Question follow-through · 86082
Insolvency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many company directors have been disqualified following Insolvency Service investigations involving (a) phoenix trading or (b) similar conduct after insolvency in each of the last three years.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2025 · 2 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many company directors have been disqualified following Insolvency Service investigations involving (a) phoenix trading or (b) similar conduct after insolvency in each of the last three years.
30 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2025
Answer published
Until April 2025, The Insolvency Service only recorded data for phoenix trading where directors were specifically disqualified for that allegation. This was infrequent, as phoenixism is defined very precisely and requires a high burden of proof. In the 3 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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