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Company Insolvency Statistics: April to June 2022

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

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Infographic - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Data Tables in Excel (xlsx) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Data Tables in OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ods) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Metadata for Long-Run Series in CSV Format - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Long-Run Series in CSV Format - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Industry Tables in Excel (xlsx) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Industry Tables in OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ods) Format - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Record-level data for England, Wales and Scotland - Company Insolvency Statistics April to June 2022

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Details

  • Between 1 April and 30 June 2022 (Q2 2022), there were 5,629 (seasonally adjusted) registered company insolvencies, comprising 4,908 creditors’ voluntary liquidations (CVLs), 368 compulsory liquidations, 320 administrations, 32 company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) and one receivership appointment.

  • After seasonal adjustment, the number of company insolvencies in Q2 2022 was 13% higher than in Q1 2022 and 81% higher than in Q2 2021. The number of CVLs increased to the highest quarterly level since the start of the series in 1960. The number of compulsory liquidations also increased, but remained lower than levels seen before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • One in 228 active companies (at a rate of 43.9 per 10,000 active companies) entered liquidation between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022. This was an increase from the 26.1 per 10,000 active companies that entered liquidation in the 12 months ending 30 June 2021.

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Published 2 August 2022

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