Businesses in Dorset have been warned to “stay alert” for signs of financial stress by the region’s restructuring and insolvency body as figures suggested a rise in the number of firms opting for voluntary liquidation
Figures published by the Insolvency Service revealed a 20% increase in the number of corporate insolvencies nationally in December 2021 compared to a year earlier, and a 32% rise on December 2019’s total.
Corporate insolvencies fell by 11.4% in December to a total of 1,486, compared to 1,678 in November.
