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Enterprise deaths in North East

Enterprise deaths in North East was 7,850 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 12.6% from 2023.

2024, count7,850 Provisional
Change on 2023-12.6%
Series high9,5952022
Series low7,5752020

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Enterprise deaths in North East, 2019 to 2024

7,5008,0008,5009,0009,50010K2019202020212022202320242019: 8,520 count2020: 7,575 count2021: 8,625 count2022: 9,595 count2023: 8,980 count2024: 7,850 count7,0008,0009,00010K2019202120242019: 8,520 count2020: 7,575 count2021: 8,625 count2022: 9,595 count2023: 8,980 count2024: 7,850 count
count. Source: Office for National Statistics, Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-15.
All 6 values
Periodcount
20247,850 Provisional
20238,980 Provisional
20229,595
20218,625
20207,575
20198,520

Compared with United Kingdom

Place2024
North East7,850
United Kingdom280,370

North East compared with nearby places

North East: 7,850 countNorth West: 29,725 countYorkshire and The Humber: 20,375 countEast Midlands: 19,280 countWest Midlands: 24,255 countEast of England: 26,550 countLondon: 61,245 countSouth East: 39,200 countSouth West: 21,250 countNorthern Ireland: 4,790 countScotland: 16,140 countWales: 9,710 count
  • Under 11K
  • 11K to 20K
  • 20K to 23K
  • 23K to 29K
  • 29K and over
Enterprise deaths, 2024, count. North East is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Boundaries: Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

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Definition

Enterprises that stopped trading during the year and were not reactivated within two years. Enterprises absorbed by a merger or a takeover are not deaths.

Counts enterprises, which can run several local units, under the harmonised Eurostat and OECD business demography rules. Not the same as active_companies (the INE business register count for Spain) or employer_firms (US firms with employees). A death is not an insolvency: most enterprises that close do so without a formal insolvency procedure. The latest years are estimated from expected reactivations and are provisional.

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Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). (2026). Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country (Enterprise deaths, North East, 2019 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable

MLA 9

Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country, Enterprise deaths, North East, 2019 to 2024. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), 15 Jan. 2026, https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-deaths/north-east-uk. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). 2026. Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Enterprise deaths, North East, 2019 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-deaths/north-east-uk.

Harvard

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (2026) Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country, Enterprise deaths, North East, 2019 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-deaths/north-east-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the enterprise deaths in North East?

Enterprise deaths in North East was 7,850 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 12.6% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Business demography, UK, Tables 2.1a to 2.1d: count of deaths of enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest enterprise deaths in North East?

9,595 in 2022, the highest value since 2019 in this series.

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