They were created in January 9,472 companies in spainThis also represents an increase 15.6% Compared to the same month of 2021, the liquidation was the highest since March 2022, It increased by 5.8% with the liquidation of 3,931 companies.
According to data released this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), 84.8% of the total number of companies dissolved in January did so voluntarily; 11.1% is due to fusion and the remaining 4.1% is due to other causes.
Total capital committed for the establishment of new companies increased by 9.9% year on year to € 553 million, while it decreased by 4.9% to € 58,388 compared to the average committed capital.
On the other hand, In January, 3 thousand 446 commercial companies went to capital increaseWith a subscribed capital of EUR 2,787 million, an increase of 35.9%, an increase of 8.2% compared to the same month of 2022, and an average of EUR 808,795, which is 25.6% higher than the annual rate.
19.4% of commercial companies established in January correspond to trade; Real estate, finance and insurance 16.8% and construction 12.7% detail INE.
Regarding liquidated companies, 18.5% was commercial; 15.5% to construction and 15.4% to real estate, finance and insurance.
The autonomous communities with the highest number of commercial companies established in the first month of the year were Madrid (2,042), Catalonia (1,868) and Andalusia (1,680), and the least were La Rioja (45), Cantabria (74). and Navarra (93).
Looking at the dissolved commercial companies, Madrid (1,387), Andalucía (532) and Comunidad Valenciana (320) had the largest numbers, while the lowest numbers were Navarra (31), Cantabria (35) and La Rioja (36).
On the other hand, the Registrar’s Association reports this Thursday in a statement on the development of the Business Registry’s activity in February: progress in quarterly report.
It shows that 10,219 companies were established in February compared to 9,360 in the same month of 2022, that is 9.2% more, thus a recovery has been observed in recent months.
Communities where more companies were established in the second month of the year Madrid (2,475), Catalonia (1,847), Andalusia (1,631) and Valencian Community (1,330), Ceuta and Melilla with 11; with 51 in La Rioja; and Cantabria, with 58, less here.
The same sources explain that capital increase operations increased by 4.1 percent in February, which represents six-month growth excluding December, “significantly improving the negative data observed in the first half of 2022.”
As for bankruptcies, there were 375 bankruptcies in February, 3.1% less than in the same month of 2022, with the strong impact of Madrid, Catalonia and the Community of Valencia, which registered more than six out of ten bankruptcies filed together.