2014
8,880 formed
6,215 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2018
3.2% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2017
Bracknell Forest 834 formed
Reading 1,654 formed
Slough 2,025 formed
West Berkshire 1,434 formed
Windsor and Maidenhead 1,782 formed
Wokingham 1,424 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Berkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
8th
2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
12th
2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th
2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th
2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
36th
2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
38th
2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
10.6
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (8,914 companies)
3% Other company types (252 companies)
Other company types breakdown (252 companies)
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Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Berkshire during 2018
68,855
businesses registered in Berkshire at the end of 2018.
3.2% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2017
Hampshire
110,793 total businesses
14,244 formed in 2018
10,933 dissolved in 2018
Buckinghamshire
69,301 total businesses
8,915 formed in 2018
6,799 dissolved in 2018
Oxfordshire
40,930 total businesses
4,631 formed in 2018
3,420 dissolved in 2018
Surrey
98,968 total businesses
11,179 formed in 2018
8,979 dissolved in 2018
London
1,163,777 total businesses
217,617 formed in 2018
155,611 dissolved in 2018
Wiltshire
36,714 total businesses
4,348 formed in 2018
4,933 dissolved in 2018
Berkshire
68,855 total businesses
9,166 formed in 2018
7,333 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot |
-3 |
||
Binfield with Warfield |
10 |
||
Bullbrook |
15 |
||
Central Sandhurst |
4 |
||
College Town |
1 |
||
Crown Wood |
14 |
||
Crowthorne |
-16 |
||
Great Hollands North |
25 |
||
Great Hollands South |
5 |
||
Hanworth |
14 |
||
Harmans Water |
23 |
||
Little Sandhurst and Wellington |
-3 |
||
Old Bracknell |
-1 |
||
Owlsmoor |
-1 |
||
Priestwood and Garth |
6 |
||
Warfield Harvest Ride |
24 |
||
Wildridings and Central |
16 |
||
Winkfield and Cranbourne |
27 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
21 |
||
Battle |
49 |
||
Caversham |
17 |
||
Church |
16 |
||
Katesgrove |
-7 |
||
Kentwood |
23 |
||
Mapledurham |
4 |
||
Minster |
42 |
||
Norcot |
25 |
||
Park |
57 |
||
Peppard |
12 |
||
Redlands |
-22 |
||
Southcote |
4 |
||
Thames |
7 |
||
Tilehurst |
17 |
||
Whitley |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylis and Stoke |
37 |
||
Britwell and Northborough |
26 |
||
Central |
37 |
||
Chalvey |
59 |
||
Cippenham Green |
33 |
||
Cippenham Meadows |
6 |
||
Colnbrook with Poyle |
13 |
||
Elliman |
16 |
||
Farnham |
15 |
||
Foxborough |
1 |
||
Haymill and Lynch Hill |
35 |
||
Langley Kedermister |
56 |
||
Langley St Mary's |
37 |
||
Upton |
18 |
||
Wexham Lea |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldermaston |
-14 |
||
Basildon |
6 |
||
Birch Copse |
3 |
||
Bucklebury |
20 |
||
Burghfield |
16 |
||
Calcot |
3 |
||
Chieveley |
-2 |
||
Clay Hill |
15 |
||
Cold Ash |
13 |
||
Compton |
-13 |
||
Downlands |
1 |
||
Falkland |
2 |
||
Greenham |
-4 |
||
Hungerford |
-1 |
||
Kintbury |
-4 |
||
Lambourn Valley |
6 |
||
Mortimer |
18 |
||
Northcroft |
23 |
||
Pangbourne |
23 |
||
Purley on Thames |
6 |
||
Speen |
-33 |
||
St James's |
0 |
||
St Johns |
65 |
||
Sulhamstead |
8 |
||
Thatcham Central |
-6 |
||
Thatcham North |
15 |
||
Thatcham South and Crookham |
-1 |
||
Thatcham West |
2 |
||
Theale |
-27 |
||
Victoria |
39 |
||
Westwood |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot and Cheapside |
30 |
||
Belmont |
18 |
||
Bisham and Cookham |
35 |
||
Boyn Hill |
12 |
||
Bray |
41 |
||
Castle Without |
46 |
||
Clewer East |
15 |
||
Clewer North |
16 |
||
Clewer South |
2 |
||
Cox Green |
19 |
||
Datchet |
2 |
||
Eton and Castle |
24 |
||
Eton Wick |
11 |
||
Furze Platt |
14 |
||
Horton and Wraysbury |
26 |
||
Hurley and Walthams |
32 |
||
Maidenhead Riverside |
0 |
||
Old Windsor |
6 |
||
Oldfield |
48 |
||
Park |
57 |
||
Pinkneys Green |
8 |
||
Sunningdale |
-4 |
||
Sunninghill and South Ascot |
48 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arborfield |
13 |
||
Barkham |
5 |
||
Bulmershe and Whitegates |
56 |
||
Charvil |
9 |
||
Coronation |
17 |
||
Emmbrook |
15 |
||
Evendons |
25 |
||
Finchampstead North |
13 |
||
Finchampstead South |
-20 |
||
Hawkedon |
35 |
||
Hillside |
35 |
||
Hurst |
39 |
||
Loddon |
28 |
||
Maiden Erlegh |
21 |
||
Norreys |
15 |
||
Remenham Wargrave and Ruscombe |
5 |
||
Shinfield North |
6 |
||
Shinfield South |
13 |
||
Sonning |
12 |
||
South Lake |
-7 |
||
Swallowfield |
10 |
||
Twyford |
20 |
||
Wescott |
40 |
||
Winnersh |
-49 |
||
Wokingham Without |
31 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Berkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
7th
2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
9th
2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
12th
2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th
2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
32nd
2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
36th
2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
79.7
68.1
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.
2014
8,880 formed
6,215 dissolved
2015
9,135 formed
6,380 dissolved
2016
9,081 formed
7,364 dissolved
2017
8,679 formed
7,336 dissolved
2018
9,166 formed
7,333 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.9% vs 2014
2.6% vs 2015
2.95% vs 2016
3.2% vs 2017