Quarterly Register Statistics 2018
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 2018:
All registers
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q4 2018 |
|---|
| Total no. submissions received | 42,760 | 8,436 | 6,346 | 6,852 |
Limited Companies
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q4 2018 |
|---|
| Total register size | 19,339 | 19,354 | 19,461 | 19,253 |
| | Normal status | 17,791 | 18,054 | 18,129 | 17,918 |
| | Strike off listed | 704 | 290 | 305 | 289 |
| | Winding up resolution | 717 | 882 | 901 | 922 |
| | Compulsory winding up action | 127 | 128 | 126 | 124 |
| Total number of incorporations | 365 | 304 | 327 | 322 |
| | Normal (24 hours) | 328 | 274 | 293 | 297 |
| | Rapid (2 hours) | 33 | 27 | 31 | 23 |
| | Special (15 minutes) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Migrations in | 27 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| Migrations out | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 |
| Amalgamations | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Total dissolved | 478 | 444 | 210 | 300 |
| Voluntary strike off applications | 209 | 122 | 141 | 368 |
Limited Partnerships
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q4 2018 |
|---|
| Total register size (as at end of quarter) | 1945 | 1997 | 2053 | 2079 |
| LP registrations | 44 | 52 | 69 | 76 |
| LP dissolutions | 27 | 55 | 16 | 50 |
Foundations
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q3 2018 |
|---|
| Total register size (as at end of quarter) | 75 | 77 | 83 | 87 |
| | Normal status | 73 | 76 | 82 | 86 |
| | Voluntary strike off application status | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Voluntary winding up status | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New foundation registrations (during quarter) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Foundation migrations out (during quarter) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Foundation dissolutions (during quarter) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Limited Liability Partnerships
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q4 2018 |
|---|
| Total register size (as at end of quarter) | 95 | 100 | 102 | 105 |
| | Normal status | 92 | 96 | 99 | 104 |
| | Winding up resolution status | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | Strike off listed status | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New LLP registrations (during quarter) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| LLP dissolutions (during quarter) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Charities and Non-Profit Organisations
| Reported Statistics | Q1 2018 | Q2 2018 | Q3 2018 | Q4 2018 |
|---|
| Charities - total register size (normal status) | 491 | 503 | 505 | 510 |
| Charity registrations | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| NPOs - total register size (normal status) | 187 | 194 | 197 | 191 |
| NPO registrations | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
