Shifts in Alicante’s default lists signal a notable year for creditors
Big defaults lists at the treasury show a notable shift this year. Despite a national dip after the Supreme Court ruling that required debts still outstanding to be addressed, the number of entities in the Alicante province rose quickly, reaching 141. That marks the highest count since the list began in 2015, a situation that suggests more debtors are reluctant to be publicly identified. Source: official Treasury records reported for Alicante.
The same trend is seen in the value side: the amount claimed by the Tax Office in Alicante surpassed previous records, reaching a total of 310.4 million euros, according to calculations reported here. By a slim margin, this is higher than the 2017 peak of 309.7 million euros. Source: Treasury data compilation for the year in Alicante.
Much of the rise is attributed to a larger share of listed firms, particularly smaller construction outfits and industrial firms that carry debts above 600,000 euros. For example, several small law firms and family-owned businesses are included, with the footwear sector in the Vinalopó region—hard hit by pandemic stagnation and later affected by tariff threats in the US—featured among those listed, along with some metal distributors and wholesale suppliers in the United States market. Source: treasury list and sector analysis for Alicante.
Overall, the pattern remains that most of the entities on the list are either in bankruptcy or undergoing liquidation. This explains why many names reappear year after year and disappear only when the company is definitively dissolved. Source: annual review of defaults in Alicante.
The largest list of defaults in Alicante. Information
In practical terms, there is little change among the top debtors. From the first release, the leading entry has consistently dominated the list. Ramón Salvador, the resident of Elche, is cited as a key taxpayer with a notably high balance, not least because the Tax Office has demanded an amount close to 41.8 million euros, including 2.2 million personally owed by the businessman, as indicated on the official list. Source: official list notes for Elche resident Ramón Salvador.
Following in second place is Colmar Group, a company led by a Dutch entrepreneur that collapsed during the real estate downturn, leaving 18 million in debt to the treasury. The third item on the list belongs to Alcoyana Luxenders, linked to the stalled Serelles development project and the resulting legal complications. Source: second and third positions on the aggregate defaults list for Alicante.
Several entities connected to that group also appear on the list, including Buildings Calpe from Valencia, with 12.3 million euros owed, and joined by Altea Futura, Coll de Rates, and Las Colinas de Finestrat as those listed with solidarity liability. Source: interconnected liabilities within the Alicante defaults network.
The seventh position reveals the first major debtor outside the construction sector: the firm located in El Pinós, Diesel Riquelme, which owes 12 million euros to the Tax Office. Source: seventh entry on the Alicante debt list.
Among familiar names, a number of previously noted companies remain on the list, as do affiliates linked to prominent local figures such as the former Alicante president Juan Antonio Iniesta. Other linked entities like Dénia 76 and Alavama Casas y Proyectos continue to appear, associated with Valentín Botella, who once led Hercules. Source: ongoing connections seen in the Alicante debtor network.
These patterns show the persistence of certain debtors in the public record while others exit the list as winding-up processes take hold. The overall effect is a snapshot of financial stress across multiple sectors in Alicante, with construction and industrial activities forming the bulk of the exposure while services and real estate linger in the background. Source: sectoral overview of Alicante defaults and liquidation trends.