# United Kingdom M&A : Domestic : M&A of independents : number acquired ()

United Kingdom M&A : Domestic : M&A of independents : number acquired () was down 27.0% year on year in Q1 2026, compared with −26.5% in Q4 2025.
The level stood at 116.0 count.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.7% (Q2 2020) to 122.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 7.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-DOMESTIC.ITEM-DWVH.MEASURE-COUNT`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: count
- Coverage: 1972-01-01 to 2026-01-01 (213 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/m-and-a-domestic-m-and-a-of-independents-number-acquired

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q1 2026 | 116.0 count | −27.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 144.0 count | −26.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 142.0 count | 0.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 206.0 count | 66.1 |
| Q1 2025 | 159.0 count | 1.3 |
| Q4 2024 | 196.0 count | 66.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 142.0 count | 40.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 124.0 count | −17.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 157.0 count | 36.5 |
| Q4 2023 | 118.0 count | 8.3 |
| Q3 2023 | 101.0 count | −11.4 |
| Q2 2023 | 150.0 count | 15.4 |
| Q1 2023 | 115.0 count | 1.8 |
| Q4 2022 | 109.0 count | −32.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 114.0 count | −37.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 130.0 count | −12.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 113.0 count | −38.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 161.0 count | 33.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 181.0 count | 66.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 149.0 count | 122.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 183.0 count | 34.6 |
| Q4 2020 | 121.0 count | −4.0 |
| Q3 2020 | 109.0 count | 3.8 |
| Q2 2020 | 67.00 count | −41.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-DOMESTIC.ITEM-DWVH.MEASURE-COUNT"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.MANDA.Q.NSA.DIRECTION-DOMESTIC.ITEM-DWVH.MEASURE-COUNT",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```