Company Insolvency Statistics, January to March 2019
Statistics on new company insolvencies in England and Wales, and related statistics for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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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.
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Insolvencies in Q1 2019
- Total underlying company insolvencies increased in Q1 2019
- Creditors’ voluntary liquidations, administrations and company voluntary arrangements all increased in Q1 2019, while compulsory liquidations decreased
- Administrations increased to the highest level for 5 years
Update to historical data
- In Q1 2019 there has been a revision to historical data relating to company voluntary arrangements between 2000-07. This was due to an error in start and registration dates for company voluntary arrangements in our dataset
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Published 30 April 2019Last updated 13 January 2020 + show all updates
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