UK Construction Insolvency Statistics
Construction has the most company insolvencies of any UK industry. There were 3,949 construction company insolvencies in 2025, around 16% of all company insolvencies that year. This page tracks the construction trend since 2016, the monthly series since 2023 and the split across building, civil engineering and specialised trades.
Accredited official statistics
Trend
Monthly construction insolvencies since 2023
Company insolvencies in the construction sector, England and Wales. Monthly figures are available from January 2023; the longer view is annual (see below). Construction is the largest sector across the company insolvencies by sector data and the UK company insolvency statistics; supplier cash-flow pressure is tracked in the late payment statistics.
Sub-sectors
Construction insolvencies by sub-sector
Construction divides into the construction of buildings, civil engineering and specialised construction activities (the largest, covering trades such as electrical and plumbing).
| Sub-sector | 2016 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Construction of buildings | 818 | 1,537 |
| Civil engineering | 164 | 194 |
| Specialised construction activities | 1,575 | 2,218 |
Annual
Construction insolvencies by year, 2016 to 2025
| Year | Construction insolvencies |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,557 |
| 2017 | 2,633 |
| 2018 | 2,996 |
| 2019 | 3,221 |
| 2020 | 2,061 |
| 2021 | 2,581 |
| 2022 | 4,168 |
| 2023 | 4,389 |
| 2024 | 4,040 |
| 2025 | 3,949 |
Not seasonally adjusted, England and Wales. Industry data is published quarterly. Source: Insolvency Service (Table 1c).
Method
UK company insolvency statistics: methodology
Company insolvency data is sourced mainly from Companies House. Compulsory liquidation data for England and Wales comes from the Insolvency Service, and compulsory liquidation data for Northern Ireland comes from the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland.
The headline England and Wales figures use seasonally adjusted data where the Insolvency Service has identified seasonality. Scotland and Northern Ireland figures are shown on an unadjusted basis.
The statistics count formal company insolvency procedures. They do not include members’ voluntary liquidations, dissolutions or ordinary company closures.
Data limitations
- The latest month is provisional and can be revised.
- Detailed industry sub-sector breakdowns are published quarterly.
- Industry is based on self-reported SIC codes.
- Registered office addresses are not a reliable guide to where a company traded.
- Solvent company closures are not included.
Source
Source and citation
- Primary source
- Insolvency Service, Company Insolvency Statistics, May 2026 (Table 1c, by industry).
- Supporting source
- Companies House company register data.
- Publication date
- 19 June 2026
- Industry breakdown
- Published quarterly (January, April, July, October).
- Status
- Accredited official statistics
How to cite this page
CompanyDebt. (2026). UK Construction Insolvency Statistics. CompanyDebt.com. Data sourced from the Insolvency Service company insolvency statistics by industry (Table 1c).
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