FOI release
FOI036 Annex A
Updated 28 August 2025
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| Table: Bankruptcies caused by gambling and other rash speculation, England and Wales, 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2024 | |||||
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| Cause of insolvency information is not routinely published since the quality of the data cannot be fully verified and therefore does not meet official statistics quality standards. For example, between 2015 and 2024, 7% of bankruptices have unknown value for cause of insolvency. There may be other bankruptcies which have gambling debt, which are not included as gambling hasn’t been identified as the cause of the bankruptcy, such as within the 12% of cases with Bankruptcy cause as 'Other'. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Information on cause of insolvency is often entered at an early stage of the case and can include both where the bankrupt has stated this is the main cause and may include where the Official Receiver has considered it is likely to be the main cause. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| The percentage of bankruptcies with unknown cause of insolvency is now higher than in the past. (15% in 2024). | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Numbers in this table reflect the actual number of bankruptcies registered in the corresponding month. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Source: Insolvency Service administrative systems | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| Month of Bankruptcy | Cause of insolvency - Gambling and other rash speculation | Total Bankruptcies | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-15 | 11 | 1,378 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-15 | 10 | 1,376 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-15 | 10 | 1,656 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-15 | 24 | 1,359 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-15 | 10 | 1,245 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-15 | 15 | 1,368 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-15 | 11 | 1,323 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-15 | 16 | 1,271 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-15 | 12 | 1,302 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-15 | 16 | 1,265 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-15 | 12 | 1,304 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-15 | 7 | 1,002 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-16 | 10 | 1,091 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-16 | 15 | 1,251 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-16 | 10 | 1,437 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-16 | 18 | 1,146 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-16 | 18 | 1,184 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-16 | 15 | 1,378 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-16 | 14 | 1,375 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-16 | 17 | 1,291 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-16 | 20 | 1,270 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-16 | 27 | 1,360 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-16 | 25 | 1,322 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-16 | 28 | 944 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-17 | 23 | 1,393 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-17 | 15 | 1,223 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-17 | 19 | 1,467 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-17 | 21 | 1,160 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-17 | 25 | 1,287 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-17 | 28 | 1,275 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-17 | 20 | 1,268 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-17 | 20 | 1,234 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-17 | 20 | 1,236 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-17 | 24 | 1,321 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-17 | 25 | 1,303 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-17 | 22 | 941 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-18 | 40 | 1,505 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-18 | 24 | 1,415 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-18 | 32 | 1,464 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-18 | 26 | 1,440 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-18 | 25 | 1,361 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-18 | 32 | 1,307 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-18 | 37 | 1,496 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-18 | 29 | 1,409 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-18 | 36 | 1,303 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-18 | 36 | 1,551 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-18 | 33 | 1,345 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-18 | 31 | 1,046 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-19 | 24 | 1,479 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-19 | 35 | 1,431 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-19 | 29 | 1,559 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-19 | 30 | 1,492 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-19 | 21 | 1,442 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-19 | 29 | 1,301 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-19 | 30 | 1,464 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-19 | 22 | 1,348 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-19 | 25 | 1,366 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-19 | 32 | 1,405 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-19 | 34 | 1,365 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-19 | 19 | 1,091 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-20 | 31 | 1,540 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-20 | 31 | 1,558 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-20 | 19 | 1,487 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-20 | 22 | 817 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-20 | 17 | 742 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-20 | 22 | 883 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-20 | 24 | 937 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-20 | 13 | 793 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-20 | 24 | 1,056 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-20 | 18 | 1,076 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-20 | 13 | 945 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-20 | 16 | 824 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-21 | 12 | 840 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-21 | 17 | 920 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-21 | 21 | 1,042 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-21 | 15 | 825 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-21 | 15 | 732 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-21 | 8 | 750 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-21 | 11 | 634 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-21 | 12 | 625 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-21 | 8 | 630 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-21 | 10 | 618 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-21 | 11 | 652 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-21 | 13 | 454 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-22 | 13 | 585 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-22 | 12 | 601 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-22 | 11 | 657 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-22 | 16 | 559 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-22 | 4 | 590 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-22 | 11 | 500 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-22 | 14 | 545 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-22 | 9 | 579 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-22 | 15 | 548 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-22 | 12 | 551 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-22 | 11 | 561 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-22 | 6 | 407 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-23 | 9 | 641 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-23 | 4 | 612 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-23 | 9 | 683 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-23 | 16 | 545 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-23 | 5 | 653 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-23 | 5 | 657 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-23 | 6 | 644 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-23 | 6 | 671 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-23 | 12 | 684 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-23 | 17 | 713 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-23 | 6 | 685 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-23 | 8 | 510 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jan-24 | 11 | 785 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Feb-24 | 11 | 721 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Mar-24 | 7 | 682 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Apr-24 | 10 | 725 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| May-24 | 7 | 622 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jun-24 | 7 | 616 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Jul-24 | 7 | 708 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aug-24 | 13 | 559 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Sep-24 | 8 | 547 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Oct-24 | 17 | 648 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Nov-24 | 10 | 577 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Dec-24 | 8 | 431 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Total | 2,100 | 122,773 | Not set | Not set | Not set |