Company registrations accounted for half of the government's income from the central registry last year.
A Freedom of Information request asked how much the registry had made in total over the last financial year.
In its response, the registry revealed it had made a total of £16.6 million.
Land and deed applications accounted for nearly £6.7 million, company registrations for just over £8 million and annual returns around £1.4 million.
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