{"id":532150,"date":"2024-05-16T15:40:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T14:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=532150"},"modified":"2024-11-21T15:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:50:46","slug":"business-failure-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/business-banking\/business-failure-statistics","title":{"rendered":"Business failure statistics UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not all new businesses formed in the UK succeed \u2013 an unfortunate truth \u2013 although small businesses can improve their chance of survival with a solid strategy, financing options and a competitive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/business-banking\">business bank account<\/a>. We look at business survival rates, how it varies between industries and some of the reasons businesses stop trading.<\/p><article class=\"luna-card luna-card--shadow\"><div class=\"luna-card__block\"><h3 class=\"luna-sectionTitle\">Business failure statistics: Highlights<\/h3><ul><li>3 in 5 businesses (60%) started in 2017 failed within the first 5 years.<\/li><li>1 in 14 new businesses (7%) started in 2021 failed within the first year.<\/li><li>345,000 businesses stopped trading in 2022, up 5% from 328,000 the previous year.<\/li><li>In 2022, the business death rate (11.8%) was higher than the business birth rate (11.5%) for the first time since 2010.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/article><h3>How many businesses fail within the first year?<\/h3><p>The latest official figures show that 1 in 14 new businesses (7%) formed in 2021 failed within the first year. 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In fact, more than half of new businesses (54%) will have failed within the first 4 years of trading.<\/p><p>The likelihood of business failure increases year-on-year up to five years as shown by statistics on businesses formed in 2017:<\/p><ul><li>1 year: 6% have failed<\/li><li>2 years: 27% have failed<\/li><li>3 years: 44% have failed<\/li><li>4 years: 54% have failed<\/li><li>5 years: 60% have failed<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"luna-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png\" alt=\"Chance of business failure year 1 - year 5\" width=\"796\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png?fit=1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/How-many-businesses-fail-year-1-year-5.png?fit=2388 2388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2388px) 100vw, 2388px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div id=\"tab6066\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Businesses survived<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Businesses failed<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Year 1<\/td>\n                            <td>94%<\/td>\n                            <td>6%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Year 2<\/td>\n                            <td>73%<\/td>\n                            <td>27%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Year 3<\/td>\n                            <td>56%<\/td>\n                            <td>44%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Year 4<\/td>\n                            <td>46%<\/td>\n                            <td>54%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Year 5<\/td>\n                            <td>40%<\/td>\n                            <td>60%<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><h3>Business failure statistics by industry<\/h3><p>The chance of business survival varies depending on the industry. According data from 2022, the transport and storage industry had the highest proportion of businesses failures, with a death rate of 23.8%. It also had the highest proportion of new business formed, however, with a birth rate of 21.2%.<\/p><p>The second highest proportion of business failures was seen in the information and communication industry, with a death rate of 13.6% and a total of 30,000 businesses that ceased trading. <\/p><p>At the other end of the spectrum, the property sector had the lowest business death rate at just 7.1% \u2013 with a total of 9,000 businesses that ceased trading. <\/p><ul class=\"nav nav-tabs pb-tabs\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#tab1364-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Graph<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#tab6066-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Table<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-content \"><div id=\"tab1364-1\" class=\"tab-pane active \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"luna-image aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png\" alt=\"Business death rate by industry\" width=\"796\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png?fit=180 180w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png?fit=360 360w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png?fit=600 600w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png?fit=900 900w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png?fit=1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.finder.com\/finder-us\/wp-uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/Business-death-rate-by-industry.png?fit=2388 2388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2388px) 100vw, 2388px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div id=\"tab6066-1\" class=\"tab-pane \"><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Industry<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Business death rate<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Number<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Transport and storage<\/td>\n                            <td>23.80%<\/td>\n                            <td>41,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Information and communication<\/td>\n                            <td>13.60%<\/td>\n                            <td>30,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Retail<\/td>\n                            <td>12.80%<\/td>\n                            <td>32,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Accommodation and food services<\/td>\n                            <td>12.80%<\/td>\n                            <td>26,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Business administration and support services<\/td>\n                            <td>12.60%<\/td>\n                            <td>34,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Professional, scientific and technical<\/td>\n                            <td>12.20%<\/td>\n                            <td>59,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Wholesale<\/td>\n                            <td>10.90%<\/td>\n                            <td>13,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Construction<\/td>\n                            <td>10.20%<\/td>\n                            <td>43,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Production<\/td>\n                            <td>9.60%<\/td>\n                            <td>16,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Education<\/td>\n                            <td>9.30%<\/td>\n                            <td>4,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Arts, entertainment, recreation and other services<\/td>\n                            <td>9.30%<\/td>\n                            <td>19,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Motor trades<\/td>\n                            <td>8.80%<\/td>\n                            <td>8,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Finance and insurance<\/td>\n                            <td>8.50%<\/td>\n                            <td>3,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Health<\/td>\n                            <td>7.30%<\/td>\n                            <td>9,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Property<\/td>\n                            <td>7.10%<\/td>\n                            <td>9,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div><\/div><h3>Business failure statistics by region<\/h3><p>The East Midlands had the highest rate of business failures in 2022, with 13.2% of businesses that ceased trading \u2013 or a total of 26,000. The rate of businesses failure was next highest for London and the West Midlands, with a death rate of 12.7% in each region \u2013 30,000 businesses in the West Midlands and an impressive 77,000 in London. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland had the lowest rate of business deaths at 8.2%, a total of 5,000.<\/p><p>While there were a total of 345,000 businesses deaths in 2022, there were also many new businesses formed! Altogether, 337,000 new businesses began trading in 2022. However, the business death rate (11.8%) was higher than the business birth rate (11.5%) for the first time since 2010.<\/p><table class=\"luna-table\n     luna-table--responsiveList\n     js-tablesorter\">\n            <thead class=\"luna-table__header\">\n        <tr>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Region<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Business death rate<\/th>\n                            <th scope=\"col\">Number of failed business<\/th>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody class=\"luna-table__body\">\n            <tr>\n                            <td>East Midlands<\/td>\n                            <td>13.2%<\/td>\n                            <td>26,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>West Midlands<\/td>\n                            <td>12.7%<\/td>\n                            <td>30,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>London<\/td>\n                            <td>12.7%<\/td>\n                            <td>77,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>North West<\/td>\n                            <td>12.6%<\/td>\n                            <td>37,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>North East<\/td>\n                            <td>12.1%<\/td>\n                            <td>9,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Yorkshire and The Humber<\/td>\n                            <td>11.5%<\/td>\n                            <td>24,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Scotland<\/td>\n                            <td>11.3%<\/td>\n                            <td>20,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>East<\/td>\n                            <td>11.2%<\/td>\n                            <td>33,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Wales<\/td>\n                            <td>11.2%<\/td>\n                            <td>12,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>South East<\/td>\n                            <td>11.1%<\/td>\n                            <td>49,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>South West<\/td>\n                            <td>10.4%<\/td>\n                            <td>25,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                            <td>Northern Ireland<\/td>\n                            <td>8.2%<\/td>\n                            <td>5,000<\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n<\/table><h3>What reasons to startups give for failure?<\/h3><p>Startups fail for multiple reasons, but we\u2019ve listed the most commonly given reasons below, as found by an external survey. The top reason for business failure is running out of cash or failing to raise enough new capital when needed, with 38% of failed businesses giving this as a reason. 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