2012
4,032 formed
2,599 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2016
3.3% more companies in Bristol compared to 2015
Bristol 5,196 formed
Cardiff 3,133 formed
Vale of Glamorgan 664 formed
Newport 1,087 formed
Monmouthshire 560 formed
Somerset 5,328 formed
Gloucestershire 5,639 formed
Wiltshire 11,837 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
32nd
2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd
2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th
2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
12.1
10.5
96% Private Limited Companies (5,001 companies)
4% Other company types (195 companies)
Other company types breakdown (195 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2016
31,308
businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2016.
3.3% more companies in Bristol compared to 2015
Cardiff
20,626 total businesses
3,133 formed in 2016
2,763 dissolved in 2016
Vale of Glamorgan
4,740 total businesses
664 formed in 2016
546 dissolved in 2016
Newport
5,740 total businesses
1,087 formed in 2016
764 dissolved in 2016
Monmouthshire
4,119 total businesses
560 formed in 2016
376 dissolved in 2016
Somerset
46,011 total businesses
5,328 formed in 2016
3,994 dissolved in 2016
Gloucestershire
47,665 total businesses
5,639 formed in 2016
4,437 dissolved in 2016
Wiltshire
41,591 total businesses
11,837 formed in 2016
3,316 dissolved in 2016
Bristol
31,308 total businesses
5,196 formed in 2016
3,846 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashley |
66 |
||
Avonmouth |
26 |
||
Bedminster |
47 |
||
Bishopston |
50 |
||
Bishopsworth |
38 |
||
Brislington East |
22 |
||
Brislington West |
19 |
||
Cabot |
73 |
||
Clifton |
-26 |
||
Clifton East |
-17 |
||
Cotham |
55 |
||
Easton |
38 |
||
Eastville |
51 |
||
Filwood |
19 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
3 |
||
Frome Vale |
41 |
||
Hartcliffe |
9 |
||
Henbury |
22 |
||
Hengrove |
24 |
||
Henleaze |
54 |
||
Hillfields |
16 |
||
Horfield |
60 |
||
Kingsweston |
18 |
||
Knowle |
14 |
||
Lawrence Hill |
-119 |
||
Lockleaze |
34 |
||
Redland |
9 |
||
Southmead |
44 |
||
Southville |
24 |
||
St George East |
6 |
||
St George West |
26 |
||
Stockwood |
15 |
||
Stoke Bishop |
13 |
||
Westbury-on-Trym |
562 |
||
Whitchurch Park |
7 |
||
Windmill Hill |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Bristol compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
21st
2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
24th
2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
29th
2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
38th
2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
73.1
62.6
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.
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
2016
5,196 formed
3,846 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.6% vs 2012
6.7% vs 2013
4.1% vs 2014
3.3% vs 2015