2019
8,020 formed
6,434 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Dorset during 2023
3.3% more companies in Dorset compared to 2022
Bournemouth 2,399 formed
Christchurch 326 formed
East Dorset 1,004 formed
North Dorset 346 formed
Poole 1,458 formed
Purbeck 1,896 formed
West Dorset 834 formed
Weymouth and Portland 289 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Dorset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
23rd
2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
28th
2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
32nd
2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
46th
2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
11.5
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (8,314 companies)
3% Other company types (251 companies)
Other company types breakdown (251 companies)
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Businesses formed in Dorset during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Dorset during 2023
63,266
businesses registered in Dorset at the end of 2023.
3.3% more companies in Dorset compared to 2022
Hampshire
126,128 total businesses
15,385 formed in 2023
13,203 dissolved in 2023
Somerset
60,186 total businesses
6,531 formed in 2023
6,028 dissolved in 2023
Devon
63,364 total businesses
7,183 formed in 2023
6,148 dissolved in 2023
Isle of Wight
6,580 total businesses
757 formed in 2023
588 dissolved in 2023
Wiltshire
42,004 total businesses
4,965 formed in 2023
4,265 dissolved in 2023
Dorset
63,266 total businesses
8,565 formed in 2023
7,339 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Boscombe East |
22 |
||
Boscombe West |
10 |
||
Central |
136 |
||
East Cliff and Springbourne |
35 |
||
East Southbourne and Tuckton |
12 |
||
Kinson North |
11 |
||
Kinson South |
-6 |
||
Littledown and Iford |
-30 |
||
Moordown |
41 |
||
Queen's Park |
52 |
||
Redhill and Northbourne |
11 |
||
Strouden Park |
30 |
||
Talbot and Branksome Woods |
-19 |
||
Throop and Muscliff |
37 |
||
Wallisdown and Winton West |
33 |
||
West Southbourne |
15 |
||
Westbourne and West Cliff |
-1 |
||
Winton East |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burton and Winkton |
5 |
||
Grange |
16 |
||
Highcliffe |
2 |
||
Jumpers |
-2 |
||
Mudeford and Friars Cliff |
-1 |
||
North Highcliffe and Walkford |
-1 |
||
Portfield |
14 |
||
Purewell and Stanpit |
20 |
||
St Catherine's and Hurn |
1 |
||
Town Centre |
-19 |
||
West Highcliffe |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderholt |
7 |
||
Ameysford |
-4 |
||
Colehill East |
-4 |
||
Colehill West |
2 |
||
Corfe Mullen |
-11 |
||
Crane |
11 |
||
Ferndown Central |
22 |
||
Hampreston & Longham |
147 |
||
Handley Vale |
8 |
||
Parley |
-3 |
||
St Leonards |
24 |
||
Stour |
3 |
||
Verwood East |
15 |
||
Verwood West |
-1 |
||
West Moors & Holt |
30 |
||
Wimborne Minster |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-1 |
||
Blackmore |
6 |
||
Blandford Central |
10 |
||
Blandford Hilltop |
12 |
||
Blandford Langton St Leonards |
0 |
||
Blandford Old Town |
2 |
||
Bulbarrow |
0 |
||
Gillingham Rural |
4 |
||
Gillingham Town |
8 |
||
Hill Forts |
9 |
||
Lower Tarrants |
-6 |
||
Lydden Vale |
-3 |
||
Motcombe & Bourton |
7 |
||
Riversdale & Portman |
8 |
||
Shaftesbury East |
1 |
||
Shaftesbury West |
6 |
||
Sturminster Newton |
3 |
||
The Beacon |
-1 |
||
The Stours & Marnhull |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderney |
17 |
||
Branksome East |
26 |
||
Branksome West |
6 |
||
Broadstone |
-1 |
||
Canford Cliffs |
18 |
||
Canford Heath East |
0 |
||
Canford Heath West |
-10 |
||
Creekmoor |
29 |
||
Hamworthy East |
17 |
||
Hamworthy West |
22 |
||
Merley & Bearwood |
-17 |
||
Newtown |
5 |
||
Oakdale |
73 |
||
Parkstone |
41 |
||
Penn Hill |
32 |
||
Poole Town |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bere Regis |
1 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
2 |
||
Castle |
10 |
||
Creech Barrow |
2 |
||
Langton |
1 |
||
Lulworth and Winfrith |
12 |
||
Lytchett Matravers |
47 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton East |
-3 |
||
Lytchett Minster and Upton West |
-10 |
||
St Martin |
5 |
||
Swanage North |
15 |
||
Swanage South |
-1 |
||
Wareham |
1 |
||
Wool |
-8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beaminster |
-3 |
||
Bridport North |
15 |
||
Bridport South |
-1 |
||
Broadmayne & Crossways |
2 |
||
Broadwindsor |
-2 |
||
Burton Bradstock |
-1 |
||
Cerne Valley |
10 |
||
Chickerell & Chesil Bank |
39 |
||
Chideock & Symondsbury |
-4 |
||
Dorchester East |
-1 |
||
Dorchester North |
-107 |
||
Dorchester South |
4 |
||
Dorchester West |
-47 |
||
Frome Valley |
86 |
||
Lyme Regis & Charmouth |
-2 |
||
Maiden Newton |
8 |
||
Netherbury |
-7 |
||
Piddle Valley |
-1 |
||
Puddletown |
10 |
||
Queen Thorne |
8 |
||
Sherborne East |
0 |
||
Sherborne West |
12 |
||
Winterbourne St Martin |
3 |
||
Yetminster & Cam Vale |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Littlemoor |
15 |
||
Melcombe Regis |
-2 |
||
Preston |
-3 |
||
Radipole |
6 |
||
Tophill East |
11 |
||
Tophill West |
0 |
||
Underhill |
11 |
||
Upwey and Broadwey |
8 |
||
Westham East |
5 |
||
Westham North |
2 |
||
Westham West |
10 |
||
Wey Valley |
0 |
||
Weymouth East |
0 |
||
Weymouth West |
8 |
||
Wyke Regis |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Dorset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
20th
2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
23rd
2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
37th
2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
46th
2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
84.9
86.6
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.
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
2023
8,565 formed
7,339 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
-4.8% vs 2019
2.96% vs 2020
8.42% vs 2021
3.3% vs 2022