In the last 12 months, 1,962 UK companies have gone into administration.

The suppliers who shipped to them on credit, and the customers who paid up front, are usually the last to know. This page tracks the UK companies going under, updated every day, and administrator.uk tells you the day a company you rely on is one of them.

A live read on UK corporate distress: the current counts, the sectors taking the hardest hit, and the month-by-month trend.

The numbers, updated daily
1,962
Administrations · last 12 months
1,305
Administrations · 2026 so far
99
Administrations this month →

On record counts every company recorded entering the process since tracking began, including cases that have since closed. Solvent, voluntary wind-downs (members' voluntary liquidation) are not counted. Updated every day.

The full breakdowns

Administrations by sector

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Where the failures concentrate. If the companies you sell to cluster in these sectors, more of your revenue sits in one place.

  1. 1Manufacturing1,110
  2. 2Construction836
  3. 3Retail817
  4. 4Hospitality & food393
  5. 5Transport & logistics280
  6. 6IT & managed services203

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UK insolvency, in numbers

How many UK companies are in administration?
1,962 UK companies have entered administration in the last 12 months, 1,305 of them so far in 2026. An administration typically runs for up to a year, so companies leave the process as new ones enter it. The counts refresh every day.
How many UK companies are in liquidation?
94,726 UK company liquidations are on record here, both compulsory and creditors' voluntary. Solvent wind-downs (members' voluntary liquidation) are not included in this figure.
Which UK sector has the most companies in administration?
Manufacturing, with 1,110 administrations on record, 15.6% of the total. The full ranked table is on the administrations by sector page.
Can administrator.uk tell me when a company I deal with goes under?
Yes. Choose the companies you sell to or depend on, and administrator.uk emails you the day one of them goes into administration. Confirmed watches up to 5 companies free. Protect watches your whole book and flags the warning signs as they build, well before it's official.
How often are these figures updated?
Every day. A company appears in these counts within about a day of its status changing.