Business Barometer

Fraud Offences Increase By 43%

The latest CSO figures revealed that fraud crimes recorded the largest increase in Q2 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, with an increase of 43% or 4,877. CRIFVision-net's IDVerify platform can help prevent your company being a victim of fraud crimes.

Overall, CSO reported a total of 16,202 Fraud, Deception & Related Offences in the year to Q2 2022. This increase was largely driven by unauthorised transactions and attempts to obtain personal or banking information online or by phone.

It is notable that the majority of the categories within recorded crime, increased in the year to Q2 2022, but the most significant increase was in Fraud Offences.

Among the other categories, Kidnapping & Related Offences recorded the highest rate of increase with 36% or 45. Additionally, Theft & Related Offences documented an increase of 23% or 10,559.

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(CSO,2022)

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

  • 49 Companies

E8 (Notice Of Appointment Of Receiver)

  • 0 Company

EXAMINERS

  • 0 Company

Closures

186

The number of companies that have closed this week.

New Startups

New Companies

  • 380 Companies

New Businesses

  • 119 Businesses

Important Changes

Changed Status

  • 578 Companies

HIGH COURT NOTICES

  • 4 Companies

Strike off & Struck off Companies

Strike Off

  • 95 Companies

Struck Off

  • 225 Companies

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