Monthly Insolvency Statistics, September 2022
Monthly company and individual insolvency statistics for England and Wales, as well as Northern Ireland, and monthly company statistics for Scotland. For England and Wales, Breathing Space scheme statistics and the numbers of company moratoriums and restructuring plans are also included.
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The number of registered company insolvencies in September 2022 was 1,679:
- 16% higher than in the same month in the previous year (1,453 in September 2021), and
- 11% higher than the number registered three years previously (pre-pandemic; 1,508 in September 2019).
In September 2022 there were 1,379 Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs), 4% higher than in September 2021 and 25% higher than September 2019. Numbers for other types of company insolvencies, such as compulsory liquidations, remained lower than before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, although there were over 6 times as many compulsory liquidations in September 2022 compared to September 2021.
For individuals, 535 bankruptcies were registered, which was 15% lower than in September 2021 and 61% lower than September 2019.
There were 1,812 Debt Relief Orders (DROs) in September 2022, which was 16% lower than September 2021 and 26% lower than the pre-pandemic comparison month (September 2019).
There were, on average, 7,188 Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) registered per month in the three-month period ending September 2022, which is 5% higher than the three-month period ending September 2021, but 4% lower than the three-month period ending September 2019. IVA numbers have ranged from around 6,300 to 7,800 per month over the past year.
There were 6,177 Breathing Space registrations in September 2022, which is 21% higher than the number registered in September 2021. 6,085 were Standard breathing space registrations, which is 21% higher than in September 2021, and 92 were Mental Health breathing space registrations, which is 10% higher than the number in September 2021.