The number of company directors recorded on self-assessment returns and the number reporting any dividend income in each available year since 2001-02 are given in the following table.
Number of company directors Of which: number with dividend income 2001-02 770,000 460,000 2002-03 790,000 490,000 2003-04 910,000 600,000 2004-05 970,000 630,000
The information on the tax return does not distinguish between dividend ncome from the director's own company and amounts derived from investments in other companies.