Monthly administrations

Administrations in the construction sector fell in January for the second consecutive month, while a number of firms were rescued after administrators stepped in. The January 2026 total of 16 collapses still marked a year-on-year increase compared with the 10 failures recorded by Creditsafe in January 2025. There were 28…

A student accommodation job in Newcastle upon Tyne has helped Bowmer & Kirkland reach the summit of the first monthly league table of 2026. The firm did not appear in the December top 10, and January was the first time since April 2023 that it topped the table. The Derbyshire-based…

Fewer construction companies went under in December 2025 than the month before, according to the latest data from Creditsafe. But the 20 collapses in the final month of the year marked the highest December total since 2022, when 23 firms went under. In a broader context, the fourth quarter (Q4)…

Monthly construction sector administrations have surged with the highest total since March, according to the latest data from Creditsafe. The 28 collapses recorded in November marked a sharp increase on October’s 15 failures, and was the joint-highest total since 31 in March. There were also 28 failures in May and…

Administrations in the construction sector halved in October compared with the month before, according to the latest monthly figures from Creditsafe. A total of 15 business failures were logged last month – down sharply on the 32 recorded in September and 44 per cent lower than the October 2024 total…

The number of administrations in September has soared, equalling February’s peak of 32 and bringing this year’s total so far to more than 200. One analyst said the higher tempo of business failures ─ a third higher than the 21 recorded by Creditsafe in August ─ marked a “worrying milestone”.…

Construction-sector administrations have fallen to their lowest monthly level since January, Creditsafe data shows. The 20 business failures last month marked the lowest number since January’s 10, but the total was broadly the same as July last year, when 19 went under. However, the latest figure is a notable improvement…

The number of construction sector administrations in the first six months of the year has hit 150 – higher than the same period last year. The latest monthly data from Creditsafe shows that 28 firms entered into administration in June – the same number as in May, but still more…

The number of administrations jumped by a third in May compared with April. The latest monthly data from Creditsafe shows that 28 firms entered into administration in May – a rise of 33 per cent compared with April, which saw 21 failures. May’s figure is a 17 per cent rise…

Construction firm failures in April decreased by almost a third compared with the previous month. This reversed a trend seen in February and March when administration figures soared, with the number of firms going under rising to 32 and 31 respectively. Data from Creditsafe shows that 21 firms entered administration…