2018
8,314 formed
5,575 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2022
8.4% more companies in Dorset compared to 2021
Bournemouth 2,291 formed
Christchurch 287 formed
East Dorset 1,080 formed
North Dorset 305 formed
Poole 1,466 formed
Purbeck 2,040 formed
West Dorset 704 formed
Weymouth and Portland 240 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
19th
2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
27th
2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
29th
2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
39th
2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
46th
2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
11.3
12.7
97% Private Limited Companies (8,149 companies)
3% Other company types (278 companies)
Other company types breakdown (278 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2022
61,217
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2022.
8.4% more companies in Dorset compared to 2021
Hampshire
124,249 total businesses
14,533 formed in 2022
12,517 dissolved in 2022
Somerset
59,531 total businesses
7,121 formed in 2022
5,386 dissolved in 2022
Devon
61,854 total businesses
6,814 formed in 2022
5,521 dissolved in 2022
Isle of Wight
6,423 total businesses
652 formed in 2022
481 dissolved in 2022
Wiltshire
40,505 total businesses
4,536 formed in 2022
3,838 dissolved in 2022
Dorset
61,217 total businesses
8,427 formed in 2022
5,845 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
33 |
||
Boscombe West |
25 |
||
Central |
128 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
50 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
28 |
||
Kinson North |
27 |
||
Kinson South |
5 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
-57 |
||
Moordown |
7 |
||
Queen's Park |
27 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
22 |
||
Strouden Park |
14 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
62 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
32 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
29 |
||
West Southbourne |
9 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
22 |
||
Winton East |
38 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
1 |
||
Grange |
15 |
||
Highcliffe |
9 |
||
Jumpers |
0 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
7 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
5 |
||
Portfield |
20 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
3 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
-6 |
||
Town Centre |
10 |
||
West Highcliffe |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
2 |
||
Ameysford |
3 |
||
Colehill East |
14 |
||
Colehill West |
1 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
25 |
||
Crane |
6 |
||
Ferndown Central |
-10 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
471 |
||
Handley Vale |
10 |
||
Parley |
19 |
||
St Leonards |
2 |
||
Stour |
-8 |
||
Verwood East |
5 |
||
Verwood West |
4 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
12 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
62 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
6 |
||
Blackmore |
7 |
||
Blandford Central |
0 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
2 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
1 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
4 |
||
Bulbarrow |
3 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
-4 |
||
Gillingham Town |
15 |
||
Hill Forts |
6 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
-3 |
||
Lydden Vale |
7 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
-2 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
3 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
0 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
-6 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
3 |
||
The Beacon |
-4 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
15 |
||
Branksome East |
15 |
||
Branksome West |
17 |
||
Broadstone |
1 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
30 |
||
Canford Heath East |
10 |
||
Canford Heath West |
17 |
||
Creekmoor |
13 |
||
Hamworthy East |
7 |
||
Hamworthy West |
5 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
4 |
||
Newtown |
15 |
||
Oakdale |
39 |
||
Parkstone |
49 |
||
Penn Hill |
19 |
||
Poole Town |
108 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
-5 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
0 |
||
Castle |
1 |
||
Creech Barrow |
1 |
||
Langton |
-3 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
1 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
788 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
9 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
2 |
||
St Martin |
15 |
||
Swanage North |
11 |
||
Swanage South |
1 |
||
Wareham |
5 |
||
Wool |
43 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
-3 |
||
Bridport North |
13 |
||
Bridport South |
1 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
0 |
||
Broadwindsor |
7 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
-3 |
||
Cerne Valley |
8 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
6 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
4 |
||
Dorchester East |
4 |
||
Dorchester North |
9 |
||
Dorchester South |
6 |
||
Dorchester West |
-28 |
||
Frome Valley |
63 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
-16 |
||
Maiden Newton |
13 |
||
Netherbury |
-1 |
||
Piddle Valley |
-9 |
||
Puddletown |
6 |
||
Queen Thorne |
16 |
||
Sherborne East |
5 |
||
Sherborne West |
0 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
1 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
-7 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
18 |
||
Preston |
-1 |
||
Radipole |
1 |
||
Tophill East |
0 |
||
Tophill West |
1 |
||
Underhill |
-5 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
-2 |
||
Westham East |
2 |
||
Westham North |
4 |
||
Westham West |
4 |
||
Wey Valley |
3 |
||
Weymouth East |
4 |
||
Weymouth West |
6 |
||
Wyke Regis |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
20th
2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st
2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
23rd
2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
37th
2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
46th
2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
82.1
82.7
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.
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
2022
8,427 formed
5,845 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.31% vs 2018
-4.8% vs 2019
2.96% vs 2020
8.4% vs 2021