2017
6,469 formed
11,232 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2021
3.5% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2020
Bedford 1,730 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,103 formed
Luton 3,563 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
16th
2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
23rd
2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th
2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
27th
2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
12.0
12.2
98% Private Limited Companies (7,245 companies)
2% Other company types (168 companies)
Other company types breakdown (168 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2021
47,831
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2021.
3.5% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2020
Cambridgeshire
56,346 total businesses
7,476 formed in 2021
6,893 dissolved in 2021
Hertfordshire
118,798 total businesses
13,899 formed in 2021
13,874 dissolved in 2021
Buckinghamshire
74,634 total businesses
8,910 formed in 2021
7,932 dissolved in 2021
Northamptonshire
53,149 total businesses
7,131 formed in 2021
6,724 dissolved in 2021
Bedfordshire
47,831 total businesses
7,413 formed in 2021
5,675 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
0 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
11 |
||
Castle |
162 |
||
Cauldwell |
2 |
||
Clapham |
0 |
||
De Parys |
3 |
||
Eastcotts |
3 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
-7 |
||
Goldington |
12 |
||
Great Barford |
0 |
||
Harpur |
26 |
||
Harrold |
2 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
10 |
||
Kempston North |
-4 |
||
Kempston Rural |
27 |
||
Kempston South |
16 |
||
Kempston West |
-2 |
||
Kingsbrook |
5 |
||
Newnham |
8 |
||
Oakley |
14 |
||
Putnoe |
-7 |
||
Queens Park |
23 |
||
Riseley |
9 |
||
Sharnbrook |
-5 |
||
Wilshamstead |
11 |
||
Wootton |
13 |
||
Wyboston |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
8 |
||
Arlesey |
2 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
19 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
-9 |
||
Biggleswade North |
22 |
||
Biggleswade South |
-1 |
||
Caddington |
32 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
-8 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
36 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
17 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
-6 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
29 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
5 |
||
Eaton Bray |
-7 |
||
Flitwick |
12 |
||
Heath and Reach |
-7 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
3 |
||
Houghton Hall |
38 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
13 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
9 |
||
Linslade |
6 |
||
Northill |
0 |
||
Parkside |
7 |
||
Potton |
-5 |
||
Sandy |
17 |
||
Shefford |
21 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
6 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
27 |
||
Tithe Farm |
14 |
||
Toddington |
2 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
27 |
||
Biscot |
83 |
||
Bramingham |
16 |
||
Challney |
23 |
||
Crawley |
19 |
||
Dallow |
175 |
||
Farley |
12 |
||
High Town |
54 |
||
Icknield |
44 |
||
Leagrave |
32 |
||
Lewsey |
21 |
||
Limbury |
46 |
||
Northwell |
37 |
||
Round Green |
24 |
||
Saints |
100 |
||
South |
308 |
||
Stopsley |
38 |
||
Sundon Park |
30 |
||
Wigmore |
36 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
8th
2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
14th
2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
26th
2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
28th
2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
31st
2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
77.5
79.1
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.
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
2021
7,413 formed
5,675 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.02% vs 2017
0.31% vs 2018
9.64% vs 2019
3.5% vs 2020