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Company Formations in 2016: Bedfordshire

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???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2016

27.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2015

New businesses in Bedfordshire mapped

Bedford 1,507 formed

Central Bedfordshire 5,442 formed

Luton 6,724 formed

Companies formed in 2016 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.

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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
10th 2015: 24th
Bedfordshire
13,677
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
5th 2015: 6th
Hertfordshire
17,671
10th 2015: 24th
Bedfordshire
13,677
17th 2015: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,523
22nd 2015: 23rd
Northamptonshire
7,050
28th 2015: 25th
Cambridgeshire
6,208
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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 Bedfordshire

22.2

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National Average

10.5

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Type of companies formed in Bedfordshire breakdown

62% Private Limited Companies (8,538 companies)

38% Other company types (5,139 companies)

Other company types breakdown (5,139 companies)

Total companies in Bedfordshire by the end of 2016

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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2016

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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2016

meaning there is a total of

44,451

businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2016.

27.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2015

Surrounding counties 2016 breakdown & comparison

Cambridgeshire

43,412 total businesses
6,208 formed in 2016
4,498 dissolved in 2016

Hertfordshire

104,699 total businesses
17,671 formed in 2016
11,308 dissolved in 2016

Buckinghamshire

62,413 total businesses
8,523 formed in 2016
6,466 dissolved in 2016

Northamptonshire

40,600 total businesses
7,050 formed in 2016
4,393 dissolved in 2016

Bedfordshire

44,451 total businesses
13,677 formed in 2016
4,414 dissolved in 2016

BedfordshireCambridgeshireHertfordshireNorthamptonshireBuckinghamshire

Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brickhill
31
29
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Bromham and Biddenham
22
37
15
Castle
299
389
90
Cauldwell
44
81
37
Clapham
8
20
12
De Parys
59
71
12
Eastcotts
8
28
20
Elstow and Stewartby
18
27
9
Goldington
25
45
20
Great Barford
49
51
2
Harpur
58
71
13
Harrold
24
19
-5
Kempston Central and East
40
54
14
Kempston North
11
27
16
Kempston Rural
39
54
15
Kempston South
32
42
10
Kempston West
19
29
10
Kingsbrook
64
102
38
Newnham
25
32
7
Oakley
10
14
4
Putnoe
16
29
13
Queens Park
37
69
32
Riseley
18
23
5
Sharnbrook
22
32
10
Wilshamstead
18
27
9
Wootton
15
33
18
Wyboston
45
72
27
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ampthill
65
3613
3548
Arlesey
49
59
10
Aspley and Woburn
33
38
5
Barton-le-Clay
28
26
-2
Biggleswade North
33
47
14
Biggleswade South
44
76
32
Caddington
83
63
-20
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine
83
72
-11
Dunstable-Central
108
143
35
Dunstable-Icknield
42
56
14
Dunstable-Manshead
16
17
1
Dunstable-Northfields
46
69
23
Dunstable-Watling
55
73
18
Eaton Bray
20
27
7
Flitwick
55
81
26
Heath and Reach
33
89
56
Houghton Conquest and Haynes
9
15
6
Houghton Hall
75
79
4
Leighton Buzzard North
66
70
4
Leighton Buzzard South
129
169
40
Linslade
59
58
-1
Northill
18
29
11
Parkside
17
33
16
Potton
20
45
25
Sandy
72
82
10
Shefford
43
49
6
Silsoe and Shillington
51
74
23
Stotfold and Langford
57
70
13
Tithe Farm
17
24
7
Toddington
53
65
12
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield
41
31
-10
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnfield
45
65
20
Biscot
259
291
32
Bramingham
64
69
5
Challney
93
120
27
Crawley
49
922
873
Dallow
156
189
33
Farley
63
98
35
High Town
126
3458
3332
Icknield
47
80
33
Leagrave
74
109
35
Lewsey
46
96
50
Limbury
35
52
17
Northwell
42
54
12
Round Green
48
91
43
Saints
131
126
-5
South
410
656
246
Stopsley
59
119
60
Sundon Park
46
78
32
Wigmore
44
51
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Total companies 2016 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Bedfordshire 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
26th 2015: 32nd
Bedfordshire
44,451
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
6th 2015: 7th
Hertfordshire
104,699
14th 2015: 14th
Buckinghamshire
62,413
26th 2015: 32nd
Bedfordshire
44,451
28th 2015: 27th
Cambridgeshire
43,412
31st 2015: 29th
Northamptonshire
40,600
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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72.0

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National Average

62.6

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The last 5 years

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.

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

2016

13,677 formed

4,414 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

7.9% vs 2012

8.4% vs 2013

7.5% vs 2014

27.3% vs 2015