2020
8,238 formed
3,941 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2024
2.1% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2023
Bedford 1,772 formed
Central Bedfordshire 2,136 formed
Luton 4,327 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bedfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
17th
2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
20th
2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
22nd
2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
28th
2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
11.5
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (8,011 companies)
3% Other company types (240 companies)
Other company types breakdown (240 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bedfordshire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Bedfordshire during 2024
53,808
businesses registered in Bedfordshire at the end of 2024.
2.1% more companies in Bedfordshire compared to 2023
Cambridgeshire
61,973 total businesses
8,588 formed in 2024
6,428 dissolved in 2024
Hertfordshire
125,410 total businesses
14,111 formed in 2024
11,897 dissolved in 2024
Buckinghamshire
80,842 total businesses
9,185 formed in 2024
8,042 dissolved in 2024
Northamptonshire
55,842 total businesses
6,894 formed in 2024
6,637 dissolved in 2024
Bedfordshire
53,808 total businesses
8,251 formed in 2024
6,678 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brickhill |
5 |
||
Bromham and Biddenham |
15 |
||
Castle |
109 |
||
Cauldwell |
25 |
||
Clapham |
-1 |
||
De Parys |
-18 |
||
Eastcotts |
6 |
||
Elstow and Stewartby |
15 |
||
Goldington |
10 |
||
Great Barford |
-6 |
||
Harpur |
10 |
||
Harrold |
-4 |
||
Kempston Central and East |
-7 |
||
Kempston North |
-4 |
||
Kempston Rural |
6 |
||
Kempston South |
17 |
||
Kempston West |
7 |
||
Kingsbrook |
33 |
||
Newnham |
1 |
||
Oakley |
-6 |
||
Putnoe |
14 |
||
Queens Park |
24 |
||
Riseley |
11 |
||
Sharnbrook |
-15 |
||
Wilshamstead |
-2 |
||
Wootton |
9 |
||
Wyboston |
35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ampthill |
15 |
||
Arlesey |
18 |
||
Aspley and Woburn |
16 |
||
Barton-le-Clay |
7 |
||
Biggleswade North |
29 |
||
Biggleswade South |
14 |
||
Caddington |
-43 |
||
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine |
-39 |
||
Dunstable-Central |
2 |
||
Dunstable-Icknield |
54 |
||
Dunstable-Manshead |
0 |
||
Dunstable-Northfields |
23 |
||
Dunstable-Watling |
22 |
||
Eaton Bray |
5 |
||
Flitwick |
11 |
||
Heath and Reach |
31 |
||
Houghton Conquest and Haynes |
3 |
||
Houghton Hall |
3 |
||
Leighton Buzzard North |
40 |
||
Leighton Buzzard South |
49 |
||
Linslade |
10 |
||
Northill |
2 |
||
Parkside |
-3 |
||
Potton |
21 |
||
Sandy |
-27 |
||
Shefford |
14 |
||
Silsoe and Shillington |
12 |
||
Stotfold and Langford |
2 |
||
Tithe Farm |
8 |
||
Toddington |
9 |
||
Westoning Flitton and Greenfield |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnfield |
41 |
||
Biscot |
121 |
||
Bramingham |
34 |
||
Challney |
65 |
||
Crawley |
2 |
||
Dallow |
117 |
||
Farley |
19 |
||
High Town |
61 |
||
Icknield |
11 |
||
Leagrave |
41 |
||
Lewsey |
70 |
||
Limbury |
39 |
||
Northwell |
18 |
||
Round Green |
-5 |
||
Saints |
102 |
||
South |
205 |
||
Stopsley |
1 |
||
Sundon Park |
37 |
||
Wigmore |
38 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Bedfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
8th
2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
13th
2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
23rd
2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
29th
2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
32nd
2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
75.2
83.4
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.
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
2024
8,251 formed
6,678 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.51% vs 2020
5.67% vs 2021
4.31% vs 2022
2.1% vs 2023