Quarterly Register Statistics 2016
The Registry releases statistics quarterly relating to limited companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, foundations and charities/NPOs.
Intellectual property statistics are available to view on the Intellectual Property Office website: IP Statistics
The tables below give an overview of Registry activity in 2016:
Limited Companies
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q4 2016 |
|---|
| Total register size | 19,491 | 19,341 | 19,522 | 19,338 |
| | Normal status | 18,041 | 18,302 | 18,405 | 18, 184 |
| | Strike off listed | 589 | 276 | 262 | 245 |
| | Winding up resolution | 731 | 641 | 733 | 790 |
| | Compulsory winding up action | 130 | 122 | 122 | 119 |
| Total number of incorporations | 321 | 326 | 315 | 370 |
| | Normal (24 hours) | 292 | 297 | 285 | 322 |
| | Rapid (2 hours) | 19 | 25 | 29 | 43 |
| | Special (15 minutes) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Migrations in | 9 | 36 | 9 | 29 |
| Migrations out | 11 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Amalgamations | 15 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Total dissolved | 430 | 445 | 268 | 396 |
| Voluntary strike off applications | 114 | 134 | 208 | 328 |
Limited Partnerships
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q4 2016 |
|---|
| Total register size | 1,767 | 1,819 | 1844 | 1874 |
| LP registrations | 62 | 68 | 41 | 63 |
| LP dissolutions | 128 | 15 | 19 | 32 |
Foundations
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q4 2016 |
|---|
| Total register size | 49 | 56 | 62 | 70 |
| | Normal status | 49 | 56 | 62 | 70 |
| Foundation registrations | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Foundation dissolutions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q4 2016 |
|---|
| Total register size | 54 | 60 | 62 | 66 |
| | Normal status | 53 | 60 | 61 | 65 |
| | Winding up resolution | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LLP registrations | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| LLP dissolutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charities and Non-Profit Organisations
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2016 | Q2 2016 | Q3 2016 | Q4 2016 |
|---|
| Total register size - Charities | 481 | 480 | 483 | 475 |
| Charity registrations | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Total register size - NPOs | 176 | 177 | 177 | 178 |
| NPO registrations | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
