2016
8,113 formed
4,726 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2020
4.8% fewer companies in Dorset compared to 2019
Bournemouth 2,221 formed
Christchurch 304 formed
East Dorset 671 formed
North Dorset 380 formed
Poole 1,552 formed
Purbeck 1,233 formed
West Dorset 652 formed
Weymouth and Portland 230 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
26th
2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th
2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
31st
2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
46th
2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
9.7
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (7,033 companies)
3% Other company types (220 companies)
Other company types breakdown (220 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2020
54,841
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2020.
4.8% fewer companies in Dorset compared to 2019
Hampshire
121,331 total businesses
15,534 formed in 2020
9,709 dissolved in 2020
Somerset
55,092 total businesses
6,432 formed in 2020
3,899 dissolved in 2020
Devon
57,278 total businesses
7,174 formed in 2020
3,994 dissolved in 2020
Isle of Wight
6,118 total businesses
765 formed in 2020
398 dissolved in 2020
Wiltshire
39,022 total businesses
4,645 formed in 2020
3,195 dissolved in 2020
Dorset
54,841 total businesses
7,253 formed in 2020
4,938 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
65 |
||
Boscombe West |
55 |
||
Central |
163 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
77 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
27 |
||
Kinson North |
27 |
||
Kinson South |
43 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
-37 |
||
Moordown |
63 |
||
Queen's Park |
59 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
19 |
||
Strouden Park |
11 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
40 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
42 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
32 |
||
West Southbourne |
54 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
96 |
||
Winton East |
48 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
0 |
||
Grange |
14 |
||
Highcliffe |
5 |
||
Jumpers |
7 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
4 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
-1 |
||
Portfield |
8 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
21 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
17 |
||
Town Centre |
4 |
||
West Highcliffe |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
-2 |
||
Ameysford |
8 |
||
Colehill East |
-5 |
||
Colehill West |
4 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
9 |
||
Crane |
15 |
||
Ferndown Central |
27 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
22 |
||
Handley Vale |
8 |
||
Parley |
6 |
||
St Leonards |
35 |
||
Stour |
11 |
||
Verwood East |
22 |
||
Verwood West |
3 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
21 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
45 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
5 |
||
Blackmore |
0 |
||
Blandford Central |
13 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
2 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
1 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
22 |
||
Bulbarrow |
5 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
7 |
||
Gillingham Town |
6 |
||
Hill Forts |
20 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
9 |
||
Lydden Vale |
-2 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
7 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
9 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
12 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
6 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
14 |
||
The Beacon |
4 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
16 |
||
Branksome East |
-727 |
||
Branksome West |
33 |
||
Broadstone |
26 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
32 |
||
Canford Heath East |
30 |
||
Canford Heath West |
22 |
||
Creekmoor |
14 |
||
Hamworthy East |
19 |
||
Hamworthy West |
31 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
20 |
||
Newtown |
46 |
||
Oakdale |
47 |
||
Parkstone |
80 |
||
Penn Hill |
47 |
||
Poole Town |
152 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
4 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
6 |
||
Castle |
4 |
||
Creech Barrow |
8 |
||
Langton |
-2 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
-3 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
845 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
14 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
13 |
||
St Martin |
8 |
||
Swanage North |
17 |
||
Swanage South |
12 |
||
Wareham |
3 |
||
Wool |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
7 |
||
Bridport North |
1 |
||
Bridport South |
10 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
6 |
||
Broadwindsor |
7 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
5 |
||
Cerne Valley |
7 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
39 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
-1 |
||
Dorchester East |
2 |
||
Dorchester North |
-6 |
||
Dorchester South |
2 |
||
Dorchester West |
-24 |
||
Frome Valley |
9 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
-4 |
||
Maiden Newton |
-2 |
||
Netherbury |
0 |
||
Piddle Valley |
2 |
||
Puddletown |
8 |
||
Queen Thorne |
11 |
||
Sherborne East |
16 |
||
Sherborne West |
-1 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
10 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
-14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
2 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
19 |
||
Preston |
0 |
||
Radipole |
8 |
||
Tophill East |
8 |
||
Tophill West |
7 |
||
Underhill |
13 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
7 |
||
Westham East |
2 |
||
Westham North |
-3 |
||
Westham West |
-1 |
||
Wey Valley |
-2 |
||
Weymouth East |
0 |
||
Weymouth West |
-1 |
||
Wyke Regis |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
19th
2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
23rd
2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
25th
2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
46th
2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
73.6
76.4
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.
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
2020
7,253 formed
4,938 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.95% vs 2016
7.43% vs 2017
2.31% vs 2018
-4.8% vs 2019