2015
7,791 formed
3,732 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2019
2.3% more companies in Dorset compared to 2018
Bournemouth 2,311 formed
Christchurch 307 formed
East Dorset 634 formed
North Dorset 303 formed
Poole 3,078 formed
Purbeck 554 formed
West Dorset 628 formed
Weymouth and Portland 193 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
8th
2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
19th
2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
28th
2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
31st
2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
39th
2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
46th
2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
10.8
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (7,776 companies)
3% Other company types (244 companies)
Other company types breakdown (244 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2019
57,606
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2019.
2.3% more companies in Dorset compared to 2018
Hampshire
114,831 total businesses
15,174 formed in 2019
11,723 dissolved in 2019
Somerset
51,957 total businesses
6,041 formed in 2019
4,527 dissolved in 2019
Devon
53,264 total businesses
6,196 formed in 2019
4,846 dissolved in 2019
Isle of Wight
5,705 total businesses
675 formed in 2019
449 dissolved in 2019
Wiltshire
37,182 total businesses
4,428 formed in 2019
4,156 dissolved in 2019
Dorset
57,606 total businesses
8,020 formed in 2019
6,434 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
17 |
||
Boscombe West |
21 |
||
Central |
79 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
38 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
21 |
||
Kinson North |
2 |
||
Kinson South |
4 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
189 |
||
Moordown |
38 |
||
Queen's Park |
58 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
17 |
||
Strouden Park |
10 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
15 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
26 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
38 |
||
West Southbourne |
6 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
49 |
||
Winton East |
26 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
11 |
||
Grange |
3 |
||
Highcliffe |
2 |
||
Jumpers |
7 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
16 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
5 |
||
Portfield |
7 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
15 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
-5 |
||
Town Centre |
5 |
||
West Highcliffe |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
13 |
||
Ameysford |
1 |
||
Colehill East |
11 |
||
Colehill West |
-4 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
7 |
||
Crane |
10 |
||
Ferndown Central |
31 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
40 |
||
Handley Vale |
11 |
||
Parley |
3 |
||
St Leonards |
-4 |
||
Stour |
5 |
||
Verwood East |
6 |
||
Verwood West |
5 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
3 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
6 |
||
Blackmore |
11 |
||
Blandford Central |
17 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
-3 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
-4 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
4 |
||
Bulbarrow |
-2 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
1 |
||
Gillingham Town |
15 |
||
Hill Forts |
-6 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
1 |
||
Lydden Vale |
-1 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
11 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
5 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
4 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
1 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
8 |
||
The Beacon |
5 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
-7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
24 |
||
Branksome East |
131 |
||
Branksome West |
24 |
||
Broadstone |
16 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
17 |
||
Canford Heath East |
15 |
||
Canford Heath West |
11 |
||
Creekmoor |
5 |
||
Hamworthy East |
5 |
||
Hamworthy West |
8 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
1 |
||
Newtown |
42 |
||
Oakdale |
9 |
||
Parkstone |
22 |
||
Penn Hill |
29 |
||
Poole Town |
75 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
6 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
-2 |
||
Castle |
-4 |
||
Creech Barrow |
3 |
||
Langton |
1 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
-1 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
235 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
1 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
3 |
||
St Martin |
1 |
||
Swanage North |
24 |
||
Swanage South |
-1 |
||
Wareham |
2 |
||
Wool |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
5 |
||
Bridport North |
24 |
||
Bridport South |
12 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
-2 |
||
Broadwindsor |
0 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
3 |
||
Cerne Valley |
2 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
-1 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
-1 |
||
Dorchester East |
2 |
||
Dorchester North |
-82 |
||
Dorchester South |
8 |
||
Dorchester West |
-78 |
||
Frome Valley |
4 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
-1 |
||
Maiden Newton |
1 |
||
Netherbury |
-4 |
||
Piddle Valley |
1 |
||
Puddletown |
4 |
||
Queen Thorne |
22 |
||
Sherborne East |
15 |
||
Sherborne West |
-7 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
2 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
0 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
0 |
||
Preston |
6 |
||
Radipole |
2 |
||
Tophill East |
0 |
||
Tophill West |
6 |
||
Underhill |
5 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
-3 |
||
Westham East |
5 |
||
Westham North |
-5 |
||
Westham West |
2 |
||
Wey Valley |
2 |
||
Weymouth East |
3 |
||
Weymouth West |
-7 |
||
Wyke Regis |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
18th
2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
20th
2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
23rd
2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
36th
2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
46th
2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
77.3
70.7
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.
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
2019
8,020 formed
6,434 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.3% vs 2015
3.95% vs 2016
7.43% vs 2017
2.3% vs 2018