Company liquidations rise in Hampshire and the South East

R3’s analysis of Creditsafe data showed a minor drop from 211 in November to 203 in December.

This figure, which includes administrator and liquidator appointments and creditors’ meetings, is significantly lower than October’s 293, the highest since March 2022.

The South East’s insolvency-related activities are the sixth highest in the UK, behind Greater London, the North West, East Anglia, Yorkshire and Humberside, and the West Midlands.

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Neil Stewart, chairman of R3’s Southern and Thames Valley region (Image: Jonathan Perugia) However, the number of firms in liquidation owing money to creditors in the South East rose from 243 in November…