2011
7,965 formed
6,299 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2015
4.9% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2014
Bracknell Forest 808 formed
Reading 1,680 formed
Slough 2,105 formed
West Berkshire 1,528 formed
Windsor and Maidenhead 1,711 formed
Wokingham 1,303 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Berkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
8th
2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th
2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
14th
2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th
2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
10.6
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (8,884 companies)
3% Other company types (251 companies)
Other company types breakdown (251 companies)
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Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Berkshire during 2015
63,186
businesses registered in Berkshire at the end of 2015.
4.9% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2014
Hampshire
98,825 total businesses
13,779 formed in 2015
8,825 dissolved in 2015
Buckinghamshire
59,305 total businesses
8,249 formed in 2015
5,489 dissolved in 2015
Oxfordshire
37,534 total businesses
4,611 formed in 2015
2,781 dissolved in 2015
Surrey
93,699 total businesses
12,014 formed in 2015
7,623 dissolved in 2015
London
1,017,154 total businesses
198,282 formed in 2015
119,720 dissolved in 2015
Wiltshire
33,003 total businesses
4,506 formed in 2015
2,718 dissolved in 2015
Berkshire
63,186 total businesses
9,135 formed in 2015
6,380 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot |
18 |
||
Binfield with Warfield |
17 |
||
Bullbrook |
8 |
||
Central Sandhurst |
8 |
||
College Town |
9 |
||
Crown Wood |
19 |
||
Crowthorne |
24 |
||
Great Hollands North |
2 |
||
Great Hollands South |
7 |
||
Hanworth |
-1 |
||
Harmans Water |
19 |
||
Little Sandhurst and Wellington |
8 |
||
Old Bracknell |
24 |
||
Owlsmoor |
-3 |
||
Priestwood and Garth |
5 |
||
Warfield Harvest Ride |
7 |
||
Wildridings and Central |
3 |
||
Winkfield and Cranbourne |
22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
65 |
||
Battle |
41 |
||
Caversham |
47 |
||
Church |
22 |
||
Katesgrove |
-24 |
||
Kentwood |
39 |
||
Mapledurham |
3 |
||
Minster |
47 |
||
Norcot |
43 |
||
Park |
47 |
||
Peppard |
28 |
||
Redlands |
53 |
||
Southcote |
23 |
||
Thames |
15 |
||
Tilehurst |
13 |
||
Whitley |
63 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylis and Stoke |
57 |
||
Britwell and Northborough |
38 |
||
Central |
6 |
||
Chalvey |
68 |
||
Cippenham Green |
52 |
||
Cippenham Meadows |
86 |
||
Colnbrook with Poyle |
47 |
||
Elliman |
82 |
||
Farnham |
86 |
||
Foxborough |
22 |
||
Haymill and Lynch Hill |
79 |
||
Langley Kedermister |
43 |
||
Langley St Mary's |
86 |
||
Upton |
68 |
||
Wexham Lea |
52 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldermaston |
-168 |
||
Basildon |
6 |
||
Birch Copse |
10 |
||
Bucklebury |
6 |
||
Burghfield |
21 |
||
Calcot |
40 |
||
Chieveley |
2 |
||
Clay Hill |
17 |
||
Cold Ash |
3 |
||
Compton |
6 |
||
Downlands |
7 |
||
Falkland |
0 |
||
Greenham |
7 |
||
Hungerford |
27 |
||
Kintbury |
16 |
||
Lambourn Valley |
15 |
||
Mortimer |
15 |
||
Northcroft |
45 |
||
Pangbourne |
13 |
||
Purley on Thames |
15 |
||
Speen |
4 |
||
St James's |
0 |
||
St Johns |
28 |
||
Sulhamstead |
7 |
||
Thatcham Central |
12 |
||
Thatcham North |
15 |
||
Thatcham South and Crookham |
4 |
||
Thatcham West |
2 |
||
Theale |
-51 |
||
Victoria |
45 |
||
Westwood |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot and Cheapside |
57 |
||
Belmont |
25 |
||
Bisham and Cookham |
46 |
||
Boyn Hill |
11 |
||
Bray |
41 |
||
Castle Without |
59 |
||
Clewer East |
23 |
||
Clewer North |
-1 |
||
Clewer South |
7 |
||
Cox Green |
1 |
||
Datchet |
41 |
||
Eton and Castle |
-3 |
||
Eton Wick |
12 |
||
Furze Platt |
21 |
||
Horton and Wraysbury |
7 |
||
Hurley and Walthams |
24 |
||
Maidenhead Riverside |
35 |
||
Old Windsor |
9 |
||
Oldfield |
103 |
||
Park |
47 |
||
Pinkneys Green |
10 |
||
Sunningdale |
-3 |
||
Sunninghill and South Ascot |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arborfield |
8 |
||
Barkham |
-1 |
||
Bulmershe and Whitegates |
79 |
||
Charvil |
10 |
||
Coronation |
13 |
||
Emmbrook |
22 |
||
Evendons |
47 |
||
Finchampstead North |
22 |
||
Finchampstead South |
-39 |
||
Hawkedon |
42 |
||
Hillside |
43 |
||
Hurst |
26 |
||
Loddon |
15 |
||
Maiden Erlegh |
27 |
||
Norreys |
6 |
||
Remenham Wargrave and Ruscombe |
17 |
||
Shinfield North |
6 |
||
Shinfield South |
42 |
||
Sonning |
3 |
||
South Lake |
6 |
||
Swallowfield |
5 |
||
Twyford |
26 |
||
Wescott |
1 |
||
Winnersh |
34 |
||
Wokingham Without |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Berkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
6th
2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
9th
2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
12th
2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
14th
2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
30th
2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
73.1
59.4
How the total number of companies in Berkshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
7,965 formed
6,299 dissolved
2012
7,950 formed
5,481 dissolved
2013
8,306 formed
5,778 dissolved
2014
8,880 formed
6,215 dissolved
2015
9,135 formed
6,380 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.7% vs 2011
4.6% vs 2012
4.6% vs 2013
4.9% vs 2014