Following the end of the temporary suspension of statutory demands and winding up petitions, in addition to the tapering off of government support in the autumn, insolvency practitioners anticipate a sharp increase in the number of insolvencies.
Statistics for April, May and June from the Insolvency Service see the number of insolvencies down respectively by 17, 30 and 50 percent compared to the same month last year. Compulsory liquidation, which requires a winding up order are down by as much as 88 percent compared to same period last year.
“We will be definitely seeing a material uptick in insolvencies when we’ve had a 30 percent [in May] reduction. There’s no way that’s going to be sustained. We’re going to see a significant increase not only in the last quarter, but you will see a significant increase year on year”, says Blair Nimmo, global head of insolvency at KPMG.
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