2011
3,859 formed
3,013 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2015
4.1% more companies in Bristol compared to 2014
Bristol 4,942 formed
Cardiff 2,818 formed
Vale of Glamorgan 737 formed
Newport 908 formed
Monmouthshire 502 formed
Somerset 5,383 formed
Gloucestershire 5,741 formed
Wiltshire 4,506 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
29th
2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
31st
2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd
2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
34th
2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
11.5
9.7
95% Private Limited Companies (4,715 companies)
5% Other company types (227 companies)
Other company types breakdown (227 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2015
30,301
businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2015.
4.1% more companies in Bristol compared to 2014
Cardiff
19,454 total businesses
2,818 formed in 2015
2,093 dissolved in 2015
Vale of Glamorgan
4,583 total businesses
737 formed in 2015
446 dissolved in 2015
Newport
5,316 total businesses
908 formed in 2015
586 dissolved in 2015
Monmouthshire
3,907 total businesses
502 formed in 2015
312 dissolved in 2015
Somerset
44,277 total businesses
5,383 formed in 2015
3,379 dissolved in 2015
Gloucestershire
46,009 total businesses
5,741 formed in 2015
3,809 dissolved in 2015
Wiltshire
33,003 total businesses
4,506 formed in 2015
2,718 dissolved in 2015
Bristol
30,301 total businesses
4,942 formed in 2015
3,170 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashley |
96 |
||
Avonmouth |
34 |
||
Bedminster |
38 |
||
Bishopston |
16 |
||
Bishopsworth |
29 |
||
Brislington East |
37 |
||
Brislington West |
40 |
||
Cabot |
187 |
||
Clifton |
21 |
||
Clifton East |
37 |
||
Cotham |
55 |
||
Easton |
59 |
||
Eastville |
65 |
||
Filwood |
23 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
0 |
||
Frome Vale |
85 |
||
Hartcliffe |
18 |
||
Henbury |
45 |
||
Hengrove |
2 |
||
Henleaze |
39 |
||
Hillfields |
29 |
||
Horfield |
28 |
||
Kingsweston |
39 |
||
Knowle |
18 |
||
Lawrence Hill |
-31 |
||
Lockleaze |
33 |
||
Redland |
25 |
||
Southmead |
44 |
||
Southville |
75 |
||
St George East |
16 |
||
St George West |
46 |
||
Stockwood |
10 |
||
Stoke Bishop |
30 |
||
Westbury-on-Trym |
436 |
||
Whitchurch Park |
19 |
||
Windmill Hill |
29 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Bristol compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
21st
2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
37th
2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
70.8
59.4
How the total number of companies in Bristol has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
3,859 formed
3,013 dissolved
2012
4,032 formed
2,599 dissolved
2013
4,390 formed
2,936 dissolved
2014
5,021 formed
3,187 dissolved
2015
4,942 formed
3,170 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.9% vs 2011
5.6% vs 2012
6.7% vs 2013
4.1% vs 2014