Released
31 January 2023
Next release
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1. Main messages for England and Wales
1.1 Annual summary for 2022
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One in 202 active companies (at a rate of 49.5 per 10,000 active companies) entered insolvent liquidation in 2022. This was an increase from the 32.9 per 10,000 active companies that entered liquidation in 2021, and was higher than the 41.9 per 10,000 in 2019 (before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic).
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The liquidation rate in 2022 was the highest liquidation rate since Q3 2015, but was lower than the recessionary peak of 94.7 per 10,000 in 2009.
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The …
Read the full article at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/company-insolvency-statistics-october-to-december-2022/commentary-company-insolvency-statistics-october-to-december-2022