R3’s analysis of Creditsafe data revealed a minor drop from 211 in November to 203 in December.
This figure includes administrator and liquidator appointments and creditors’ meetings.
However, this number is significantly lower than October’s 293, the highest figure since March 2022.
The South East’s insolvency-related activities are the sixth highest in the UK, behind Greater London, the North West, East Anglia, Yorkshire and Humberside, and the West Midlands.
The findings also revealed an increase in the number of firms in liquidation that owed money to their creditors in the South East, rising from 243 in November to 273 in December.
Neil Stewart, chairman of R3’s Southern and Thames Valley region, said that…
