Ko-bolt – Switch on your cash flow with Ko-bolt

Ko-bolt

Commercial Debt Collection

Switch on your cash flow with Ko-bolt

The commercial debt collection experts

Commercial Debt Collection

Commercial debt collection can be difficult for businesses of all shapes and sizes, especially combined with the late payment culture that exists in the UK. Not all businesses have a dedicated resource for collecting overdue accounts. They may be a ‘start-up’, only have a small number of customers or they may have so many customers that the resource doesn’t cover them. Whatever the business size or use case, there’s a solution to resolving late payment and bad debt. A new breed of commercial debt collection, we call it debt resolution.

Debt is stressful for both buyer and supplier. Concerns about damaging customer relationships and losing vital future business may make you think twice about using a debt collection agency, but that’s where we come in. We specialise in commercial debt resolution; our approach is firm, but fair. We get to work in under 24 hours and once we have identified the issues that are causing the payment delay, we quickly work towards agreeing a way forward that works for all parties. We work on the understanding that companies owe money but people pay bills. 

To find out more about commercial debt collection and our innovative approach, visit our dedicated blog.

Why businesses use Ko-bolt?

With so many debt collection agencies in the market, why choose Ko-bolt?

We're specialists

We don't offer consumer debt collection. By specialising only on commercial debt collection, we can deliver the best service and the best results.

Fair approach

Our debt collection process focuses on the buyer-supplier relationship. You can expect swift recovery and the opportunity to engage in future trade.

No collect, no fee

Our service is always offered on a no collection, no commission basis. You only pay if we're successful in securing payment. Sound fair?

We get results

Our innovative and personable debt resolution service has a success rate of 82% and most debt is collected within 3 weeks of placement.

Global resource

Collection services in native languages are available in 147 Countries thanks to our network of local agents.

Assign in minutes

With our innovative online registration and placement tools, you can place a debt in as little as 5 minutes.

Our tech

We use specialist email tracking software which allows us to see when an email has been sent, delivered, opened and how many times, influencing how we approach the customer for payment.

Customer care

We’re here for you and your business. Ko-bolt’s friendly customer service team is here to help via phone, email and live chat.

The environment

Traditional debt collection uses vast amounts of paper in the onboarding, debt placement and collection process. Our email first policy helps us reduce the use of paper and our carbon footprint.

Not sure if you need us?

The true cost of a bad debt

The average profit margin for a business in the UK is 10% according to the office for national statistics. If the average business suffers a loss of £10,000, it would result in them having to do an additional £100,000 turnover in order to offset the loss. For the average SME, this figure is simply unachievable often leads to business failure.

Using the sliders in our bad debt calculator, you can see how much additional turnover would be required to offset your late payment if it becomes irrecoverable. 

Using our NEW quick quote tool, you can find out what interest you're entitled to and what it would cost for us to collect your outstanding debt.

3 simple steps to getting paid

Register

Registering with Ko-bolt is free of charge, there are no joining fees, annual fees or debt placement fees, so you only pay when we collect. What’s more, as per the Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013, collection costs and interest are payable by your buyer. We add our costs to the account and when we collect them, there’s no cost to you. Any interest we recover is 100% yours.

Place your debt

Once you've registered, you can start working with Ko-bolt right away. You’ll need to provide us with copies of invoices and/or an up to date statement of account. You can drag and drop these documents into Ko-bolt’s online debt placement tool. We’ll only contact you if we need additional information or we’re unable to help (e.g. if we identify that the buyer is already insolvent at placement).

Get Paid!

Provided we have everything we need, we'll get to work within 24 hours and we hope to have collected the debt within 21 days. Once we've collected your money, we want you to make use of it, so we remit cleared funds every other week, which is twice the average for the industry.

Straight forward pricing

UK Commercial Debt Collection
No Collection, No Commission
10%
  • Fast turnaround
  • Focused on client retention
International Debt Collection
No Collection, No Commission
15%
  • Local agent fees may vary
  • Available in 147 Countries

As a result of the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 and the The Late Payment of Commercial Debts Regulations 2013, collection costs and interest are payable by the buyer. Therefore, when we collect them, there’s no cost to you. 

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