Scotland & Northern Ireland

The Insolvency Service compiles statistics for these two distinct legal jurisdictions. Members will find detailed statistics concerning the relevant formal processes by accessing the general links below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/insolvency-service-official-statistics
 

Latest Insolvency Statistics

2024
Companies & Individuals

Please note that the monthly and quarterly statistics have been merged as of 26 April 2024, while retaining the monthly frequency. These new monthly publications contain some additional information that was previously only released quarterly, such as seasonally adjusted numbers and rates of insolvency per 10,000 companies or adults. The publications can be found on the company insolvency statistics releases and individual insolvency statistics releases pages.
 

2023
Companies

Fourth Quarter 2023 (January 2024)
Third Quarter 2023 (September 2023)
Second Quarter 2023 (July 2023)
First Quarter 2023 (April 2023)

Individuals

Fourth Quarter 2023 (January 2024) 
Third Quarter 2023 (September 2023)
Second Quarter 2023 (July 2023)
First Quarter 2023 (April 2023)


Previous Insolvency Statistics


2022
Companies
Fourth Quarter 2022 (January 2023)
Third Quarter 2022 (October 2022)
Second Quarter 2022 (August 2022)
First Quarter 2022 (April 2022)

Individuals
Fourth Quarter 2022 (January 2023)
Third Quarter 2022 (October 2022)
Second Quarter 2022 (August 2022)
First Quarter 2022 (April 2022)


2021
Companies
Fourth Quarter 2021 (January 2022)
Third Quarter 2021 (October 2021)
Second Quarter 2021 (July 2021)
First Quarter 2021 (April 2021)

Individuals
Fourth Quarter 2021 (January 2022)
Third Quarter 2021 (October 2021)
Second Quarter 2021 (July 2021)
First Quarter 2021 (April 2021)

Note on Insolvency Statistics in Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The Insolvency Service has committed to releasing monthly company and individual insolvency statistics for England and Wales, and monthly company statistics for Scotland, throughout the remainder of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and for a period thereafter. These new Monthly Insolvency Statistics are released as provisional experimental statistics, published two weeks in arrears of month end, to provide faster indicators of the impact of the pandemic on insolvency. They are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/monthly-insolvency-statistics


2020
Companies
Fourth Quarter 2020 (January 2021)
Third Quarter 2020 (October 2020)
Second Quarter 2020 (July 2020)
First Quarter 2020 (April 2020)

Individuals
Fourth Quarter 2020 (January 2021)
Third Quarter 2020 (October 2020)
Second Quarter 2020 (July 2020)
First Quarter 2020 (April 2020)

2019
Companies
Fourth Quarter 2019 (January 2020) - Northern Ireland
Third Quarter (October 2019) - Northern Ireland
Second Quarter 2019 (July 2019) - Northern Ireland
First Quarter 2019 (April 2019) - Northern Ireland

Fourth Quarter 2019 (January 2020) - Scotland
Third Quarter (October 2019) - Scotland
Second Quarter 2019 (July 2019) - Scotland
First Quarter 2019 (April 2019) - Scotland

Individuals
Fourth Quarter 2019 (January 2020) - Northern Ireland
Third Quarter (October 2019) - Northern Ireland
Second Quarter 2019 (July 2019) - Northern Ireland
First Quarter 2019 (April 2019) - Northern Ireland

Fourth Quarter 2019 (January 2020) - Scotland
Third Quarter (October 2019) - Scotland
Second Quarter 2019 (July 2019) - Scotland
First Quarter 2019 (April 2019) - Scotland


2018
Fourth Quarter 2018 (January 2019) - Northern Ireland
Third Quarter 2018 (October 2018) - Northern Ireland
Second Quarter 2018 (July 2018) - Northern Ireland
First Quarter 2018 (April 2018) - Northern Ireland

Fourth Quarter 2018 (January 2019) - Scotland
Third Quarter 2018 (October 2018) - Scotland​
Second Quarter 2018 (July 2018) - Scotland
First Quarter 2018 (April 2018) - Scotland


2017
Fourth Quarter 2017 (January 2018) - Northern Ireland
Third Quarter 2017 (October 2017) - Northern Ireland

Fourth Quarter 2017 (January 2018) - Scotland
Third Quarter 2017 (October 2017) - Scotland

Second Quarter 2017 (July 2017)
First Quarter 2017 (April 2017)


2016
Fourth Quarter 2016 (January 2017)
Third Quarter 2016 (October 2016)
Second Quarter 2016 (July 2016)
First Quarter 2016 (April 2016)

2015
Fourth Quarter 2015
Third Quarter 2015
2014
Fourth Quarter 2014
Third Quarter 2014
Second Quarter 2014
First Quarter 2014


INSOL Europe gratefully acknowledges the Insolvency Service for its statistical work generally and for the ability to provide Members with direct access to these statistics.

Reported by Simeon GILCHRIST (Edwin Coe, UK)
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