Official data from the Insolvency Service shows an 8% increase in companies going bust as they were hit by the Chancellor’s tax rises in April. In May across England and Wales there was 2,238 company insolvencies which is an 8% rise compared to April and 15% higher compared to the same period in 2024. There…
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Looking at the graph below it is pretty obvious that insolvencies are on the way up, albiet from a low base. Creditors voluntary liquidations are up quite significantly with 200+ more this month than last. Other insolvencies are low but recent analysis of June’s winding up petitions show that the levels are consistent with…
The number of companies going bust across the UK increased last month after firms swallowed increased costs, according to figures. Official data from the Insolvency Service showed there were 2,238 company insolvencies in England and Wales in May. This was 8% jump compared with April, and 15% higher than the same month last year. The…
The number of people going financially insolvent across England and Wales in May was 5% higher than the same month in 2024, according to Insolvency Service figures. In May 2025, 10,014 people entered insolvency, including bankruptcies, debt relief orders (DROs) and individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs), a total which was broadly unchanged compared with 10,060 insolvencies…
Autumn tax rises ‘increasingly likely’ Despite UK government borrowing slightly undershooting forecasts so far this financial year, tax rises in the autumn are likely. That’s the view of City consultancy Capital Economics, who told clients this morning: Despite the overshoot in May, public borrowing was £2.9bn below the OBR’s forecast in the first two months…
Scottish corporate insolvencies up 13% year-on-year insider.co.uk Read the original article here
Former England footballer Trevor Sinclair, has been declared bankrupt after a judge accused him of ‘burying his head in the sand’ after he failed to pay a five-figure amount relating to his media work in 2021 and 2022. Sinclair, a 2002 World Cupper with the Three Lions, had joined the Indian men’s team as part…
1. Main messages for England and Wales The number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 2,238 in May 2025, 8% higher than in April 2025 (2,074) and 15% higher than the same month in the previous year (1,946 in May 2024). Monthly company insolvency numbers in the first five months of 2025…