The rate of insolvency in construction companies continues to rise in July
UK construction company insolvency made up 15.2% of all insolvencies in both England and Wales in July, a rise of 2.5% from June.
However, this is also a drop of 3.5% year-on-year from July 2024.
Nearly 4,000 companies went under in a year
In the 12 months to July 2025, 3,973 construction companies entered insolvency. While is a decrease of 9.5% yearly from July 2024’s 4,389, it is an increase of 23.5% on 2019’s 3,218.
Monthly, specialist firms took the biggest hit with 195 recorded insolvencies.
While the numbers may seem bleak, it should be noted that the number of companies on the effective register is more than twice what it was during the 2008…