"Figure 4: There were 10,770 company compulsory dissolution first gazettes issued in the UK in the week ending 14 September 2021 ","" "Cumulative company compulsory dissolution first gazettes, UK, week ending 2 January 2018 to week ending 14 September 2021, non-seasonally adjusted ","" "","" "Notes","1. Companies House publish weekly compulsory dissolution first gazette figures on Tuesdays, covering the period Wednesday to Tuesday. Week 37 of 2021 therefore covers the week ending 14 September 2021. 2. More methodological information on company incorporations, voluntary dissolution applications, and compulsory dissolution first gazettes can be found in the [Companies House methodology document](https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/methodologies/weeklyindicatorsofcompanycreationsandclosuresfromcompanieshousemethodologyaugust2020). 3. Companies House paused the issuing of compulsory dissolution first gazettes between 16 March and 10 October 2020, and between 21 January and 8 March 2021. " "Unit","Cumulative number of dissolutions " "","" "Week","2018","2019","2020","2021" "Week 1","10164","11410","8109","10137" "Week 2","21193","21788","14927","16027" "Week 3","27245","30330","19429","24250" "Week 4","31826","36980","23310","34839" "Week 5","38749","47914","34304","36254" "Week 6","49186","54692","44651","36256" "Week 7","54046","60683","49261","36261" "Week 8","57706","66132","58714","36271" "Week 9","66190","76486","67255","36275" "Week 10","76858","86128","77522","36278" "Week 11","85489","89112","82602","36281" "Week 12","90475","94340","85879","36284" "Week 13","94942","104047","96559","36293" "Week 14","102091","111222","105976","60574" "Week 15","111393","117320","108254","80855" "Week 16","117502","123831","108255","101322" "Week 17","123040","133860","108260","113169" "Week 18","126592","141689","108269","118311" "Week 19","137254","147812","108271","132612" "Week 20","146906","152663","108271","139765" "Week 21","150967","161360","108271","145138" "Week 22","157327","171875","108272","150877" "Week 23","167545","176749","108272","165796" "Week 24","175818","184895","108273","181947" "Week 25","182544","190584","108273","187280" "Week 26","187414","201029","108279","202481" "Week 27","197736","209307","108281","223205" "Week 28","207631","213500","108283","240406" "Week 29","211693","220557","108285","248926" "Week 30","219481","230400","108289","260584" "Week 31","229917","237651","108290","269863" "Week 32","235736","241918","108295","290352" "Week 33","240823","249223","108297","301776" "Week 34","246362","254582","108298","313003" "Week 35","254176","264958","108301","323284" "Week 36","263956","273053","108306","343787" "Week 37","269034","279379","108309","354557" "Week 38","274967","284671","108311","" "Week 39","281043","295395","108313","" "Week 40","289376","302295","108318","" "Week 41","296283","307424","108320","" "Week 42","300272","314687","124936","" "Week 43","306145","322662","145248","" "Week 44","316818","331952","165005","" "Week 45","323344","337378","185103","" "Week 46","326391","342976","205191","" "Week 47","330228","348269","216299","" "Week 48","337634","356936","241547","" "Week 49","342009","367297","251835","" "Week 50","352371","375317","261289","" "Week 51","361356","381540","268090","" "Week 52","361356","391066","275933",""