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Statistics and Analysis
Directorate:Statistics
Release - 6 May 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
Q1p
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 perioddivided by the average number of companies in that period.