The impression is that more businesses are shutting up shop than ever, which casts a shadow over the communities, workers and supply chains that depend on them.
In fact, financial and real estate advisory BTG’s Red Flag Alert highlighted a 51% rise in businesses facing critical states of distress across Scotland in Q1 of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Monthly data from the government paints a more nuanced picture, with the number of company insolvencies registered in Scotland rising by 6% year-on-year in April 2026 but falling by a quarter in May 2026 compared with the same month in the previous year.
Data for June 2026 shows that there were 104 company insolvencies registered in Scotland, only marginally…