2012
4,633 formed
2,431 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2016
27.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2015
Bedford 1,507 formed
Central Bedfordshire 5,442 formed
Luton 6,724 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
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 |
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 |
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 |
22.2
10.5
62% Private Limited Companies (8,538 companies)
38% Other company types (5,139 companies)
Other company types breakdown (5,139 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2016
44,451
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2016.
27.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2015
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
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
-2 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
15 |
||
Castle |
90 |
||
Cauldwell |
37 |
||
Clapham |
12 |
||
De Parys |
12 |
||
Eastcotts |
20 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
9 |
||
Goldington |
20 |
||
Great Barford |
2 |
||
Harpur |
13 |
||
Harrold |
-5 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
14 |
||
Kempston North |
16 |
||
Kempston Rural |
15 |
||
Kempston South |
10 |
||
Kempston West |
10 |
||
Kingsbrook |
38 |
||
Newnham |
7 |
||
Oakley |
4 |
||
Putnoe |
13 |
||
Queens Park |
32 |
||
Riseley |
5 |
||
Sharnbrook |
10 |
||
Wilshamstead |
9 |
||
Wootton |
18 |
||
Wyboston |
27 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
3548 |
||
Arlesey |
10 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
5 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
-2 |
||
Biggleswade North |
14 |
||
Biggleswade South |
32 |
||
Caddington |
-20 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
-11 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
35 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
14 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
1 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
23 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
18 |
||
Eaton Bray |
7 |
||
Flitwick |
26 |
||
Heath and Reach |
56 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
6 |
||
Houghton Hall |
4 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
4 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
40 |
||
Linslade |
-1 |
||
Northill |
11 |
||
Parkside |
16 |
||
Potton |
25 |
||
Sandy |
10 |
||
Shefford |
6 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
23 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
13 |
||
Tithe Farm |
7 |
||
Toddington |
12 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
-10 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
20 |
||
Biscot |
32 |
||
Bramingham |
5 |
||
Challney |
27 |
||
Crawley |
873 |
||
Dallow |
33 |
||
Farley |
35 |
||
High Town |
3332 |
||
Icknield |
33 |
||
Leagrave |
35 |
||
Lewsey |
50 |
||
Limbury |
17 |
||
Northwell |
12 |
||
Round Green |
43 |
||
Saints |
-5 |
||
South |
246 |
||
Stopsley |
60 |
||
Sundon Park |
32 |
||
Wigmore |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
72.0
62.6
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