Sports Sector
Specialist advice on football and rugby club insolvency and sales.
Some situations require a practitioner whose experience extends well beyond conventional insolvency work. With over 30 years of experience, including specialist expertise advising on sports club insolvencies and sales across the South of England, and a background in law, I help directors find the right solution for even the most complex circumstances. I’m here to help, confidentially and without obligation.
Julie Palmer is a licensed Insolvency Practitioner based in Salisbury with over 30 years of experience. She works with directors across all insolvency procedures, including administration, Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs), and both Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation (CVL) and Members’ Voluntary Liquidation (MVL), whilst specialising in corporate insolvency, business restructuring and financial advisory.
Julie regularly supports businesses across sport, digital assets, construction, retail and healthcare sectors. She has successfully advised on and executed the sale of several top-tier football and rugby clubs, delivering commercially sound outcomes for stakeholders. Her extensive experience includes achieving sales as going concerns and ensuring continuity for vulnerable service users.
Whether you need urgent support during a crisis or strategic advice on complex restructuring matters, Julie provides professional, expert guidance tailored to each company’s circumstances. She served as a council member of R3 (The Association of Business Recovery Professionals), contributing to policy and representing the profession in parliamentary discussions.
Julie holds a degree in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, bringing legal insight to her comprehensive expertise in corporate insolvency and business restructuring.
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Insolvency Practitioners is a trading name of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales No. OC306540. The firm is authorised by the FCA to undertake debt counselling and debt adjusting and its reference number is 660455. Copyright 2026 Insolvency Practitioners, all rights reserved.