Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 2.9% in April 2025 to a total of 2,053 compared to March 2025’s total of 1,996, and decreased by 5.1% compared to April 2024’s total of 2,163. The business insolvencies consisted of 379 compulsory…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales decreased by 2.9% in March 2025 to a total of 1,992 when compared to February 2025’s total. Business insolvencies increased by 9.1% when compared to March 2024’s figure of 1,826 than the same month in the…
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Latest annual data analysis by the Accountant in Bankruptcy has shown that there were 1,175 corporate insolvencies in the year 2024-2025. This was a slight increase of 0.6% from 2023-2024’s figure of 1,168, and an increase of 3.8% on 2022-2023’s figure of 1,132. Separate quarterly figures (fourth quarter 2024-25) showed that registered companies becoming insolvent…
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The number of companies in the UK filing for administration remained steady during Q1 2025 according to analysis by Interpath. Interpath expects that insolvencies to rise sharply as businesses grapple with the impact of new US tariffs on their organisations and the wider economy. Analysis of Companies House data by the international advisory firm shows…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 2.9% in February 2025 to a total of 2,035 compared to January 2025’s total of 1,978, and decreased by 7% compared to February 2024’s figure of 2,188. The business insolvencies consisted of 393 compulsory…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales in January 2025 was 1,971, 6% higher than in December 2024 (1,852) and 11% higher than the same month in the previous year (1,780). The business insolvencies consisted of 269 compulsory liquidations, 1,546 creditors’ voluntary liquidations…
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The failure rate of new businesses relative to total insolvencies is at its lowest level for more than a decade, according to new analysis from PwC. In 2024 startups accounted for 46% of total company insolvencies, the lowest proportion in a decade by a large margin – despite record levels of company incorporations over the…
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Annual figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that there were 23,872 registered business insolvencies in England and Wales in 2024 a fall of 5.1% from 2023’s figure of 25,163. The business insolvencies comprised of 18,840 creditors’ voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 3,230 compulsory liquidations, 1,597 administrations, 202 company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and three receivership appointments. The…
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The retail sector is braced for a challenging year, with a record 17,349 shop closures forecast for 2025, according to the Centre for Retail Research. If the forecast is correct then this would surpass the previous record of 17,145 in 2022. Last year, 13,479 shops closed and 169,395 retail jobs were los marking a 28% increase from…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,966 in November 2024, 13% higher than in October 2024 (1,743) and 12% lower than the same month in the previous year (2,243 in November 2023). The business insolvencies consisted of 254 compulsory liquidations, 1,565…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,747 in October 2024, 10% lower than in September 2024 (1,950) and 24% lower than the same month in the previous year. The business insolvencies figures consisted of 188 compulsory liquidations, 1,445 creditors’ voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 100…
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Research by Forvis Mazars has found that insolvencies of logistics companies’ have risen 14% in the past year, from 464 in 2022/23 to 530 in 2023/24. Many logistics businesses were set up during the pandemic to meet the sudden rise in demand for home delivery. As this surge in demand reversed, some of these companies…
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Business insolvency levels rose by 10.6% year-on-year in Scotland in Quarter 2 according to new statistics from Accountant in Bankruptcy to a total of 313. Iain Fraser, Chair of the Scottish Technical Committee at R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body, and a Partner at FRP Advisory, said: “Despite the increase in corporate insolvencies, Scotland’s…
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