2018
7,013 formed
4,534 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2022
5.7% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2021
Bedford 2,028 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,151 formed
Luton 4,287 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
17th
2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th
2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
23rd
2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
25th
2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
13.8
12.7
98% Private Limited Companies (8,291 companies)
2% Other company types (204 companies)
Other company types breakdown (204 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2022
50,545
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2022.
5.7% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2021
Cambridgeshire
57,788 total businesses
7,739 formed in 2022
6,068 dissolved in 2022
Hertfordshire
122,123 total businesses
13,643 formed in 2022
11,771 dissolved in 2022
Buckinghamshire
78,850 total businesses
8,683 formed in 2022
8,214 dissolved in 2022
Northamptonshire
51,966 total businesses
7,831 formed in 2022
6,606 dissolved in 2022
Bedfordshire
50,545 total businesses
8,495 formed in 2022
5,785 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
1 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
22 |
||
Castle |
129 |
||
Cauldwell |
47 |
||
Clapham |
16 |
||
De Parys |
105 |
||
Eastcotts |
14 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
10 |
||
Goldington |
25 |
||
Great Barford |
10 |
||
Harpur |
71 |
||
Harrold |
10 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
37 |
||
Kempston North |
9 |
||
Kempston Rural |
15 |
||
Kempston South |
31 |
||
Kempston West |
-1 |
||
Kingsbrook |
16 |
||
Newnham |
8 |
||
Oakley |
6 |
||
Putnoe |
1 |
||
Queens Park |
24 |
||
Riseley |
-6 |
||
Sharnbrook |
14 |
||
Wilshamstead |
6 |
||
Wootton |
12 |
||
Wyboston |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
3 |
||
Arlesey |
3 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
28 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
-7 |
||
Biggleswade North |
16 |
||
Biggleswade South |
1 |
||
Caddington |
83 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
49 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
6 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
26 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
13 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
25 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
-4 |
||
Eaton Bray |
2 |
||
Flitwick |
6 |
||
Heath and Reach |
12 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
2 |
||
Houghton Hall |
20 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
5 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
60 |
||
Linslade |
12 |
||
Northill |
11 |
||
Parkside |
28 |
||
Potton |
-6 |
||
Sandy |
28 |
||
Shefford |
7 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
19 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
-8 |
||
Tithe Farm |
12 |
||
Toddington |
-9 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
5 |
||
Biscot |
120 |
||
Bramingham |
35 |
||
Challney |
89 |
||
Crawley |
37 |
||
Dallow |
196 |
||
Farley |
90 |
||
High Town |
133 |
||
Icknield |
38 |
||
Leagrave |
79 |
||
Lewsey |
59 |
||
Limbury |
35 |
||
Northwell |
17 |
||
Round Green |
76 |
||
Saints |
115 |
||
South |
335 |
||
Stopsley |
58 |
||
Sundon Park |
106 |
||
Wigmore |
10 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
8th
2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
13th
2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
26th
2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
29th
2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
31st
2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
81.9
82.7
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.
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
2022
8,495 formed
5,785 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
0.31% vs 2018
9.64% vs 2019
3.51% vs 2020
5.7% vs 2021