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Company insolvencies, August 2025
Monthly tables and commentary on the numbers, rates and sectors of companies that have entered formal insolvency procedures in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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- The number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 2,048 in August 2025, 2% lower than in July 2025 (2,083) and 6% higher than the same month in the previous year (1,933 in August 2024). Monthly company insolvency numbers in the first eight months of 2025 were slightly higher than in 2024 and at a similar level to 2023, which saw a 30-year high annual number of insolvencies.
- Company insolvencies in August 2025 consisted of 311 compulsory liquidations, 1,600 creditors’ voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 121 administrations and 16 company voluntary arrangements (CVAs). There were no receivership appointments. The number of compulsory liquidations was 9% lower than in July 2025 and was also lower than the 2025 monthly average to date, although higher than monthly numbers in 2024. The number of CVLs in August 2025 was similar to both July 2025 and the 2024 monthly average. Administrations were lower than in July 2025, while CVAs were higher.
- One in 190 companies on the Companies House effective register (at a rate of 52.6 per 10,000 companies) entered insolvency between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025. This was a decrease from the 55.5 per 10,000 companies that entered insolvency in the 12 months ending 31 August 2024. Insolvency rates are calculated on a 12-month rolling basis as a proportion of the total number of companies on the effective register. The 12-month rolling rates show longer term trends and reduce the volatility associated with estimates based on single months.
- While the insolvency rate has increased since the lows seen in 2020 and 2021, it remains much lower than the peak of 113.1 per 10,000 companies seen during the 2008-09 recession. This is because the number of companies on the effective register has more than doubled over this period.
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Published 19 September 2025