2011
3,052 formed
2,071 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Durham during 2015
6.9% more companies in Durham compared to 2014
County Durham 1,993 formed
Darlington 619 formed
Hartlepool 522 formed
Stockton-on-Tees 700 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Durham 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 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
21st
2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
27th
2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
38th
2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
43rd
2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th
2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
| 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 |
people
4.2
9.7
98% Private Limited Companies (3,744 companies)
2% Other company types (90 companies)
Other company types breakdown (90 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Durham during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in Durham during 2015
24,091
businesses registered in Durham at the end of 2015.
6.9% more companies in Durham compared to 2014
Cumbria
19,348 total businesses
2,166 formed in 2015
1,374 dissolved in 2015
North Yorkshire
46,660 total businesses
6,437 formed in 2015
3,562 dissolved in 2015
Tyne and Wear
36,643 total businesses
6,042 formed in 2015
3,982 dissolved in 2015
Northumberland
9,370 total businesses
1,289 formed in 2015
778 dissolved in 2015
Durham
24,091 total businesses
3,834 formed in 2015
2,264 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Annfield Plain |
3 |
||
Aycliffe East |
52 |
||
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
5 |
||
Aycliffe West |
1 |
||
Barnard Castle East |
25 |
||
Barnard Castle West |
-2 |
||
Belmont |
47 |
||
Benfieldside |
14 |
||
Bishop Auckland Town |
17 |
||
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth |
6 |
||
Blackhalls |
13 |
||
Brandon |
44 |
||
Burnopfield and Dipton |
14 |
||
Chester-le-Street East |
0 |
||
Chester-le-Street North |
4 |
||
Chester-le-Street South |
-5 |
||
Chester-le-Street West Central |
14 |
||
Chilton |
3 |
||
Consett North |
-8 |
||
Consett South |
11 |
||
Coundon |
-7 |
||
Coxhoe |
23 |
||
Craghead and South Moor |
6 |
||
Crook |
24 |
||
Dawdon |
7 |
||
Deerness |
25 |
||
Delves Lane |
26 |
||
Deneside |
3 |
||
Durham South |
0 |
||
Easington |
16 |
||
Elvet and Gilesgate |
6 |
||
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
14 |
||
Evenwood |
-3 |
||
Ferryhill |
21 |
||
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
23 |
||
Horden |
-4 |
||
Lanchester |
14 |
||
Leadgate and Medomsley |
26 |
||
Lumley |
-7 |
||
Murton |
14 |
||
Neville's Cross |
3 |
||
North Lodge |
2 |
||
Passfield |
-6 |
||
Pelton |
3 |
||
Peterlee East |
21 |
||
Peterlee West |
4 |
||
Sacriston |
3 |
||
Seaham |
23 |
||
Sedgefield |
32 |
||
Sherburn |
26 |
||
Shildon and Dene Valley |
52 |
||
Shotton and South Hetton |
25 |
||
Spennymoor |
8 |
||
Stanley |
11 |
||
Tanfield |
37 |
||
Tow Law |
11 |
||
Trimdon and Thornley |
14 |
||
Tudhoe |
13 |
||
Weardale |
15 |
||
West Auckland |
28 |
||
Willington and Hunwick |
9 |
||
Wingate |
7 |
||
Woodhouse Close |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bank Top & Lascelles |
17 |
||
Brinkburn & Faverdale |
6 |
||
Cockerton |
3 |
||
College |
17 |
||
Eastbourne |
10 |
||
Harrowgate Hill |
9 |
||
Haughton & Springfield |
5 |
||
Heighington & Coniscliffe |
14 |
||
Hummersknott |
12 |
||
Hurworth |
5 |
||
Mowden |
8 |
||
North Road |
8 |
||
Northgate |
13 |
||
Park East |
48 |
||
Park West |
28 |
||
Pierremont |
3 |
||
Red Hall & Lingfield |
4 |
||
Sadberge & Middleton St George |
17 |
||
Stephenson |
18 |
||
Whinfield |
-7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burn Valley |
25 |
||
De Bruce |
3 |
||
Fens and Rossmere |
23 |
||
Foggy Furze |
3 |
||
Hart |
5 |
||
Headland and Harbour |
3 |
||
Jesmond |
8 |
||
Manor House |
6 |
||
Rural West |
26 |
||
Seaton |
92 |
||
Victoria |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingham Central |
4 |
||
Billingham East |
24 |
||
Billingham North |
9 |
||
Billingham South |
13 |
||
Billingham West |
16 |
||
Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree |
11 |
||
Eaglescliffe |
22 |
||
Fairfield |
0 |
||
Grangefield |
16 |
||
Hardwick and Salters Lane |
13 |
||
Hartburn |
8 |
||
Newtown |
3 |
||
Northern Parishes |
23 |
||
Norton North |
3 |
||
Norton South |
15 |
||
Norton West |
6 |
||
Parkfield and Oxbridge |
43 |
||
Roseworth |
12 |
||
Stockton Town Centre |
43 |
||
Western Parishes |
2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Durham 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 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
31st
2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
39th
2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
42nd
2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
44th
2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
| 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 |
people
26.7
59.4
How the total number of companies in Durham has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
3,052 formed
2,071 dissolved
2012
3,040 formed
1,869 dissolved
2013
3,408 formed
2,140 dissolved
2014
3,793 formed
2,191 dissolved
2015
3,834 formed
2,264 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.3% vs 2011
6.4% vs 2012
7.7% vs 2013
6.9% vs 2014