Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 1% in August 2026 when compared to the previous month, with 1,946 cases compared to 1,934 in July. August’s figure was 3% lower than the same month in 2025, when there were 2,007 cases. The number…
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Latest data from the Insolvency Service has shown that personal insolvencies increased whilst business insolvencies fell in Northern Ireland in August 2026. The data showed that there were 140 personal insolvencies; this was 4% higher than in August 2025. The insolvencies comprised 117 IVAs, 16 DROs and seven bankruptcies. Business insolvency data showed that insolvencies…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,931 in July 2026, 5% higher than in June 2026 (1,847) but 5% lower than the same month in the previous year (2,031 in July 2025). The business insolvencies in July 2026 consisted of 288 compulsory liquidations,…
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Latest data from the Insolvency Service has shown that business and personal insolvencies in Northern Ireland increased in July 2026. The data showed that there were 169 personal insolvencies in Northern Ireland. This was 10% higher than in July 2025. The insolvencies comprised of 137 IVAs, 15 bankruptcies and 17 DROs. There were 16 business insolvencies,…
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The number of UK businesses entering insolvency-related processes fell in the second quarter of 2026, but a decline in new company registrations suggests business confidence remains subdued, according to R3 analysis. R3’s latest Quarterly Business Health report, based on data from Creditsafe found there were 6,854 insolvency-related activities in Q2 2026, down 6% compared to…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales fell by 10%. There were 1,845 business insolvencies in June 2026,. The figures were similar to in May 2026 but 10% lower than in June 2025. The business insolvencies in June 2026 consisted of 276 compulsory liquidations,…
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Latest monthly statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that personal insolvencies increased whilst business insolvencies declined in June 2026. The data showed that in June 2026, there were 189 personal insolvencies in Northern Ireland. This was 13% higher than in June 2025. The insolvencies comprised 136 IVAs, 20 bankruptcies and 33 DROs. The business insolvencies…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales fell to 1,868 in May 2026, 10% lower than in April 2026 (2,087), and 16% lower than the same month in the previous year (2,231 in May 2025). The insolvencies consisted of 285 compulsory liquidations, 1,423 creditors’ voluntary…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 2% in April 2026 compared to the previous month rising to 2,085 from 2,037. April’s figure was 3% up on the same month in 2025. The data showed that there were 2,085 business insolvencies. The…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 7% in March 2026 when compared to the previous month. and were on similar levels to March 2025. March’s increase suggests that oil price spikes and renewed inflation concerns linked to escalating conflict in the…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 7.4% in February 2026 when compared to the previous month. The data showed that there were 1,878 business insolvencies. The figures was 7% lower than the same month in the previous year (2,015 in February…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales increased by 4% when compared to December 2025 to 1,744 in January 2026, but 14% lower than the same month in the previous year (2,028 in January 2025). The insolvency data consisted of 256 compulsory liquidations, 1,323…
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Latest figures from the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have shown that business insolvencies in Scotland fell in January 2026. The data show that there were 74 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, 1% lower than the number in January 2025. The insolvencies comprised 42 CVLs and 32 compulsory liquidations. There were no administrations, CVAs or receivership appointments.
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