Closed companies segmented by company age

Historical comparison of company closures

Company closures show strong seasonality — as can easily be seen in the historical series below — and, unsurprisingly, June once again marked an absolute low point for the year so far.

With 1,818 company closures, June 2025 was the best June of the past five years, with a decrease of nearly 3% compared to 2024.

Meanwhile, the average age of closing companies continues its slow but steady increase, reaching 15 years and almost 9 months in June.

Company closures by province

When breaking down the average age of 15 years and almost 9 months for companies closed in June by province, we see that most provinces show no significant deviation from the average.

Notable exceptions include the average of just 7.5 years for companies closed in Jaén, compared to 31 years and 9 months for those in Huelva.

The stability of the average age of closed companies across provinces is quite striking.

Considering that most provinces record very few closures (3 in Jaén versus 440 in Madrid), larger deviations might have been expected — especially given that just four provinces (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia and Málaga) account for nearly half of all closures that month.

Noteworthy closures

The closure of some companies carries the same aura as the death of a centuries-old tree. For decades they withstood the challenges of their environment, only to eventually succumb in a world different from the one in which they grew.

In June, the podium of the three longest-lived companies that closed is made up of:

• Weickert Y Martín Agrícola SA with 101 years.
• Aparan SL with more than 60 years.
• Kas SL just before turning 60, absorbed by Pepsico.

Next month we will return with another analysis of company closures in Spain. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed, and feel free to leave a comment if you enjoyed the article or felt that any information was missing.