UK Companies in Administration (2020–2023): Major Retail Casualties

Administration (UK insolvency procedure) hit retail especially hard post-COVID. Below are notable cases — verify current status via Companies House or The Gazette.

Major Retail Administrations (2020–2023)

Non-Retail Notables

• Interserve (Mar 2019) — construction/services, rescued via restructuring.
• Flybe (Mar 2020) — airline, liquidated.
• Arcadia Group (Nov 2020) — Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, etc. → brands sold (Asos, Next, Boohoo).
• Cineworld (Sep 2022, US Ch.11) — UK arm in administration 2023.

How to Check Any Company Now

1. Go to Companies House → search name/number → "Filing history" → look for "Appointment of administrators" (Form AM10).
2. Check The Gazette → "Insolvency notices" → company name.
3. Search " administration 2024" — news, trade press (Retail Week, The Grocer, Drapers).

Administration ≠ liquidation — many exit via sale/CVA. But for high-street retail, the 2020–2023 wave was largely terminal.