2011
4,053 formed
2,420 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2015
7.5% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2014
Bedford 1,608 formed
Central Bedfordshire 1,970 formed
Luton 2,667 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
6th
2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th
2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th
2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
10.1
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (6,075 companies)
3% Other company types (170 companies)
Other company types breakdown (170 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2015
34,911
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2015.
7.5% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2014
Cambridgeshire
41,403 total businesses
6,235 formed in 2015
3,619 dissolved in 2015
Hertfordshire
96,909 total businesses
14,575 formed in 2015
8,688 dissolved in 2015
Buckinghamshire
59,305 total businesses
8,249 formed in 2015
5,489 dissolved in 2015
Northamptonshire
39,638 total businesses
6,347 formed in 2015
3,341 dissolved in 2015
Bedfordshire
34,911 total businesses
6,245 formed in 2015
3,593 dissolved in 2015
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
0 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
29 |
||
Castle |
197 |
||
Cauldwell |
30 |
||
Clapham |
1 |
||
De Parys |
33 |
||
Eastcotts |
6 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
-1 |
||
Goldington |
25 |
||
Great Barford |
28 |
||
Harpur |
35 |
||
Harrold |
-11 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
16 |
||
Kempston North |
10 |
||
Kempston Rural |
38 |
||
Kempston South |
42 |
||
Kempston West |
24 |
||
Kingsbrook |
55 |
||
Newnham |
15 |
||
Oakley |
14 |
||
Putnoe |
5 |
||
Queens Park |
31 |
||
Riseley |
25 |
||
Sharnbrook |
10 |
||
Wilshamstead |
21 |
||
Wootton |
24 |
||
Wyboston |
33 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
40 |
||
Arlesey |
8 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
11 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
30 |
||
Biggleswade North |
18 |
||
Biggleswade South |
31 |
||
Caddington |
-30 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
25 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
28 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
30 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
-1 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
26 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
21 |
||
Eaton Bray |
9 |
||
Flitwick |
36 |
||
Heath and Reach |
15 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
6 |
||
Houghton Hall |
-4 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
43 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
56 |
||
Linslade |
35 |
||
Northill |
22 |
||
Parkside |
14 |
||
Potton |
35 |
||
Sandy |
31 |
||
Shefford |
14 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
57 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
45 |
||
Tithe Farm |
22 |
||
Toddington |
13 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
13 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
33 |
||
Biscot |
119 |
||
Bramingham |
61 |
||
Challney |
110 |
||
Crawley |
28 |
||
Dallow |
86 |
||
Farley |
53 |
||
High Town |
83 |
||
Icknield |
41 |
||
Leagrave |
41 |
||
Lewsey |
60 |
||
Limbury |
38 |
||
Northwell |
28 |
||
Round Green |
48 |
||
Saints |
63 |
||
South |
228 |
||
Stopsley |
41 |
||
Sundon Park |
26 |
||
Wigmore |
34 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
7th
2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
14th
2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
27th
2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
29th
2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
32nd
2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
56.6
59.4
How the total number of companies in Bedfordshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
4,053 formed
2,420 dissolved
2012
4,633 formed
2,431 dissolved
2013
5,151 formed
2,952 dissolved
2014
5,953 formed
3,448 dissolved
2015
6,245 formed
3,593 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.6% vs 2011
7.9% vs 2012
8.4% vs 2013
7.5% vs 2014