UK firms’ distress jumps as costs bite; Begbies Traynor in the news for intelligence on insolvencies, given their restructuring firm history since 1989. BEG.
UK firms are grappling with higher energy costs and tax increases amid ongoing Middle East conflict disruptions. The latest BTG Red Flag Alert shows a 36.9% year-on-year rise in companies in critical financial distress in Q1 2026, with hotels, leisure and discretionary sectors hardest hit while some UK-based holidays could benefit from travel disruption overseas.