The Insolvency Service recorded 1,882 company insolvencies in England and Wales in September 2026.
That was 3.6 per cent below August’s 1,953 and 4.6 per cent lower than September 2025’s 1,973.
Azets, a top-10 UK accountancy and business advisory firm with offices in Durham, Newcastle and Teesside, said many companies were still struggling despite the monthly fall.
Richard Oddy, restructuring and insolvency partner at Azets, said: “September is typically when the true picture of the summer trading period emerges, and where business owners and management teams decide whether they can keep going or need to close the doors.
“With the holidays ending and court-time capacity returning to its usual level, it’s also…