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Individual Insolvency Statistics, July to September 2019

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

Documents

Commentary - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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

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

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Infographic - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Trader Bankruptcies by Industry in Excel (xlsx) Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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Trader Bankruptcies by Industry in Open Document Spreadsheet (ods) Format - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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CSV Tables - Individual Insolvency Statistics July to September 2019

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

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Details

This statistics release contains the latest data on individual insolvency (people who are unable to pay debts and enter formal procedures).

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 individual insolvencies increased slightly in Q3 2019.
  • This was mainly driven by an increase in individual voluntary arrangements.
  • Individual insolvencies remain elevated due to increased volumes of individual voluntary arrangements. The last 4 quarters have been the highest since Q4 2010.
  • Bankruptcies fell both in comparison to the previous quarter and the same quarter last year.
Published 30 October 2019
Last updated 13 January 2020 + show all updates
  1. Minor punctuation change to title for consistency

  2. First published.