UK Company Formation Figures 2012 / 2013

We have compared the Companies House formation statistics for 2013 with those for the previous year. Here’s what we found:

• 517,210 companies were formed in 2013 compared with 479,545 in 2012.

• The only month in 2013 that saw fewer companies formed than its 2012 counterpart is March. The difference being 1,613 companies.

• April has the greatest difference between 2012 and 2013 with the latter forming 7,649 more companies.

• In 2012, March witnessed the most formations. In 2013, October takes the honours, followed by April. Both surpass March 2012.

• December has seen the fewest formations over both years.

Information sourced directly from Companies House.

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