2013
5,151 formed
2,952 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2017
12.5% fewer companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2016
Bedford 1,373 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,588 formed
Luton 2,502 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
14th
2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
17th
2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
23rd
2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
25th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
10.5
10.0
98% Private Limited Companies (6,348 companies)
2% Other company types (121 companies)
Other company types breakdown (121 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2017
38,894
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2017.
12.5% fewer companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2016
Cambridgeshire
46,059 total businesses
6,384 formed in 2017
4,395 dissolved in 2017
Hertfordshire
105,506 total businesses
13,752 formed in 2017
11,826 dissolved in 2017
Buckinghamshire
64,538 total businesses
7,992 formed in 2017
6,695 dissolved in 2017
Northamptonshire
46,778 total businesses
9,958 formed in 2017
4,930 dissolved in 2017
Bedfordshire
38,894 total businesses
6,469 formed in 2017
11,232 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
3 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
14 |
||
Castle |
112 |
||
Cauldwell |
-11 |
||
Clapham |
18 |
||
De Parys |
-2 |
||
Eastcotts |
-3 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
7 |
||
Goldington |
12 |
||
Great Barford |
1 |
||
Harpur |
13 |
||
Harrold |
11 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
5 |
||
Kempston North |
2 |
||
Kempston Rural |
9 |
||
Kempston South |
-4 |
||
Kempston West |
14 |
||
Kingsbrook |
27 |
||
Newnham |
13 |
||
Oakley |
-3 |
||
Putnoe |
0 |
||
Queens Park |
9 |
||
Riseley |
-3 |
||
Sharnbrook |
0 |
||
Wilshamstead |
8 |
||
Wootton |
14 |
||
Wyboston |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
-2685 |
||
Arlesey |
15 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
18 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
1 |
||
Biggleswade North |
10 |
||
Biggleswade South |
3 |
||
Caddington |
6 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
37 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
27 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
22 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
9 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
32 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
8 |
||
Eaton Bray |
8 |
||
Flitwick |
25 |
||
Heath and Reach |
734 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
-5 |
||
Houghton Hall |
-1 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
13 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
62 |
||
Linslade |
-17 |
||
Northill |
3 |
||
Parkside |
10 |
||
Potton |
-21 |
||
Sandy |
18 |
||
Shefford |
10 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
37 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
2 |
||
Tithe Farm |
-10 |
||
Toddington |
9 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
22 |
||
Biscot |
100 |
||
Bramingham |
22 |
||
Challney |
4 |
||
Crawley |
-834 |
||
Dallow |
37 |
||
Farley |
24 |
||
High Town |
-3175 |
||
Icknield |
-10 |
||
Leagrave |
14 |
||
Lewsey |
-24 |
||
Limbury |
22 |
||
Northwell |
5 |
||
Round Green |
30 |
||
Saints |
30 |
||
South |
190 |
||
Stopsley |
83 |
||
Sundon Park |
36 |
||
Wigmore |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
14th
2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
26th
2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
32nd
2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
63.0
65.1
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.
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
2017
6,469 formed
11,232 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.4% vs 2013
7.5% vs 2014
27.3% vs 2015
-12.5% vs 2016