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Company Formations in 2021: East Riding of Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2021

3.9% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2020

New businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire mapped

East Riding of Yorkshire 2,051 formed

Kingston upon Hull 1,681 formed

Companies formed in 2021 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 2020: 1st
London
269,246
2nd 2020: 2nd
West Midlands
36,485
3rd 2020: 3rd
Greater Manchester
36,442
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
5th 2020: 5th
Essex
18,584
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,749
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
12th 2020: 14th
South Yorkshire
10,815
17th 2020: 17th
Nottinghamshire
8,810
21st 2020: 19th
North Yorkshire
7,614
29th 2020: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,903
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,749
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2020: 1st
London
269,246
2nd 2020: 2nd
West Midlands
36,485
3rd 2020: 3rd
Greater Manchester
36,442
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
5th 2020: 5th
Essex
18,584
6th 2020: 6th
Kent
16,625
7th 2020: 7th
Hampshire
14,512
8th 2020: 8th
Hertfordshire
13,899
9th 2020: 9th
Merseyside
13,108
10th 2020: 10th
Lancashire
12,800
11th 2020: 12th
Surrey
11,021
12th 2020: 14th
South Yorkshire
10,815
13th 2020: 13th
Cheshire
9,800
14th 2020: 11th
Leicestershire
9,685
15th 2020: 15th
Berkshire
9,605
16th 2020: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,910
17th 2020: 17th
Nottinghamshire
8,810
18th 2020: 22nd
Staffordshire
8,541
19th 2020: 20th
East Sussex
7,675
20th 2020: 21st
Tyne and Wear
7,623
21st 2020: 19th
North Yorkshire
7,614
22nd 2020: 26th
Dorset
7,584
23rd 2020: 24th
Cambridgeshire
7,476
24th 2020: 18th
Bedfordshire
7,413
25th 2020: 28th
Worcestershire
7,361
26th 2020: 25th
Derbyshire
7,261
27th 2020: 23rd
Northamptonshire
7,131
28th 2020: 31st
Somerset
7,057
29th 2020: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,903
30th 2020: 27th
Devon
6,825
31st 2020: 29th
West Sussex
6,463
32nd 2020: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,357
33rd 2020: 35th
Suffolk
5,445
34th 2020: 37th
Norfolk
5,214
35th 2020: 33rd
Bristol
5,125
36th 2020: 38th
Warwickshire
5,117
37th 2020: 36th
Durham
5,065
38th 2020: 34th
Oxfordshire
5,053
39th 2020: 39th
Wiltshire
4,432
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,749
41st 2020: 42nd
Cornwall
2,993
42nd 2020: 41st
Shropshire
2,914
43rd 2020: 44th
Herefordshire
2,858
44th 2020: 43rd
Cumbria
2,286
45th 2020: 45th
Northumberland
1,421
46th 2020: 46th
Isle of Wight
697
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
195

New incorporations in 2021 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

6.3

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National Average

12.2

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Type of companies formed in East Riding of Yorkshire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (3,657 companies)

2% Other company types (92 companies)

Other company types breakdown (92 companies)

Total companies in East Riding of Yorkshire by the end of 2021

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Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2021

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Businesses dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2021

Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

27,909

businesses registered in East Riding of Yorkshire at the end of 2021.

3.9% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2020

Surrounding counties 2021 breakdown & comparison

North Yorkshire

59,819 total businesses
7,614 formed in 2021
6,384 dissolved in 2021

Lincolnshire

50,076 total businesses
6,903 formed in 2021
5,393 dissolved in 2021

Nottinghamshire

58,780 total businesses
8,810 formed in 2021
6,491 dissolved in 2021

South Yorkshire

68,227 total businesses
10,815 formed in 2021
8,503 dissolved in 2021

West Yorkshire

141,120 total businesses
22,140 formed in 2021
17,256 dissolved in 2021

East Riding of Yorkshire

27,909 total businesses
3,749 formed in 2021
2,949 dissolved in 2021

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beverley Rural
64
83
19
Bridlington Central and Old Town
16
27
11
Bridlington North
13
30
17
Bridlington South
84
132
48
Cottingham North
39
88
49
Cottingham South
30
32
2
Dale
69
105
36
Driffield and Rural
176
74
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East Wolds and Coastal
40
67
27
Goole North
51
30
-21
Goole South
62
58
-4
Hessle
101
124
23
Howden
24
25
1
Howdenshire
106
118
12
Mid Holderness
43
58
15
Minster and Woodmansey
57
85
28
North Holderness
27
53
26
Pocklington Provincial
81
101
20
Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe and Marshland
60
75
15
South East Holderness
59
94
35
South Hunsley
66
98
32
South West Holderness
56
60
4
St Mary's
105
171
66
Tranby
63
97
34
Willerby and Kirk Ella
63
73
10
Wolds Weighton
70
93
23
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Avenue
92
85
-7
Beverley
23
30
7
Boothferry
79
185
106
Bransholme East
13
23
10
Bransholme West
20
16
-4
Bricknell
27
35
8
Derringham
29
24
-5
Drypool
82
152
70
Holderness
80
58
-22
Ings
29
39
10
Kings Park
57
63
6
Longhill
26
40
14
Marfleet
40
67
27
Myton
331
343
12
Newington
54
90
36
Newland
61
102
41
Orchard Park and Greenwood
13
31
18
Pickering
30
78
48
Southcoates East
20
19
-1
Southcoates West
40
39
-1
St Andrew's
77
85
8
Sutton
29
30
1
University
37
47
10

Total companies 2021 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2020: 1st
London
1,397,474
2nd 2020: 2nd
Greater Manchester
217,557
3rd 2020: 3rd
West Midlands
198,781
4th 2020: 4th
Essex
141,948
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
17th 2020: 17th
South Yorkshire
68,227
19th 2020: 18th
North Yorkshire
59,819
20th 2020: 21st
Nottinghamshire
58,780
29th 2020: 29th
Lincolnshire
50,076
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2020: 1st
London
1,397,474
2nd 2020: 2nd
Greater Manchester
217,557
3rd 2020: 3rd
West Midlands
198,781
4th 2020: 4th
Essex
141,948
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
6th 2020: 6th
Kent
126,550
7th 2020: 7th
Hampshire
123,584
8th 2020: 8th
Hertfordshire
118,798
9th 2020: 9th
Surrey
106,792
10th 2020: 11th
Lancashire
87,562
11th 2020: 10th
Cheshire
83,426
12th 2020: 12th
Merseyside
78,022
13th 2020: 14th
Berkshire
75,011
14th 2020: 13th
Buckinghamshire
74,634
15th 2020: 15th
Leicestershire
71,867
16th 2020: 16th
East Sussex
70,862
17th 2020: 17th
South Yorkshire
68,227
18th 2020: 19th
Devon
60,022
19th 2020: 18th
North Yorkshire
59,819
20th 2020: 21st
Nottinghamshire
58,780
21st 2020: 20th
West Sussex
57,619
22nd 2020: 24th
Staffordshire
57,556
23rd 2020: 23rd
Somerset
57,300
24th 2020: 22nd
Gloucestershire
56,711
25th 2020: 25th
Dorset
56,465
26th 2020: 26th
Cambridgeshire
56,346
27th 2020: 28th
Derbyshire
53,394
28th 2020: 27th
Northamptonshire
53,149
29th 2020: 29th
Lincolnshire
50,076
30th 2020: 30th
Tyne and Wear
49,266
31st 2020: 31st
Bedfordshire
47,831
32nd 2020: 32nd
Oxfordshire
45,883
33rd 2020: 34th
Norfolk
43,452
34th 2020: 33rd
Worcestershire
42,443
35th 2020: 36th
Suffolk
41,836
36th 2020: 35th
Warwickshire
40,740
37th 2020: 37th
Wiltshire
39,338
38th 2020: 38th
Bristol
36,239
39th 2020: 39th
Durham
33,620
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909
41st 2020: 41st
Shropshire
25,765
42nd 2020: 42nd
Cornwall
24,752
43rd 2020: 43rd
Cumbria
22,499
44th 2020: 44th
Herefordshire
14,830
45th 2020: 45th
Northumberland
11,895
46th 2020: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,319
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
2,056

Total companies at the end of 2021 per 1000 Person people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

47.2

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79.1

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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.

2017

4,646 formed

2,631 dissolved

2018

3,195 formed

2,432 dissolved

2019

3,258 formed

2,692 dissolved

2020

3,667 formed

2,234 dissolved

2021

3,749 formed

2,949 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

-3.61% vs 2017

2.93% vs 2018

5.83% vs 2019

3.9% vs 2020