2014
5,021 formed
3,187 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2018
2.1% more companies in Bristol compared to 2017
Bristol 4,631 formed
Cardiff 3,481 formed
Vale of Glamorgan 786 formed
Newport 1,196 formed
Monmouthshire 522 formed
Somerset 5,537 formed
Gloucestershire 5,719 formed
Wiltshire 4,348 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
31st
2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd
2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
35th
2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
38th
2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
10.8
10.6
96% Private Limited Companies (4,462 companies)
4% Other company types (173 companies)
Other company types breakdown (173 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2018
32,794
businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2018.
2.1% more companies in Bristol compared to 2017
Cardiff
23,302 total businesses
3,481 formed in 2018
7,917 dissolved in 2018
Vale of Glamorgan
5,380 total businesses
786 formed in 2018
505 dissolved in 2018
Newport
8,155 total businesses
1,196 formed in 2018
916 dissolved in 2018
Monmouthshire
4,452 total businesses
522 formed in 2018
391 dissolved in 2018
Somerset
49,396 total businesses
5,537 formed in 2018
4,146 dissolved in 2018
Gloucestershire
50,643 total businesses
5,719 formed in 2018
4,536 dissolved in 2018
Wiltshire
36,714 total businesses
4,348 formed in 2018
4,933 dissolved in 2018
Bristol
32,794 total businesses
4,635 formed in 2018
3,805 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashley |
80 |
||
Avonmouth |
46 |
||
Bedminster |
22 |
||
Bishopston |
29 |
||
Bishopsworth |
38 |
||
Brislington East |
14 |
||
Brislington West |
24 |
||
Cabot |
72 |
||
Clifton |
-2 |
||
Clifton East |
39 |
||
Cotham |
5 |
||
Easton |
36 |
||
Eastville |
64 |
||
Filwood |
38 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
1 |
||
Frome Vale |
29 |
||
Hartcliffe |
6 |
||
Henbury |
36 |
||
Hengrove |
10 |
||
Henleaze |
21 |
||
Hillfields |
22 |
||
Horfield |
27 |
||
Kingsweston |
22 |
||
Knowle |
12 |
||
Lawrence Hill |
31 |
||
Lockleaze |
29 |
||
Redland |
46 |
||
Southmead |
3 |
||
Southville |
41 |
||
St George East |
20 |
||
St George West |
22 |
||
Stockwood |
9 |
||
Stoke Bishop |
22 |
||
Westbury-on-Trym |
-124 |
||
Whitchurch Park |
14 |
||
Windmill Hill |
34 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Bristol compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
24th
2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
36th
2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
38th
2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
76.6
68.1
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.
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
2018
4,635 formed
3,805 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.1% vs 2014
3.3% vs 2015
2.55% vs 2016
2.1% vs 2017