2015
4,942 formed
3,170 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2019
2.4% more companies in Bristol compared to 2018
Bristol 5,035 formed
Cardiff 4,070 formed
Vale of Glamorgan 780 formed
Newport 1,302 formed
Monmouthshire 533 formed
Somerset 6,041 formed
Gloucestershire 5,971 formed
Wiltshire 4,428 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
31st
2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd
2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
35th
2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
39th
2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
11.8
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (4,829 companies)
4% Other company types (211 companies)
Other company types breakdown (211 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2019
33,594
businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2019.
2.4% more companies in Bristol compared to 2018
Cardiff
25,351 total businesses
4,070 formed in 2019
6,331 dissolved in 2019
Vale of Glamorgan
5,531 total businesses
780 formed in 2019
629 dissolved in 2019
Newport
8,081 total businesses
1,302 formed in 2019
1,034 dissolved in 2019
Monmouthshire
4,593 total businesses
533 formed in 2019
464 dissolved in 2019
Somerset
51,957 total businesses
6,041 formed in 2019
4,527 dissolved in 2019
Gloucestershire
52,494 total businesses
5,971 formed in 2019
4,752 dissolved in 2019
Wiltshire
37,182 total businesses
4,428 formed in 2019
4,156 dissolved in 2019
Bristol
33,594 total businesses
5,040 formed in 2019
3,780 dissolved in 2019
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ashley |
48 |
||
Avonmouth |
70 |
||
Bedminster |
34 |
||
Bishopston |
45 |
||
Bishopsworth |
9 |
||
Brislington East |
-2 |
||
Brislington West |
26 |
||
Cabot |
82 |
||
Clifton |
26 |
||
Clifton East |
22 |
||
Cotham |
54 |
||
Easton |
66 |
||
Eastville |
67 |
||
Filwood |
33 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
1 |
||
Frome Vale |
9 |
||
Hartcliffe |
20 |
||
Henbury |
7 |
||
Hengrove |
19 |
||
Henleaze |
22 |
||
Hillfields |
21 |
||
Horfield |
0 |
||
Kingsweston |
1 |
||
Knowle |
13 |
||
Lawrence Hill |
88 |
||
Lockleaze |
30 |
||
Redland |
45 |
||
Southmead |
24 |
||
Southville |
73 |
||
St George East |
8 |
||
St George West |
24 |
||
Stockwood |
25 |
||
Stoke Bishop |
9 |
||
Westbury-on-Trym |
27 |
||
Whitchurch Park |
203 |
||
Windmill Hill |
40 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Bristol compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
22nd
2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd
2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
36th
2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
38th
2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
78.5
70.7
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.
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
2019
5,040 formed
3,780 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.3% vs 2015
2.55% vs 2016
2.14% vs 2017
2.4% vs 2018