We bring real business experience and a level head to protecting what Northern Ireland's owners have built — working calmly alongside you, your accountant and the insolvency practitioner, so the pressure comes off you.
Consult Hamill is led by its Principal, Simon Hamill — an experienced, level-headed adviser, not an insolvency practitioner or a solicitor. He works alongside you, your accountant and the insolvency practitioner, putting your case firmly and calmly.
He has negotiated with banks and HMRC, advised on business sales, and built ventures of his own. Over many years he acted as an independent agent and adviser to the Official Receiver's office on bankruptcy and insolvency cases — carrying out valuations, working alongside estate agents and valuers, realising assets, advising the insolvency team and managing the orderly closure of businesses — work that included some of Northern Ireland's largest and most high-profile insolvencies — often in sensitive and time-critical circumstances.
His experience spans a broad range of sectors — property and development, the rental sector, industrial and infrastructure, and the motor trade and asset-disposal markets, including auctions and online platforms — giving him a quick, practical read of a business, its assets and its pressures. He has worked with limited companies, partnerships and sole traders alike, and has handled complex, high-value insolvency matters in Northern Ireland. He is no stranger to the Belfast High Court, having represented his own interests there in substantial litigation. Understanding the process from the inside is exactly what makes him so effective at finding a sensible, fair way through and protecting your position.
He also runs successful businesses of his own — so he speaks the language of the people he helps, and knows what it takes to protect one. Every matter is handled privately and built around the individual, never off a template. Consult Hamill carries professional indemnity insurance and treats every matter in strict confidence.
Away from the work, Simon is a dedicated family man who takes continual learning, self-development and fitness seriously — the same discipline and steady head he brings to every client. He understands what people stand to lose, and what it takes to protect it.
General guidance, not legal advice.
Consult Hamill is a Northern Ireland advisory firm for business owners under pressure. Whether trouble is just starting to build or a formal process has already begun, we help you see clearly, protect what matters and act while there are still choices to make.
We bring years of real business experience, not textbook theory. That's what lets us take something that feels overwhelming and break it into clear, sensible steps you can actually follow — and deal with the process and the paperwork so you don't have to.
We also know these worries are rarely just about money. They keep you up at night, they're personal, and they don't wait. So we work quietly, quickly and firmly in your corner.
We help you see the whole picture — including how it looks to the insolvency practitioner, HMRC or whoever's involved — and turn that into a clear plan, worked through calmly and in the right order. No judgement, no false promises, just a way forward.
From the first signs of pressure to life after a formal process, here's the ground we cover — see our services page for the detail.
Taking the pressure off and getting a realistic plan in place while you still have choices.
Every realistic option weighed, honestly and calmly — so you understand where you stand.
Helping you cooperate constructively with the insolvency practitioner or Official Receiver.
Where you've signed personally for a business debt, understanding it and checking a demand before you pay.
Working through the figure, costs and valuation to reach something fair — in discussion, not dispute.
Annulment where grounds exist, and a clear path to a genuine fresh start.
Quiet, careful help to sell or step back on the right terms, if the time is right.
Whatever you're facing — and however far along it is — one private conversation gives you options. We're ready to listen.
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