Retail sector insolvencies in the UK remained broadly stable in April, according to new figures released today, but the outlook is increasingly clouded by a convergence of macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.
The latest company insolvency statistics show a modest 3 per cent rise in retail trade insolvencies from March to April 2025, reaching 165 cases, though still 10 per cent below the same month last year. Over a 12-month period, insolvencies fell 15 per cent, from 2,212 in the year to April 2024 to 1,889 in the year to April 2025 — a sign that, despite tightening margins and reduced discretionary spending, much of the industry is managing to stay afloat.
Gordon Thomson, restructuring partner at RSM UK, noted: “These latest…