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FOI014 Response - Statistics on sole traders - attachment 3

Updated 20 June 2025

DRO Order Date Total DROs Self Employed DROs Average Value of Debt for S/E DROs Not set Not set Not set 1 Total DROs Count of DROs by Order Date, (DROs that have a status of 'Cancelled' or 'Declined' are excluded).
Jan-23 1,740 44 拢16,336 Not set Not set Not set 2 Self Employed DROs Count of DROs where the 'Occupation' = Self Employed (DROs that have a status of 'Cancelled' or 'Declined' are excluded)
Feb-23 2,084 42 拢16,890 Not set Not set Not set 3 Average Value of Debt For 'Self Employed DROs' the average value of 'Total Debts Per Case' - the data used is taken from the Creditors Screen in the Insolvency Service administrative systems and is the "Total Estimated Amount" shown on this screen for each DRO.
Mar-23 3,383 75 拢15,723 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Apr-23 2,384 63 拢15,548 Not set Not set Not set Not set Source of Data - Insolvency Service administrative systems Not set
May-23 2,505 55 拢17,519 Not set Not set Not set Not set Data Sourced on 18/03/2025 Not set
Jun-23 2,320 47 拢17,874 Not set Not set Not set Not set Average Values rounded to nearest 拢1 Not set
Jul-23 2,667 66 拢18,077 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Aug-23 2,714 66 拢16,461 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Sep-23 2,913 78 拢16,106 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Oct-23 3,245 94 拢16,905 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Nov-23 3,290 92 拢16,662 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Dec-23 2,472 59 拢18,367 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Total 31,717 781 拢16,814 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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DRO Order Date Total DROs Self Employed DROs Average Value of Debt for S/E DROs Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Jan-24 2,793 83 拢16,507 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Feb-24 3,007 80 拢17,686 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Mar-24 2,592 72 拢15,923 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Apr-24 3,808 70 拢17,708 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
May-24 4,006 80 拢18,455 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Jun-24 3,869 83 拢16,189 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Jul-24 4,449 126 拢22,358 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Aug-24 3,871 114 拢20,538 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Sep-24 3,955 112 拢21,085 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Oct-24 4,061 131 拢22,008 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Nov-24 3,794 100 拢22,444 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Dec-24 3,043 99 拢23,875 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Total 43,248 1,150 拢20,002 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
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DRO Order Date Total DROs Self Employed DROs Average Value of Debt for S/E DROs Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Jan-25 3,525 95 拢25,220 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Feb-25 3,830 106 拢24,946 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
Total 7,355 201 拢25,076 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set