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Summary - Company Insolvency Statistics January to March 2021

Published 30 April 2021

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Total company insolvencies in England & Wales decreased by 22% from Q4 2020 to 2,384 in Q1 2021:

A bar chart showing the number of company insolvencies in Q1 2021: 2384 total; 2047 CVLs; 108 compulsory liquidations; 229 other
2021 Q1 % change from Q4 2020
Total company insolvencies 2,384 -22%
Creditors’ voluntary liquidations 2,047 -18%
Compulsory liquidations 108 -26%
Other company insolvencies 229 -46%

Company insolvencies remain lower than pre-pandemic levels

A line chart showing the change over time in the quarterly number of company insolvencies in England and Wales between Q1 2011 and Q1 2021. The data can be found in Table 1a of the accompanying tables.

The liquidation rate per 10,000 active companies also fell

A line chart showing the change over time in the liquidation rate in England and Wales between Q1 2011 and Q1 2021. The data can be found in Table 3a of the accompanying tables.
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