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Statistics and Analysis
Directorate:Statistics Release - 4 November 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
0.7
 
0.6
 
0.6
 
0.5
 
Q3 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.