Quarterly Register Statistics 2017
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 2017:
Limited Companies
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2017 | Q4 2017 |
|---|
| Total register size | 19,475 | 19,395 | 19,473 | 19,714 |
| | Normal status | 17,924 | 18,149 | 18,218 | 18,465 |
| | Strike off listed | 628 | 309 | 285 | 256 |
| | Winding up resolution | 796 | 809 | 842 | 902 |
| | Compulsory winding up action | 127 | 128 | 128 | 91 |
| Total number of incorporations | 415 | 331 | 314 | 414 |
| | Normal (24 hours) | 373 | 304 | 277 | 348 |
| | Rapid (2 hours) | 33 | 26 | 33 | 60 |
| | Special (15 minutes) | 9 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Migrations in | 24 | 8 | 23 | 15 |
| Migrations out | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Amalgamations | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total dissolved | 460 | 454 | 259 | 332 |
| Voluntary strike off applications | 132 | 131 | 176 | 379 |
Limited Partnerships
Limited partnerships| Reported Statistics | Q1 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2017 | Q4 2017 |
|---|
| Total register size | 1,918 | 1,923 | 1,964 | 1,984 |
| LP registrations | 70 | 57 | 57 | 69 |
| LP dissolutions | 26 | 48 | 18 | 39 |
Foundations
Foundations| Reported Statistics | Q1 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2017 | Q4 2017 |
|---|
| Total register size | 76 | 80 | 81 | 82 |
| | Normal status | 71 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Foundation registrations | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Foundation dissolutions | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
LLPs| Reported Statistics | Q1 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2017 | Q4 2017 |
|---|
| Total register size | 71 | 72 | 74 | 92 |
| | Normal status | 70 | 67 | 68 | 86 |
| | Winding up resolution | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | Strike off listed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LLP registrations | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
| LLP dissolutions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charities and Non-Profit Organisations
Charity and NPO| Reported Statistics | Q1 2017 | Q2 2017 | Q3 2017 | Q4 2017 |
|---|
| Total register size - Charities | 478 | 477 | 486 | 485 |
| Charity registrations | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| Total register size - NPOs | 179 | 181 | 181 | 185 |
| NPO registrations | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
