[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Insolvency Service - Insolvency Press Release table 8

Policy Directorate: Statistics Release - 3 February 2006

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

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	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5
	Q4 p	0.7	0.6	0.5	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.