2015
6,245 formed
3,593 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2019
0.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2018
Bedford 1,613 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,098 formed
Luton 3,049 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
17th
2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th
2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
25th
2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th
2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
11.0
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (6,572 companies)
3% Other company types (194 companies)
Other company types breakdown (194 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2019
42,145
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2019.
0.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2018
Cambridgeshire
50,160 total businesses
6,779 formed in 2019
5,435 dissolved in 2019
Hertfordshire
113,106 total businesses
15,231 formed in 2019
12,403 dissolved in 2019
Buckinghamshire
69,470 total businesses
8,835 formed in 2019
9,133 dissolved in 2019
Northamptonshire
49,144 total businesses
8,393 formed in 2019
5,434 dissolved in 2019
Bedfordshire
42,145 total businesses
6,766 formed in 2019
6,698 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
15 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
22 |
||
Castle |
92 |
||
Cauldwell |
40 |
||
Clapham |
14 |
||
De Parys |
-15 |
||
Eastcotts |
2 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
12 |
||
Goldington |
22 |
||
Great Barford |
-1 |
||
Harpur |
47 |
||
Harrold |
5 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
21 |
||
Kempston North |
13 |
||
Kempston Rural |
14 |
||
Kempston South |
38 |
||
Kempston West |
3 |
||
Kingsbrook |
7 |
||
Newnham |
-3 |
||
Oakley |
-4 |
||
Putnoe |
-8 |
||
Queens Park |
13 |
||
Riseley |
1 |
||
Sharnbrook |
9 |
||
Wilshamstead |
4 |
||
Wootton |
7 |
||
Wyboston |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
10 |
||
Arlesey |
25 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
-1 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
1 |
||
Biggleswade North |
11 |
||
Biggleswade South |
36 |
||
Caddington |
19 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
33 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
174 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
12 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
8 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
-2 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
2 |
||
Eaton Bray |
12 |
||
Flitwick |
-2 |
||
Heath and Reach |
-1834 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
12 |
||
Houghton Hall |
18 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
-2 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
89 |
||
Linslade |
4 |
||
Northill |
8 |
||
Parkside |
15 |
||
Potton |
8 |
||
Sandy |
-1 |
||
Shefford |
11 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
-4 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
22 |
||
Tithe Farm |
17 |
||
Toddington |
3 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
9 |
||
Biscot |
70 |
||
Bramingham |
36 |
||
Challney |
57 |
||
Crawley |
32 |
||
Dallow |
120 |
||
Farley |
57 |
||
High Town |
50 |
||
Icknield |
3 |
||
Leagrave |
45 |
||
Lewsey |
20 |
||
Limbury |
7 |
||
Northwell |
9 |
||
Round Green |
39 |
||
Saints |
34 |
||
South |
317 |
||
Stopsley |
64 |
||
Sundon Park |
19 |
||
Wigmore |
22 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
8th
2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
13th
2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
26th
2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th
2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
33rd
2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
68.3
70.7
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.
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
2019
6,766 formed
6,698 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
27.3% vs 2015
-12.5% vs 2016
8.02% vs 2017
0.3% vs 2018