# Recruitment brand reappears after two collapses leave creditors owed £3m

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-boss-whose-twice-bust-business-appears-to-be-back-despite-3m-debts/
- Published: 2026-10-25T09:00:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T09:32:32+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/25/recruitment-boss-twice-bust-business-resurface-debts
- Topics: Business, Research, Science

## Key points

- Premier Group collapsed owing £2.9m, including £647,000 to HMRC.
- Its successor failed to make promised payments and accrued more tax debt.
- Former staff have joined a new recruitment brand, Xpertis Talent.

## Summary

Andrew Woosnam’s recruitment business has collapsed twice since September 2025, leaving creditors owed more than £3m, including HMRC. A new recruitment brand, Xpertis Talent, has since appeared with former Premier Group staff, raising questions about whether the business has resurfaced for a third time and what creditors may recover.

Premier Group entered administration owing £2.9m, including £647,000 to HMRC; its assets were bought by a company also owned by Woosnam, which promised £600,000 in instalments after an initial £10,000 payment. Those promised payments did not materialise, the new company accrued a further £400,000 HMRC debt and later went into liquidation. Woosnam had received a £1.2m director’s loan and nearly £2m in dividends from Premier Group, while Xpertis, created in July 2026, is owned by someone based in Thailand and employs at least eight former staff.

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