Welcome to company formation statistics, the section which displays the number of business incorporations which have been carried out in any given month.
With the rapid increase in business start-ups in recent years, there has been a very high demand for company registration services. By analysing the trend, we are providing a snapshot of the number if set-ups and thus enabling users to draw their own conclusions on the data.
The statistics are provided by Companies House who of course carries out all UK business formations and who maintain systems which permit the exaction of the relevant data at the end of each month.
This section is provided to aid anyone seeking an analysis of UK company formation activities over a period of time.
Company Formation Statistics
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England & Wales
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Monthly % Change
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Scotland
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Monthly % Change
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Total
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Monthly % Change
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| February 2010 |
30,324
|
+13.80
|
1,767
|
+24.00
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32,091
|
+14.32
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| January 2010 |
26,647
|
+13.57
|
1,425
|
+15.20
|
28,072
|
+13.65
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| December 2009 |
23,463
|
-15.88
|
1,237
|
-21.61
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24,700
|
-16.19
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| November 2009 |
27,893
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+3.09
|
1,578
|
+11.99
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29,471
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+3.53
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| October 2009 |
27,057
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-11.82
|
1,409
|
-11.22
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28,466
|
-11.79
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| September 2009 |
30,683
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+14.57
|
1,587
|
+10.21
|
32,270
|
+14.34
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| August 2009 |
26,782
|
-7.67
|
1,440
|
+6.98
|
28,222
|
-7.12
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| July 2009 |
29,006
|
+0.14
|
1,346
|
-10.03
|
30,352
|
-0.36
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| June 2009 |
28,966
|
+11.33
|
1,496
|
-2.16
|
30,462
|
+10.58
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| May 2009 |
26,019
|
-7.59
|
1,529
|
+10.24
|
27,548
|
-6.75
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| April 2009 |
28,156
|
-13.13
|
1,387
|
-20.83
|
29,543
|
-13.53
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| March 2009 |
32,412
|
+24.98
|
1,752
|
+18.54
|
34,164
|
+24.64
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| February 2009 |
25,933
|
+4.76
|
1,478
|
+12.57
|
27,411
|
+5.15
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| January 2009 |
24,755
|
+23.30
|
1,313
|
+26.25
|
26,068
|
+23.45
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| December 2008 |
20,077
|
-11.32
|
1,040
|
-15.45
|
21,117
|
-11.54
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| November 2008 |
22,641
|
-15.24
|
1,230
|
-11.89
|
23,871
|
-15.07
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| October 2008 |
26,711
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-1.57
|
1,396
|
-3.12
|
28,107
|
-1.57
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| September 2008 |
27,136
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+18.35
|
1,441
|
+1.69
|
28,577
|
+17.38
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| August 2008 |
22,929
|
-16.44
|
1,417
|
+8.50
|
24,346
|
-15.31
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| July 2008 |
27,441
|
+3.15
|
1,306
|
-7.38
|
28,747
|
+2.62
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| June 2008 |
26,603
|
+4.93
|
1,410
|
-4.79
|
28,013
|
+4.39
|
| May 2008 |
25,353
|
-18.90
|
1,481
|
-10.78
|
26,834
|
-18.49
|
| April 2008 |
31,262
|
+4.12
|
1,660
|
+372.93
|
32,922
|
+8.38
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| March 2008 |
30,025
|
+50.40
|
351
|
+35.00
|
30,376
|
+43.89
|
| February 2008 |
19,964
|
-34.67
|
1,146
|
-81.87
|
21,110
|
-34.02
|
| January 2008 |
30,560
|
+65.99
|
1,434
|
+4.44
|
31,994
|
+65.36
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| December 2007 |
18,411
|
-27.38
|
937
|
-31.76
|
19,348
|
-27.60
|
| November 2007 |
25,352
|
-19.71
|
1,373
|
-21.18
|
26,725
|
-19.79
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| October 2007 |
31,575
|
+16.96
|
1,742
|
+22.94
|
33,317
|
+17.26
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| September 2007 |
26,997
|
-12.90
|
1,417
|
-18.42
|
28,414
|
-13.19
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| August 2007 |
30,994
|
+6.05
|
1,737
|
+26.60
|
32,731
|
+6.97
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| July 2007 |
29,226
|
-5.40
|
1,372
|
-22.96
|
30,598
|
-6.36
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| June 2007 |
30,895
|
-14.84
|
1,781
|
-24.15
|
32,676
|
-15.40
|
| May 2007 |
36,277
|
+4.56
|
2,348
|
-0.47
|
38,625
|
+4.24
|
| April 2007 |
34,694
|
-42.06
|
2,359
|
-1,34
|
37,053
|
-40.49
|
| March 2007 |
59,876
|
+10.07
|
2,391
|
+32.90
|
62,267
|
+10.80
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| February 2007 |
54,398
|
+27.27
|
1,799
|
-5.41
|
56,197
|
+25.88
|
| January 2007 |
42,741
|
+98.26
|
1,902
|
+80.24
|
44,643
|
+97.42
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| December 2006 |
21,559
|
-23.30
|
1,055
|
-26.62
|
22,614
|
-23.46
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| November 2006 |
28,106
|
-4.42
|
1,438
|
-12.00
|
29,544
|
-4.82
|
| October 2006 |
29,405
|
+2.27
|
1,634
|
+6.45
|
31,039
|
+2.49
|
| September 2006 |
28,751
|
-10.02
|
1,535
|
-16.30
|
30,286
|
-10.36
|
| August 2006 |
31,953
|
+18.67
|
1,834
|
+49.23
|
33,787
|
+20.00
|
| July 2006 |
26,927
|
-2.30
|
1,229
|
-18.77
|
28,156
|
-3.15
|
| June 2006 |
27,560
|
-19.93
|
1,513
|
-13.54
|
29,073
|
-19.62
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| May 2006 |
34,418
|
-3.80
|
1,750
|
+19.05
|
36,168
|
-2.90
|
| April 2006 |
35,779
|
-17.02
|
1,470
|
-35.13
|
37,249
|
-17.92
|
| March 2006 |
43,117
|
+38.20
|
2,266
|
+48.69
|
45,383
|
+38.69
|
| February 2006 |
31,199
|
N/A
|
1,524
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
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The above company formation statistics are calculated according to the Registrar of Companies monthly incorporation figures.
Further information and resources can be viewed on the following pages by clicking on Companies House Statistics and selecting the relevant section or heading.
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