This week’s company insolvency statistics show accommodation and food services insolvencies rose 6% from 277 in April 2025 to 295 in May 2025, reaching the highest monthly figure since November 2024. Insolvencies in the sector were also up 4% year-on-year.
Saxon Moseley, partner and head of leisure and hospitality at RSM UK, said, “Today’s figures show the cost pressures and challenges faced by the hospitality industry are really starting to bite. Higher staff costs and rising inflation, combined with subdued consumer spending, means some operators are simply running out of runway. Many have reached their limit in passing on costs to customers and are currently in survival mode.
“The rise in insolvencies is one of many warning…