Skip to content

Commit

Permalink
Update README.md
Browse files Browse the repository at this point in the history
  • Loading branch information
annaekhoo committed Jul 29, 2020
1 parent 6736820 commit ae0d8f6
Showing 1 changed file with 19 additions and 0 deletions.
19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions README.md
Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change
Expand Up @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ The BBC Shared Data Unit looked at how many companies had posted insolvency noti

Our investigation found there was a spike of 4,200 insolvencies in March as the UK headed into lockdown.

The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership are listed below.

You can [find the briefing pack here with more on the methodology](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1toIXsxn0zMYHzY3YX8-ij4emWR2Wl1lPDIczij_JCcw/edit)

## Get the data
Expand All @@ -32,3 +34,20 @@ You can [find the briefing pack here with more on the methodology](https://docs.
* Column chart: new companies by incorporation date, January to June 2020

## Scripts and code

## Partner usage

Stories written by local news partners using this data release included:

* Business Live: [State bail-outs keeping firms on life-support – but warnings more will soon start going under](https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/small-and-medium-enterprises/state-bail-outs-keeping-firms-18667883) *28 July 2020*
* Cornish Times: [Businesses in 'hibernation' could face greater challenges emerging from lockdown](http://www.cornish-times.co.uk/article.cfm?id=127523&headline=Businesses%20in%20%27hibernation%27%20could%20face%20greater%20challenges%20emerging%20from%20lockdown&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2020) *28 July 2020*
* Lancashire Telegraph: [East Lancashire insolvencies: Data reveals coronavirus impact](https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/18613613.east-lancashire-insolvencies-data-reveals-coronavirus-impact/) *29 July 2020*
* Eagle Radio: [More businesses go under in Surrey and Hampshire during coronavirus lockdown](https://www.eagleradio.co.uk/news/local-news/3151206/more-businesses-go-under-in-surrey-and-hampshire-during-coronavirus-lockdown/) *29 July 2020*
* Get Surrey: [Number of Surrey businesses going bust doubled in lockdown](https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/number-surrey-businesses-going-bust-18678941) *29 July 2020*
* Herefordshire Mercury: [The number of companies going bust nearly doubles in Hertfordshire during lockdown](https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/number-companies-going-bust-nearly-4367609) *28 July 2020*
* Irish News: [Northern Ireland 'may be facing an insolvency tsunami when courts reopen'](http://www.irishnews.com/business/2020/07/25/news/northern-ireland-may-be-facing-an-insolvency-tsunami-when-courts-reopen--2015512/?param=ds441rif44T) *28 July 2020*
* Leeds Live: [Drop in Leeds businesses going bankrupt despite coronavirus lockdown](https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/drop-leeds-businesses-going-bankrupt-18667366) *27 July 2020*
* Northampton Chronicle and Echo: [Fears over Northampton businesses going insolvent after being kept afloat by government during coronavirus lockdown](https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/business/fears-over-northampton-businesses-going-insolvent-after-being-kept-afloat-government-during-coronavirus-lockdown-2926700) *29 July 2020*
* SpiritFM: [More businesses go under in West Sussex during coronavirus lockdown](https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/3151746/more-businesses-go-under-in-west-sussex-during-coronavirus-lockdown/) *29 July 2020*
* The Scotland Herald: [Experts warn coronavirus crisis is creating 'zombie' firms](https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/18613732.fall-insolvencies-amid-virus-crisis-masks-problem-zombie-companies/) *29 July 2020*

0 comments on commit ae0d8f6

Please sign in to comment.