2012
7,950 formed
5,481 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2016
2.6% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2015
Bracknell Forest 811 formed
Reading 1,680 formed
Slough 2,081 formed
West Berkshire 1,499 formed
Windsor and Maidenhead 1,647 formed
Wokingham 1,351 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Berkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
9th
2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
11th
2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th
2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
16th
2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th
2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
36th
2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
10.5
10.5
97% Private Limited Companies (8,848 companies)
3% Other company types (233 companies)
Other company types breakdown (233 companies)
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Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Berkshire during 2016
64,828
businesses registered in Berkshire at the end of 2016.
2.6% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2015
Hampshire
103,043 total businesses
14,249 formed in 2016
10,922 dissolved in 2016
Buckinghamshire
62,413 total businesses
8,523 formed in 2016
6,466 dissolved in 2016
Oxfordshire
38,413 total businesses
4,517 formed in 2016
3,529 dissolved in 2016
Surrey
95,997 total businesses
11,070 formed in 2016
10,540 dissolved in 2016
London
1,070,255 total businesses
209,869 formed in 2016
152,312 dissolved in 2016
Wiltshire
41,591 total businesses
11,837 formed in 2016
3,316 dissolved in 2016
Berkshire
64,828 total businesses
9,081 formed in 2016
7,364 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot |
-9 |
||
Binfield with Warfield |
-3 |
||
Bullbrook |
-8 |
||
Central Sandhurst |
20 |
||
College Town |
10 |
||
Crown Wood |
15 |
||
Crowthorne |
26 |
||
Great Hollands North |
24 |
||
Great Hollands South |
3 |
||
Hanworth |
10 |
||
Harmans Water |
28 |
||
Little Sandhurst and Wellington |
8 |
||
Old Bracknell |
16 |
||
Owlsmoor |
3 |
||
Priestwood and Garth |
25 |
||
Warfield Harvest Ride |
21 |
||
Wildridings and Central |
8 |
||
Winkfield and Cranbourne |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-42 |
||
Battle |
77 |
||
Caversham |
10 |
||
Church |
5 |
||
Katesgrove |
-51 |
||
Kentwood |
40 |
||
Mapledurham |
16 |
||
Minster |
41 |
||
Norcot |
8 |
||
Park |
72 |
||
Peppard |
8 |
||
Redlands |
14 |
||
Southcote |
21 |
||
Thames |
-4 |
||
Tilehurst |
-10 |
||
Whitley |
39 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylis and Stoke |
62 |
||
Britwell and Northborough |
45 |
||
Central |
1 |
||
Chalvey |
64 |
||
Cippenham Green |
11 |
||
Cippenham Meadows |
73 |
||
Colnbrook with Poyle |
4 |
||
Elliman |
52 |
||
Farnham |
47 |
||
Foxborough |
19 |
||
Haymill and Lynch Hill |
48 |
||
Langley Kedermister |
38 |
||
Langley St Mary's |
2 |
||
Upton |
17 |
||
Wexham Lea |
30 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldermaston |
-160 |
||
Basildon |
9 |
||
Birch Copse |
18 |
||
Bucklebury |
8 |
||
Burghfield |
27 |
||
Calcot |
5 |
||
Chieveley |
8 |
||
Clay Hill |
3 |
||
Cold Ash |
6 |
||
Compton |
10 |
||
Downlands |
7 |
||
Falkland |
10 |
||
Greenham |
12 |
||
Hungerford |
1 |
||
Kintbury |
9 |
||
Lambourn Valley |
14 |
||
Mortimer |
8 |
||
Northcroft |
49 |
||
Pangbourne |
-8 |
||
Purley on Thames |
11 |
||
Speen |
-6 |
||
St James's |
0 |
||
St Johns |
58 |
||
Sulhamstead |
8 |
||
Thatcham Central |
17 |
||
Thatcham North |
6 |
||
Thatcham South and Crookham |
-5 |
||
Thatcham West |
1 |
||
Theale |
-17 |
||
Victoria |
1 |
||
Westwood |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot and Cheapside |
-3 |
||
Belmont |
10 |
||
Bisham and Cookham |
1 |
||
Boyn Hill |
0 |
||
Bray |
35 |
||
Castle Without |
45 |
||
Clewer East |
0 |
||
Clewer North |
12 |
||
Clewer South |
13 |
||
Cox Green |
2 |
||
Datchet |
20 |
||
Eton and Castle |
16 |
||
Eton Wick |
7 |
||
Furze Platt |
6 |
||
Horton and Wraysbury |
26 |
||
Hurley and Walthams |
20 |
||
Maidenhead Riverside |
32 |
||
Old Windsor |
5 |
||
Oldfield |
3 |
||
Park |
72 |
||
Pinkneys Green |
-1 |
||
Sunningdale |
21 |
||
Sunninghill and South Ascot |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arborfield |
10 |
||
Barkham |
18 |
||
Bulmershe and Whitegates |
22 |
||
Charvil |
-1 |
||
Coronation |
17 |
||
Emmbrook |
29 |
||
Evendons |
38 |
||
Finchampstead North |
6 |
||
Finchampstead South |
-30 |
||
Hawkedon |
27 |
||
Hillside |
23 |
||
Hurst |
13 |
||
Loddon |
15 |
||
Maiden Erlegh |
11 |
||
Norreys |
2 |
||
Remenham Wargrave and Ruscombe |
11 |
||
Shinfield North |
14 |
||
Shinfield South |
45 |
||
Sonning |
14 |
||
South Lake |
6 |
||
Swallowfield |
-2 |
||
Twyford |
12 |
||
Wescott |
33 |
||
Winnersh |
16 |
||
Wokingham Without |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Berkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
7th
2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
9th
2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
12th
2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
14th
2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
29th
2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
33rd
2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
75.0
62.6
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.
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
2016
9,081 formed
7,364 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.6% vs 2012
4.6% vs 2013
4.9% vs 2014
2.6% vs 2015