2016
5,196 formed
3,846 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2020
7.8% more companies in Bristol compared to 2019
Bristol 5,543 formed
Cardiff 4,036 formed
Vale of Glamorgan 879 formed
Newport 1,501 formed
Monmouthshire 592 formed
Somerset 6,432 formed
Gloucestershire 6,419 formed
Wiltshire 4,645 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Bristol compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
31st
2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd
2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd
2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
13.0
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (5,311 companies)
4% Other company types (248 companies)
Other company types breakdown (248 companies)
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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2020
36,208
businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2020.
7.8% more companies in Bristol compared to 2019
Cardiff
27,782 total businesses
4,036 formed in 2020
4,194 dissolved in 2020
Vale of Glamorgan
6,027 total businesses
879 formed in 2020
487 dissolved in 2020
Newport
7,886 total businesses
1,501 formed in 2020
1,729 dissolved in 2020
Monmouthshire
4,876 total businesses
592 formed in 2020
329 dissolved in 2020
Somerset
55,092 total businesses
6,432 formed in 2020
3,899 dissolved in 2020
Gloucestershire
55,106 total businesses
6,419 formed in 2020
4,233 dissolved in 2020
Wiltshire
39,022 total businesses
4,645 formed in 2020
3,195 dissolved in 2020
Bristol
36,208 total businesses
5,559 formed in 2020
2,879 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashley |
71 |
||
Avonmouth |
113 |
||
Bedminster |
36 |
||
Bishopston |
47 |
||
Bishopsworth |
38 |
||
Brislington East |
114 |
||
Brislington West |
27 |
||
Cabot |
-37 |
||
Clifton |
32 |
||
Clifton East |
19 |
||
Cotham |
61 |
||
Easton |
89 |
||
Eastville |
65 |
||
Filwood |
36 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
1 |
||
Frome Vale |
34 |
||
Hartcliffe |
35 |
||
Henbury |
33 |
||
Hengrove |
31 |
||
Henleaze |
41 |
||
Hillfields |
64 |
||
Horfield |
44 |
||
Kingsweston |
34 |
||
Knowle |
51 |
||
Lawrence Hill |
257 |
||
Lockleaze |
46 |
||
Redland |
52 |
||
Southmead |
49 |
||
Southville |
58 |
||
St George East |
17 |
||
St George West |
62 |
||
Stockwood |
21 |
||
Stoke Bishop |
35 |
||
Westbury-on-Trym |
948 |
||
Whitchurch Park |
39 |
||
Windmill Hill |
15 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Bristol compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd
2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th
2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
84.6
76.4
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.
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
2020
5,559 formed
2,879 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.55% vs 2016
2.14% vs 2017
2.44% vs 2018
7.8% vs 2019