5,641,799 registered companies
Current | Previous | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
Active |
5,156,269
91.39% |
5,150,636
91.44% |
5,633
-0.04% |
|
|||
Active proposal to strike off |
368,436
6.53% |
364,784
6.48% |
3,652
0.05% |
|
|||
Liquidation |
110,473
1.96% |
110,834
1.97% |
-361
0.00% |
|
|||
In administration |
3,528
0.06% |
3,501
0.06% |
27
0.00% |
|
|||
Live with receiver manager, and at least one charge |
1,769
0.03% |
1,767
0.03% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Voluntary arrangement |
554
0.01% |
550
0.01% |
4
0.00% |
|
|||
In administration, with administrative receiver |
305
0.01% |
300
0.01% |
5
0.00% |
|
|||
Receivership |
185
0.00% |
187
0.00% |
-2
0.00% |
|
|||
Administration order |
122
0.00% |
123
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Administrative receiver |
107
0.00% |
107
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
In administration, with receiver manager |
40
0.00% |
38
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Receiver manager and administrative receiver |
9
0.00% |
9
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Voluntary arrangement, with administrative receiver |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Voluntary arrangement, with receiver manager |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
Current | Previous | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
Private limited company |
5,227,303
92.65% |
5,219,269
92.66% |
8,034
0.00% |
|
|||
Private limited by guarantee (no share capital) |
117,979
2.09% |
117,762
2.09% |
217
0.00% |
|
|||
Limited partnership |
58,991
1.05% |
58,926
1.05% |
65
0.00% |
|
|||
Limited liability partnership |
52,329
0.93% |
52,348
0.93% |
-19
0.00% |
|
|||
Private limited by guarantee (no share capital), no use of limited exemption |
38,289
0.68% |
38,363
0.68% |
-74
0.00% |
|
|||
Charitable incorporated organisation |
37,357
0.66% |
37,034
0.66% |
323
0.00% |
|
|||
Community interest company |
34,695
0.61% |
34,371
0.61% |
324
0.00% |
|
|||
Overseas entity |
30,495
0.54% |
30,470
0.54% |
25
0.00% |
|
|||
Other |
15,023
0.27% |
14,972
0.27% |
51
0.00% |
|
|||
Registered society |
10,577
0.19% |
10,591
0.19% |
-14
0.00% |
|
|||
Scottish charity incorporated organisation |
6,697
0.12% |
6,650
0.12% |
47
0.00% |
|
|||
Public limited company |
5,211
0.09% |
5,230
0.09% |
-19
0.00% |
|
|||
Private unlimited company |
4,505
0.08% |
4,504
0.08% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Royal charter company |
900
0.02% |
900
0.02% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Investment company with variable capital |
618
0.01% |
616
0.01% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Scottish partnership |
265
0.00% |
265
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
United Kingdom economic interest grouping |
264
0.00% |
264
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Industrial and provident society |
162
0.00% |
162
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Investment company with variable capital umbrella |
69
0.00% |
69
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Old public company |
28
0.00% |
28
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Private limited company (section 30) |
16
0.00% |
16
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
United Kingdom societas |
10
0.00% |
11
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Investment company with variable capital securities |
9
0.00% |
9
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Protected cell company |
4
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Further education and sixth form college |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Converted closed |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
Current | Previous | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
Public limited company → Private limited company |
17
21.25% |
25
25.77% |
-8
-4.52% |
|
|||
Private limited by guarantee (no share capital) → Private limited by guarantee (no share capital), no use of limited exemption |
14
17.50% |
13
13.40% |
1
4.09% |
|
|||
Private limited company → Community interest company |
13
16.25% |
15
15.46% |
-2
0.78% |
|
|||
Private limited by guarantee (no share capital), no use of limited exemption → Private limited by guarantee (no share capital) |
13
16.25% |
13
13.40% |
0
2.84% |
|
|||
Private limited by guarantee (no share capital) → Community interest company |
11
13.75% |
11
11.34% |
0
2.40% |
|
|||
Private limited company → Private unlimited company |
6
7.50% |
8
8.25% |
-2
-0.74% |
|
|||
Private limited company → Public limited company |
4
5.00% |
3
3.09% |
1
1.90% |
|
|||
Private unlimited company → Private limited company |
2
2.50% |
7
7.22% |
-5
-4.71% |
|
Current | Previous | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
Micro entity |
1,732,524
30.71% |
1,725,035
30.62% |
7,489
0.08% |
|
|||
No accounts filed |
1,550,810
27.49% |
1,553,175
27.57% |
-2,365
-0.08% |
|
|||
Total exemption full |
1,288,497
22.84% |
1,285,870
22.83% |
2,627
0.01% |
|
|||
Dormant |
667,145
11.83% |
665,948
11.82% |
1,197
0.00% |
|
|||
Unaudited abridged |
168,611
2.99% |
168,947
3.00% |
-336
-0.01% |
|
|||
Full |
93,923
1.66% |
93,884
1.67% |
39
0.00% |
|
|||
Small |
70,614
1.25% |
70,617
1.25% |
-3
0.00% |
|
|||
Group |
26,707
0.47% |
26,556
0.47% |
151
0.00% |
|
|||
Audit exemption subsidiary |
24,868
0.44% |
24,739
0.44% |
129
0.00% |
|
|||
Total exemption small |
11,125
0.20% |
11,235
0.20% |
-110
0.00% |
|
|||
Unknown |
3,841
0.07% |
3,838
0.07% |
3
0.00% |
|
|||
Audited abridged |
1,420
0.03% |
1,485
0.03% |
-65
0.00% |
|
|||
Medium |
1,331
0.02% |
1,129
0.02% |
202
0.00% |
|
|||
Filing exemption subsidiary |
348
0.01% |
341
0.01% |
7
0.00% |
|
|||
Partial exemption |
31
0.00% |
35
0.00% |
-4
0.00% |
|
|||
Initial |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
Current | Previous | Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom |
5,597,590
99.22% |
5,588,704
99.22% |
8,886
0.00% |
|
|||
British Virgin Islands |
9,335
0.17% |
9,329
0.17% |
6
0.00% |
|
|||
Jersey |
6,678
0.12% |
6,658
0.12% |
20
0.00% |
|
|||
Isle of Man |
3,683
0.07% |
3,685
0.07% |
-2
0.00% |
|
|||
United States of America |
3,267
0.06% |
3,252
0.06% |
15
0.00% |
|
|||
Guernsey |
2,654
0.05% |
2,657
0.05% |
-3
0.00% |
|
|||
Ireland |
1,570
0.03% |
1,565
0.03% |
5
0.00% |
|
|||
Luxembourg |
1,188
0.02% |
1,187
0.02% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Netherlands |
943
0.02% |
941
0.02% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Hong Kong |
845
0.01% |
846
0.02% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Gibraltar |
822
0.01% |
821
0.01% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Germany |
772
0.01% |
767
0.01% |
5
0.00% |
|
|||
Panama |
755
0.01% |
756
0.01% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Seychelles |
687
0.01% |
685
0.01% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Cayman Islands |
654
0.01% |
657
0.01% |
-3
0.00% |
|
|||
Cyprus |
600
0.01% |
600
0.01% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Australia |
541
0.01% |
538
0.01% |
3
0.00% |
|
|||
Channel Islands |
533
0.01% |
534
0.01% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Bahamas |
436
0.01% |
437
0.01% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Italy |
430
0.01% |
428
0.01% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
France |
419
0.01% |
416
0.01% |
3
0.00% |
|
|||
Japan |
336
0.01% |
332
0.01% |
4
0.00% |
|
|||
Denmark |
334
0.01% |
331
0.01% |
3
0.00% |
|
|||
India |
331
0.01% |
331
0.01% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Singapore |
325
0.01% |
325
0.01% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Switzerland |
319
0.01% |
318
0.01% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Canada |
314
0.01% |
315
0.01% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
United Arab Emirates |
289
0.01% |
287
0.01% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Liberia |
286
0.01% |
289
0.01% |
-3
0.00% |
|
|||
Spain |
285
0.01% |
284
0.01% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Mauritius |
264
0.00% |
263
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Belgium |
260
0.00% |
259
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Bermuda |
232
0.00% |
232
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Liechtenstein |
214
0.00% |
216
0.00% |
-2
0.00% |
|
|||
Nigeria |
167
0.00% |
166
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
New Zealand |
156
0.00% |
156
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Belize |
150
0.00% |
151
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Sweden |
146
0.00% |
145
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Marshall Islands |
142
0.00% |
142
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Malta |
136
0.00% |
136
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Malaysia |
134
0.00% |
134
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
China |
133
0.00% |
133
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Israel |
130
0.00% |
130
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Anguilla |
117
0.00% |
118
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
South Korea |
113
0.00% |
114
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
St Kitts & Nevis |
107
0.00% |
105
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Norway |
104
0.00% |
103
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Turks & Caicos Islands |
102
0.00% |
101
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Turkey |
78
0.00% |
76
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
|
|||
Austria |
68
0.00% |
68
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
South Africa |
62
0.00% |
62
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Portugal |
61
0.00% |
60
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Russia |
52
0.00% |
52
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Finland |
51
0.00% |
51
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Iran |
43
0.00% |
43
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Samoa |
42
0.00% |
42
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Poland |
40
0.00% |
40
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Pakistan |
39
0.00% |
39
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
St Vincent |
38
0.00% |
38
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Czech Republic |
37
0.00% |
37
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Bahrain |
36
0.00% |
35
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Northern Ireland |
35
0.00% |
35
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Monaco |
34
0.00% |
34
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Kuwait |
33
0.00% |
33
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Curacao |
32
0.00% |
32
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Ghana |
31
0.00% |
31
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Bulgaria |
29
0.00% |
29
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Saudi Arabia |
27
0.00% |
27
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Sri Lanka |
26
0.00% |
26
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Estonia |
26
0.00% |
26
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Greece |
26
0.00% |
27
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Taiwan |
26
0.00% |
26
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Bangladesh |
23
0.00% |
23
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Brazil |
23
0.00% |
23
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
England |
21
0.00% |
21
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Holland |
21
0.00% |
21
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Qatar |
20
0.00% |
20
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Romania |
19
0.00% |
19
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Zimbabwe |
17
0.00% |
17
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Barbados |
17
0.00% |
17
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Lebanon |
17
0.00% |
17
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Latvia |
16
0.00% |
16
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
StLucia |
16
0.00% |
16
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Thailand |
16
0.00% |
16
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Lithuania |
16
0.00% |
16
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Hungary |
15
0.00% |
14
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Egypt |
13
0.00% |
13
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Iraq |
13
0.00% |
13
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Iceland |
12
0.00% |
12
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Dominica |
12
0.00% |
12
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Kenya |
12
0.00% |
12
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Kazakhstan |
11
0.00% |
11
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Netherlands Antilles |
11
0.00% |
11
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Jamaica |
11
0.00% |
11
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Antigua & Barbuda |
11
0.00% |
11
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Croatia |
10
0.00% |
10
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Mexico |
9
0.00% |
9
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
British Indian Ocean Territory |
7
0.00% |
7
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Cook Islands |
7
0.00% |
7
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Indonesia |
7
0.00% |
7
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Vietnam |
7
0.00% |
7
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Slovakia |
6
0.00% |
6
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Costa Rica |
6
0.00% |
6
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Chile |
6
0.00% |
6
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Philippines |
6
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
|
|||
Trinidad & Tobago |
6
0.00% |
6
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Columbia |
6
0.00% |
6
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Ukraine |
6
0.00% |
6
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Tanzania |
5
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Oman |
5
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Serbia & Montenegro |
5
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Georgia |
5
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Morocco |
5
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Uganda |
5
0.00% |
5
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Vanuatu |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Jordan |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Yugoslavia |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Zambia |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Malawi |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Gambia |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Azerbaijan |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Slovenia |
4
0.00% |
4
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Cameroon |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Bosnia Herzegovina |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Libya |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Argentina |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Kosovo |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Andorra |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
American Virgin Islands |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Uruguay |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Uzbekistan |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Venezuela |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Peru |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Faroe Islands |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Ethiopia |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Macau |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Nepal |
3
0.00% |
3
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Mozambique |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Fiji |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Albania |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Ivory Coast |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Congo |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Botswana |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Comoros |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Niue |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Tajikistan |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Guyana |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Sudan |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Mongolia |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Afghanistan |
2
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Algeria |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Laos |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Kyrgyzstan |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Madagascar |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Mali |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Moldova |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Myanmar |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Guinea |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Niger |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Guadeloupe |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Grenada |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Northern Mariana Islands |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
North Korea |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
North Macedonia |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Palestine |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Paraguay |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Eswatini |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Ecuador |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Rwanda |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Saint Helena |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Sierra Leone |
1
0.00% |
2
0.00% |
-1
0.00% |
|
|||
Somalia |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Burundi |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Brunei |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Belarus |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Togo |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Tunisia |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Angola |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Turkmenistan |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Lesotho |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Wales |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
Yemen |
1
0.00% |
1
0.00% |
0
0.00% |
|
|||
0
0.00% |
|
|
|
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