National statistics

Company Insolvency Statistics, July to September 2019

Statistics on new company insolvencies in England and Wales, and related statistics for Scotland and Northern Ireland

From:
The Insolvency Service
Published
30 October 2019
Last updated
13 January 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Commentary - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Data Tables in Excel (xlsx) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Data Tables in Open Document Spreadsheet (ods) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Industry Tables in Excel (xlsx) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Industry Tables in Open Document Spreadsheet (ods) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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CSV Tables - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Infographic - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Pre-Release Access List - Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Details

This statistics release contains the latest data on company insolvency (companies which are unable to pay debts and enter liquidation, or enter administration or other company rescue process) . Statistics are presented separately for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland because of differences in legislation and policy.

Main messages

Insolvencies in Q3 2019

  • Total company insolvencies increased slightly in Q3 2019 compared with Q2 2019.
  • Administrations have reached their highest quarterly level since Q1 2014, continuing recent patterns of growth.
  • Underlying creditors’ voluntary liquidations have also reached their highest quarterly since Q1 2012 but the CVL liquidation rate has fallen slightly.
  • Compulsory liquidations have fallen for the third successive quarter to their lowest level since Q4 2017.
Published 30 October 2019
Last updated 13 January 2020 + show all updates

  1. Minor punctuation change to title for consistency

  2. Change to the CSV time series to correct error in reporting underlying insolvencies in table 1c and 1d

  3. First published.

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