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Safari On the View menu, select Make Text Bigger.
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Local Companies / Re-domiciled Companies that have Remained Registered on the Companies Register
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Number of Local Companies / Re-domiciled Companies that have Remained Registered on the Companies Register
Statistics in 2026
Local Companies / Re-domiciled Companies*
Month
No. of Public Companies
No. of Private Companies
No. of Guarantee Companies
Total No. of Companies that have remained registered on the Companies Register
January
1,116
1,548,303
18,233
1,567,652
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
*The Company Re-domiciliation Regime came into operation on 23 May 2025.
Statistics for 2020 to 2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Public Companies
885
924
920
959
1,030
1,105
Private Companies
1,371,629
1,358,360
1,374,385
1,412,753
1,441,714
1,537,747
Guarantee Companies
15,405
15,888
16,373
17,046
17,750
18,251
Total No. of Local Companies / Re-domiciled Companies that have remained registered on the Companies Register
1,387,919
1,375,172
1,391,678
1,430,758
1,460,494
1,557,103
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