2012
5,595 formed
2,877 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2016
6.3% more companies in Dorset compared to 2015
Bournemouth 2,118 formed
Christchurch 329 formed
East Dorset 485 formed
North Dorset 302 formed
Poole 3,417 formed
Purbeck 257 formed
West Dorset 987 formed
Weymouth and Portland 218 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
9th
2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
11th
2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
19th
2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
30th
2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
33rd
2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
46th
2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
10.9
10.5
98% Private Limited Companies (7,956 companies)
2% Other company types (157 companies)
Other company types breakdown (157 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Dorset during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2016
50,419
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2016.
6.3% more companies in Dorset compared to 2015
Hampshire
103,043 total businesses
14,249 formed in 2016
10,922 dissolved in 2016
Somerset
46,011 total businesses
5,328 formed in 2016
3,994 dissolved in 2016
Devon
47,095 total businesses
5,703 formed in 2016
4,331 dissolved in 2016
Isle of Wight
4,973 total businesses
545 formed in 2016
439 dissolved in 2016
Wiltshire
41,591 total businesses
11,837 formed in 2016
3,316 dissolved in 2016
Dorset
50,419 total businesses
8,113 formed in 2016
4,726 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
24 |
||
Boscombe West |
10 |
||
Central |
33 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
47 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
-5 |
||
Kinson North |
-2 |
||
Kinson South |
24 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
202 |
||
Moordown |
9 |
||
Queen's Park |
21 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
15 |
||
Strouden Park |
25 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
18 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
28 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
9 |
||
West Southbourne |
16 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
335 |
||
Winton East |
21 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
-4 |
||
Grange |
7 |
||
Highcliffe |
6 |
||
Jumpers |
-7 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
0 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
0 |
||
Portfield |
16 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
3 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
-15 |
||
Town Centre |
30 |
||
West Highcliffe |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
0 |
||
Ameysford |
-4 |
||
Colehill East |
2 |
||
Colehill West |
-3 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
12 |
||
Crane |
-4 |
||
Ferndown Central |
-9 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
-17 |
||
Handley Vale |
0 |
||
Parley |
2 |
||
St Leonards |
0 |
||
Stour |
-7 |
||
Verwood East |
-15 |
||
Verwood West |
-11 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
-3 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
8 |
||
Blackmore |
-3 |
||
Blandford Central |
-6 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
-3 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
-3 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
2 |
||
Bulbarrow |
-6 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
2 |
||
Gillingham Town |
-1 |
||
Hill Forts |
17 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
0 |
||
Lydden Vale |
-1 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
7 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
7 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
8 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
6 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
6 |
||
The Beacon |
5 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
-14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
24 |
||
Branksome East |
1676 |
||
Branksome West |
5 |
||
Broadstone |
6 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
10 |
||
Canford Heath East |
19 |
||
Canford Heath West |
4 |
||
Creekmoor |
10 |
||
Hamworthy East |
6 |
||
Hamworthy West |
23 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
2 |
||
Newtown |
12 |
||
Oakdale |
13 |
||
Parkstone |
56 |
||
Penn Hill |
24 |
||
Poole Town |
53 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
3 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
-2 |
||
Castle |
5 |
||
Creech Barrow |
1 |
||
Langton |
-2 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
1 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
19 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
2 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
1 |
||
St Martin |
13 |
||
Swanage North |
1 |
||
Swanage South |
-1 |
||
Wareham |
12 |
||
Wool |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
1 |
||
Bridport North |
8 |
||
Bridport South |
-12 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
-2 |
||
Broadwindsor |
6 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
2 |
||
Cerne Valley |
-1 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
30 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
0 |
||
Dorchester East |
4 |
||
Dorchester North |
43 |
||
Dorchester South |
6 |
||
Dorchester West |
383 |
||
Frome Valley |
-4 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
13 |
||
Maiden Newton |
1 |
||
Netherbury |
1 |
||
Piddle Valley |
9 |
||
Puddletown |
-2 |
||
Queen Thorne |
5 |
||
Sherborne East |
-2 |
||
Sherborne West |
3 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
-2 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
-7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
8 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
-3 |
||
Preston |
10 |
||
Radipole |
-3 |
||
Tophill East |
-2 |
||
Tophill West |
2 |
||
Underhill |
5 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
4 |
||
Westham East |
2 |
||
Westham North |
7 |
||
Westham West |
-1 |
||
Wey Valley |
4 |
||
Weymouth East |
2 |
||
Weymouth West |
-2 |
||
Wyke Regis |
-8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
18th
2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
22nd
2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
24th
2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
29th
2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
46th
2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
67.6
62.6
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.
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
2016
8,113 formed
4,726 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.3% vs 2012
5.9% vs 2013
8.5% vs 2014
6.3% vs 2015