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http://www.insolvency.gov.uk Thought it may be of intrest.
STATISTICS RELEASE: INSOLVENCIES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER 2006
Statistics showing insolvencies in the fourth quarter 2006 are published today (2 February 2007) by the Insolvency Service.
COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS
There were 3,194 liquidations in England and Wales in the fourth quarter of 2006 on a seasonally adjusted basis. This was a decrease of 1.4% on the previous quarter and a decrease of 0.1% on the same period a year ago.
This was made up of 1,411 compulsory liquidations, an increase of 4.9% on the previous quarter and an increase of 9.7% on the corresponding quarter of the previous year, and 1,783 creditors voluntary liquidations, a decrease of 5.9% on the previous quarter and a decrease of 6.7% on the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
0.6% of active companies went into liquidation in the twelve months ended Q4 2006, a decrease from 0.7% in the previous quarter and the corresponding quarter of 2005.
INDIVIDUAL INSOLVENCIES
There were 29,804 individual insolvencies in England and Wales in the fourth quarter of 2006 on a seasonally adjusted basis. This was an increase of 7.1% on the previous quarter and an increase of 44.1% on the same period a year ago.
This was made up of 17,063 bankruptcies, an increase of 9.6% on the previous quarter and an increase of 24.8% on the corresponding quarter of the previous year, and 12,741 Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), an increase of 3.9% on the previous quarter and an increase of 81.9% on the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
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