The collapse in company registrations mirrors the reluctance of foreign companies to invest in the UK either by building new factories or buying UK businesses. OECD figures show that foreign direct investment into the UK tumbled in 2017 by 90% following a bumper year in 2016!

Garbage as usual by remoaners! Just shows the danger of relying on the Gruniard.
The reality is

Foreign Direct Investment in the United Kingdom increased by 8667 GBP Million in the fourth quarter of 2017. Foreign Direct Investment in the United Kingdom averaged 12366.23 GBP Million from 1987 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 82539 GBP Million in the third quarter of 2005 and a record low of -44536 GBP Million in the second quarter of 2009.