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The number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 2,081 in July 2025, similar to both June 2025 (2,053) and the same...

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50,000 companies on brink of collapse
The latest “Red Flag Alert” report from Begbies Traynor reveals how nearly 50,000 businesses are now in ‘critical’ financial distress...

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Jul 302 min read


Insolvency Service launches new strategy to improve corporate standards
The Insolvency Service has announced plans to be recognised as the UK’s leading authority in enforcing corporate and insolvency...

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Jul 212 min read


Company insolvencies rise as tax rises bite
The number of company insolvencies across England and Wales increased last month after firms faced rising costs. Official data from the...

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Jun 231 min read


Insolvency Service appoints cryptocurrency specialist
The Insolvency Service has appointed its first dedicated crypto intelligence specialist. In the past five years, the number of...

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Jun 111 min read


“Perfect storm of costs” to hit SME housebuilders
Half of Britain’s 2,500 smaller housebuilders could crash into insolvency by the end of this parliament as a result of the cost of...

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Jun 101 min read


Surge in company closures
Research published today by City AM has found that businesses across Britain are being shut down at a rate not seen since the financial...

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Apr 282 min read


More than 1,000 directors banned in 2024/25
The Insolvency Service banned more than 1,000 directors in 2024/25 - the majority for Covid loan abuse. The Insolvency Service...

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Apr 171 min read


Business closures surge to their highest level since 2021
Business closures in the UK surged to their highest level since 2021, according to latest data for Quarter 1. An analysis of insolvency...

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Apr 92 min read


February 2025 insolvency statistics
More than 2,000 companies filed for insolvency in February as economic conditions continued to bite. The number of insolvencies in...

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Mar 202 min read


Compulsory liquidations hit record high
Compulsory liquidations of UK companies hit a decade-high last year. The courts ordered 3,230 companies to stop trading in 2024 because...

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Jan 231 min read


Optimise marks its first anniversary
Optimise, the insolvency litigation and financing business launched by Provenio Litigation LLP, has marked its first year in business...

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Jan 222 min read


Insolvencies set to rise in 2025
Insolvency experts are warning that insolvencies will rise over the next 12 months. In particular, the government’s cost increases to...

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Jan 22 min read


UK economy heading for "worst of all worlds"
Revised figures show that the UK economy had zero growth between July and September 2024. Initial figures by the Office for National...

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Dec 23, 20241 min read


The Budget - key insolvency and restructuring takeaways
The Optimise team takes a look at the key insolvency related takeaways from yesterday’s Budget: Rise in employers’ National Insurance and...

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Oct 31, 20242 min read


Case update - October 2024
Optimise’s regular round-up of cases of interest to insolvency practitioners and solicitors. Webb v Eversholt Rail Limited [2024] EWHC...

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Oct 28, 20241 min read


Company Insolvency Statistics - September 2024
The number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,973 in September 2024, 2% higher than in August 2024 (1,943)...

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Oct 23, 20241 min read


Record number of businesses plunged into significant financial distress
A record number of businesses are ‘teetering on the edge of collapse’ according to new research by Begbies Traynor. The ‘Red Flag...

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Oct 21, 20241 min read


Optimise sponsors R3 Yorkshire Business Lunch
Optimise was a proud sponsor of yesterday’s R3 Yorkshire Business lunch. The event, at The Met Hotel in Leeds, showcased the strength...

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Oct 18, 20241 min read


Optimise launches new product for sub 100k insolvency claims
Optimise - the insolvency litigation and financing business launched by Provenio Litigation LLP earlier this year - has launched a new...

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Sep 11, 20241 min read
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