North East firms under pressure despite insolvency fall

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…