We are required to publish statements on expenditure for Accountant in Bankruptcy under Section 31(1) and (2) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act.
The information contains a breakdown of expenditure on a quarterly basis up to and including the quarter ended 31 March 2012.
The statements on expenditure are split into the following areas:
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 |
£5,479 |
£6,503 |
£8,051 |
£8,109 |
|
Printing and publication of guidance, reports and corporate documents |
£22,556 |
£9,077 |
£3,065 |
£8,985 |
|
Conference costs (also included in section 3) |
£139 |
£275 |
£0 |
£0 |
|
Press cutting service and sector journals and newspapers for the identification of public issues and performance measure of communication impact. |
£900 |
£900 |
£2,127 |
£900 |
|
Web-site maintenance costs |
£4,713 |
£14,588 |
£4,388 |
£0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
£33,787 |
£31,343 |
£17,631 |
£17,994 |
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.
The spend on website maintenance costs in quarter 2 relates to the redesign of AiB's Debt Arrangement Scheme website which provides detailed information promoting how the scheme works and the benefits of using it to manage debt.
|
Description of expenditure |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| Travel, conference fees and subsistence | £1,018 | £371 | £0 | £0 |
| TOTAL | £1,018 | £371 | £0 | £0 |
The overseas travel in quarters 1 and 2 relate to one member of staff who attended the International Association of Insolvency Regulators AGM and Annual Conference in Jersey.
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 |
£877 |
£1,576 |
£2,149 |
£688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
£877 |
£1,576 |
£2,149 |
£688 |
The expenditure incurred in quarter 2 relates to an Office of Government Commerce Gateway 5 Review of the project to re-tender the contract for Insolvency Services. The purpose of the review was to confirm that the benefits of the project had been realised and the changes introduced were operating smoothly.
|
Description of expenditure |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
|
External consultancy |
£0 |
£3,960 |
£0 |
£0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
£0 |
£3,960 |
£0 |
£0 |
AIB has no members or employees who received remuneration in excess of £150,000 per annum.
(1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012)
|
Date Paid
|
Supplier
|
Description
|
Amount Paid (Including VAT)
|
|
15/04/2011
|
Anderson Strathern LLP
|
Legal Services
|
34,875.46
|
|
15/04/2011
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
28,289.05
|
|
15/04/2011
|
Harper Macleod LLP
|
Legal Services
|
25,779.74
|
|
15/04/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
57,464.95
|
|
15/04/2011
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
65,478.07
|
|
18/04/2011
|
North Ayrshire Council
|
Rates
|
36,372.00
|
|
20/04/2011
|
Cunningham & Lindsay
|
Compensation Payment
|
29,644.31
|
|
12/05/2011
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
39,180.07
|
|
12/05/2011
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
55,234.56
|
|
12/05/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
95,400.21
|
|
17/05/2011
|
North Ayrshire Ventures Limited
|
Rent
|
96,565.69
|
|
23/05/2011
|
Real Time Engineering Limited
|
Computer Support
|
55,200.00
|
|
10/06/2011
|
Anderson Strathern LLP
|
Legal Services
|
32,411.06
|
|
14/06/2011
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
47,331.35
|
|
14/06/2011
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
52,175.95
|
|
14/06/2011
|
Harper Macleod LLP
|
Legal Services
|
55,232.25
|
|
14/06/2011
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
36,904.82
|
|
14/06/2011 |
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
67,680.40
|
| 11/07/2011 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 34,158.92 |
| 14/07/2011 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 50,686.81 |
| 25/07/2011 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 99,867.96 |
| 09/08/2011 | ISIS | IT Development | 130,000.00 |
| 16/08/2011 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 78,310.98 |
| 17/08/2011 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 37,901.58 |
| 24/08/2011 | Harper Macleod LLP | Legal Services | 26,530.41 |
| 24/08/2011 | Real Time Engineering Limited | Computer Support | 38,410.80 |
| 25/08/2011 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 122,846.03 |
| 25/08/2011 | Harper Macleod LLP | Legal Services | 25,582.56 |
| 30/08/2011 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 32,667.56 |
| 09/09/2011 | Harper Macleod LLP | Legal Services | 25,706.50 |
| 15/09/2011 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 36,570.67 |
| 15/09/2011 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 89,321.16 |
| 15/09/2011 | North Ayrshire Ventures Limited | Rent | 96,565.69 |
| 20/09/2011 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 40,022.83 |
| 27/09/2011 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 189,865.70 |
| 07/10/2011 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 40,585.19 |
| 07/10/2011 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 60,088.88 |
| 14/10/2011 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 57,686.53 |
| 14/10/2011 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 126,789.05 |
| 14/10/2011 | Registers of Scotland | Statutory Fees | 26,835.00 |
| 14/10/2011 | Harper Macleod LLP | Legal Services | 28,130.05 |
| 04/11/2011 | ISIS | IT Support & Development | 95,000.00 |
| 10/11/2011 | ISIS | IT Development | 50,800.00 |
| 16/11/2011 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 51,724.97 |
| 16/11/2011 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 38,399.20 |
| 16/11/2011 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 54,699.34 |
| 16/11/2011 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 133,770.75 |
| 18/11/2011 | North Ayrshire Ventures Limited | Rent | 80,471.41 |
| 25/11/2011 | North Ayrshire Council | Rates | 36,372.00 |
| 29/11/2011 | Real Time Engineering Limited | Midas Support | 46,000.00 |
| 15/12/2011 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 36,702.82 |
| 15/12/2011 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 66,843.41 |
| 15/12/2011 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 68,292.38 |
| 15/12/2011 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 153,666.92 |
| 12/01/2012 | ISIS | IT Support | 92,965.00 |
| 13/01/2012 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 46,170.14 |
| 13/01/2012 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 126,983.08 |
| 17/01/2012 | ISIS | SCOTS recharge | 188,588.00 |
| 24/01/2012 | ISIS | IT Support | 59,000.00 |
| 09/02/2012 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 33,668.15 |
| 09/02/2012 | Harper Macleod LLP | Legal Services | 36,124.81 |
| 17/02/2012 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 44,758.14 |
| 17/02/2012 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 67,115.26 |
| 17/02/2012 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 123,198.08 |
| 17/02/2012 | North Ayrshire Ventures Limited | Rent | 80,471.41 |
| 12/03/2012 | Anderson Strathern LLP | Legal Services | 28,043.88 |
| 12/03/2012 | Harper Macleod LLP | Legal Services | 38,291.94 |
| 20/03/2012 | Armstrong Watson | Provider Fees | 34,503.72 |
| 20/03/2012 | Wylie & Bisset | Provider Fees | 69,083.74 |
| 26/03/2012 | KPMG | Provider Fees | 152,365.18 |
| 26/03/2012 | APS Group Limited | Printing | 28,136.80 |
| 27/03/2012 | Money Advice Scotland | Matrics Funding | 25,000.00 |
| 28/03/2012 | ISIS | IT Support and Development | 62,168.00 |
| 31/03/2012 | MITIE Technical Facilities Management Limited | Cleaning and Maintenance | 60,000.00 |
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.
Compensation Payment - a payment in relation to a sequestration case where a third party property suffered damage while no insurance was in place. As the Trustee in this case, the Accountant in Bankruptcy was obligated to compensate the third party. The payment has been recovered in full from our Agent who was administering the case on the Accountant in Bankruptcy's behalf and there has been no loss to the public purse as a result.
Matrics Funding - Scottish Government sponsorship funding paid to Money Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland. These payments are made by AiB but fully funded by the Scottish Government.
(1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012)
These cumulative values will include individual payments listed in section 6:
|
Supplier
|
Description
|
Amount Paid (Including VAT)
|
|
KPMG
|
Provider Fees
|
1,984,059.13
|
|
Wylie & Bisset
|
Provider Fees
|
1,171,250.30
|
| ISIS | IT Support & Development | 763,062.60 |
|
Armstrong Watson
|
Provider Fees
|
664,372.22
|
|
Anderson Strathern LLP
|
Legal Services
|
414,066.43
|
|
Harper Macleod LLP
|
Legal Services
|
377,878.21
|
| North Ayrshire Ventures Limited | Rent | 370,168.48 |
| Hastings | Provider Fees | 312,647.51 |
| MMG | Provider Fees | 201,758.81 |
|
Real Time Engineering Limited
|
Computer Support & Development
|
193,911.75
|
| Registers of Scotland | Statutory Fees | 140,965.36 |
|
Invocas
|
Provider Fees
|
108,652.52
|
|
Graham & Sibbald
|
Surveyors Fees
|
97,500.04
|
|
APS Group Limited
|
Printing
|
77,880.10
|
|
North Ayrshire Council
|
Rates
|
72,744.00
|
|
Hays Specialist Recruitment
|
Agency Staff
|
71,280.00
|
|
MITIE Technical Facilities Management Limited
|
Cleaning and Maintenance
|
61,780.76
|
| Money Advice Scotland | Matrics Funding | 59,245.00 |
| J&E Shepherd | Surveyor Fees | 56,080.78 |
| Pertemps | Agency Staff | 52,654.23 |
| Henderson Loggie | Provider Fees | 46,268.23 |
| Scott & Co | Sheriff Officers | 45,838.69 |
| Scottish Power plc | Electricity | 44,503.98 |
| TNT Post Scotland Limited | Postage | 43,875.99 |
| QAS Limited t/a Experian QAS | Quick address Midas Function | 34,013.80 |
| Citizens Advice Scotland | Matrics Funding | 33,020.00 |
| Iron Mountain | Storage | 31,058.81 |
| Stirling Park LLP | Sheriff Officers | 30,215.08 |
| CS Corporate Solutions | Provider Fees | 28,429.61 |
| French Duncan | Provider Fees | 28,309.29 |
| Whyte & Barrie | Surveyors Fees | 28,182.00 |
| DM Hall | Surveyors Fees | 27,948.62 |
Notes
Surveyor Fees - payments to surveyors working on our behalf providing specialist support during the administration of sequestration cases.