2015
3,834 formed
2,264 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Durham during 2019
1.6% more companies in Durham compared to 2018
County Durham 2,531 formed
Darlington 724 formed
Hartlepool 525 formed
Stockton-on-Tees 834 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Durham compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd
2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
37th
2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
43rd
2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th
2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
5.1
10.9
95% Private Limited Companies (4,395 companies)
5% Other company types (228 companies)
Other company types breakdown (228 companies)
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Businesses formed in Durham during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Durham during 2019
29,218
businesses registered in Durham at the end of 2019.
1.6% more companies in Durham compared to 2018
Cumbria
21,286 total businesses
2,171 formed in 2019
1,979 dissolved in 2019
North Yorkshire
54,481 total businesses
7,260 formed in 2019
5,315 dissolved in 2019
Tyne and Wear
44,237 total businesses
7,132 formed in 2019
5,583 dissolved in 2019
Northumberland
10,879 total businesses
1,531 formed in 2019
1,163 dissolved in 2019
Durham
29,218 total businesses
4,623 formed in 2019
3,695 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Annfield Plain |
11 |
||
Aycliffe East |
111 |
||
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
-4 |
||
Aycliffe West |
0 |
||
Barnard Castle East |
8 |
||
Barnard Castle West |
8 |
||
Belmont |
37 |
||
Benfieldside |
-6 |
||
Bishop Auckland Town |
3 |
||
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth |
0 |
||
Blackhalls |
3 |
||
Brandon |
-3 |
||
Burnopfield and Dipton |
4 |
||
Chester-le-Street East |
10 |
||
Chester-le-Street North |
5 |
||
Chester-le-Street South |
2 |
||
Chester-le-Street West Central |
-2 |
||
Chilton |
5 |
||
Consett North |
-24 |
||
Consett South |
8 |
||
Coundon |
8 |
||
Coxhoe |
13 |
||
Craghead and South Moor |
-3 |
||
Crook |
8 |
||
Dawdon |
0 |
||
Deerness |
12 |
||
Delves Lane |
5 |
||
Deneside |
0 |
||
Durham South |
5 |
||
Easington |
6 |
||
Elvet and Gilesgate |
24 |
||
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
22 |
||
Evenwood |
22 |
||
Ferryhill |
21 |
||
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
11 |
||
Horden |
-3 |
||
Lanchester |
6 |
||
Leadgate and Medomsley |
10 |
||
Lumley |
-8 |
||
Murton |
7 |
||
Neville's Cross |
29 |
||
North Lodge |
12 |
||
Passfield |
4 |
||
Pelton |
1 |
||
Peterlee East |
140 |
||
Peterlee West |
7 |
||
Sacriston |
-5 |
||
Seaham |
11 |
||
Sedgefield |
26 |
||
Sherburn |
4 |
||
Shildon and Dene Valley |
25 |
||
Shotton and South Hetton |
17 |
||
Spennymoor |
13 |
||
Stanley |
7 |
||
Tanfield |
25 |
||
Tow Law |
-1 |
||
Trimdon and Thornley |
21 |
||
Tudhoe |
25 |
||
Weardale |
14 |
||
West Auckland |
-10 |
||
Willington and Hunwick |
11 |
||
Wingate |
1 |
||
Woodhouse Close |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bank Top & Lascelles |
8 |
||
Brinkburn & Faverdale |
15 |
||
Cockerton |
17 |
||
College |
3 |
||
Eastbourne |
8 |
||
Harrowgate Hill |
12 |
||
Haughton & Springfield |
7 |
||
Heighington & Coniscliffe |
-4 |
||
Hummersknott |
-6 |
||
Hurworth |
10 |
||
Mowden |
0 |
||
North Road |
2 |
||
Northgate |
-135 |
||
Park East |
-15 |
||
Park West |
22 |
||
Pierremont |
14 |
||
Red Hall & Lingfield |
-14 |
||
Sadberge & Middleton St George |
0 |
||
Stephenson |
28 |
||
Whinfield |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burn Valley |
20 |
||
De Bruce |
4 |
||
Fens and Rossmere |
-1 |
||
Foggy Furze |
-2 |
||
Hart |
11 |
||
Headland and Harbour |
-1 |
||
Jesmond |
9 |
||
Manor House |
4 |
||
Rural West |
12 |
||
Seaton |
19 |
||
Victoria |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingham Central |
9 |
||
Billingham East |
7 |
||
Billingham North |
6 |
||
Billingham South |
7 |
||
Billingham West |
11 |
||
Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree |
-5 |
||
Eaglescliffe |
5 |
||
Fairfield |
-5 |
||
Grangefield |
11 |
||
Hardwick and Salters Lane |
10 |
||
Hartburn |
-14 |
||
Newtown |
3 |
||
Northern Parishes |
28 |
||
Norton North |
7 |
||
Norton South |
17 |
||
Norton West |
8 |
||
Parkfield and Oxbridge |
-4 |
||
Roseworth |
10 |
||
Stockton Town Centre |
23 |
||
Western Parishes |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Durham compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
19th
2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
30th
2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
39th
2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
43rd
2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th
2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
32.4
70.7
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.
2015
3,834 formed
2,264 dissolved
2016
4,017 formed
3,035 dissolved
2017
4,077 formed
3,050 dissolved
2018
5,223 formed
3,133 dissolved
2019
4,623 formed
3,695 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.3% vs 2015
5.71% vs 2016
8.32% vs 2017
1.6% vs 2018