2014
5,953 formed
3,448 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2018
8.0% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2017
Bedford 1,607 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,577 formed
Luton 2,820 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
6th
2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
14th
2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
18th
2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
21st
2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
24th
2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
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10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (6,858 companies)
2% Other company types (155 companies)
Other company types breakdown (155 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2018
42,015
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2018.
8.0% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2017
Cambridgeshire
48,390 total businesses
6,786 formed in 2018
4,809 dissolved in 2018
Hertfordshire
111,063 total businesses
15,554 formed in 2018
12,657 dissolved in 2018
Buckinghamshire
69,301 total businesses
8,915 formed in 2018
6,799 dissolved in 2018
Northamptonshire
44,212 total businesses
7,630 formed in 2018
5,516 dissolved in 2018
Bedfordshire
42,015 total businesses
7,013 formed in 2018
4,534 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
-1 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
18 |
||
Castle |
87 |
||
Cauldwell |
32 |
||
Clapham |
5 |
||
De Parys |
-3 |
||
Eastcotts |
11 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
10 |
||
Goldington |
26 |
||
Great Barford |
27 |
||
Harpur |
51 |
||
Harrold |
-8 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
8 |
||
Kempston North |
-8 |
||
Kempston Rural |
19 |
||
Kempston South |
14 |
||
Kempston West |
8 |
||
Kingsbrook |
11 |
||
Newnham |
6 |
||
Oakley |
15 |
||
Putnoe |
12 |
||
Queens Park |
13 |
||
Riseley |
-3 |
||
Sharnbrook |
16 |
||
Wilshamstead |
6 |
||
Wootton |
8 |
||
Wyboston |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
48 |
||
Arlesey |
6 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
-4 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
0 |
||
Biggleswade North |
-9 |
||
Biggleswade South |
17 |
||
Caddington |
18 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
23 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
27 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
16 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
20 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
13 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
15 |
||
Eaton Bray |
0 |
||
Flitwick |
15 |
||
Heath and Reach |
641 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
4 |
||
Houghton Hall |
0 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
14 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
69 |
||
Linslade |
31 |
||
Northill |
14 |
||
Parkside |
13 |
||
Potton |
-2 |
||
Sandy |
2 |
||
Shefford |
22 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
28 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
33 |
||
Tithe Farm |
14 |
||
Toddington |
22 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
31 |
||
Biscot |
77 |
||
Bramingham |
8 |
||
Challney |
13 |
||
Crawley |
-4 |
||
Dallow |
56 |
||
Farley |
49 |
||
High Town |
51 |
||
Icknield |
0 |
||
Leagrave |
13 |
||
Lewsey |
-3 |
||
Limbury |
39 |
||
Northwell |
16 |
||
Round Green |
27 |
||
Saints |
32 |
||
South |
425 |
||
Stopsley |
81 |
||
Sundon Park |
8 |
||
Wigmore |
32 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
12th
2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
26th
2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
28th
2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
31st
2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
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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.
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
2018
7,013 formed
4,534 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.5% vs 2014
27.3% vs 2015
-12.5% vs 2016
8.0% vs 2017