The number of mercantile companies created in April decreases

15 June 2009
Mercantile Companies Statistics
April 2009. Provisional data
The number of mercantile companies created in April decreases
41.7% as compared with the same month of 2008
The number of mercantile companies dissolved decreases 6.1% in
the interannual rate
During the month of April, 6,341 mercantile companies were created, 41.7% less than in the
same month of 2008, 24.5% less than the rate registered in March 2009. The capital
subscribed for their constitution reached almost 239 million euros, indicating a decrease of
48.8% as compared with April of the previous year. The average capital subscribed
(37,661 euros) registered an interannual decrease of 12.2%.
On the other hand, during the month of April, 2,739 mercantile companies increased their
capital, 28.7% less than for the same month of 2008. The capital subscribed in the increases
recorded an interannual decrease of 42.6% and exceeded 2,078 million euros. The average
capital subscribed in these transactions (758,703 euros) decreased 19.6%.
The number of companies dissolved in March was 1,106, indicating an interannual decrease
of 6.1%. Of these, 82.7% did so voluntarily, 8.2% due to mergers and the remaining 9.1% for
other reasons.
Annual variation rate
Inter-monthly
Interannual
Total
Mercantile companies created
Number
Capital subscribed (thousands of euros)
Average capital subscribed (euros)
Mercantile Companies increasing their capital
Number
Capital subscribed (thousands of euros)
Average capital subscribed (euros)
Mercantile companies dissolved
Number
-Voluntary
-Mergers
-Others
Interannual
accumulated
6,341
238,811
37,661
-24.5
-38.5
-18.4
-41.7
-48.8
-12.2
-34.6
-42.1
-11.4
2,739
2,078,088
758,703
-26.9
-61.4
-47.1
-28.7
-42.6
-19.6
-15.8
-19.6
-4.5
1,106
914
91
101
-28.5
-31.9
-15.7
5.2
-6.1
-8.7
-9.9
32.9
4.1
3.9
0.3
14.0
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Private limited companies account for 99.0% of the companies created, and
90.4% of those increasing their capital
Out of the 6,341 mercantile companies created in the month of April, 99.0% were private
limited companies, and 0.9% were public limited companies. Out of the 2,739 companies that
increased their capital, 90.4% were private limited companies and 9.5% were public limited
companies.
66.6% of the capital registered by the mercantile companies created was subscribed by
private limited companies, and 33.4% by public limited companies. Regarding the capital
subscribed in capital increases, 50.5% corresponded to private limited companies, and
49.5% to public limited companies.
% of capital subscribed by type of com pany
% of No. of m ercantile com panies
by type of com pany
99.0% 90.4%
66.6%
49.5%
50.5%
33.4%
0.9%
9.5%
0.0% 0.0%
0.0% 0.1%
PLC
LTD
Created
PLC
General and partnership
companies
LTD
Created
Increased
General and partnership
companies
Increased
In April, the number of public limited companies created decreased 58.9% in the
interannual rate, and the number of private limited companies created decreased
41.5%. Considering the companies that increased their capital, the number of public limited
companies decreased 24.3%, and that of private limited companies did so by 29.1%.
The capital subscribed by the mercantile companies created decreased 20.9% in interannual
terms in the case of the public limited companies, and 56.5% in the case of private limited
companies. As per the capital subscribed by the companies that increased their capital, the
interannual rate for public limited companies decreased 17.3%, while that for private limited
companies decreased 55.8%.
Total
Mercantile companies created
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANIES
Number
Capital (thousands of euros)
PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES
Number
Capital (thousands of euros)
Mercantile Companies increasing their capital
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANIES
Number
Capital (thousands of euros)
PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANIES
Number
Capital (thousands of euros)
Variation rate
Inter-monthly
Interanual
60
79,773
-13.0
-20.7
-58.9
-20.9
6,280
159,035
-24.6
-44.7
-41.5
-56.5
261
1,028,621
-23.5
-69.8
-24.3
-17.3
2,476
1,049,379
-27.3
-46.7
-29.1
-55.8
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La Rioja registers the greatest average capital in companies created, and
Comunidad Foral de Navarra in companies increasing their capital
By Autonomous Community, La Rioja presented the greatest average capital subscribed by
the mercantile companies created in April (154,441 euros). Conversely, Comunidad Foral de
Navarra registered the least average capital subscribed (10,877 euros). Comunidad Foral de
Navarra recorded the greatest average capital subscribed by companies increasing their
capital (1,176,987 euros), and La Rioja recorded the least (148,118 euros).
Cataluña accounts for 37.3% of the total capital subscribed by the companies
created
Out of the total capital subscribed in the creation of mercantile companies in April, Cataluña
accounted for the highest percentage (37.3%), while Cantabria, Extremadura and
Comunidad Foral de Navarra accounted for the lowest percentage (all three with 0.4%).
Regarding the total capital subscribed by the mercantile companies increasing their capital,
Cataluña registered the highest percentage (35.2%), whilst La Rioja recorded the lowest
(0.1%).
Autonomous Community
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias (Principado de)
Balears (Illes)
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid (Comunidad de)
Murcia (Región de)
Navarra (Comunidad Foral de)
País Vasco
Rioja (La)
Ceuta
Melilla
Average capital subscribed (euros)
Percentage of
Mercantile
capital subscribed companies that
increased capital
37,661
23,367
22,576
28,146
33,206
35,323
18,255
15,492
21,124
72,984
19,172
11,738
42,463
39,873
20,894
10,877
36,225
154,441
3,400
3,000
Percentage of capital subscribed
Created
Increased
capital
758,703
405,120
335,868
487,170
650,113
340,843
504,545
1,073,000
192,229
1,145,147
565,387
289,694
507,217
933,323
563,721
1,176,978
903,150
148,118
94,000
-
100.0
10.4
1.4
1.1
2.4
3.3
0.4
1.6
2.2
37.3
5.6
0.4
5.6
20.3
1.7
0.4
3.8
2.2
0.0
0.0
100.0
6.6
1.2
1.1
2.5
1.7
0.5
7.0
0.9
35.2
6.9
0.5
3.5
22.0
2.8
2.5
4.9
0.1
0.0
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Mercantile companies (MC)
April 2009. Provisional Data
MC 1. Set up mercantile companies
Capital in thousand euros
Total general*
Number Capital
Subscribed Disbursed
Joint-stock company
Number Capital
Subscribed Disbursed
Limited liability company
Number Capital
Subscribed Disbursed
TOTAL
6,341
238,811
205,741
60
79,773
46,703
6,280
159,035
159,035
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias (Principado de)
Balears (Illes)
Canarias
1,059
144
96
175
226
51
252
249
1,219
698
80
313
1,213
189
81
253
34
5
4
24,746
3,251
2,702
5,811
7,983
931
3,903
5,260
88,967
13,382
939
13,291
48,366
3,949
881
9,164
5,251
17
12
24,611
3,101
2,702
4,349
7,983
931
3,903
5,170
58,149
13,277
939
13,176
48,173
3,949
881
9,164
5,251
17
12
10
5
2
0
1
2
15
6
0
3
16
0
-
895
457
1,950
0
60
120
47,345
602
0
500
27,844
0
-
760
307
488
0
60
30
16,526
495
0
385
27,650
0
-
1,049
139
96
173
225
51
251
247
1,204
692
80
310
1,197
189
81
253
34
5
4
23,850
2,794
2,702
3,861
7,980
931
3,843
5,140
41,623
12,781
939
12,791
20,523
3,949
881
9,164
5,251
17
12
23,850
2,794
2,702
3,861
7,980
931
3,843
5,140
41,623
12,781
939
12,791
20,523
3,949
881
9,164
5,251
17
12
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid (Comunidad de)
Murcia (Región de)
Navarra (Comomunidad Foral de)
Pais Vasco
Rioja (La)
Ceuta
Melilla
* The total general includes collective societies and limited partnership
15th June 2009
MC 2. Mercantile companies that increase capital and are dissolved
Subscribed capital in thousand euros
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias (Principado de)
Balears (Illes)
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-La Mancha
Cataluña
Comunitat Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid (Comunidad de)
Murcia (Región de)
Navarra (Comunidad Foral de)
Pais Vasco
Rioja (La)
Ceuta
Melilla
Increase capital
Total general *
Joint-stock comp.
Limited-liab. comp.
Number
Number
Number
Capital
2,739
341
76
47
80
102
22
136
96
638
253
36
143
489
104
45
113
17
1
-
2,078,088
138,147
25,526
22,897
52,009
34,765
11,100
145,928
18,454
730,605
143,043
10,429
72,531
456,395
58,627
52,964
102,056
2,518
94
-
* The total general includes collective societies and limited partnership
MC - (TABLES ANNEX) APRIL 2009 (2/3)
261
24
6
4
6
8
3
7
2
69
17
3
16
63
4
5
20
4
-
Capital
1,028,621
45,326
5,687
1,784
30,184
3,178
807
5,077
190
550,606
57,687
2,829
34,199
205,417
20,471
37,758
26,161
1,259
-
2,476
317
70
43
74
94
19
129
94
569
236
33
127
424
100
40
93
13
1
-
Capital
1,049,379
92,818
19,839
21,113
21,825
31,589
10,294
140,852
18,264
179,999
85,355
7,600
38,333
250,890
38,156
15,205
75,896
1,258
94
-
Dissolved
Total
Voluntary
Number Number
1,106
177
47
19
40
77
13
65
29
188
84
16
70
176
9
10
77
6
2
1
914
158
46
18
36
45
13
60
26
140
57
15
58
160
5
6
62
6
2
1
Merged
Number
Others
Number
91
7
0
4
32
4
0
12
9
1
4
9
2
4
3
-
101
12
1
1
1
3
36
18
0
8
7
2
12
-
MC 3. Mercantile companies that disburse installment payments
on subscribed shares and companies that reduce capital
Capital in thousand euros
Disburs. of install. paym. on sub. shares
Number
Disbursed capital
TOTAL
Andalucía
Aragón
Asturias (Principado de)
Balears (Illes)
Canarias
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-la-Mancha
Cataluña
Comunidad Valenciana
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid (Comunidad de)
Murcia (Región de)
Navarra (Comunidad Foral de)
País Vasco
Rioja (La)
Ceuta y Melilla
63
3
1
1
1
1
8
17
6
1
19
1
3
1
-
Reduce capital
Number
Subscribed capital
227,867
129
45
45
45
45
6,064
3,333
3,063
45
20,216
12
155,500
39,325
-
397
57
9
5
12
9
2
21
8
102
37
3
24
63
12
6
27
-
188,468
22,243
1,957
3,808
6,217
5,070
45
3,105
355
54,317
11,785
15
21,300
28,164
2,945
1,849
25,294
-
MC 4. Set up companies by categories of companies
Subscribed capital in thousand pesetas
Total
Number
2008
2009
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
11,127
9,537
8,376
8,308
5,927
7,436
6,999
6,763
6,582
6,626
7,710
8,505
6,401
Mercantile companies
Capital
476,356
994,696
514,782
620,749
368,906
455,227
618,329
412,562
828,920
659,301
717,576
389,006
239,326
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MC - (TABLES ANNEX) APRIL 2009 (3/3)
Number
Capital
10,884
9,311
8,059
8,080
5,705
7,323
6,857
6,619
6,457
6,479
7,582
8,404
6,341
466,711
986,782
490,646
616,774
366,147
451,239
607,637
363,796
828,084
609,026
686,626
388,094
238,811
Labour joint-stock
company
Number
Capital
1
4
5
6
3
4
4
1
1
3
1
2
Special companies
and other agencies
Number
Capital
60
267
547
412
630
281
527
91
66
126
192
122
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222
312
222
219
109
138
143
124
144
128
100
58
9,584
7,647
23,588
3,563
2,129
3,706
10,165
48,674
770
50,149
30,950
720
393