Construction and Hospitality Insolvency in 2025
The UK economy in 2025 has been testing businesses across almost every sector, but two industries stand out as bearing the heaviest weight: construction and hospitality. Both employ hundreds of thousands of people, support regional economies, and act as lifelines for local communities. Yet both are finding themselves among the hardest hit when it comes to company insolvencies this year. Simple Liquidation has been monitoring these developments closely. As insolvency practitioners with decades of experience, we know that behind every statistic lies a story of directors struggling to keep things going under unprecedented pressures. This blog explores why construction and hospitality insolvencies remain so high in 2025, what the drivers are, and most importantly, what company directors can do if they feel their own business may be heading down a similar path. Insolvency data published this summer showed construction continues to be the most affected sector, accounting for around 17% of al...