2014
6,304 formed
3,852 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2018
7.4% more companies in Dorset compared to 2017
Bournemouth 2,313 formed
Christchurch 291 formed
East Dorset 631 formed
North Dorset 303 formed
Poole 3,450 formed
Purbeck 356 formed
West Dorset 741 formed
Weymouth and Portland 221 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
17th
2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
30th
2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
32nd
2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
38th
2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
46th
2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
11.2
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (8,141 companies)
2% Other company types (173 companies)
Other company types breakdown (173 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2018
56,307
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2018.
7.4% more companies in Dorset compared to 2017
Hampshire
110,793 total businesses
14,244 formed in 2018
10,933 dissolved in 2018
Somerset
49,396 total businesses
5,537 formed in 2018
4,146 dissolved in 2018
Devon
51,129 total businesses
5,908 formed in 2018
4,306 dissolved in 2018
Isle of Wight
5,417 total businesses
645 formed in 2018
442 dissolved in 2018
Wiltshire
36,714 total businesses
4,348 formed in 2018
4,933 dissolved in 2018
Dorset
56,307 total businesses
8,314 formed in 2018
5,575 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
25 |
||
Boscombe West |
33 |
||
Central |
152 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
36 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
3 |
||
Kinson North |
-1 |
||
Kinson South |
11 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
349 |
||
Moordown |
24 |
||
Queen's Park |
49 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
27 |
||
Strouden Park |
21 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
2 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
23 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
13 |
||
West Southbourne |
21 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
105 |
||
Winton East |
35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
3 |
||
Grange |
5 |
||
Highcliffe |
-3 |
||
Jumpers |
0 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
11 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
2 |
||
Portfield |
14 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
18 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
4 |
||
Town Centre |
-15 |
||
West Highcliffe |
-11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
2 |
||
Ameysford |
2 |
||
Colehill East |
23 |
||
Colehill West |
-3 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
11 |
||
Crane |
2 |
||
Ferndown Central |
22 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
42 |
||
Handley Vale |
19 |
||
Parley |
8 |
||
St Leonards |
14 |
||
Stour |
8 |
||
Verwood East |
2 |
||
Verwood West |
9 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
6 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
3 |
||
Blackmore |
8 |
||
Blandford Central |
4 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
-2 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
1 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
5 |
||
Bulbarrow |
3 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
9 |
||
Gillingham Town |
7 |
||
Hill Forts |
0 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
6 |
||
Lydden Vale |
-5 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
-1 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
9 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
-1 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
27 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
1 |
||
The Beacon |
-1 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
-3 |
||
Branksome East |
854 |
||
Branksome West |
34 |
||
Broadstone |
4 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
26 |
||
Canford Heath East |
11 |
||
Canford Heath West |
-12 |
||
Creekmoor |
23 |
||
Hamworthy East |
5 |
||
Hamworthy West |
10 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
11 |
||
Newtown |
20 |
||
Oakdale |
22 |
||
Parkstone |
117 |
||
Penn Hill |
28 |
||
Poole Town |
117 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
1 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
9 |
||
Castle |
5 |
||
Creech Barrow |
-2 |
||
Langton |
-2 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
1 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
69 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
15 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
13 |
||
St Martin |
17 |
||
Swanage North |
0 |
||
Swanage South |
10 |
||
Wareham |
-8 |
||
Wool |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
7 |
||
Bridport North |
8 |
||
Bridport South |
3 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
9 |
||
Broadwindsor |
-1 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
4 |
||
Cerne Valley |
3 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
14 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
4 |
||
Dorchester East |
2 |
||
Dorchester North |
-31 |
||
Dorchester South |
8 |
||
Dorchester West |
-5 |
||
Frome Valley |
-5 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
28 |
||
Maiden Newton |
2 |
||
Netherbury |
13 |
||
Piddle Valley |
3 |
||
Puddletown |
7 |
||
Queen Thorne |
-7 |
||
Sherborne East |
15 |
||
Sherborne West |
8 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
1 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
2 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
-11 |
||
Preston |
-10 |
||
Radipole |
7 |
||
Tophill East |
-3 |
||
Tophill West |
-2 |
||
Underhill |
23 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
2 |
||
Westham East |
-2 |
||
Westham North |
4 |
||
Westham West |
2 |
||
Wey Valley |
11 |
||
Weymouth East |
-4 |
||
Weymouth West |
10 |
||
Wyke Regis |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
18th
2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
21st
2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
24th
2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
36th
2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
46th
2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
75.5
68.1
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.
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
2018
8,314 formed
5,575 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.5% vs 2014
6.3% vs 2015
3.95% vs 2016
7.4% vs 2017