2019
6,766 formed
6,698 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2023
4.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2022
Bedford 2,023 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,268 formed
Luton 4,724 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
16th
2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
19th
2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
22nd
2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
25th
2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
14.6
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (8,769 companies)
3% Other company types (256 companies)
Other company types breakdown (256 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2023
52,721
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2023.
4.3% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2022
Cambridgeshire
60,023 total businesses
8,677 formed in 2023
6,535 dissolved in 2023
Hertfordshire
122,871 total businesses
14,512 formed in 2023
12,706 dissolved in 2023
Buckinghamshire
78,961 total businesses
9,591 formed in 2023
7,897 dissolved in 2023
Northamptonshire
53,911 total businesses
8,191 formed in 2023
6,747 dissolved in 2023
Bedfordshire
52,721 total businesses
9,025 formed in 2023
6,697 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
23 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
6 |
||
Castle |
76 |
||
Cauldwell |
44 |
||
Clapham |
15 |
||
De Parys |
-90 |
||
Eastcotts |
13 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
-5 |
||
Goldington |
36 |
||
Great Barford |
-3 |
||
Harpur |
52 |
||
Harrold |
10 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
8 |
||
Kempston North |
4 |
||
Kempston Rural |
11 |
||
Kempston South |
-2 |
||
Kempston West |
18 |
||
Kingsbrook |
42 |
||
Newnham |
29 |
||
Oakley |
-5 |
||
Putnoe |
1 |
||
Queens Park |
28 |
||
Riseley |
14 |
||
Sharnbrook |
18 |
||
Wilshamstead |
13 |
||
Wootton |
2 |
||
Wyboston |
-14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
33 |
||
Arlesey |
38 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
35 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
-6 |
||
Biggleswade North |
22 |
||
Biggleswade South |
35 |
||
Caddington |
53 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
16 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
26 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
19 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
6 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
9 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
7 |
||
Eaton Bray |
16 |
||
Flitwick |
32 |
||
Heath and Reach |
18 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
-1 |
||
Houghton Hall |
15 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
-2 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
53 |
||
Linslade |
-4 |
||
Northill |
6 |
||
Parkside |
6 |
||
Potton |
-6 |
||
Sandy |
15 |
||
Shefford |
5 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
34 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
20 |
||
Tithe Farm |
7 |
||
Toddington |
0 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
41 |
||
Biscot |
134 |
||
Bramingham |
13 |
||
Challney |
65 |
||
Crawley |
73 |
||
Dallow |
201 |
||
Farley |
86 |
||
High Town |
66 |
||
Icknield |
30 |
||
Leagrave |
55 |
||
Lewsey |
46 |
||
Limbury |
102 |
||
Northwell |
55 |
||
Round Green |
101 |
||
Saints |
113 |
||
South |
269 |
||
Stopsley |
13 |
||
Sundon Park |
28 |
||
Wigmore |
49 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
8th
2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
13th
2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
24th
2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
29th
2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
31st
2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
85.4
86.6
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.
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
2023
9,025 formed
6,697 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9.64% vs 2019
3.51% vs 2020
5.67% vs 2021
4.3% vs 2022