Written question asked by Viscount Simon (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Vadera (Labour) on Monday, 30 June 2008.

Companies: Registration

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:How many companies were registered in the most recent year for which records exist; of these, how many companies were newly registered during that year; and how many companies withdrew their registration during that year.

Answer: 2,543,753 companies were registered with Companies House at the end of March 2007. 449,722 new companies were incorporated with Companies House in the financial year 2007-08. 225,440 companies were dissolved by Companies House in the financial year 2007-08, of which 125,780 were voluntary dissolutions. Definitive figures to the end of March 2008 should be available on the Companies House website at: www.companieshouse.gov.uk during July 2008.

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