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Glossary of Credit Management Terms. Letter T

Take over:
An offer by one company to another, for a large proportion or all of its shares, to bring it under control. The offer sometimes consists of a proportionate number of its own shares, together with a cash payment per share, in exchange.

Technically insolvent:
Where a company has a deficit of shareholders funds but can have a positive working capital or long-term borrowings allowing it to continue trading.

Terms of Trade/ Terms and Conditions:
The contractual terms, usually in writing, upon which goods are sold and services supplied. Also known as Conditions of Sale.

Third party debt order:
A legal proceeding to recover money that is owed to the debtor by some third party.

Total assets:
A total of the current and fixed assets.

Trade creditors & accruals:
Amounts currently owing for goods or services received, whether invoiced or not.

Trading address:
The address of the company where business is carried out if different from the registered office and where the company’s assets are likely to be found.

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