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Company Formations in 2017: East Riding of Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2017

7.3% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2016

New businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire mapped

East Riding of Yorkshire 1,677 formed

Kingston upon Hull 2,965 formed

Companies formed in 2017 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares.

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
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
35th 2016: 39th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,646
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2016: 4th
West Yorkshire
16,604
16th 2016: 15th
South Yorkshire
8,325
21st 2016: 23rd
Nottinghamshire
6,937
22nd 2016: 25th
North Yorkshire
6,766
31st 2016: 31st
Lincolnshire
5,414
35th 2016: 39th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,646
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2017 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

7.9

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10.0

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Type of companies formed in East Riding of Yorkshire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (4,556 companies)

2% Other company types (90 companies)

Other company types breakdown (90 companies)

Total companies in East Riding of Yorkshire by the end of 2017

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Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2017

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Businesses dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2017

meaning there is a total of

25,585

businesses registered in East Riding of Yorkshire at the end of 2017.

7.3% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2016

Surrounding counties 2017 breakdown & comparison

North Yorkshire

50,798 total businesses
6,766 formed in 2017
4,636 dissolved in 2017

Lincolnshire

41,976 total businesses
5,414 formed in 2017
4,320 dissolved in 2017

Nottinghamshire

47,771 total businesses
6,937 formed in 2017
6,432 dissolved in 2017

South Yorkshire

56,932 total businesses
8,325 formed in 2017
7,447 dissolved in 2017

West Yorkshire

113,471 total businesses
16,604 formed in 2017
12,646 dissolved in 2017

East Riding of Yorkshire

25,585 total businesses
4,646 formed in 2017
2,631 dissolved in 2017

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beverley Rural
61
79
18
Bridlington Central and Old Town
17
17
0
Bridlington North
21
21
0
Bridlington South
72
87
15
Cottingham North
30
53
23
Cottingham South
29
31
2
Dale
69
87
18
Driffield and Rural
83
59
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East Wolds and Coastal
40
58
18
Goole North
22
69
47
Goole South
37
57
20
Hessle
388
131
-257
Howden
15
16
1
Howdenshire
65
112
47
Mid Holderness
39
64
25
Minster and Woodmansey
64
78
14
North Holderness
29
30
1
Pocklington Provincial
53
72
19
Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe and Marshland
27
37
10
South East Holderness
46
58
12
South Hunsley
60
70
10
South West Holderness
61
59
-2
St Mary's
96
113
17
Tranby
50
56
6
Willerby and Kirk Ella
60
78
18
Wolds Weighton
53
85
32
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Avenue
64
85
21
Beverley
15
23
8
Boothferry
57
100
43
Bransholme East
11
14
3
Bransholme West
5
13
8
Bricknell
21
22
1
Derringham
23
26
3
Drypool
80
128
48
Holderness
58
68
10
Ings
16
29
13
Kings Park
39
57
18
Longhill
13
12
-1
Marfleet
48
41
-7
Myton
347
403
56
Newington
45
61
16
Newland
45
72
27
Orchard Park and Greenwood
8
18
10
Pickering
29
1605
1576
Southcoates East
6
16
10
Southcoates West
7
19
12
St Andrew's
63
78
15
Sutton
16
33
17
University
23
42
19

Total companies 2017 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
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
40th 2016: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,585
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
5th 2016: 5th
West Yorkshire
113,471
17th 2016: 16th
South Yorkshire
56,932
19th 2016: 20th
North Yorkshire
50,798
25th 2016: 25th
Nottinghamshire
47,771
29th 2016: 30th
Lincolnshire
41,976
40th 2016: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,585
Rank
County
Total companies
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

Total companies at the end of 2017 per 1000 Person people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

43.3

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65.1

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in East Riding of Yorkshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2013

2,825 formed

1,852 dissolved

2014

2,968 formed

2,041 dissolved

2015

2,967 formed

1,966 dissolved

2016

4,080 formed

2,401 dissolved

2017

4,646 formed

2,631 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.6% vs 2013

5% vs 2014

7.7% vs 2015

7.3% vs 2016