2016
4,017 formed
3,035 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Durham during 2020
9.3% more companies in Durham compared to 2019
County Durham 2,902 formed
Darlington 737 formed
Hartlepool 531 formed
Stockton-on-Tees 909 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Durham compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
19th
2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
21st
2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
36th
2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
43rd
2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
45th
2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
5.6
12.3
95% Private Limited Companies (4,836 companies)
5% Other company types (247 companies)
Other company types breakdown (247 companies)
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Businesses formed in Durham during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Durham during 2020
31,943
businesses registered in Durham at the end of 2020.
9.3% more companies in Durham compared to 2019
Cumbria
22,186 total businesses
2,333 formed in 2020
1,684 dissolved in 2020
North Yorkshire
58,526 total businesses
8,200 formed in 2020
4,289 dissolved in 2020
Tyne and Wear
47,790 total businesses
7,867 formed in 2020
4,475 dissolved in 2020
Northumberland
11,575 total businesses
1,560 formed in 2020
872 dissolved in 2020
Durham
31,943 total businesses
5,083 formed in 2020
2,804 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Annfield Plain |
27 |
||
Aycliffe East |
67 |
||
Aycliffe North and Middridge |
15 |
||
Aycliffe West |
8 |
||
Barnard Castle East |
37 |
||
Barnard Castle West |
11 |
||
Belmont |
66 |
||
Benfieldside |
14 |
||
Bishop Auckland Town |
19 |
||
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth |
8 |
||
Blackhalls |
43 |
||
Brandon |
25 |
||
Burnopfield and Dipton |
18 |
||
Chester-le-Street East |
1 |
||
Chester-le-Street North |
12 |
||
Chester-le-Street South |
9 |
||
Chester-le-Street West Central |
18 |
||
Chilton |
7 |
||
Consett North |
31 |
||
Consett South |
7 |
||
Coundon |
8 |
||
Coxhoe |
24 |
||
Craghead and South Moor |
10 |
||
Crook |
13 |
||
Dawdon |
3 |
||
Deerness |
22 |
||
Delves Lane |
16 |
||
Deneside |
8 |
||
Durham South |
5 |
||
Easington |
7 |
||
Elvet and Gilesgate |
23 |
||
Esh and Witton Gilbert |
0 |
||
Evenwood |
12 |
||
Ferryhill |
49 |
||
Framwellgate and Newton Hall |
28 |
||
Horden |
9 |
||
Lanchester |
24 |
||
Leadgate and Medomsley |
10 |
||
Lumley |
26 |
||
Murton |
19 |
||
Neville's Cross |
35 |
||
North Lodge |
20 |
||
Passfield |
0 |
||
Pelton |
10 |
||
Peterlee East |
160 |
||
Peterlee West |
10 |
||
Sacriston |
27 |
||
Seaham |
7 |
||
Sedgefield |
19 |
||
Sherburn |
130 |
||
Shildon and Dene Valley |
52 |
||
Shotton and South Hetton |
45 |
||
Spennymoor |
34 |
||
Stanley |
11 |
||
Tanfield |
34 |
||
Tow Law |
8 |
||
Trimdon and Thornley |
46 |
||
Tudhoe |
38 |
||
Weardale |
6 |
||
West Auckland |
-2 |
||
Willington and Hunwick |
23 |
||
Wingate |
21 |
||
Woodhouse Close |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bank Top & Lascelles |
13 |
||
Brinkburn & Faverdale |
28 |
||
Cockerton |
14 |
||
College |
11 |
||
Eastbourne |
25 |
||
Harrowgate Hill |
7 |
||
Haughton & Springfield |
5 |
||
Heighington & Coniscliffe |
20 |
||
Hummersknott |
-3 |
||
Hurworth |
17 |
||
Mowden |
4 |
||
North Road |
23 |
||
Northgate |
29 |
||
Park East |
-13 |
||
Park West |
15 |
||
Pierremont |
18 |
||
Red Hall & Lingfield |
20 |
||
Sadberge & Middleton St George |
1 |
||
Stephenson |
32 |
||
Whinfield |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Burn Valley |
16 |
||
De Bruce |
14 |
||
Fens and Rossmere |
4 |
||
Foggy Furze |
4 |
||
Hart |
19 |
||
Headland and Harbour |
40 |
||
Jesmond |
16 |
||
Manor House |
10 |
||
Rural West |
20 |
||
Seaton |
16 |
||
Victoria |
21 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingham Central |
16 |
||
Billingham East |
13 |
||
Billingham North |
-3 |
||
Billingham South |
5 |
||
Billingham West |
-9 |
||
Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree |
18 |
||
Eaglescliffe |
34 |
||
Fairfield |
3 |
||
Grangefield |
1 |
||
Hardwick and Salters Lane |
11 |
||
Hartburn |
12 |
||
Newtown |
20 |
||
Northern Parishes |
31 |
||
Norton North |
9 |
||
Norton South |
3 |
||
Norton West |
13 |
||
Parkfield and Oxbridge |
80 |
||
Roseworth |
12 |
||
Stockton Town Centre |
53 |
||
Western Parishes |
10 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Durham compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
30th
2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
43rd
2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
45th
2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
35.4
76.4
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.
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
2020
5,083 formed
2,804 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.71% vs 2016
8.32% vs 2017
1.55% vs 2018
9.3% vs 2019