Analysis, sector notes and validated findings drawn from FrictionIndex's weekly data — published as we see something worth saying.
FrictionIndex, which tracks UK corporate insolvency filings in real time, publishes its assessment ahead of the Insolvency Service June 2026 statistics due on 17 July.
A run of independent school closures has drawn headlines in recent weeks. FrictionIndex data points to a sector-wide stress episode that peaked in spring and is now unwinding — though one indicator suggests the closures are not yet finished.
Through the spring of 2026, mainstream coverage kept describing UK corporate distress as worsening. FrictionIndex had already been showing five straight weeks of cooling. This is what that gap looks like in practice.