Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many companies have been struck off the Companies House register for instances of fraud identified by Companies House.

Companies House does not hold the figures for how many companies were struck off the register where fraudulent activity has been identified. The Registrar of Companies can commence action to strike a company off the register where she has reason to believe a company is no longer in business or in operation. The Registrar may also strike a company’s name off the register on application by the company.

Table A9 of the Companies register activities: statistical release 2021 to 2022 shows the total volumes of all companies struck off and dissolved, which includes following the compulsory strike off process and following an application by a company.

Companies register activities: statistical release 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)