2018
9,166 formed
7,333 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2022
2.3% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2021
Bracknell Forest 922 formed
Reading 1,781 formed
Slough 2,627 formed
West Berkshire 1,097 formed
Windsor and Maidenhead 1,748 formed
Wokingham 1,381 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Berkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
7th
2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
12th
2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
14th
2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
17th
2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
38th
2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th
2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
11.1
12.7
97% Private Limited Companies (9,308 companies)
3% Other company types (263 companies)
Other company types breakdown (263 companies)
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Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Berkshire during 2022
76,700
businesses registered in Berkshire at the end of 2022.
2.3% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2021
Hampshire
124,249 total businesses
14,533 formed in 2022
12,517 dissolved in 2022
Buckinghamshire
78,850 total businesses
8,683 formed in 2022
8,214 dissolved in 2022
Oxfordshire
46,748 total businesses
4,842 formed in 2022
4,009 dissolved in 2022
Surrey
107,722 total businesses
10,902 formed in 2022
9,339 dissolved in 2022
London
1,462,539 total businesses
274,838 formed in 2022
185,954 dissolved in 2022
Wiltshire
40,505 total businesses
4,536 formed in 2022
3,838 dissolved in 2022
Berkshire
76,700 total businesses
9,571 formed in 2022
7,937 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot |
24 |
||
Binfield with Warfield |
-2 |
||
Bullbrook |
18 |
||
Central Sandhurst |
10 |
||
College Town |
7 |
||
Crown Wood |
11 |
||
Crowthorne |
7 |
||
Great Hollands North |
15 |
||
Great Hollands South |
5 |
||
Hanworth |
-8 |
||
Harmans Water |
11 |
||
Little Sandhurst and Wellington |
9 |
||
Old Bracknell |
16 |
||
Owlsmoor |
29 |
||
Priestwood and Garth |
20 |
||
Warfield Harvest Ride |
10 |
||
Wildridings and Central |
20 |
||
Winkfield and Cranbourne |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
32 |
||
Battle |
30 |
||
Caversham |
-3 |
||
Church |
35 |
||
Katesgrove |
88 |
||
Kentwood |
-26 |
||
Mapledurham |
-3 |
||
Minster |
23 |
||
Norcot |
9 |
||
Park |
66 |
||
Peppard |
-1 |
||
Redlands |
19 |
||
Southcote |
13 |
||
Thames |
-12 |
||
Tilehurst |
-13 |
||
Whitley |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylis and Stoke |
29 |
||
Britwell and Northborough |
56 |
||
Central |
98 |
||
Chalvey |
78 |
||
Cippenham Green |
54 |
||
Cippenham Meadows |
73 |
||
Colnbrook with Poyle |
-16 |
||
Elliman |
57 |
||
Farnham |
25 |
||
Foxborough |
16 |
||
Haymill and Lynch Hill |
41 |
||
Langley Kedermister |
58 |
||
Langley St Mary's |
29 |
||
Upton |
18 |
||
Wexham Lea |
61 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldermaston |
11 |
||
Basildon |
-1 |
||
Birch Copse |
5 |
||
Bucklebury |
-7 |
||
Burghfield |
0 |
||
Calcot |
-7 |
||
Chieveley |
10 |
||
Clay Hill |
6 |
||
Cold Ash |
-4 |
||
Compton |
2 |
||
Downlands |
-7 |
||
Falkland |
9 |
||
Greenham |
37 |
||
Hungerford |
26 |
||
Kintbury |
-5 |
||
Lambourn Valley |
11 |
||
Mortimer |
-1 |
||
Northcroft |
-17 |
||
Pangbourne |
-6 |
||
Purley on Thames |
1 |
||
Speen |
8 |
||
St James's |
0 |
||
St Johns |
24 |
||
Sulhamstead |
-4 |
||
Thatcham Central |
20 |
||
Thatcham North |
-15 |
||
Thatcham South and Crookham |
22 |
||
Thatcham West |
-1 |
||
Theale |
-6 |
||
Victoria |
3 |
||
Westwood |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot and Cheapside |
-21 |
||
Belmont |
12 |
||
Bisham and Cookham |
-2 |
||
Boyn Hill |
0 |
||
Bray |
3 |
||
Castle Without |
60 |
||
Clewer East |
7 |
||
Clewer North |
-23 |
||
Clewer South |
16 |
||
Cox Green |
8 |
||
Datchet |
64 |
||
Eton and Castle |
27 |
||
Eton Wick |
9 |
||
Furze Platt |
9 |
||
Horton and Wraysbury |
-12 |
||
Hurley and Walthams |
20 |
||
Maidenhead Riverside |
12 |
||
Old Windsor |
-3 |
||
Oldfield |
25 |
||
Park |
66 |
||
Pinkneys Green |
-8 |
||
Sunningdale |
4 |
||
Sunninghill and South Ascot |
-12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arborfield |
3 |
||
Barkham |
-13 |
||
Bulmershe and Whitegates |
4 |
||
Charvil |
-3 |
||
Coronation |
2 |
||
Emmbrook |
1 |
||
Evendons |
8 |
||
Finchampstead North |
1 |
||
Finchampstead South |
-8 |
||
Hawkedon |
22 |
||
Hillside |
3 |
||
Hurst |
14 |
||
Loddon |
16 |
||
Maiden Erlegh |
39 |
||
Norreys |
14 |
||
Remenham Wargrave and Ruscombe |
12 |
||
Shinfield North |
1 |
||
Shinfield South |
42 |
||
Sonning |
9 |
||
South Lake |
6 |
||
Swallowfield |
17 |
||
Twyford |
13 |
||
Wescott |
25 |
||
Winnersh |
1 |
||
Wokingham Without |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Berkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
7th
2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
9th
2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
13th
2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th
2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
32nd
2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
37th
2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
88.8
82.7
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.
2018
9,166 formed
7,333 dissolved
2019
9,009 formed
7,831 dissolved
2020
9,920 formed
6,284 dissolved
2021
9,605 formed
8,449 dissolved
2022
9,571 formed
7,937 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.92% vs 2018
4.72% vs 2019
2.07% vs 2020
2.3% vs 2021