The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Year-on Year Figures Show 5% Increase In Scottish Bankruptcies

Accountant in Bankruptcy's (AiB) provisional figures published today for the financial year 2018-19 show there were 4,862 awards of bankruptcy compared to 4,644 during 2017-18. Protected trust deed (PTD) numbers continue to fuel the increase in total personal insolvencies which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds in Scotland by 20.5%. [Read Full Article]