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  "schema_version": "2026-11-02",
  "name": "UK accountancy companies on the Companies House register",
  "what_is_counted": "Companies that chose an accountancy activity code (SIC 69201, 69202 or 69203). A company is not a practice; sole traders and partnerships are not included.",
  "methodology": "https://therightaccountant.co.uk/research/methodology/",
  "licence": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "credit": "The Right Accountant, with a link to the research page used",
  "companies_house_file_date": "1 October 2026",
  "ownership_file_date": "12 October 2026",
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        "label": "No ownership record",
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        "label": "2 to 4 years",
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        "label": "5 to 9 years",
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        "label": "10 to 19 years",
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