Firmo Weekly · 5 October 2026
UK companies, 28 September to 4 October 2026
14,856 companies were incorporated in the UK in the week to 4 October 2026.
The week in numbers
| This week | Count | vs last week | vs 4-week avg | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incorporations | 14,856 | not yet | not yet | -12% |
| Dissolutions | 793 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
| Strike-off proposals | 17,811 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
| Liquidations | 574 | not yet | not yet | not yet |
- Incorporations have been counted, not long enough to compare with last week or the four-week average yet.
- Dissolutions have been counted since 26 September 2026, not long enough to compare with last week, the four-week average or the same week last year yet.
- Strike-off proposals have been counted since 26 September 2026, not long enough to compare with last week, the four-week average or the same week last year yet.
- Liquidations have been counted since 26 September 2026, not long enough to compare with last week, the four-week average or the same week last year yet.
From the accounts
About 150,000 active UK companies filed accounts this week, and about 1,200 of them grew by 10 or more staff between the two years in those accounts. Both counts are rounded.
How these numbers are made
Incorporations, dissolutions, strike-off proposals and liquidations are counted from Companies House, by the day each happened, Monday to Sunday. Incorporations before the latest register snapshot come from the register itself, so older weeks slightly undercount companies dissolved since; later ones and the other three come from Companies House's live feed. Growth compares the two years in each company's latest filed accounts. This page was frozen when the edition was sent and does not change.
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