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Company Formations in 2021: Bristol

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???? Businesses formed in Bristol during 2021

0.1% more companies in Bristol compared to 2020

New businesses in Bristol mapped

Bristol 5,117 formed

Cardiff 5,259 formed

Vale of Glamorgan 919 formed

Newport 1,250 formed

Monmouthshire 670 formed

Somerset 7,057 formed

Gloucestershire 6,357 formed

Wiltshire 4,432 formed

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Companies formed in 2021 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 2020: 1st
London
269,246
2nd 2020: 2nd
West Midlands
36,485
3rd 2020: 3rd
Greater Manchester
36,442
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
5th 2020: 5th
Essex
18,584
35th 2020: 33rd
Bristol
5,125
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
28th 2020: 31st
Somerset
7,057
32nd 2020: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,357
35th 2020: 33rd
Bristol
5,125
39th 2020: 39th
Wiltshire
4,432
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2020: 1st
London
269,246
2nd 2020: 2nd
West Midlands
36,485
3rd 2020: 3rd
Greater Manchester
36,442
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
5th 2020: 5th
Essex
18,584
6th 2020: 6th
Kent
16,625
7th 2020: 7th
Hampshire
14,512
8th 2020: 8th
Hertfordshire
13,899
9th 2020: 9th
Merseyside
13,108
10th 2020: 10th
Lancashire
12,800
11th 2020: 12th
Surrey
11,021
12th 2020: 14th
South Yorkshire
10,815
13th 2020: 13th
Cheshire
9,800
14th 2020: 11th
Leicestershire
9,685
15th 2020: 15th
Berkshire
9,605
16th 2020: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,910
17th 2020: 17th
Nottinghamshire
8,810
18th 2020: 22nd
Staffordshire
8,541
19th 2020: 20th
East Sussex
7,675
20th 2020: 21st
Tyne and Wear
7,623
21st 2020: 19th
North Yorkshire
7,614
22nd 2020: 26th
Dorset
7,584
23rd 2020: 24th
Cambridgeshire
7,476
24th 2020: 18th
Bedfordshire
7,413
25th 2020: 28th
Worcestershire
7,361
26th 2020: 25th
Derbyshire
7,261
27th 2020: 23rd
Northamptonshire
7,131
28th 2020: 31st
Somerset
7,057
29th 2020: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,903
30th 2020: 27th
Devon
6,825
31st 2020: 29th
West Sussex
6,463
32nd 2020: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,357
33rd 2020: 35th
Suffolk
5,445
34th 2020: 37th
Norfolk
5,214
35th 2020: 33rd
Bristol
5,125
36th 2020: 38th
Warwickshire
5,117
37th 2020: 36th
Durham
5,065
38th 2020: 34th
Oxfordshire
5,053
39th 2020: 39th
Wiltshire
4,432
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,749
41st 2020: 42nd
Cornwall
2,993
42nd 2020: 41st
Shropshire
2,914
43rd 2020: 44th
Herefordshire
2,858
44th 2020: 43rd
Cumbria
2,286
45th 2020: 45th
Northumberland
1,421
46th 2020: 46th
Isle of Wight
697
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
195

New incorporations in 2021 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Bristol

12.0

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National Average

12.2

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Type of companies formed in Bristol breakdown

95% Private Limited Companies (4,869 companies)

5% Other company types (256 companies)

Other company types breakdown (256 companies)

Total companies in Bristol by the end of 2021

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Businesses formed in Bristol during 2021

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Businesses dissolved in Bristol during 2021

Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

36,239

businesses registered in Bristol at the end of 2021.

0.1% more companies in Bristol compared to 2020

Surrounding counties 2021 breakdown & comparison

Cardiff

29,805 total businesses
5,259 formed in 2021
7,031 dissolved in 2021

Vale of Glamorgan

6,368 total businesses
919 formed in 2021
722 dissolved in 2021

Newport

8,206 total businesses
1,250 formed in 2021
1,185 dissolved in 2021

Monmouthshire

5,092 total businesses
670 formed in 2021
461 dissolved in 2021

Somerset

57,300 total businesses
7,057 formed in 2021
5,667 dissolved in 2021

Gloucestershire

56,711 total businesses
6,357 formed in 2021
5,435 dissolved in 2021

Wiltshire

39,338 total businesses
4,432 formed in 2021
4,387 dissolved in 2021

Bristol

36,239 total businesses
5,125 formed in 2021
4,158 dissolved in 2021

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashley
144
225
81
Avonmouth
124
174
50
Bedminster
105
116
11
Bishopston
103
94
-9
Bishopsworth
59
77
18
Brislington East
75
97
22
Brislington West
64
57
-7
Cabot
681
428
-253
Clifton
89
102
13
Clifton East
113
129
16
Cotham
115
116
1
Easton
109
129
20
Eastville
90
103
13
Filwood
66
93
27
Frenchay and Stoke Park
0
0
Frome Vale
77
108
31
Hartcliffe
36
64
28
Henbury
55
72
17
Hengrove
32
111
79
Henleaze
102
143
41
Hillfields
83
103
20
Horfield
94
81
-13
Kingsweston
70
70
0
Knowle
48
61
13
Lawrence Hill
428
503
75
Lockleaze
74
86
12
Redland
95
107
12
Southmead
66
74
8
Southville
99
147
48
St George East
80
110
30
St George West
65
99
34
Stockwood
23
51
28
Stoke Bishop
76
51
-25
Westbury-on-Trym
441
996
555
Whitchurch Park
78
63
-15
Windmill Hill
69
77
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Total companies 2021 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Bristol compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2020: 1st
London
1,397,474
2nd 2020: 2nd
Greater Manchester
217,557
3rd 2020: 3rd
West Midlands
198,781
4th 2020: 4th
Essex
141,948
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
38th 2020: 38th
Bristol
36,239
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
23rd 2020: 23rd
Somerset
57,300
24th 2020: 22nd
Gloucestershire
56,711
37th 2020: 37th
Wiltshire
39,338
38th 2020: 38th
Bristol
36,239
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2020: 1st
London
1,397,474
2nd 2020: 2nd
Greater Manchester
217,557
3rd 2020: 3rd
West Midlands
198,781
4th 2020: 4th
Essex
141,948
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
6th 2020: 6th
Kent
126,550
7th 2020: 7th
Hampshire
123,584
8th 2020: 8th
Hertfordshire
118,798
9th 2020: 9th
Surrey
106,792
10th 2020: 11th
Lancashire
87,562
11th 2020: 10th
Cheshire
83,426
12th 2020: 12th
Merseyside
78,022
13th 2020: 14th
Berkshire
75,011
14th 2020: 13th
Buckinghamshire
74,634
15th 2020: 15th
Leicestershire
71,867
16th 2020: 16th
East Sussex
70,862
17th 2020: 17th
South Yorkshire
68,227
18th 2020: 19th
Devon
60,022
19th 2020: 18th
North Yorkshire
59,819
20th 2020: 21st
Nottinghamshire
58,780
21st 2020: 20th
West Sussex
57,619
22nd 2020: 24th
Staffordshire
57,556
23rd 2020: 23rd
Somerset
57,300
24th 2020: 22nd
Gloucestershire
56,711
25th 2020: 25th
Dorset
56,465
26th 2020: 26th
Cambridgeshire
56,346
27th 2020: 28th
Derbyshire
53,394
28th 2020: 27th
Northamptonshire
53,149
29th 2020: 29th
Lincolnshire
50,076
30th 2020: 30th
Tyne and Wear
49,266
31st 2020: 31st
Bedfordshire
47,831
32nd 2020: 32nd
Oxfordshire
45,883
33rd 2020: 34th
Norfolk
43,452
34th 2020: 33rd
Worcestershire
42,443
35th 2020: 36th
Suffolk
41,836
36th 2020: 35th
Warwickshire
40,740
37th 2020: 37th
Wiltshire
39,338
38th 2020: 38th
Bristol
36,239
39th 2020: 39th
Durham
33,620
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909
41st 2020: 41st
Shropshire
25,765
42nd 2020: 42nd
Cornwall
24,752
43rd 2020: 43rd
Cumbria
22,499
44th 2020: 44th
Herefordshire
14,830
45th 2020: 45th
Northumberland
11,895
46th 2020: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,319
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
2,056

Total companies at the end of 2021 per 1000 Person people

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In Bristol

84.7

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79.1

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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.

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

2021

5,125 formed

4,158 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

2.14% vs 2017

2.44% vs 2018

7.78% vs 2019

0.1% vs 2020