FOI22_23-096 - Companies registered at Companies House information
Published 20 January 2023
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Our ref: FOI22/23-096
1. Re: Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your email of 9 November 2022 in which you requested from the Insolvency Service (the agency):
“If possible, I would like to know how many companies registered at Companies House in the UK (England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland) have undergone:
- Compulsory liquidations
- Creditors voluntary liquidations
- Administration
- CVAs
- Schemes of arrangement
In:
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019”
Your request has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
I can confirm the agency holds some of information that you have requested, and this information is available to you from the links below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/company-insolvency-statistics-july-to-september-2022
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/monthly-insolvency-statistics-october-2022
The Insolvency Service is not obliged to provide you with a separate copy of information it holds where that information is reasonably accessible to the applicant.
As such, the information you have requested is exempt from disclosure under section 21 of FOIA, and your request is refused.
In regards to schemes of arrangements, this data is not collected or routinely held by us, however the agency does hold some information previously provided by Companies House:
2016 - 173
2017 - 196
2018 - 232
2019 - 281
You may want to contact Companies House for further information about this type of data.
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Information Rights Team
The Insolvency Service
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Kind regards
Information Rights Team
The Insolvency Service