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UK job cuts, week 16 of 2026 (13 Apr to 19 Apr)

Named jobs
2,107
Change
down 41% on the week before
Employers
14
Towns
25

Largest

BBC: Up to 2,000 jobs.

Hardest-hit town

Kirkby: 70 named jobs.

Published job cuts

DateEmployerJobsWhereStated reasonStatus
17 Apr 2026Surface TransformsAt least 70KirkbySite closureConfirmed
17 Apr 2026Weflex LtdNot knownLondonInsolvencyIn administration
17 Apr 2026Touchload LimitedNot knownTemple CowleyInsolvencyIn administration
17 Apr 2026Kings Colleges LtdNot knownBournemouthInsolvencyIn administration
17 Apr 2026Prime Education and Training LtdNot knownHoveInsolvencyIn administration
16 Apr 2026Habitas Group LtdNot knownN/AInsolvencyIn administration
16 Apr 2026Meatailer LimitedNot knownLondonInsolvencyIn administration
15 Apr 2026Franco MancaAbout 225Battersea, Stoke Newington, Kilburn, Tottenham Court Road, Bishop's Stortford, Cheltenham, Didsbury, Glasgow, Hove, Lincoln, Plymouth, Brixton, Chiswick, London, New Oxford Street, Bromley and Broadway MarketCostsConfirmed
15 Apr 2026BBCUp to 2,000Not statedCostsProposed
14 Apr 2026NCP5CoventryInsolvencyProposed
14 Apr 2026Farleigh Hospice17ChelmsfordCostsIn consultation
14 Apr 2026Juuce LimitedNot knownNot statedInsolvencyIn administration
13 Apr 2026Cardiff UniversityAbout 15CardiffCostsConfirmed
13 Apr 2026Corporation of St. Lawrence College(the)Not knownKentInsolvencyIn administration