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Follow on Google News | February UK business insolvencies down 15 per cent year-on-yearThe latest Insolvency Index from Experian®, the global information services company, has revealed a year-on-year fall in business insolvencies during February.
By: Straightalkdebt Other key highlights include: · Although the North East region saw the highest rate of insolvencies, it was also one of two regions to see the highest improvement, from an insolvency rate of 0.20 per cent in February 2009 to 0.15 per cent in February 2010. The other region to see the biggest year-on-year improvement was Wales (from 0.14 per cent to 0.08 per cent). · The Greater London region continued to be the region where businesses had the lowest financial strength score compared to other regions. However, it was also the region to see the biggest year-on-year improvement from 78.11 in February 2009 to 79.99 in February 2010. · The largest companies, those with 501 or more employees, saw the greatest improvement year-on-year in the insolvency rate (from 0.20 per cent in February 2009 to 0.10 per cent). · The smallest businesses (with 1 to 2 employees) saw the most improvement in their financial strength scores from 80.50 in February 2009 to 82.48 February 2010. · The financial strength of businesses in the IT industry rose from 80.61 in February 2009 to 83.60 the biggest improvement compared to other sectors. · Businesses in the oil industry held the highest financial strength score during February 86.31. [1]The financial strength score predicts the likelihood of a business failing in the next 12 months, with 100 being the least likely to default and 1 being the most likely. http://www.straightalkdebt.com End
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