We are required to publish statements on expenditure for Accountant in Bankruptcy under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act.
The information contains a breakdown of expenditure on a quarterly basis and includes up to and including:Quarter 4 of financial year 2010/11 - up to 31 March 2011
The statements on expenditure are split into the following areas:
- Public Relations
- Overseas Travel
- Hospitality and entertainment
- External Consultancy
- Members or Employees who received rumenration in excess of £150,000
- Individual Payments with value in excess of £25,000
- Payments cumulatively in excess of £25,000
The expenditure relating to public relations is summarized under the following headings:
|
Description of expenditure
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
|
AIB staff costs for external communications
|
£5,315
|
£5,463
|
£5,537
|
£5,537
|
|
Printing and publication of guidance, reports and corporate documents
|
£7,789
|
£17,492
|
£5,927
|
£28,861
|
|
Conference costs (also included in section 3)
|
£116
|
£433
|
£690
|
£2,138
|
|
Press cutting service and sector journals and newspapers for the identification of public issues and performance measure of communication impact.
|
£1,058
|
£1,058
|
£2,493
|
£900
|
|
Web-site maintenance costs
|
£8,077
|
£626
|
£10,913
|
£2,165
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
£22,355
|
£25,072
|
£25,560
|
£39,601
|
AiB’s role is delivering with stakeholders, a range of options for individuals seeking debt relief and debt management. This role places AiB uniquely at the centre of the sector in Scotland and how we engage with stakeholders is increasingly recognised as vital to that role. Expenditure on Public Relations reflects the need to engage with our stakeholders as part of AiB’s role.
|
Description of expenditure
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
|
Travel, conference fees and subsistence
|
£1,013
|
£1,188
|
£731
|
£0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
£1,013
|
£1,188
|
£731
|
£0
|
The expenditure incurred includes costs of all events and hospitality for meetings hosted by AiB.
|
Description of expenditure
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
|
Hospitality and entertainment
|
£1,611
|
£578
|
£1,882
|
£1,277
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
£1,611
|
£578
|
£1,882
|
£1,277
|
The Agency does not generally employ the use of external consultants. The expenditure incurred relating to external consultancy is as follows:
|
Description of expenditure
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
|
External consultancy
|
£0
|
£0
|
£0
|
£5,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
£0
|
£0
|
£0
|
£5,100
|
AiB has no members or employees who received remuneration in excess of £150,000 per annum.
(1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
|
Date Paid
|
Supplier
|
Description
|
Amount Paid (Including VAT)
|
|
01/04/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£73,435.00
|
|
01/04/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£33,205.50
|
|
15/04/2010
|
North Ayrshire Council
|
National Non-Domestic Rates
|
£34,776.00
|
|
20/04/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£42,006.04
|
|
21/04/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£28,644.94
|
|
26/04/2010
|
Anderson Strathern
|
Legal Services
|
£28,463.62
|
|
30/04/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£54,048.12
|
|
07/05/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£35,620.10
|
|
20/05/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£26,927.15
|
|
21/05/2010
|
Anderson Strathern
|
Legal Services
|
£26,824.07
|
|
24/05/2010
|
Amor Group
|
Software Support
|
£48,492.25
|
|
24/05/2010
|
Tibco Software Inc
|
Software Maintenance & Licensing
|
£45,077.00
|
|
02/06/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£104,444.30
|
|
02/06/2010
|
North Ayrshire Ventures
|
Quarterly rent payment
|
£83,571.88
|
|
16/06/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£34,328.00
|
|
17/06/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£59,161.41
|
|
29/06/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£55,136.10
|
|
30/06/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£42,445.43
|
|
15/07/2010
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
Managed ICT Support (6 months)
|
£100,000.00
|
|
15/07/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£48,111.43
|
|
15/07/2010
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
Software Development
|
£36,563.40
|
|
19/07/2010
|
Harper MacLeod
|
Legal Services
|
£25,881.42
|
|
29/07/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£83,882.58
|
|
02/08/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£94,091.88
|
|
12/08/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£25,490.37
|
|
12/08/2010
|
Harper MacLeod
|
Legal Services
|
£27,402.59
|
|
13/08/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£96,327.45
|
|
19/08/2010
|
North Ayrshire Ventures
|
Quarterly rent payment
|
£83,571.88
|
|
31/08/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£88,753.79
|
|
13/09/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£41,867.24
|
|
14/09/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£41,289.79
|
|
15/09/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£37,764.95
|
|
28/09/2010
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
IT services provision recharge (4 months)
|
£63,812.00
|
|
30/09/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£80,633.94
|
|
01/10/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£69,016.31
|
|
14/10/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£27,299.35
|
|
15/10/2010
|
Hastings
|
Provider Fees
|
£26,524.84
|
|
15/10/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£55,978.34
|
|
18/10/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£34,620.14
|
|
28/10/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£88,479.20
|
|
29/10/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£46,922.86
|
|
10/11/2010
|
North Ayrshire Ventures
|
Quarterly rent payment
|
£83,571.88
|
|
12/11/2010
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£41,339.28
|
|
16/11/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£67,375.58
|
|
01/12/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£101,084.56
|
|
08/12/2010
|
Harper MacLeod
|
Legal Services
|
£28,490.84
|
|
09/12/2011
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
Software Development
|
£36,563.00
|
|
09/12/2010
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
IT services provision recharge (2 months)
|
£31,906.00
|
|
14/12/2010
|
Amor Group
|
Software Support
|
£48,492.25
|
|
16/12/2010
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£67,765.28
|
|
31/12/2010
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£165,065.88
|
|
14/01/2011
|
Hastings
|
Provider Fees
|
£29,872.20
|
|
17/01/2011
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£73,197.37
|
|
31/01/2011
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
Managed ICT Support (2 months)
|
£97,500.00
|
|
31/01/2011
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
Software Development
|
£36,373.00
|
|
07/02/2011
|
North Ayrshire Council
|
National Non-Domestic Rates
|
£34,776.00
|
|
10/02/2011
|
Harper MacLeod
|
Legal Services
|
£41,321.79
|
|
14/02/2011
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£33,715.46
|
|
15/02/2011
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£72,622.60
|
|
17/02/2011
|
North Ayrshire Ventures
|
Quarterly rent payment
|
£96,565.69
|
|
22/02/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£39,963.40
|
|
23/02/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£154,853.01
|
|
24/02/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£49,315.86
|
|
11/03/2011
|
Anderson Strathern
|
Provider Fees
|
£27,164.53
|
|
14/03/2011
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
£28,228.19
|
|
15/03/2011
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
£52,465.28
|
|
15/03/2011
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
IT services provision recharge (2 months)
|
£31,906.00
|
|
16/03/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£62,396.24
|
|
17/03/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
£44,805.02
|
|
31/03/2011
|
Scottish Government - HROD
|
Facilities Charge for year
|
£80,000.00
|
(1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)
These cumulative values will include individual payments listed in section 6:
|
Supplier
|
Description
|
Amount Paid (Including VAT)
|
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
1,870,396.28
|
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
1,086,087.44
|
|
Scottish Government - ISIS
|
IT Provision, Support & Development
|
600,785.60
|
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
553,858.42
|
|
North Ayrshire Ventures Limited
|
Rent
|
361,633.19
|
|
Hastings
|
Provider Fees
|
343,168.90
|
|
Harper Macleod
|
Legal Services
|
327,979.40
|
|
Anderson Strathern
|
Legal Services
|
289,819.92
|
|
Invocas
|
Provider Fees
|
254,344.55
|
|
Amor Group
|
Software Development & Support
|
254,199.04
|
|
Edinburgh Gazette
|
Statutory Notices
|
191,516.75
|
|
Miller McIntyre & Gellatly
|
Provider Fees
|
170,418.13
|
|
Registers of Scotland
|
Statutory Notices
|
138,469.91
|
|
The Pertemps Group Of Companies
|
Temporary Staff
|
120,838.84
|
|
French Duncan
|
Provider Fees
|
77,070.98
|
|
North Ayrshire Council
|
National Non-Domestic Rates
|
69,552.00
|
|
Burness Solicitors
|
Legal Services
|
68,710.64
|
|
Hays Specialist Recruitment
|
Temporary Staff
|
58,800.17
|
|
Graham & Sibbald
|
Provider Fees
|
51,338.67
|
|
R Wallace S.I.P. Ltd
|
Provider Fees
|
50,124.78
|
|
MITIE Technical Facilities Management Limited
|
Cleaning & Facilities Management
|
49,400.29
|
|
APS Group (Scotland) Limited
|
Printing
|
48,353.76
|
|
PKF
|
Provider Fees
|
48,294.78
|
|
Monarch Security Limited
|
Building Security
|
47,048.36
|
|
Scottish Power plc
|
Energy Providers
|
46,917.88
|
|
TIBCO Software Incorporated
|
Software Maintenance & Licensing
|
45,077.00
|
|
Smith Inglis Ltd
|
Provider Fees
|
44,721.83
|
|
Henderson Loggie
|
Provider Fees
|
44,431.21
|
|
TNT Post Scotland Limited
|
Mail Services
|
43,049.45
|
|
J & E Shepherd
|
Surveyors Fees
|
40,116.24
|
|
Stirling Park LLP
|
Sheriff Officers
|
38,606.60
|
|
Iron Mountain
|
Storage
|
31,936.82
|
|
Scott & Co
|
Legal Services
|
31,338.79
|
|
McNeill Douglas
|
Provider Fees
|
28,977.92
|
|
CS Corporate Solutions
|
Provider Fees
|
25,493.89
|
Notes:
Legal Services – payments to solicitors working on our behalf providing specialist support during the administration of sequestration cases.
Provider Fees – payments to agents to administer sequestration cases where AiB is appointed as the trustee but the case is not being administered in-house.