Debt at Britain 's public listed companies has soared to an all - time high of £ 390.7bn ( $ 512.3bn ) , up 40 % from the debt low of 2010 - 11 , with most of the increase taking place over the past three years , according to the Link Market Services UK debt monitor . “ The economic recovery since the credit crisis has been slow , but very long , and some commentators believe the cycle may be drawing to a close " , said Justin Cooper , CEO of Link Market Services .
Debt at Britain's public listed companies has soared to an all-time high of £390.7bn ($512.3bn), up 69% from the debt low of 2010-2011, with most of the increase taking place over the past three years, according to the Link Asset Services UK debt monitor. “The economic recovery since the credit crunch has been slow, but very long, and some commentators suggest the cycle may be drawing to a close", said Justin Cooper, CEO of Link Market Services.