2015
9,135 formed
6,380 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2019
1.9% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2018
Bracknell Forest 777 formed
Reading 1,652 formed
Slough 2,183 formed
West Berkshire 1,366 formed
Windsor and Maidenhead 1,667 formed
Wokingham 1,342 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Berkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
8th
2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
12th
2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
16th
2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th
2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
34th
2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
39th
2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
10.4
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (8,712 companies)
3% Other company types (297 companies)
Other company types breakdown (297 companies)
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Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Berkshire during 2019
70,177
businesses registered in Berkshire at the end of 2019.
1.9% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2018
Hampshire
114,831 total businesses
15,174 formed in 2019
11,723 dissolved in 2019
Buckinghamshire
69,470 total businesses
8,835 formed in 2019
9,133 dissolved in 2019
Oxfordshire
42,461 total businesses
5,087 formed in 2019
3,723 dissolved in 2019
Surrey
100,643 total businesses
11,032 formed in 2019
9,568 dissolved in 2019
London
1,204,778 total businesses
222,468 formed in 2019
166,945 dissolved in 2019
Wiltshire
37,182 total businesses
4,428 formed in 2019
4,156 dissolved in 2019
Berkshire
70,177 total businesses
9,009 formed in 2019
7,831 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot |
8 |
||
Binfield with Warfield |
-6 |
||
Bullbrook |
9 |
||
Central Sandhurst |
7 |
||
College Town |
4 |
||
Crown Wood |
-12 |
||
Crowthorne |
0 |
||
Great Hollands North |
15 |
||
Great Hollands South |
2 |
||
Hanworth |
-1 |
||
Harmans Water |
36 |
||
Little Sandhurst and Wellington |
9 |
||
Old Bracknell |
-5 |
||
Owlsmoor |
11 |
||
Priestwood and Garth |
-6 |
||
Warfield Harvest Ride |
1 |
||
Wildridings and Central |
9 |
||
Winkfield and Cranbourne |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-22 |
||
Battle |
35 |
||
Caversham |
-1 |
||
Church |
24 |
||
Katesgrove |
29 |
||
Kentwood |
29 |
||
Mapledurham |
5 |
||
Minster |
19 |
||
Norcot |
8 |
||
Park |
14 |
||
Peppard |
20 |
||
Redlands |
16 |
||
Southcote |
1 |
||
Thames |
-3 |
||
Tilehurst |
23 |
||
Whitley |
21 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylis and Stoke |
32 |
||
Britwell and Northborough |
29 |
||
Central |
-54 |
||
Chalvey |
14 |
||
Cippenham Green |
37 |
||
Cippenham Meadows |
52 |
||
Colnbrook with Poyle |
18 |
||
Elliman |
61 |
||
Farnham |
45 |
||
Foxborough |
17 |
||
Haymill and Lynch Hill |
33 |
||
Langley Kedermister |
43 |
||
Langley St Mary's |
43 |
||
Upton |
45 |
||
Wexham Lea |
32 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldermaston |
-140 |
||
Basildon |
4 |
||
Birch Copse |
0 |
||
Bucklebury |
3 |
||
Burghfield |
21 |
||
Calcot |
23 |
||
Chieveley |
3 |
||
Clay Hill |
3 |
||
Cold Ash |
3 |
||
Compton |
-12 |
||
Downlands |
-7 |
||
Falkland |
5 |
||
Greenham |
5 |
||
Hungerford |
22 |
||
Kintbury |
7 |
||
Lambourn Valley |
1 |
||
Mortimer |
1 |
||
Northcroft |
25 |
||
Pangbourne |
4 |
||
Purley on Thames |
31 |
||
Speen |
-5 |
||
St James's |
0 |
||
St Johns |
19 |
||
Sulhamstead |
-11 |
||
Thatcham Central |
4 |
||
Thatcham North |
12 |
||
Thatcham South and Crookham |
6 |
||
Thatcham West |
8 |
||
Theale |
-4 |
||
Victoria |
29 |
||
Westwood |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot and Cheapside |
2 |
||
Belmont |
8 |
||
Bisham and Cookham |
14 |
||
Boyn Hill |
12 |
||
Bray |
3 |
||
Castle Without |
89 |
||
Clewer East |
-3 |
||
Clewer North |
28 |
||
Clewer South |
-6 |
||
Cox Green |
0 |
||
Datchet |
-11 |
||
Eton and Castle |
0 |
||
Eton Wick |
12 |
||
Furze Platt |
9 |
||
Horton and Wraysbury |
25 |
||
Hurley and Walthams |
2 |
||
Maidenhead Riverside |
-9 |
||
Old Windsor |
2 |
||
Oldfield |
16 |
||
Park |
14 |
||
Pinkneys Green |
2 |
||
Sunningdale |
18 |
||
Sunninghill and South Ascot |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arborfield |
-3 |
||
Barkham |
11 |
||
Bulmershe and Whitegates |
-26 |
||
Charvil |
6 |
||
Coronation |
17 |
||
Emmbrook |
11 |
||
Evendons |
8 |
||
Finchampstead North |
9 |
||
Finchampstead South |
-10 |
||
Hawkedon |
32 |
||
Hillside |
13 |
||
Hurst |
21 |
||
Loddon |
-4 |
||
Maiden Erlegh |
22 |
||
Norreys |
-3 |
||
Remenham Wargrave and Ruscombe |
0 |
||
Shinfield North |
5 |
||
Shinfield South |
56 |
||
Sonning |
0 |
||
South Lake |
5 |
||
Swallowfield |
-1 |
||
Twyford |
6 |
||
Wescott |
17 |
||
Winnersh |
-65 |
||
Wokingham Without |
17 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Berkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
6th
2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
9th
2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
12th
2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th
2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
32nd
2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
36th
2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
81.2
70.7
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.
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
2019
9,009 formed
7,831 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.6% vs 2015
2.95% vs 2016
3.17% vs 2017
1.9% vs 2018