2017
7,242 formed
5,040 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2021
3.0% more companies in Dorset compared to 2020
Bournemouth 2,166 formed
Christchurch 292 formed
East Dorset 639 formed
North Dorset 312 formed
Poole 1,473 formed
Purbeck 1,739 formed
West Dorset 676 formed
Weymouth and Portland 273 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
22nd
2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
28th
2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
30th
2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
39th
2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
46th
2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
10.2
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (7,323 companies)
3% Other company types (261 companies)
Other company types breakdown (261 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2021
56,465
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2021.
3.0% more companies in Dorset compared to 2020
Hampshire
123,584 total businesses
14,512 formed in 2021
13,410 dissolved in 2021
Somerset
57,300 total businesses
7,057 formed in 2021
5,667 dissolved in 2021
Devon
60,022 total businesses
6,825 formed in 2021
5,551 dissolved in 2021
Isle of Wight
6,319 total businesses
697 formed in 2021
563 dissolved in 2021
Wiltshire
39,338 total businesses
4,432 formed in 2021
4,387 dissolved in 2021
Dorset
56,465 total businesses
7,584 formed in 2021
6,001 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
23 |
||
Boscombe West |
28 |
||
Central |
86 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
5 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
2 |
||
Kinson North |
17 |
||
Kinson South |
43 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
-141 |
||
Moordown |
18 |
||
Queen's Park |
54 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
5 |
||
Strouden Park |
16 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
25 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
31 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
4 |
||
West Southbourne |
30 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
9 |
||
Winton East |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
6 |
||
Grange |
-1 |
||
Highcliffe |
-4 |
||
Jumpers |
-2 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
0 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
5 |
||
Portfield |
6 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
-10 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
15 |
||
Town Centre |
15 |
||
West Highcliffe |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
-9 |
||
Ameysford |
0 |
||
Colehill East |
15 |
||
Colehill West |
-2 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
-6 |
||
Crane |
27 |
||
Ferndown Central |
13 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
15 |
||
Handley Vale |
0 |
||
Parley |
-4 |
||
St Leonards |
8 |
||
Stour |
0 |
||
Verwood East |
9 |
||
Verwood West |
13 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
1 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
47 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-4 |
||
Blackmore |
6 |
||
Blandford Central |
-2 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
6 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
-6 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
1 |
||
Bulbarrow |
4 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
0 |
||
Gillingham Town |
-1 |
||
Hill Forts |
-1 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
-4 |
||
Lydden Vale |
0 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
-1 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
-8 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
0 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
4 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
1 |
||
The Beacon |
7 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
18 |
||
Branksome East |
-247 |
||
Branksome West |
21 |
||
Broadstone |
2 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
19 |
||
Canford Heath East |
5 |
||
Canford Heath West |
8 |
||
Creekmoor |
31 |
||
Hamworthy East |
9 |
||
Hamworthy West |
13 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
-3 |
||
Newtown |
40 |
||
Oakdale |
22 |
||
Parkstone |
41 |
||
Penn Hill |
34 |
||
Poole Town |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
3 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
4 |
||
Castle |
0 |
||
Creech Barrow |
0 |
||
Langton |
-3 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
3 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
1026 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
13 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
-9 |
||
St Martin |
29 |
||
Swanage North |
33 |
||
Swanage South |
-9 |
||
Wareham |
10 |
||
Wool |
-11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
8 |
||
Bridport North |
9 |
||
Bridport South |
-14 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
4 |
||
Broadwindsor |
4 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
-2 |
||
Cerne Valley |
11 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
15 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
2 |
||
Dorchester East |
-3 |
||
Dorchester North |
-52 |
||
Dorchester South |
1 |
||
Dorchester West |
-37 |
||
Frome Valley |
3 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
-4 |
||
Maiden Newton |
9 |
||
Netherbury |
3 |
||
Piddle Valley |
3 |
||
Puddletown |
-4 |
||
Queen Thorne |
25 |
||
Sherborne East |
14 |
||
Sherborne West |
-1 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
-2 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
2 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
24 |
||
Preston |
-7 |
||
Radipole |
5 |
||
Tophill East |
6 |
||
Tophill West |
12 |
||
Underhill |
4 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
-1 |
||
Westham East |
6 |
||
Westham North |
2 |
||
Westham West |
-1 |
||
Wey Valley |
9 |
||
Weymouth East |
-1 |
||
Weymouth West |
4 |
||
Wyke Regis |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
18th
2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
23rd
2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
25th
2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
37th
2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
46th
2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
75.8
79.1
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.
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
2021
7,584 formed
6,001 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.43% vs 2017
2.31% vs 2018
-4.8% vs 2019
3.0% vs 2020