Statistics and Analysis Directorate:Statistics Release - 5 August 2005

8. ANNUAL RATE OF COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS (for latest 12 months) - COMPANY LIQUIDATIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES REGISTERED
    England & Wales   Scotland
    % of Active Register   % of Total Register   % of Active Register   % of Total Register
                 
1997 Q1 1.3   1.2   0.8   0.7
  Q2 1.3   1.1   0.8   0.7
  Q3 1.2   1.1   0.8   0.7
  Q4 1.2   1.1   0.8   0.7
                 
1998 Q1 1.2   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q2 1.2   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q3 1.2   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q4 1.2   1.0   0.9   0.8
                 
1999 Q1 1.2   1.1   0.8   0.8
  Q2 1.2   1.1   0.8   0.7
  Q3 1.2   1.1   0.8   0.8
  Q4 1.2   1.0   0.8   0.7
                 
2000 Q1 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q2 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q3 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q4 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
                 
2001 Q1 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q2 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
  Q3 1.1   1.0   0.7   0.7
  Q4 1.1   1.0   0.8   0.7
                 
2002 Q1 1.1   1.0   0.9   0.8
  Q2 1.1   1.0   0.9   0.8
  Q3 1.1   1.0   1.0   0.9
  Q4 1.1   1.0   1.0   0.9
                 
2003 Q1 1.1   1.0   0.9   0.8
  Q2 1.0   0.9   0.8   0.8
  Q3 1.0   0.9   0.8   0.7
  Q4 0.9   0.8   0.7   0.6
                 
2004 Q1 0.8   0.8   0.6   0.6
  Q2 0.8   0.7   0.6   0.5
  Q3 0.7   0.7   0.6   0.5
  Q4 0.7   0.6   0.6   0.6
                 
2005 Q1 0.7   0.6   0.6   0.5
  Q2 p 0.7   0.6   0.6   0.5
p provisional
                 
Notes:                
1. The total register includes companies being wound up or dormant.
2. Calculated from company liquidations in the latest twelve month period
    divided by the average number of companies in that period.
 

Last updated on 05 August, 2005

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