Enterprise deaths in Wiltshire
Enterprise deaths in Wiltshire was 1,840 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 2.1% from 2023.
Enterprise deaths in Wiltshire, 2019 to 2024
All 6 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,840 Provisional |
| 2023 | 1,880 Provisional |
| 2022 | 2,150 |
| 2021 | 2,050 |
| 2020 | 2,050 |
| 2019 | 2,260 |
Compared with South West and United Kingdom
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Wiltshire | 1,840 |
| South West | 21,250 |
| United Kingdom | 280,370 |
Rankings
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.
How to cite
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.
Citation styles
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, Wiltshire, 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, Wiltshire, 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/wiltshire-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, Wiltshire, 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/wiltshire-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, Wiltshire, 2019 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-deaths/wiltshire-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{office_enterprise_deaths_wiltshire_2024,
author = {{Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom)}},
title = {{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, Wiltshire, 2019 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/enterprise-deaths/wiltshire-uk. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
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Questions
What is the enterprise deaths in Wiltshire?
Enterprise deaths in Wiltshire was 1,840 in 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is down 2.1% 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 Wiltshire?
2,260 in 2019, the highest value since 2019 in this series.
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