Name: United Kingdom Bankruptcies
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Bankruptcies in the United Kingdom decreased to 1868 Companies in May from 2087 Companies in April of 2026. Bankruptcies in the United Kingdom averaged 1887.10 Companies from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6509.00 Companies in September of 1992 and a record low of 718.00 Companies in June of 2020. source: The Insolvency Service, United Kingdom

Bankruptcies in the United Kingdom is expected to be 2080.00 Companies by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Bankruptcies is projected to trend around 1990.00 Companies in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	1868.00	2087.00	Companies	May 2026
BRC Retail Sales Monitor YoY	3.40	-3.40	percent	May 2026
CBI Business Optimism Index	-65.00	-19.00	points	Jun 2026
Car Production YoY	56135.00	69755.00	Units	Apr 2026
Car Registrations	160662.00	149247.00	Units	May 2026
Changes in Inventories	4565.00	-8.00	GBP Million	Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.50	100.69	points	May 2026
Corporate Profits	169181.00	165769.00	GBP Million	Mar 2026
Corruption Index	70.00	71.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	20.00	20.00		Dec 2025
Crude Oil Rigs	6.00	8.00		May 2026
Electricity Price	91.46	93.25	GBP/MWh	Jun 2026
Electricity Production	65847.60	49685.20	Gigawatt-hour	Dec 2025
CBI Industrial Trends Orders	-41.00	-38.00	Net Balance	May 2026
Industrial Production YoY	-0.20	0.00	percent	Apr 2026
Industrial Production MoM	0.00	-0.20	percent	Apr 2026
GDP 3-Month Avg	0.70	0.60	percent	Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	1.00	1.20	percent	Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	0.40	1.20	Percent	Apr 2026
Mining Production	-4.70	-3.90	percent	Apr 2026
New Orders	10553.00	11791.00	GBP Million	Mar 2026
New Car Sales YoY	7.10	24.00	percent	May 2026
Business Investment QoQ	0.70	-2.90	percent	Mar 2026

United Kingdom Bankruptcies

In the United Kingdom, bankruptcies refer to company insolvencies in England and Wales made up of compulsory liquidations (winding-up orders made by the courts) and creditors' voluntary liquidations registered at Companies House.