2016
13,677 formed
4,414 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2020
9.6% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2019
Bedford 1,987 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,309 formed
Luton 3,925 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
16th
2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
18th
2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
23rd
2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th
2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
13.4
12.3
98% Private Limited Companies (8,051 companies)
2% Other company types (187 companies)
Other company types breakdown (187 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2020
46,207
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2020.
9.6% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2019
Cambridgeshire
54,497 total businesses
7,516 formed in 2020
4,534 dissolved in 2020
Hertfordshire
117,796 total businesses
14,464 formed in 2020
10,027 dissolved in 2020
Buckinghamshire
73,748 total businesses
9,394 formed in 2020
6,115 dissolved in 2020
Northamptonshire
52,017 total businesses
7,534 formed in 2020
5,208 dissolved in 2020
Bedfordshire
46,207 total businesses
8,238 formed in 2020
3,941 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
13 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
13 |
||
Castle |
292 |
||
Cauldwell |
92 |
||
Clapham |
17 |
||
De Parys |
30 |
||
Eastcotts |
22 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
8 |
||
Goldington |
29 |
||
Great Barford |
17 |
||
Harpur |
76 |
||
Harrold |
-2 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
59 |
||
Kempston North |
12 |
||
Kempston Rural |
32 |
||
Kempston South |
33 |
||
Kempston West |
13 |
||
Kingsbrook |
25 |
||
Newnham |
21 |
||
Oakley |
2 |
||
Putnoe |
19 |
||
Queens Park |
89 |
||
Riseley |
15 |
||
Sharnbrook |
15 |
||
Wilshamstead |
20 |
||
Wootton |
28 |
||
Wyboston |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
45 |
||
Arlesey |
24 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
19 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
11 |
||
Biggleswade North |
16 |
||
Biggleswade South |
47 |
||
Caddington |
79 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
56 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
-45 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
57 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
20 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
48 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
30 |
||
Eaton Bray |
29 |
||
Flitwick |
34 |
||
Heath and Reach |
-18 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
5 |
||
Houghton Hall |
53 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
6 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
66 |
||
Linslade |
18 |
||
Northill |
22 |
||
Parkside |
31 |
||
Potton |
33 |
||
Sandy |
14 |
||
Shefford |
33 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
13 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
17 |
||
Tithe Farm |
8 |
||
Toddington |
47 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
54 |
||
Biscot |
295 |
||
Bramingham |
52 |
||
Challney |
111 |
||
Crawley |
58 |
||
Dallow |
251 |
||
Farley |
111 |
||
High Town |
139 |
||
Icknield |
62 |
||
Leagrave |
98 |
||
Lewsey |
115 |
||
Limbury |
71 |
||
Northwell |
48 |
||
Round Green |
97 |
||
Saints |
166 |
||
South |
506 |
||
Stopsley |
114 |
||
Sundon Park |
67 |
||
Wigmore |
67 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
8th
2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
13th
2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
26th
2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th
2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
31st
2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
74.9
76.4
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.
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
2020
8,238 formed
3,941 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
-12.5% vs 2016
8.02% vs 2017
0.31% vs 2018
9.6% vs 2019