29th April 2021

Biggest Q1 increase in company incorporations since records started - x4 responses

This morning the Office for National Statistics published data showing the number of incorporations in the first quarter of 2021 was the largest quarter one year on year increase since 2012, when quarterly breakdowns were first recorded.

Four responses to this data from business experts can be found here. Dr Jackie Mulligan, who is on the High Streets Task Force, says this:

"The largest first quarter increase in incorporations for nine years proves that necessity is the mother of creativity. The pandemic has been the trigger for many to make their own living."