Number of UK Companies Shrinks for First Time Since Records Began Under Reeves

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Number of UK Companies Shrinks for First Time Since Records Began Under Reeves

For the first time since records began in 2012, the number of businesses listed on Companies House has fallen. The total number of UK businesses stood at

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According to a study shared on Monday 10 March by the Observatory for the Employment of Entrepreneurs, these destructions have increased by 18% compared to 2023. There will be "probably even more in 2025", the document adds.

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Three key sectors are particularly vulnerable, revealing the structural weaknesses of French small businesses in the face of current economic uncertainties.

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Number of registered UK companies shrinks for the first time since 2012

The UK’s official company register contracted at the close of 2024, marking the first recorded decline since Companies House began publishing statistics in 2012. There were 5,408,707 businesses listed on the register at the end of December—19,879 fewer than the previous quarter. Meanwhile, the so-called “effective register,” which excludes businesses in dissolution or liquidation, dropped by 59,495. Companies House attributes part of this declin…

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Construction, real estate, transport… 60,852 business managers in France lost their jobs last year in 2024, according to a survey by the Entrepreneurs Employment Observatory and the company Altares. “Bankruptcies are breaking… France: Over 60,000 “bosses” lost their jobs last year - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

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According to the Employment Observatory for Entrepreneurs 2024, more than 60,800 entrepreneurs lost their jobs during the year.