2013
4,390 formed
2,936 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2017
2.5% more companies in Bristol compared to 2016
Bristol 4,735 formed
Cardiff 4,875 formed
Vale of Glamorgan 695 formed
Newport 1,069 formed
Monmouthshire 481 formed
Somerset 5,329 formed
Gloucestershire 5,447 formed
Wiltshire 5,227 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
32nd
2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd
2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th
2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
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95% Private Limited Companies (4,526 companies)
5% Other company types (218 companies)
Other company types breakdown (218 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2017
32,106
businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2017.
2.5% more companies in Bristol compared to 2016
Cardiff
25,578 total businesses
4,875 formed in 2017
4,455 dissolved in 2017
Vale of Glamorgan
5,070 total businesses
695 formed in 2017
469 dissolved in 2017
Newport
6,282 total businesses
1,069 formed in 2017
734 dissolved in 2017
Monmouthshire
4,259 total businesses
481 formed in 2017
401 dissolved in 2017
Somerset
47,912 total businesses
5,329 formed in 2017
3,971 dissolved in 2017
Gloucestershire
49,129 total businesses
5,447 formed in 2017
4,358 dissolved in 2017
Wiltshire
36,977 total businesses
5,227 formed in 2017
9,759 dissolved in 2017
Bristol
32,106 total businesses
4,744 formed in 2017
3,771 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashley |
64 |
||
Avonmouth |
-31 |
||
Bedminster |
26 |
||
Bishopston |
37 |
||
Bishopsworth |
8 |
||
Brislington East |
40 |
||
Brislington West |
39 |
||
Cabot |
-23 |
||
Clifton |
22 |
||
Clifton East |
54 |
||
Cotham |
45 |
||
Easton |
21 |
||
Eastville |
79 |
||
Filwood |
32 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
0 |
||
Frome Vale |
22 |
||
Hartcliffe |
14 |
||
Henbury |
-3 |
||
Hengrove |
16 |
||
Henleaze |
36 |
||
Hillfields |
39 |
||
Horfield |
49 |
||
Kingsweston |
0 |
||
Knowle |
11 |
||
Lawrence Hill |
25 |
||
Lockleaze |
17 |
||
Redland |
38 |
||
Southmead |
-1 |
||
Southville |
49 |
||
St George East |
-5 |
||
St George West |
32 |
||
Stockwood |
1 |
||
Stoke Bishop |
4 |
||
Westbury-on-Trym |
196 |
||
Whitchurch Park |
1 |
||
Windmill Hill |
14 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Bristol compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
21st
2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
24th
2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
34th
2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
38th
2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
75.0
65.1
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.
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
2017
4,744 formed
3,771 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.7% vs 2013
4.1% vs 2014
3.3% vs 2015
2.5% vs 2016