2019
9,009 formed
7,831 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2023
2.5% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2022
Bracknell Forest 875 formed
Reading 1,925 formed
Slough 3,015 formed
West Berkshire 1,167 formed
Windsor and Maidenhead 1,913 formed
Wokingham 1,648 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Berkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
11th
2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
16th
2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
35th
2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
12.2
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (10,302 companies)
3% Other company types (269 companies)
Other company types breakdown (269 companies)
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Businesses formed in Berkshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Berkshire during 2023
78,581
businesses registered in Berkshire at the end of 2023.
2.5% more companies in Berkshire compared to 2022
Hampshire
126,128 total businesses
15,385 formed in 2023
13,203 dissolved in 2023
Buckinghamshire
78,961 total businesses
9,591 formed in 2023
7,897 dissolved in 2023
Oxfordshire
48,030 total businesses
5,446 formed in 2023
4,452 dissolved in 2023
Surrey
109,469 total businesses
12,018 formed in 2023
10,260 dissolved in 2023
London
1,534,936 total businesses
313,446 formed in 2023
213,520 dissolved in 2023
Wiltshire
42,004 total businesses
4,965 formed in 2023
4,265 dissolved in 2023
Berkshire
78,581 total businesses
10,571 formed in 2023
8,626 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot |
-1 |
||
Binfield with Warfield |
25 |
||
Bullbrook |
-1 |
||
Central Sandhurst |
-5 |
||
College Town |
5 |
||
Crown Wood |
7 |
||
Crowthorne |
9 |
||
Great Hollands North |
19 |
||
Great Hollands South |
3 |
||
Hanworth |
13 |
||
Harmans Water |
19 |
||
Little Sandhurst and Wellington |
-14 |
||
Old Bracknell |
-50 |
||
Owlsmoor |
4 |
||
Priestwood and Garth |
14 |
||
Warfield Harvest Ride |
-1 |
||
Wildridings and Central |
19 |
||
Winkfield and Cranbourne |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
55 |
||
Battle |
24 |
||
Caversham |
17 |
||
Church |
5 |
||
Katesgrove |
82 |
||
Kentwood |
25 |
||
Mapledurham |
-13 |
||
Minster |
29 |
||
Norcot |
48 |
||
Park |
77 |
||
Peppard |
11 |
||
Redlands |
31 |
||
Southcote |
15 |
||
Thames |
18 |
||
Tilehurst |
-2 |
||
Whitley |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylis and Stoke |
68 |
||
Britwell and Northborough |
44 |
||
Central |
89 |
||
Chalvey |
99 |
||
Cippenham Green |
36 |
||
Cippenham Meadows |
81 |
||
Colnbrook with Poyle |
48 |
||
Elliman |
-1 |
||
Farnham |
52 |
||
Foxborough |
26 |
||
Haymill and Lynch Hill |
-18 |
||
Langley Kedermister |
37 |
||
Langley St Mary's |
57 |
||
Upton |
72 |
||
Wexham Lea |
73 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldermaston |
0 |
||
Basildon |
-3 |
||
Birch Copse |
17 |
||
Bucklebury |
21 |
||
Burghfield |
7 |
||
Calcot |
8 |
||
Chieveley |
-1 |
||
Clay Hill |
-4 |
||
Cold Ash |
-4 |
||
Compton |
-10 |
||
Downlands |
-2 |
||
Falkland |
17 |
||
Greenham |
9 |
||
Hungerford |
3 |
||
Kintbury |
8 |
||
Lambourn Valley |
2 |
||
Mortimer |
8 |
||
Northcroft |
-37 |
||
Pangbourne |
-2 |
||
Purley on Thames |
18 |
||
Speen |
-35 |
||
St James's |
0 |
||
St Johns |
20 |
||
Sulhamstead |
4 |
||
Thatcham Central |
2 |
||
Thatcham North |
1 |
||
Thatcham South and Crookham |
6 |
||
Thatcham West |
6 |
||
Theale |
-1 |
||
Victoria |
16 |
||
Westwood |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ascot and Cheapside |
0 |
||
Belmont |
18 |
||
Bisham and Cookham |
1 |
||
Boyn Hill |
-8 |
||
Bray |
8 |
||
Castle Without |
60 |
||
Clewer East |
5 |
||
Clewer North |
-12 |
||
Clewer South |
-4 |
||
Cox Green |
-10 |
||
Datchet |
70 |
||
Eton and Castle |
31 |
||
Eton Wick |
-36 |
||
Furze Platt |
25 |
||
Horton and Wraysbury |
11 |
||
Hurley and Walthams |
20 |
||
Maidenhead Riverside |
10 |
||
Old Windsor |
16 |
||
Oldfield |
2 |
||
Park |
77 |
||
Pinkneys Green |
15 |
||
Sunningdale |
6 |
||
Sunninghill and South Ascot |
-12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arborfield |
16 |
||
Barkham |
11 |
||
Bulmershe and Whitegates |
30 |
||
Charvil |
16 |
||
Coronation |
-1 |
||
Emmbrook |
9 |
||
Evendons |
12 |
||
Finchampstead North |
15 |
||
Finchampstead South |
0 |
||
Hawkedon |
27 |
||
Hillside |
36 |
||
Hurst |
20 |
||
Loddon |
10 |
||
Maiden Erlegh |
13 |
||
Norreys |
-2 |
||
Remenham Wargrave and Ruscombe |
32 |
||
Shinfield North |
6 |
||
Shinfield South |
42 |
||
Sonning |
20 |
||
South Lake |
8 |
||
Swallowfield |
9 |
||
Twyford |
15 |
||
Wescott |
72 |
||
Winnersh |
53 |
||
Wokingham Without |
-8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Berkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
9th
2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
13th
2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
34th
2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
37th
2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
91.0
86.6
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.
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
2023
10,571 formed
8,626 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.72% vs 2019
2.07% vs 2020
2.25% vs 2021
2.5% vs 2022