2013
6,054 formed
3,247 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2017
4.0% more companies in Dorset compared to 2016
Bournemouth 2,098 formed
Christchurch 271 formed
East Dorset 583 formed
North Dorset 279 formed
Poole 2,700 formed
Purbeck 282 formed
West Dorset 815 formed
Weymouth and Portland 206 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
20th
2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
28th
2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
32nd
2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd
2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
46th
2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
9.7
10.0
98% Private Limited Companies (7,075 companies)
2% Other company types (167 companies)
Other company types breakdown (167 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2017
52,411
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2017.
4.0% more companies in Dorset compared to 2016
Hampshire
106,588 total businesses
13,642 formed in 2017
11,069 dissolved in 2017
Somerset
47,912 total businesses
5,329 formed in 2017
3,971 dissolved in 2017
Devon
48,848 total businesses
5,615 formed in 2017
4,335 dissolved in 2017
Isle of Wight
5,125 total businesses
528 formed in 2017
421 dissolved in 2017
Wiltshire
36,977 total businesses
5,227 formed in 2017
9,759 dissolved in 2017
Dorset
52,411 total businesses
7,242 formed in 2017
5,040 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
61 |
||
Boscombe West |
5 |
||
Central |
110 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
22 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
17 |
||
Kinson North |
15 |
||
Kinson South |
-13 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
277 |
||
Moordown |
33 |
||
Queen's Park |
20 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
16 |
||
Strouden Park |
24 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
41 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
21 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
-2 |
||
West Southbourne |
-1 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
92 |
||
Winton East |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
2 |
||
Grange |
1 |
||
Highcliffe |
6 |
||
Jumpers |
2 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
-4 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
1 |
||
Portfield |
11 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
11 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
-63 |
||
Town Centre |
11 |
||
West Highcliffe |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
-5 |
||
Ameysford |
9 |
||
Colehill East |
1 |
||
Colehill West |
-3 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
7 |
||
Crane |
6 |
||
Ferndown Central |
15 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
40 |
||
Handley Vale |
11 |
||
Parley |
6 |
||
St Leonards |
18 |
||
Stour |
13 |
||
Verwood East |
-2 |
||
Verwood West |
4 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
-3 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
9 |
||
Blackmore |
0 |
||
Blandford Central |
-3 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
12 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
-4 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
5 |
||
Bulbarrow |
3 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
-1 |
||
Gillingham Town |
22 |
||
Hill Forts |
6 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
8 |
||
Lydden Vale |
3 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
-10 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
-5 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
-11 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
15 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
-7 |
||
The Beacon |
-2 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
41 |
||
Branksome East |
563 |
||
Branksome West |
-8 |
||
Broadstone |
17 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
-5 |
||
Canford Heath East |
7 |
||
Canford Heath West |
-9 |
||
Creekmoor |
24 |
||
Hamworthy East |
-1 |
||
Hamworthy West |
12 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
-2 |
||
Newtown |
17 |
||
Oakdale |
14 |
||
Parkstone |
109 |
||
Penn Hill |
43 |
||
Poole Town |
126 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
6 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
6 |
||
Castle |
4 |
||
Creech Barrow |
-6 |
||
Langton |
-3 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
4 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
20 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
10 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
7 |
||
St Martin |
25 |
||
Swanage North |
-6 |
||
Swanage South |
-3 |
||
Wareham |
-6 |
||
Wool |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
6 |
||
Bridport North |
17 |
||
Bridport South |
3 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
6 |
||
Broadwindsor |
1 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
3 |
||
Cerne Valley |
3 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
20 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
1 |
||
Dorchester East |
-1 |
||
Dorchester North |
77 |
||
Dorchester South |
6 |
||
Dorchester West |
151 |
||
Frome Valley |
-7 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
9 |
||
Maiden Newton |
4 |
||
Netherbury |
4 |
||
Piddle Valley |
-2 |
||
Puddletown |
8 |
||
Queen Thorne |
2 |
||
Sherborne East |
2 |
||
Sherborne West |
11 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
1 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
-1 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
-8 |
||
Preston |
-13 |
||
Radipole |
-5 |
||
Tophill East |
0 |
||
Tophill West |
4 |
||
Underhill |
10 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
2 |
||
Westham East |
-1 |
||
Westham North |
2 |
||
Westham West |
5 |
||
Wey Valley |
-2 |
||
Weymouth East |
5 |
||
Weymouth West |
2 |
||
Wyke Regis |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
18th
2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
22nd
2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
24th
2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
34th
2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
46th
2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
70.3
65.1
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.
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
2017
7,242 formed
5,040 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.9% vs 2013
8.5% vs 2014
6.3% vs 2015
4.0% vs 2016