Financial health of UK businesses improves

Annual rate of insolvencies in 2009 increased at a slower rate than previous year, says Experian

The financial health of UK businesses saw a significant improvement in 2009, while the annual rate of business insolvencies increased at a slower rate compared to 2008, according Experian.

In its latest insolvency index, the company found that the average financial strength score for businesses in Great Britain improved steadily throughout 2009 – rising from 79.46 in January 2009 to 81.37 in December 2009.

According to Experian, this has been helped by an overall improvement in the time it takes

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