Construction firms in critical distress surge 70% year-on-year

By Carl Brown2025-10-31T11:27:00

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The number of UK construction companies deemed to be in “critical distress” has risen sharply year-on-year, according to insolvency practitioners Begbies Traynor.

The firm’s ‘Red Flag Alert’, which measures companies’ financial strength, shows there were 7,361 construction companies in critical distress at the end of the third quarter, up 70.2% on the same period last year. The figure is however lower than the 78% increase for companies of all sectors.

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