Company insolvencies rapidly increasing

A surge in company liquidations in England and Wales since the Covid-19 pandemic

Government figures reveal a 40% increase in the number of registered companies that entered insolvency procedures during the past year. Newly-released data shows the number of companies entering statutory insolvency procedures has risen 15% compared to pre-pandemic levels in June 2019. Furthermore, the number of companies that were placed into a creditors’ voluntary liquidation (CVL)…

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35% of banned directors abused Covid support

7 out of every 20 UK company directors who were banned during the first four months of 2022 were guilty of fraud or abusing the Government's Covid-19 support schemes

7 out of every 20 UK company directors struck off in 2022 were guilty of abusing the Government’s Covid-19 loan or job support schemes, shocking statistics reveal. Between April and May, the Insolvency Service disqualified around 36 directors following claims of abuse and fraud, which is staggering. Still, many individuals and smaller companies may never…

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Insolvency Service adjusts IVA payment rules

Insolvency Services urges insolvency practitioners to consider cost of living crisis in IVA procedures

The Insolvency Service is to overhaul the Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) regime in the wake of the cost of living crisis.   Individual Voluntary Arrangements are legally binding court-approved agreements that people make to pay all or part of the debts they owe. An IVA is a statutory insolvency procedure managed by an insolvency practitioner…

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