October 30 2017
The latest figures from the Insolvency Service reveal a 15% increase in the rate of corporate insolvencies in England and Wales compared to the same quarter in 2016. Although the headline figure fell in Q3 compared to Q2, the previous quarter's figures were distorted by a one-off event related to changes in tax rules for personal service companies, which caused 1,131 of these companies to go into voluntary liquidation. Adjusting for this effect, the underlying rate of corporate insolvency in Q3 shows a 14.5% increase compared to Q2.
In England and Wales
In Scotland
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"These figures show the increasing risk of default that face businesses that offer credit to their customers. If you are worried that a company has gone into insolvency, but are struggling to find out, why not try our new Company Check tool?"
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