Corporate insolvency rates on upward trend – CCH Daily inc Accountancy Live (subscription) (blog)
The numbers, taken from notices in the London Gazette, show that 1,174 companies, or groups of companies, entered into administration across the UK during 2016, compared with the 15-year low of 1,111 in the previous year. The peak was seen in 2009, following the financial crisis, when 3,376 companies went into administration. Blair Nimmo, KPMGs…