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Company Formations in 2016: East Riding of Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2016

7.7% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2015

New businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire mapped

East Riding of Yorkshire 2,656 formed

Kingston upon Hull 1,421 formed

Companies formed in 2016 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares.

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2015: 1st
London
209,869
2nd 2015: 2nd
Greater Manchester
32,999
3rd 2015: 3rd
West Midlands
31,162
4th 2015: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,837
5th 2015: 6th
Hertfordshire
17,671
39th 2015: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,080
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2015: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,837
15th 2015: 13th
South Yorkshire
9,265
23rd 2015: 20th
Nottinghamshire
6,642
25th 2015: 21st
North Yorkshire
6,525
31st 2015: 28th
Lincolnshire
5,698
39th 2015: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,080
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2015: 1st
London
209,869
2nd 2015: 2nd
Greater Manchester
32,999
3rd 2015: 3rd
West Midlands
31,162
4th 2015: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,837
5th 2015: 6th
Hertfordshire
17,671
6th 2015: 5th
Essex
15,887
7th 2015: 10th
Cheshire
15,328
8th 2015: 7th
Kent
14,577
9th 2015: 8th
Hampshire
14,249
10th 2015: 24th
Bedfordshire
13,677
11th 2015: 34th
Wiltshire
11,837
12th 2015: 9th
Surrey
11,070
13th 2015: 12th
Merseyside
10,617
14th 2015: 11th
Lancashire
10,600
15th 2015: 13th
South Yorkshire
9,265
16th 2015: 14th
Berkshire
9,081
17th 2015: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,523
18th 2015: 18th
Leicestershire
8,307
19th 2015: 17th
Dorset
8,113
20th 2015: 15th
East Sussex
7,939
21st 2015: 22nd
Staffordshire
7,618
22nd 2015: 23rd
Northamptonshire
7,050
23rd 2015: 20th
Nottinghamshire
6,642
24th 2015: 39th
Worcestershire
6,602
25th 2015: 21st
North Yorkshire
6,525
26th 2015: 27th
Tyne and Wear
6,380
27th 2015: 19th
Derbyshire
6,271
28th 2015: 25th
Cambridgeshire
6,208
29th 2015: 26th
West Sussex
5,996
30th 2015: 30th
Devon
5,703
31st 2015: 28th
Lincolnshire
5,698
32nd 2015: 29th
Gloucestershire
5,639
33rd 2015: 31st
Somerset
5,328
34th 2015: 32nd
Bristol
5,196
35th 2015: 35th
Warwickshire
4,709
36th 2015: 33rd
Oxfordshire
4,517
37th 2015: 36th
Norfolk
4,480
38th 2015: 37th
Suffolk
4,291
39th 2015: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,080
40th 2015: 38th
Durham
4,017
41st 2015: 41st
Shropshire
2,496
42nd 2015: 42nd
Cornwall
2,468
43rd 2015: 43rd
Cumbria
1,979
44th 2015: 44th
Northumberland
1,302
45th 2015: 45th
Herefordshire
853
46th 2015: 46th
Isle of Wight
545
47th 2015: 47th
Rutland
217

New incorporations in 2016 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

6.9

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10.5

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Type of companies formed in East Riding of Yorkshire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (3,990 companies)

2% Other company types (90 companies)

Other company types breakdown (90 companies)

Total companies in East Riding of Yorkshire by the end of 2016

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Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2016

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Businesses dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2016

meaning there is a total of

23,848

businesses registered in East Riding of Yorkshire at the end of 2016.

7.7% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2015

Surrounding counties 2016 breakdown & comparison

North Yorkshire

48,164 total businesses
6,525 formed in 2016
5,093 dissolved in 2016

Lincolnshire

40,701 total businesses
5,698 formed in 2016
4,729 dissolved in 2016

Nottinghamshire

45,573 total businesses
6,642 formed in 2016
4,851 dissolved in 2016

South Yorkshire

55,438 total businesses
9,265 formed in 2016
6,970 dissolved in 2016

West Yorkshire

107,764 total businesses
17,837 formed in 2016
13,098 dissolved in 2016

East Riding of Yorkshire

23,848 total businesses
4,080 formed in 2016
2,401 dissolved in 2016

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beverley Rural
44
72
28
Bridlington Central and Old Town
13
23
10
Bridlington North
23
21
-2
Bridlington South
115
129
14
Cottingham North
33
45
12
Cottingham South
19
31
12
Dale
60
76
16
Driffield and Rural
99
65
-34
East Wolds and Coastal
50
60
10
Goole North
18
35
17
Goole South
39
53
14
Hessle
82
1052
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Howden
11
13
2
Howdenshire
63
103
40
Mid Holderness
45
59
14
Minster and Woodmansey
61
90
29
North Holderness
23
39
16
Pocklington Provincial
43
83
40
Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe and Marshland
37
40
3
South East Holderness
46
75
29
South Hunsley
68
81
13
South West Holderness
35
70
35
St Mary's
102
102
0
Tranby
33
77
44
Willerby and Kirk Ella
61
74
13
Wolds Weighton
59
88
29
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Avenue
93
83
-10
Beverley
17
20
3
Boothferry
57
77
20
Bransholme East
11
19
8
Bransholme West
3
16
13
Bricknell
27
23
-4
Derringham
22
24
2
Drypool
101
107
6
Holderness
88
90
2
Ings
12
25
13
Kings Park
36
58
22
Longhill
18
24
6
Marfleet
38
46
8
Myton
369
423
54
Newington
44
60
16
Newland
34
66
32
Orchard Park and Greenwood
6
13
7
Pickering
26
56
30
Southcoates East
8
14
6
Southcoates West
18
26
8
St Andrew's
53
80
27
Sutton
17
31
14
University
21
40
19

Total companies 2016 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2015: 1st
London
1,070,255
2nd 2015: 2nd
Greater Manchester
167,797
3rd 2015: 3rd
West Midlands
156,118
4th 2015: 4th
Essex
112,065
5th 2015: 5th
West Yorkshire
107,764
40th 2015: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
23,848
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
5th 2015: 5th
West Yorkshire
107,764
16th 2015: 16th
South Yorkshire
55,438
20th 2015: 20th
North Yorkshire
48,164
25th 2015: 26th
Nottinghamshire
45,573
30th 2015: 28th
Lincolnshire
40,701
40th 2015: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
23,848
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2015: 1st
London
1,070,255
2nd 2015: 2nd
Greater Manchester
167,797
3rd 2015: 3rd
West Midlands
156,118
4th 2015: 4th
Essex
112,065
5th 2015: 5th
West Yorkshire
107,764
6th 2015: 7th
Hertfordshire
104,699
7th 2015: 6th
Hampshire
103,043
8th 2015: 8th
Kent
98,931
9th 2015: 9th
Surrey
95,997
10th 2015: 10th
Cheshire
74,912
11th 2015: 11th
Lancashire
68,241
12th 2015: 12th
Berkshire
64,828
13th 2015: 13th
East Sussex
63,012
14th 2015: 14th
Buckinghamshire
62,413
15th 2015: 15th
Merseyside
60,027
16th 2015: 16th
South Yorkshire
55,438
17th 2015: 17th
Leicestershire
52,138
18th 2015: 18th
Dorset
50,419
19th 2015: 19th
West Sussex
48,518
20th 2015: 20th
North Yorkshire
48,164
21st 2015: 21st
Gloucestershire
47,665
22nd 2015: 22nd
Devon
47,095
23rd 2015: 24th
Staffordshire
47,000
24th 2015: 23rd
Somerset
46,011
25th 2015: 26th
Nottinghamshire
45,573
26th 2015: 32nd
Bedfordshire
44,451
27th 2015: 25th
Derbyshire
43,529
28th 2015: 27th
Cambridgeshire
43,412
29th 2015: 33rd
Wiltshire
41,591
30th 2015: 28th
Lincolnshire
40,701
31st 2015: 29th
Northamptonshire
40,600
32nd 2015: 31st
Tyne and Wear
38,544
33rd 2015: 30th
Oxfordshire
38,413
34th 2015: 35th
Norfolk
34,374
35th 2015: 34th
Warwickshire
34,180
36th 2015: 38th
Worcestershire
33,436
37th 2015: 36th
Suffolk
32,526
38th 2015: 37th
Bristol
31,308
39th 2015: 39th
Durham
25,127
40th 2015: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
23,848
41st 2015: 41st
Shropshire
20,422
42nd 2015: 42nd
Cumbria
19,675
43rd 2015: 43rd
Cornwall
19,655
44th 2015: 44th
Northumberland
9,713
45th 2015: 45th
Herefordshire
8,293
46th 2015: 46th
Isle of Wight
4,973
47th 2015: 47th
Rutland
1,742

Total companies at the end of 2016 per 1000 Person people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

40.4

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National Average

62.6

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2012

2,675 formed

1,580 dissolved

2013

2,825 formed

1,852 dissolved

2014

2,968 formed

2,041 dissolved

2015

2,967 formed

1,966 dissolved

2016

4,080 formed

2,401 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

5.1% vs 2012

4.6% vs 2013

5% vs 2014

7.7% vs 2015