars.

2017  First ISS Training courses in London and Leeds.

2017  Accreditation as a Living Wage employer by the Living Wage Foundation.

2017  Eileen Maclean listed in Credit Strategy’s TRI 300.

2018  Finalist in the International Management Excellence Awards 2018, organised by the Managing Partners’ Forum in association with Harvard Business Review and the Financial Times.

2019  First online learning course, Foundations in Insolvency Compliance, on the new ISS Moodle School virtual learning platform.

2019  Launch of Scottish document packs and checklists to reflect new Scottish corporate insolvency rules.

2019  Collaboration with EIDG to support marketing and events. 

2020  100% pass rate in CPI and CPPI Scotland.

2020  Winner of the Education/Training Provider of the Year award in the UK TRI (Turnaround, Restructuring and Insolvency) Awards 2020.

2021  Research projects with the University of Glasgow on “Current Policy Issues and Challenges in Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring” and “COVID-19’s Impact on the UK Insolvency and Restructuring Profession.”

2021  New partnership with the IPA as its principal training partner, supporting the newly launched IPA Learning (IPAL) initiative.

2021  Appointment as an ICAEW approved Partner in Learning and launch of the ICAEW’s Certificate in Insolvency (CII) England & Wales flexible learning programme.

2022  Collaboration with FRP to establish the Scottish Technical Managers’ Forum.

2023  First place in Scotland for ISS Training students in the CPI and CPPI exams. 

2024  Sponsorship of the R3 Annual Conference 2024 in St Andrews.