2011
5,121 formed
2,996 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2015
8.5% more companies in Dorset compared to 2014
Bournemouth 1,939 formed
Christchurch 368 formed
East Dorset 528 formed
North Dorset 325 formed
Poole 3,032 formed
Purbeck 286 formed
West Dorset 1,057 formed
Weymouth and Portland 256 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
17th
2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
30th
2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st
2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
34th
2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
46th
2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
10.5
9.7
98% Private Limited Companies (7,613 companies)
2% Other company types (178 companies)
Other company types breakdown (178 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Dorset during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2015
47,433
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2015.
8.5% more companies in Dorset compared to 2014
Hampshire
98,825 total businesses
13,779 formed in 2015
8,825 dissolved in 2015
Somerset
44,277 total businesses
5,383 formed in 2015
3,379 dissolved in 2015
Devon
44,917 total businesses
5,394 formed in 2015
3,653 dissolved in 2015
Isle of Wight
4,853 total businesses
560 formed in 2015
374 dissolved in 2015
Wiltshire
33,003 total businesses
4,506 formed in 2015
2,718 dissolved in 2015
Dorset
47,433 total businesses
7,791 formed in 2015
3,732 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
48 |
||
Boscombe West |
63 |
||
Central |
110 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
8 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
13 |
||
Kinson North |
20 |
||
Kinson South |
25 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
277 |
||
Moordown |
38 |
||
Queen's Park |
76 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
8 |
||
Strouden Park |
28 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
16 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
16 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
3 |
||
West Southbourne |
15 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
110 |
||
Winton East |
44 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
3 |
||
Grange |
4 |
||
Highcliffe |
7 |
||
Jumpers |
5 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
6 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
-2 |
||
Portfield |
4 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
0 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
52 |
||
Town Centre |
42 |
||
West Highcliffe |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
5 |
||
Ameysford |
-1 |
||
Colehill East |
12 |
||
Colehill West |
4 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
5 |
||
Crane |
6 |
||
Ferndown Central |
26 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
-1 |
||
Handley Vale |
-1 |
||
Parley |
6 |
||
St Leonards |
15 |
||
Stour |
11 |
||
Verwood East |
-9 |
||
Verwood West |
13 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
2 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
39 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
7 |
||
Blackmore |
3 |
||
Blandford Central |
3 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
9 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
-2 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
4 |
||
Bulbarrow |
-2 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
7 |
||
Gillingham Town |
28 |
||
Hill Forts |
10 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
5 |
||
Lydden Vale |
6 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
-2 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
3 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
17 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
10 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
0 |
||
The Beacon |
8 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
24 |
||
Branksome East |
1514 |
||
Branksome West |
11 |
||
Broadstone |
36 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
48 |
||
Canford Heath East |
9 |
||
Canford Heath West |
23 |
||
Creekmoor |
14 |
||
Hamworthy East |
12 |
||
Hamworthy West |
6 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
25 |
||
Newtown |
3 |
||
Oakdale |
41 |
||
Parkstone |
69 |
||
Penn Hill |
34 |
||
Poole Town |
79 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
0 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
7 |
||
Castle |
10 |
||
Creech Barrow |
5 |
||
Langton |
-2 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
1 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
19 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
16 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
5 |
||
St Martin |
14 |
||
Swanage North |
48 |
||
Swanage South |
7 |
||
Wareham |
-6 |
||
Wool |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
-1 |
||
Bridport North |
4 |
||
Bridport South |
-6 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
7 |
||
Broadwindsor |
9 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
14 |
||
Cerne Valley |
2 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
57 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
8 |
||
Dorchester East |
-2 |
||
Dorchester North |
67 |
||
Dorchester South |
5 |
||
Dorchester West |
438 |
||
Frome Valley |
7 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
9 |
||
Maiden Newton |
2 |
||
Netherbury |
-9 |
||
Piddle Valley |
3 |
||
Puddletown |
6 |
||
Queen Thorne |
-2 |
||
Sherborne East |
9 |
||
Sherborne West |
6 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
4 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
10 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
-4 |
||
Preston |
9 |
||
Radipole |
7 |
||
Tophill East |
0 |
||
Tophill West |
-4 |
||
Underhill |
10 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
4 |
||
Westham East |
1 |
||
Westham North |
4 |
||
Westham West |
-3 |
||
Wey Valley |
6 |
||
Weymouth East |
3 |
||
Weymouth West |
1 |
||
Wyke Regis |
12 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
18th
2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
22nd
2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
46th
2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
63.6
59.4
How the total number of companies in Dorset has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
5,121 formed
2,996 dissolved
2012
5,595 formed
2,877 dissolved
2013
6,054 formed
3,247 dissolved
2014
6,304 formed
3,852 dissolved
2015
7,791 formed
3,732 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.6% vs 2011
7.3% vs 2012
5.9% vs 2013
8.5% vs 2014