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Number
of companies going insolvent has grown
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Current
government figures show that as the recession in the UK continues,
an ever growing number of companies have been going under. Data
from the IS (Insolvency Service) have shown that liquidations
jumped in the last half of last year, as the recession got worse
and banks continued to restrict lending, making things very
difficult for many smaller businesses.
The last quarter of 2008 saw over 4600 liquidations across England
and Wales, which was the highest figure since the Insolvency
Service started keeping records in 1998. This reflected a rise
of over 11 percent compared to the third quarter of last year
and also reflected an increase of over 50 percent compared to
the fourth quarter of the previous year.
One industry group predicted that the situation would continue
to get worse even though many companies were trying to restructure
so that they could survive the recession. One official from
the group said: A number of companies and their stakeholders
are trying hard to restructure their businesses, but given the
speed of the downturn, it is inevitable that some will run out
of cash.
It has been predicted that over the course of this year at least
five thousand firms and businesses will go into liquidation
across England and Wales, which means that the number of companies
going bust could effectively double in the next two years. |
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