Statistics

Type of company with the number of registered companies

Private Limited Company: 3877088
Private Unlimited: 65
Industrial and Provident Society: 124
Other Company Type: 3
Scottish Partnership: 190
United Kingdom Economic Interest Grouping: 195
Converted/Closed: 1
Investment Company with Variable Capital: 387
Royal Charter Company: 631
Private Unlimited Company: 3495
Public Limited Company: 3566
Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation: 5335
Registered Society: 8309
Other company type: 11694
Overseas Entity: 22734
United Kingdom Societas: 6
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption): 24601
Charitable Incorporated Organisation: 26823
Community Interest Company: 30564
Limited Liability Partnership: 38533
Further Education and Sixth Form College Corps: 2
Limited Partnership: 47484
Investment Company with Variable Capital(Umbrella): 47
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital): 91332
Old Public Company: 23
PRIV LTD SECT. 30 (Private limited company, section 30 of the Companies Act): 11
Investment Company with Variable Capital (Securities): 3
Protected Cell Company: 1

Notes

Company information is kindly provided by Basic Company Data Published by Companies House. Licensed under “Supplied under section 47 and 50 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and Schedule 1 of the Database Regulations (SI 1997/3032)”.

Last update 1 March 2026

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