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Company Formations in 2019: Bristol

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???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2019

2.4% more companies in Bristol compared to 2018

New businesses in Bristol mapped

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

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Companies formed in 2019 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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
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

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Bristol

11.8

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10.9

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Type of companies formed in Bristol breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (4,829 companies)

4% Other company types (211 companies)

Other company types breakdown (211 companies)

Total companies in Bristol by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2019

meaning there is a total of

33,594

businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2019.

2.4% more companies in Bristol compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

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

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashley
148
196
48
Avonmouth
80
150
70
Bedminster
77
111
34
Bishopston
74
119
45
Bishopsworth
58
67
9
Brislington East
72
70
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Brislington West
45
71
26
Cabot
473
555
82
Clifton
103
129
26
Clifton East
139
161
22
Cotham
106
160
54
Easton
69
135
66
Eastville
85
152
67
Filwood
47
80
33
Frenchay and Stoke Park
1
2
1
Frome Vale
91
100
9
Hartcliffe
30
50
20
Henbury
39
46
7
Hengrove
38
57
19
Henleaze
76
98
22
Hillfields
77
98
21
Horfield
99
99
0
Kingsweston
61
62
1
Knowle
38
51
13
Lawrence Hill
417
505
88
Lockleaze
53
83
30
Redland
70
115
45
Southmead
42
66
24
Southville
98
171
73
St George East
82
90
8
St George West
52
76
24
Stockwood
14
39
25
Stoke Bishop
61
70
9
Westbury-on-Trym
666
693
27
Whitchurch Park
24
227
203
Windmill Hill
41
81
40

Total companies 2019 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Bristol compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
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
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
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

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 Person people

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78.5

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National Average

70.7

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The last 5 years

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