2018
5,908 formed
4,306 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Devon during 2022
3.1% more companies in Devon compared to 2021
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Devon compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
19th
2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
27th
2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
29th
2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
43rd
2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
6.0
12.7
95% Private Limited Companies (6,458 companies)
5% Other company types (356 companies)
Other company types breakdown (356 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Devon during 2022
????
Businesses dissolved in Devon during 2022
61,854
businesses registered in Devon at the end of 2022.
3.1% more companies in Devon compared to 2021
Dorset
61,217 total businesses
8,427 formed in 2022
5,845 dissolved in 2022
Somerset
59,531 total businesses
7,121 formed in 2022
5,386 dissolved in 2022
Cornwall
25,857 total businesses
2,912 formed in 2022
2,045 dissolved in 2022
Devon
61,854 total businesses
6,814 formed in 2022
5,521 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axminster Rural |
8 |
||
Axminster Town |
-5 |
||
Beer and Branscombe |
4 |
||
Broadclyst |
23 |
||
Budleigh |
2 |
||
Clyst Valley |
21 |
||
Coly Valley |
-2 |
||
Dunkeswell |
3 |
||
Exe Valley |
-2 |
||
Exmouth Brixington |
6 |
||
Exmouth Halsdon |
5 |
||
Exmouth Littleham |
4 |
||
Exmouth Town |
26 |
||
Exmouth Withycombe Raleigh |
5 |
||
Feniton and Buckerell |
9 |
||
Honiton St Michael's |
6 |
||
Honiton St Paul's |
-3 |
||
Newbridges |
4 |
||
Newton Poppleford and Harpford |
-1 |
||
Otterhead |
-6 |
||
Ottery St Mary Rural |
9 |
||
Ottery St Mary Town |
-1 |
||
Raleigh |
5 |
||
Seaton |
3 |
||
Sidmouth Rural |
-7 |
||
Sidmouth Sidford |
-1 |
||
Sidmouth Town |
-3 |
||
Tale Vale |
7 |
||
Trinity |
-4 |
||
Whimple |
3 |
||
Woodbury and Lympstone |
17 |
||
Yarty |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alphington |
145 |
||
Cowick |
-3 |
||
Duryard |
9 |
||
Exwick |
-6 |
||
Heavitree |
8 |
||
Mincinglake |
5 |
||
Newtown |
19 |
||
Pennsylvania |
2 |
||
Pinhoe |
11 |
||
Polsloe |
17 |
||
Priory |
5 |
||
St David's |
-37 |
||
St James |
8 |
||
St Leonard's |
12 |
||
St Loyes |
-28 |
||
St Thomas |
11 |
||
Topsham |
33 |
||
Whipton & Barton |
-22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boniface |
2 |
||
Bradninch |
2 |
||
Cadbury |
7 |
||
Canonsleigh |
5 |
||
Castle |
4 |
||
Clare and Shuttern |
10 |
||
Cranmore |
6 |
||
Cullompton North |
13 |
||
Cullompton Outer |
-1 |
||
Cullompton South |
-4 |
||
Exe Valley |
-2 |
||
Halberton |
4 |
||
Lawrence |
20 |
||
Lower Culm |
10 |
||
Lowman |
4 |
||
Newbrooke |
0 |
||
Sandford and Creedy |
-2 |
||
Silverton |
-2 |
||
Taw |
4 |
||
Taw Vale |
-2 |
||
Upper Culm |
13 |
||
Upper Yeo |
-6 |
||
Way |
4 |
||
Westexe |
9 |
||
Yeo |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bickington and Roundswell |
8 |
||
Bishop's Nympton |
1 |
||
Bratton Fleming |
5 |
||
Braunton East |
8 |
||
Braunton West |
11 |
||
Central Town |
22 |
||
Chittlehampton |
4 |
||
Chulmleigh |
7 |
||
Combe Martin |
7 |
||
Forches and Whiddon Valley |
3 |
||
Fremington |
1 |
||
Georgeham and Mortehoe |
17 |
||
Heanton Punchardon |
3 |
||
Ilfracombe Central |
0 |
||
Ilfracombe East |
3 |
||
Ilfracombe West |
9 |
||
Instow |
5 |
||
Landkey Swimbridge and Taw |
8 |
||
Longbridge |
2 |
||
Lynton and Lynmouth |
4 |
||
Marwood |
3 |
||
Newport |
20 |
||
North Molton |
11 |
||
Pilton |
2 |
||
South Molton |
-11 |
||
Witheridge |
0 |
||
Yeo Valley |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Budshead |
7 |
||
Compton |
12 |
||
Devonport |
27 |
||
Drake |
11 |
||
Efford and Lipson |
16 |
||
Eggbuckland |
8 |
||
Ham |
14 |
||
Honicknowle |
13 |
||
Moor View |
9 |
||
Peverell |
12 |
||
Plympton Chaddlewood |
-3 |
||
Plympton Erle |
9 |
||
Plympton St Mary |
12 |
||
Plymstock Dunstone |
-8 |
||
Plymstock Radford |
13 |
||
Southway |
48 |
||
St Budeaux |
17 |
||
St Peter and the Waterfront |
-97 |
||
Stoke |
41 |
||
Sutton and Mount Gould |
57 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allington & Strete |
-5 |
||
Bickleigh & Cornwood |
4 |
||
Blackawton & Stoke Fleming |
4 |
||
Charterlands |
-11 |
||
Dartington & Staverton |
-4 |
||
Dartmouth & East Dart |
10 |
||
Ermington & Ugborough |
-1 |
||
Ivybridge East |
9 |
||
Ivybridge West |
-21 |
||
Kingsbridge |
12 |
||
Loddiswell & Aveton Gifford |
-4 |
||
Marldon & Littlehempston |
6 |
||
Newton & Yealmpton |
23 |
||
Salcombe & Thurlestone |
14 |
||
South Brent |
15 |
||
Stokenham |
-3 |
||
Totnes |
26 |
||
Wembury & Brixton |
2 |
||
West Dart |
9 |
||
Woolwell |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ambrook |
6 |
||
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh |
10 |
||
Bishopsteignton |
-6 |
||
Bovey |
9 |
||
Bradley |
9 |
||
Buckland and Milber |
3 |
||
Bushell |
30 |
||
Chudleigh |
38 |
||
College |
-26 |
||
Dawlish Central and North East |
6 |
||
Dawlish South West |
-1 |
||
Haytor |
1 |
||
Ipplepen |
-3 |
||
Kenn Valley |
-41 |
||
Kenton with Starcross |
-4 |
||
Kerswell-with-Combe |
6 |
||
Kingsteignton East |
-4 |
||
Kingsteignton West |
5 |
||
Moorland |
4 |
||
Shaldon and Stokeinteignhead |
2 |
||
Shiphay-with-the-Willows |
-6 |
||
South Brent |
15 |
||
Teign Valley |
1 |
||
Teignbridge North |
-1 |
||
Teignmouth Central |
4 |
||
Teignmouth East |
8 |
||
Teignmouth West |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Berry Head-with-Furzeham |
9 |
||
Blatchcombe |
18 |
||
Churston-with-Galmpton |
-3 |
||
Clifton-with-Maidenway |
-1 |
||
Cockington-with-Chelston |
18 |
||
Ellacombe |
13 |
||
Goodrington-with-Roselands |
-5 |
||
Preston |
6 |
||
Roundham-with-Hyde |
63 |
||
Shiphay-with-the-Willows |
-6 |
||
St Mary's-with-Summercombe |
3 |
||
St Marychurch |
28 |
||
Tormohun |
60 |
||
Watcombe |
4 |
||
Wellswood |
20 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appledore |
-4 |
||
Bideford East |
-12 |
||
Bideford North |
68 |
||
Bideford South |
16 |
||
Broadheath |
-3 |
||
Chittlehampton |
4 |
||
Clinton |
-1 |
||
Clovelly Bay |
3 |
||
Coham Bridge |
2 |
||
Forest |
5 |
||
Hartland and Bradworthy |
-10 |
||
Holsworthy |
8 |
||
Kenwith |
3 |
||
Monkleigh and Littleham |
3 |
||
Northam |
-5 |
||
Orchard Hill |
4 |
||
Shebbear and Langtree |
2 |
||
Tamarside |
0 |
||
Three Moors |
1 |
||
Torrington |
3 |
||
Two Rivers |
0 |
||
Waldon |
-2 |
||
Westward Ho! |
-2 |
||
Winkleigh |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Ferrers |
5 |
||
Bridestowe |
-1 |
||
Buckland Monachorum |
3 |
||
Burrator |
14 |
||
Chagford |
4 |
||
Dartmoor |
3 |
||
Drewsteignton |
3 |
||
Exbourne |
8 |
||
Hatherleigh |
-5 |
||
Mary Tavy |
-3 |
||
Milton Ford |
2 |
||
Okehampton North |
6 |
||
Okehampton South |
0 |
||
South Tawton |
-1 |
||
Tamarside |
0 |
||
Tavistock North |
16 |
||
Tavistock South East |
6 |
||
Tavistock South West |
10 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Devon compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st
2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
23rd
2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
42nd
2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
54.5
82.7
How the total number of companies in Devon has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2018
5,908 formed
4,306 dissolved
2019
6,196 formed
4,846 dissolved
2020
7,174 formed
3,994 dissolved
2021
6,825 formed
5,551 dissolved
2022
6,814 formed
5,521 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.18% vs 2018
7.54% vs 2019
4.79% vs 2020
3.1% vs 2021