LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Company insolvencies in England and Wales in August rose 19% year on year to the third highest level since monthly record started in January 2019, as firms grapple with rising costs and uncertain economic outlook, government data showed on Friday.
The Insolvency Service, a government agency, reported 2,308 corporate insolvencies last month, up from 1,728 in July.
Companies were mostly declared insolvent through creditors’ voluntary liquidations, in which a firms’ directors agree to wind up the business without a formal court order.
The rate of businesses falling into insolvency fell sharply at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to government support programmes and lockdowns slowing the progress of court…
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