BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND SURVIVAL RATES

Table 12(b)(ii) - Index of VAT registrations per head of adult population
Index (UK=100)

GO Region/Country

  United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1998 100 51 83 76 89 90 105 171 120 102 105 68 74 75
1999 100 54 83 78 89 91 104 168 119 102 105 70 74 76
2000 100 55 83 80 91 91 107 165 118 101 105 71 73 70
2001 100 57 85 81 93 93 107 158 117 100 105 72 74 76
2002 100 57 86 83 95 93 110 149 119 103 105 73 72 74
2003 100 59 87 86 93 93 107 150 118 102 105 75 72 73
2004 100 56 86 84 94 93 105 154 115 98 104 77 75 83
2005 100 59 86 85 94 92 108 152 114 98 104 73 75 88
                             
Table 12(c) - Survival rates of businesses
Businesses still registered for VAT three years after registering
Year of registration

GO Region/Country

Per cent United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1993 62.1 58.5 59.2 60.6 62.7 60.9 63.6 61.4 63.5 63.4 61.9 61.3 63.0 68.5
1994 62.5 58.6 59.8 61.3 61.9 61.9 64.2 60.8 64.3 64.6 62.2 63.6 62.2 73.7
1995 65.6 62.5 63.0 64.8 65.2 63.4 67.4 62.6 68.6 68.8 65.3 66.5 65.2 78.2
1996 66.9 65.8 63.5 65.8 66.3 65.6 69.5 63.9 70.1 69.8 66.7 67.6 64.7 77.8
1997 68.5 67.6 64.5 68.3 68.3 67.2 70.8 65.1 71.6 71.7 68.3 69.2 67.3 78.4
1998 67.7 67.2 64.9 66.7 68.4 68.0 70.4 63.6 70.8 70.5 67.6 68.4 65.7 76.5
1999 68.3 67.3 65.6 68.5 70.1 68.4 70.7 64.0 71.2 70.6 68.2 69.7 66.5 77.1
2000 68.4 67.1 66.2 66.7 69.5 69.5 70.4 64.0 71.4 71.1 68.2 68.8 68.0 77.7
2001 69.7 68.8 67.8 69.8 70.7 69.2 71.2 65.3 72.2 72.7 69.4 70.5 69.4 79.3
2002 71.3 70.4 71.4 71.8 72.2 70.6 72.9 66.9 73.2 74.0 71.2 72.0 70.3 78.5
                             
Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register, ONS, and Small Business Service, DTI