2013
3,408 formed
2,140 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Durham during 2017
5.7% more companies in Durham compared to 2016
County Durham 2,146 formed
Darlington 642 formed
Hartlepool 510 formed
Stockton-on-Tees 774 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Durham compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
26th
2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
40th
2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
43rd
2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th
2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
4.5
10.0
96% Private Limited Companies (3,906 companies)
4% Other company types (171 companies)
Other company types breakdown (171 companies)
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Businesses formed in Durham during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in Durham during 2017
26,562
businesses registered in Durham at the end of 2017.
5.7% more companies in Durham compared to 2016
Cumbria
20,316 total businesses
2,215 formed in 2017
1,733 dissolved in 2017
North Yorkshire
50,798 total businesses
6,766 formed in 2017
4,636 dissolved in 2017
Tyne and Wear
40,273 total businesses
6,166 formed in 2017
4,797 dissolved in 2017
Northumberland
10,100 total businesses
1,360 formed in 2017
1,019 dissolved in 2017
Durham
26,562 total businesses
4,077 formed in 2017
3,050 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Annfield Plain |
8 |
||
Aycliffe East |
56 |
||
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
12 |
||
Aycliffe West |
7 |
||
Barnard Castle East |
-4 |
||
Barnard Castle West |
-4 |
||
Belmont |
36 |
||
Benfieldside |
8 |
||
Bishop Auckland Town |
8 |
||
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth |
5 |
||
Blackhalls |
18 |
||
Brandon |
13 |
||
Burnopfield and Dipton |
15 |
||
Chester-le-Street East |
9 |
||
Chester-le-Street North |
-2 |
||
Chester-le-Street South |
5 |
||
Chester-le-Street West Central |
39 |
||
Chilton |
6 |
||
Consett North |
-96 |
||
Consett South |
10 |
||
Coundon |
9 |
||
Coxhoe |
24 |
||
Craghead and South Moor |
6 |
||
Crook |
0 |
||
Dawdon |
1 |
||
Deerness |
2 |
||
Delves Lane |
-1 |
||
Deneside |
6 |
||
Durham South |
1 |
||
Easington |
3 |
||
Elvet and Gilesgate |
-12 |
||
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
10 |
||
Evenwood |
-1 |
||
Ferryhill |
24 |
||
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
21 |
||
Horden |
1 |
||
Lanchester |
18 |
||
Leadgate and Medomsley |
12 |
||
Lumley |
14 |
||
Murton |
4 |
||
Neville's Cross |
18 |
||
North Lodge |
11 |
||
Passfield |
-5 |
||
Pelton |
16 |
||
Peterlee East |
152 |
||
Peterlee West |
7 |
||
Sacriston |
15 |
||
Seaham |
11 |
||
Sedgefield |
4 |
||
Sherburn |
6 |
||
Shildon and Dene Valley |
17 |
||
Shotton and South Hetton |
3 |
||
Spennymoor |
12 |
||
Stanley |
9 |
||
Tanfield |
9 |
||
Tow Law |
2 |
||
Trimdon and Thornley |
11 |
||
Tudhoe |
13 |
||
Weardale |
3 |
||
West Auckland |
17 |
||
Willington and Hunwick |
14 |
||
Wingate |
-1 |
||
Woodhouse Close |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bank Top & Lascelles |
1 |
||
Brinkburn & Faverdale |
20 |
||
Cockerton |
4 |
||
College |
3 |
||
Eastbourne |
7 |
||
Harrowgate Hill |
2 |
||
Haughton & Springfield |
3 |
||
Heighington & Coniscliffe |
-15 |
||
Hummersknott |
6 |
||
Hurworth |
-2 |
||
Mowden |
0 |
||
North Road |
29 |
||
Northgate |
3 |
||
Park East |
11 |
||
Park West |
21 |
||
Pierremont |
24 |
||
Red Hall & Lingfield |
5 |
||
Sadberge & Middleton St George |
18 |
||
Stephenson |
8 |
||
Whinfield |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burn Valley |
20 |
||
De Bruce |
-2 |
||
Fens and Rossmere |
15 |
||
Foggy Furze |
12 |
||
Hart |
15 |
||
Headland and Harbour |
52 |
||
Jesmond |
3 |
||
Manor House |
-1 |
||
Rural West |
6 |
||
Seaton |
-12 |
||
Victoria |
20 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingham Central |
0 |
||
Billingham East |
1 |
||
Billingham North |
0 |
||
Billingham South |
7 |
||
Billingham West |
2 |
||
Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree |
-6 |
||
Eaglescliffe |
31 |
||
Fairfield |
-1 |
||
Grangefield |
5 |
||
Hardwick and Salters Lane |
3 |
||
Hartburn |
16 |
||
Newtown |
1 |
||
Northern Parishes |
-10 |
||
Norton North |
23 |
||
Norton South |
-9 |
||
Norton West |
10 |
||
Parkfield and Oxbridge |
16 |
||
Roseworth |
-2 |
||
Stockton Town Centre |
2 |
||
Western Parishes |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Durham compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
19th
2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
39th
2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
43rd
2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th
2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
29.4
65.1
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.
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
2017
4,077 formed
3,050 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.7% vs 2013
6.9% vs 2014
4.3% vs 2015
5.7% vs 2016