Business Barometer

Over 20,000 Irish company start-ups formed so far this year.

So far this year, we've seen the formation of 20,102 new Irish companies - an average of over 61 start-ups per day - an increase of 6.8% on the same period in 2016 (18,825).

Professional services remains the most popular industry for Irish start-ups with 19.5% (3,919) operating in this sector - these companies would typically be associated with Accounting, Admin, Marketing, Engineering, HR, Investigation, Legal Services etc.

The finance and social & personal sectors were the second and third most popular industries for start-ups and accounted for 3,061 and 2,126 new companies respectively. Construction and wholesale & retail round out the top 5 most popular industries with 1,986 and 1,863 start-ups between them.

Approximately 46% of start-ups in 2017 are based in Dublin with a further 10% in Cork. Galway, Kildare and Meath are next on the list and account for almost 12% of new companies between them.

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Insolvency Notices

2,206

The number of companies that have collapsed this year. This figure is up 25% compared to last year
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PREDICTIVE CREDIT REPORTS

Our Credit Reports are predicting over 80% of insolvencies at up to 6 months in advance.

Appointments

LIQUIDATORS

  • 44 Companies

E8 (Notice Of Appointment Of Receiver)

  • 5 Companies

EXAMINERS

  • 1 Company

Closures

186

The number of companies that have closed this week.

New Startups

New Companies

  • 362 Companies

New Businesses

  • 342 Businesses

Important Changes

Changed Status

  • 960 Companies

HIGH COURT NOTICES

  • 4 Companies

Strike off & Struck off Companies

Strike Off

  • 292 Companies

Struck Off

  • 0 Company

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