Is Companies House an economic bellwether?

Is Companies House an economic bellwether?

April 15, 2026 · 20 min · Season 13 · Episode 2

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The episode explores whether changes in company formation levels are a valid indicator of government economic policies.

One for the geeks! Changes in company formation levels are often use to justify/criticise different governments' economic policies. We go behind the headline figures to see if this is justified or not (HINT: not!). Send us Fan Mail Support the show Follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-dark-money-files-ltd/ on Twitter at https://twitter.com/dark_files or see our website at https://www.thedarkmoneyfiles.com/

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