Original numbers computed from the full Companies House register (5.6 million companies) and 37 million machine-readable accounts filed since 2008. Methodology and date of each snapshot are stated on every page; figures may be cited with a link.
52% of UK companies that filed accounts for 2016 were still on the register in October 2026. Survivors by incorporation year, strike-off, net assets.
The median UK company held £10,127 in cash at its latest balance sheet; only 35.3% held enough to cover creditors due within a year. Data by industry and year.
A third of active UK companies file micro-entity accounts, 11% are dormant and only 1.5% file full accounts. Counts for every Companies House accounts category.
423,006 UK companies carried a proposal to strike off on 1 October 2026. Breakdown by industry, age, region, and the Companies House default address effect.
18.8% of active UK companies filing iXBRL accounts report negative net assets. Trend since 2014, by industry, age and size, from 37 million accounts.
93,785 active UK companies were overdue with their accounts on 1 October 2026. Breakdown by accounts type, industry, postcode area and how late they are.
44.9% of UK company accounts for FY2024 were filed in the ninth month after year end, the deadline month. Filing timing by year, the COVID effect and recovery.