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2026-10-24 10,802 published 1,895 in deficit (18%) 3,008 weaker year on year 1,266,270 filings read since 2026-06-20

24 October 2026 ยท Daily filings

Companies House published 10,802 sets of accounts. 1,895 were in the red.

Every working day Companies House publishes the accounts registered with it. Almost nobody reads them. We read all of them and report what they show.

10,802accounts published
18%in deficit
3,008weaker than last year
Each mark is one set of accounts published on 24 October 2026. Red marks reported liabilities larger than assets.

Today's report

Used car: 38% of accounts published on 24 October in deficit, against 22% usually

Accounts published at Companies House on Saturday 24 October 2026, in the file covering accounts registered on Friday 23 October: 10,802 sets, 18 per cent of them in deficit.

Cap News filings desk Edited by Sam Allcock 24 October 2026 10,802 filings analysed

Accounts classed as used car stood out on Saturday 24 October 2026. Of the 56 that Companies House published that day, 21 reported liabilities larger than assets, 38 per cent. Across the 7,551 earlier filings from the industry the share was 21.6 per cent. That was the highest since 9 September. Across the whole file the share was 17.8 per cent, slightly above the average of earlier days.

Key points

Read the full report for 24 October 2026

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The series so far

Across 90 publishing days we have read 1,266,270 sets of accounts. 217,591 of them, 17.4 per cent, reported liabilities larger than assets.

0%12.5%25% average 16.9% 09-1509-2209-2910-0610-1310-20
Share of accounts published each working day from 15 September to 24 October that reported liabilities larger than assets, averaging 16.9 per cent. Source: Companies House bulk accounts data, parsed by Cap News.

Recent daily reports

23 Oct Other service activities: 34% of accounts published on 23 October in deficit, against 17% usually 18% 22 Oct Online retail: 34% of accounts published on 22 October in deficit, against 26% usually 17% 21 Oct Holiday accommodation: 9% of accounts published on 21 October in deficit, against 28% usually 17% 20 Oct Other manufacturing: 49% of accounts published on 20 October in deficit, against 15% usually 16% 17 Oct 9,287 company accounts published on 17 October, a steady day with 17% in deficit 17% 16 Oct Property trading: 36% of accounts published on 16 October in deficit, against 29% usually 17% 15 Oct Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food: 38% of accounts published on 15 October in deficit, against 18% usually 17% 14 Oct Other retail sale in non-specialised stores: 41% of accounts published on 14 October in deficit, against 23% usually 16% 13 Oct Performing arts: 2% of accounts published on 13 October in deficit, against 22% usually 16% 10 Oct Residents property management: 9% of accounts published on 10 October in deficit, against 5% usually 16% 9 Oct Management consultancy: 11% of accounts published on 9 October in deficit, against 15% usually 16% 8 Oct 8,682 company accounts published on 8 October, a steady day with 16% in deficit 16%

All 31 daily reports

Monthly summaries

September 2026 UK company accounts in September 2026: 340,936 published, 17.2% in deficit 17.2% August 2026 UK company accounts in August 2026: 260,165 published, 17.6% in deficit 17.6% July 2026 UK company accounts in July 2026: 302,123 published, 17.2% in deficit 17.2% June 2026 UK company accounts in June 2026: 125,849 published, 18.4% in deficit 18.4%