Insolvency Intelligence
Tracking UK insolvency appointments across administrations, CVAs, members’ voluntary liquidations, and other appointment types. Reports include sector breakdowns, firm rankings, and the SPK Index regional view.
Monthly reports
Insolvency Reports
July 2026
2,108 total appointments (-8% vs Jul 2025). Admin/CVA rose to 146 while CVL/Other fell by 231. Begbies Traynor led the monthly and cumulative SPK Index. Notable: Magnet, Torsion Construction, Superbike Factory Group and Turtle Bay Hospitality.
June 2026
2,185 total appointments (-0% vs Jun 2025) - broadly flat year-on-year. Admin/CVA surges to 170 (+44%). Begbies Traynor leads SPK Index at 1,451 points. Ardmore Construction Group (£343.8m TO), Solar Bridging, Curo Group administrations.
May 2026
2,032 total appointments (+2% vs May 2025) - second consecutive month of year-on-year growth. Admin/CVA holds at 133. FRP Advisory leads SPK Index at 1,366 points. Exertis UK (£1.4bn TO), Franco Manca CVA, Leon Restaurants CVA.
April 2026
2,595 total appointments (+1% vs Apr 2025) - first year-on-year increase in 2026. Admin/CVA at 161, highest of the 2026 series. FRP Advisory leads SPK Index at 1,745 points. Fusion Lifestyle and GivEnergy administrations.
March 2026
3,703 total appointments (-8% vs Mar 2025). Admin/CVA up +18 to 183. FRP Advisory leads SPK Index at 2,745 points. National Car Parks, London Bridging, Drac Global administrations.
February 2026
2,310 total appointments (-12% vs Feb 2025). Admin/CVA at 112, MVL at 662, other at 1,536. Notable: GAME Retail, Fulcrum IT Partners, Corin Group MVL.
January 2026
1,869 total appointments (-2% vs Jan 2025). Admin/CVA at 128 (+11), MVL at 490 (+68), other at 1,251 (-112). Notable: Petrofac CVA, The Factory Shop, Revolution Bars.
About this research
Spark Intel’s insolvency intelligence tracks formal insolvency appointments across the UK, categorised into three groups: administration and CVA appointments, members’ voluntary liquidations (MVLs), and other appointment types (primarily creditors’ voluntary liquidations).
Reports include sector-level breakdowns, top insolvency firm rankings by appointment volume, and the SPK Index - a regional view of insolvency appointment density across 12 UK regions. All data is sourced from The Gazette and processed using Spark’s automated identification and classification systems.
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