There were 209 corporate insolvencies recorded for the period 1 October to 31 December, eight more than the same quarter in 2017-18.
This number included 129 compulsory liquidations, 80 creditors voluntary liquidations and 122 members voluntary liquidations. No receiverships were recorded in the last quarter.
Overall, corporate insolvency numbers in Scotland for the whole of 2018 were 21% higher than in 2017, and were at their highest level since 2012.
Jim Cooper, chair of R3 in Scotland, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, said: Its not especially surprising to see corporate insolvencies in Scotland at a higher level in 2018 than in the previous year, as 2017 recorded the lowest number of annual corporate insolvencies for quite so…
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