2012
3,040 formed
1,869 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Durham during 2016
4.3% more companies in Durham compared to 2015
County Durham 2,097 formed
Darlington 641 formed
Hartlepool 484 formed
Stockton-on-Tees 791 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Durham compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
25th
2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th
2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
40th
2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
43rd
2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th
2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
4.5
10.5
97% Private Limited Companies (3,911 companies)
3% Other company types (106 companies)
Other company types breakdown (106 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Durham during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Durham during 2016
25,127
businesses registered in Durham at the end of 2016.
4.3% more companies in Durham compared to 2015
Cumbria
19,675 total businesses
1,979 formed in 2016
1,825 dissolved in 2016
North Yorkshire
48,164 total businesses
6,525 formed in 2016
5,093 dissolved in 2016
Tyne and Wear
38,544 total businesses
6,380 formed in 2016
4,962 dissolved in 2016
Northumberland
9,713 total businesses
1,302 formed in 2016
1,039 dissolved in 2016
Durham
25,127 total businesses
4,017 formed in 2016
3,035 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Annfield Plain |
9 |
||
Aycliffe East |
121 |
||
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
15 |
||
Aycliffe West |
10 |
||
Barnard Castle East |
15 |
||
Barnard Castle West |
1 |
||
Belmont |
7 |
||
Benfieldside |
20 |
||
Bishop Auckland Town |
8 |
||
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth |
-7 |
||
Blackhalls |
6 |
||
Brandon |
-14 |
||
Burnopfield and Dipton |
26 |
||
Chester-le-Street East |
0 |
||
Chester-le-Street North |
-2 |
||
Chester-le-Street South |
9 |
||
Chester-le-Street West Central |
19 |
||
Chilton |
-1 |
||
Consett North |
-43 |
||
Consett South |
19 |
||
Coundon |
4 |
||
Coxhoe |
4 |
||
Craghead and South Moor |
1 |
||
Crook |
-1 |
||
Dawdon |
9 |
||
Deerness |
18 |
||
Delves Lane |
33 |
||
Deneside |
11 |
||
Durham South |
3 |
||
Easington |
5 |
||
Elvet and Gilesgate |
7 |
||
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
15 |
||
Evenwood |
0 |
||
Ferryhill |
3 |
||
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
18 |
||
Horden |
5 |
||
Lanchester |
12 |
||
Leadgate and Medomsley |
8 |
||
Lumley |
10 |
||
Murton |
-9 |
||
Neville's Cross |
6 |
||
North Lodge |
-6 |
||
Passfield |
3 |
||
Pelton |
11 |
||
Peterlee East |
67 |
||
Peterlee West |
0 |
||
Sacriston |
11 |
||
Seaham |
-5 |
||
Sedgefield |
6 |
||
Sherburn |
-3 |
||
Shildon and Dene Valley |
28 |
||
Shotton and South Hetton |
8 |
||
Spennymoor |
-1 |
||
Stanley |
10 |
||
Tanfield |
18 |
||
Tow Law |
0 |
||
Trimdon and Thornley |
1 |
||
Tudhoe |
2 |
||
Weardale |
2 |
||
West Auckland |
8 |
||
Willington and Hunwick |
-2 |
||
Wingate |
1 |
||
Woodhouse Close |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bank Top & Lascelles |
9 |
||
Brinkburn & Faverdale |
-4 |
||
Cockerton |
7 |
||
College |
8 |
||
Eastbourne |
9 |
||
Harrowgate Hill |
-1 |
||
Haughton & Springfield |
7 |
||
Heighington & Coniscliffe |
8 |
||
Hummersknott |
13 |
||
Hurworth |
7 |
||
Mowden |
1 |
||
North Road |
12 |
||
Northgate |
2 |
||
Park East |
-1 |
||
Park West |
33 |
||
Pierremont |
14 |
||
Red Hall & Lingfield |
10 |
||
Sadberge & Middleton St George |
8 |
||
Stephenson |
10 |
||
Whinfield |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burn Valley |
7 |
||
De Bruce |
5 |
||
Fens and Rossmere |
4 |
||
Foggy Furze |
5 |
||
Hart |
7 |
||
Headland and Harbour |
55 |
||
Jesmond |
3 |
||
Manor House |
1 |
||
Rural West |
1 |
||
Seaton |
16 |
||
Victoria |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingham Central |
12 |
||
Billingham East |
0 |
||
Billingham North |
11 |
||
Billingham South |
-7 |
||
Billingham West |
14 |
||
Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree |
8 |
||
Eaglescliffe |
13 |
||
Fairfield |
-4 |
||
Grangefield |
10 |
||
Hardwick and Salters Lane |
-3 |
||
Hartburn |
7 |
||
Newtown |
1 |
||
Northern Parishes |
26 |
||
Norton North |
5 |
||
Norton South |
22 |
||
Norton West |
6 |
||
Parkfield and Oxbridge |
9 |
||
Roseworth |
7 |
||
Stockton Town Centre |
23 |
||
Western Parishes |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Durham compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
32nd
2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
39th
2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
42nd
2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
44th
2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
27.8
62.6
How the total number of companies in Durham has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
3,040 formed
1,869 dissolved
2013
3,408 formed
2,140 dissolved
2014
3,793 formed
2,191 dissolved
2015
3,834 formed
2,264 dissolved
2016
4,017 formed
3,035 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.4% vs 2012
7.7% vs 2013
6.9% vs 2014
4.3% vs 2015