By Hamish Graham
Published: 17 April, 2026
Consultancy firm RSM UK has analysed the latest company insolvency statistics, with February 2026 seeing a 22% month-on-month rise to 270 in terms of accommodation and food services insolvencies. This compared to the 222 insolvencies seen for hospitality in January of this year.
The number of hospitality insolvencies is consistent with the same month last year, when 272 were seen, highlighting the troublingly persistent challenges faced by the on-trade.
As reported by Harpers, there were signs of improvement for the sector late last year, with December 2025 representing the lowest number of…