The latest National Statistics on insolvencies produced by The Insolvency Service (an Executive Agency of BIS) were released on 5th February 2024 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on quarterly insolvencies for the UK are published for the period from Q1 2000 up to Q4 2023 and include headline figures for England and Wales covering personal insolvencies made up of bankruptcies, individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and debt relief orders (DROs), and company liquidations, consisting of compulsory liquidations and creditors voluntary liquidations (CVLs)
These statistics report on the period October to December 2023 and update those previously released on 6th November.
From 09:30 on Friday, 5 February 2024, The press release can be viewed here.
Tables (accessible from 09:30 Friday 5 February 2024)
1 Company liquidations in England & Wales
1a Compulsory liquidations by industry in England & Wales
1b Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations by industry in England & Wales
2 Individual insolvencies in England & Wales
2a Bankruptcy orders by petition type and trading status in England & Wales
2b Income payments in England & Wales
2c Trading-related bankruptcies by industry in England & Wales
3 Receiverships, Administrations and Company Voluntary Arrangements in England & Wales
3a Receiverships by industry in England & Wales
3b Administrations (Enterprise Act) by industry in England & Wales
3c Company voluntary arrangements by industry in England & Wales
3d Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations Following Administration in England & Wales
4a Compulsory liquidations by industry in Scotland
4b Creditors’ voluntary liquidations by industry in Scotland
5 Receiverships, Administrations and Company Voluntary in Scotland
6 Insolvencies in Northern Ireland
7 Rate of company liquidations
Please note that the links above will always direct you to the Q4 2023 release data. If you are interested in archived data or additional series, further statistics are available here, or you can contact the Insolvency Service.