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Company Formations in 2022: East Riding of Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2022

5.5% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2021

New businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire mapped

East Riding of Yorkshire 1,957 formed

Kingston upon Hull 2,273 formed

Companies formed in 2022 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 2021: 1st
London
274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd
West Midlands
39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd
Greater Manchester
38,756
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,233
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
11th 2021: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,901
16th 2021: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,235
20th 2021: 21st
North Yorkshire
8,424
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,100
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,233
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd
West Midlands
39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd
Greater Manchester
38,756
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
16,109
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
14,533
8th 2021: 8th
Hertfordshire
13,643
9th 2021: 9th
Merseyside
13,358
10th 2021: 10th
Lancashire
13,312
11th 2021: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,901
12th 2021: 11th
Surrey
10,902
13th 2021: 14th
Leicestershire
10,408
14th 2021: 15th
Berkshire
9,571
15th 2021: 13th
Cheshire
9,335
16th 2021: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,235
17th 2021: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,683
18th 2021: 24th
Bedfordshire
8,495
19th 2021: 22nd
Dorset
8,427
20th 2021: 21st
North Yorkshire
8,424
21st 2021: 18th
Staffordshire
8,072
22nd 2021: 20th
Tyne and Wear
7,838
23rd 2021: 27th
Northamptonshire
7,831
24th 2021: 26th
Derbyshire
7,764
25th 2021: 23rd
Cambridgeshire
7,739
26th 2021: 19th
East Sussex
7,193
27th 2021: 28th
Somerset
7,121
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,100
29th 2021: 30th
Devon
6,814
30th 2021: 33rd
Suffolk
6,749
31st 2021: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,373
32nd 2021: 31st
West Sussex
6,136
33rd 2021: 36th
Warwickshire
5,540
34th 2021: 34th
Norfolk
5,384
35th 2021: 37th
Durham
5,109
36th 2021: 35th
Bristol
4,951
37th 2021: 25th
Worcestershire
4,941
38th 2021: 38th
Oxfordshire
4,842
39th 2021: 39th
Wiltshire
4,536
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,233
41st 2021: 42nd
Shropshire
3,132
42nd 2021: 43rd
Herefordshire
2,928
43rd 2021: 41st
Cornwall
2,912
44th 2021: 44th
Cumbria
2,418
45th 2021: 45th
Northumberland
1,527
46th 2021: 46th
Isle of Wight
652
47th 2021: 47th
Rutland
193

New incorporations in 2022 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

7.2

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National Average

12.7

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Type of companies formed in East Riding of Yorkshire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (4,130 companies)

2% Other company types (103 companies)

Other company types breakdown (103 companies)

Total companies in East Riding of Yorkshire by the end of 2022

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Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2022

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Businesses dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2022

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

29,451

businesses registered in East Riding of Yorkshire at the end of 2022.

5.5% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2021

Surrounding counties 2022 breakdown & comparison

North Yorkshire

62,355 total businesses
8,424 formed in 2022
5,885 dissolved in 2022

Lincolnshire

53,143 total businesses
7,100 formed in 2022
5,122 dissolved in 2022

Nottinghamshire

62,142 total businesses
9,235 formed in 2022
6,394 dissolved in 2022

South Yorkshire

72,058 total businesses
11,901 formed in 2022
8,243 dissolved in 2022

West Yorkshire

151,175 total businesses
25,517 formed in 2022
17,005 dissolved in 2022

East Riding of Yorkshire

29,451 total businesses
4,233 formed in 2022
2,877 dissolved in 2022

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beverley Rural
48
55
7
Bridlington Central and Old Town
19
33
14
Bridlington North
18
28
10
Bridlington South
96
119
23
Cottingham North
39
77
38
Cottingham South
32
41
9
Dale
73
113
40
Driffield and Rural
144
78
-66
East Wolds and Coastal
31
45
14
Goole North
36
32
-4
Goole South
51
58
7
Hessle
95
138
43
Howden
19
27
8
Howdenshire
114
116
2
Mid Holderness
53
79
26
Minster and Woodmansey
59
110
51
North Holderness
34
48
14
Pocklington Provincial
89
101
12
Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe and Marshland
53
40
-13
South East Holderness
57
60
3
South Hunsley
71
93
22
South West Holderness
45
77
32
St Mary's
90
151
61
Tranby
50
68
18
Willerby and Kirk Ella
55
80
25
Wolds Weighton
69
90
21
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Avenue
82
145
63
Beverley
15
38
23
Boothferry
91
91
0
Bransholme East
22
35
13
Bransholme West
16
26
10
Bricknell
39
36
-3
Derringham
14
35
21
Drypool
127
167
40
Holderness
56
88
32
Ings
29
44
15
Kings Park
54
75
21
Longhill
24
33
9
Marfleet
49
62
13
Myton
301
495
194
Newington
73
159
86
Newland
86
265
179
Orchard Park and Greenwood
24
48
24
Pickering
49
85
36
Southcoates East
19
19
0
Southcoates West
33
51
18
St Andrew's
49
180
131
Sutton
30
38
8
University
31
58
27

Total companies 2022 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd
Greater Manchester
233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd
West Midlands
211,766
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
29,451
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
16th 2021: 17th
South Yorkshire
72,058
18th 2021: 19th
North Yorkshire
62,355
19th 2021: 20th
Nottinghamshire
62,142
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
53,143
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
29,451
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd
Greater Manchester
233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd
West Midlands
211,766
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
130,283
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
124,249
8th 2021: 8th
Hertfordshire
122,123
9th 2021: 9th
Surrey
107,722
10th 2021: 10th
Lancashire
91,522
11th 2021: 11th
Cheshire
81,809
12th 2021: 12th
Merseyside
81,221
13th 2021: 14th
Buckinghamshire
78,850
14th 2021: 13th
Berkshire
76,700
15th 2021: 15th
Leicestershire
73,507
16th 2021: 17th
South Yorkshire
72,058
17th 2021: 16th
East Sussex
70,836
18th 2021: 19th
North Yorkshire
62,355
19th 2021: 20th
Nottinghamshire
62,142
20th 2021: 18th
Devon
61,854
21st 2021: 25th
Dorset
61,217
22nd 2021: 22nd
Staffordshire
60,009
23rd 2021: 23rd
Somerset
59,531
24th 2021: 21st
West Sussex
58,763
25th 2021: 24th
Gloucestershire
57,852
26th 2021: 26th
Cambridgeshire
57,788
27th 2021: 27th
Derbyshire
55,697
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
53,143
29th 2021: 28th
Northamptonshire
51,966
30th 2021: 30th
Tyne and Wear
51,640
31st 2021: 31st
Bedfordshire
50,545
32nd 2021: 32nd
Oxfordshire
46,748
33rd 2021: 33rd
Norfolk
45,968
34th 2021: 35th
Suffolk
45,867
35th 2021: 34th
Worcestershire
43,964
36th 2021: 36th
Warwickshire
42,564
37th 2021: 37th
Wiltshire
40,505
38th 2021: 38th
Bristol
37,039
39th 2021: 39th
Durham
35,455
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
29,451
41st 2021: 41st
Shropshire
26,781
42nd 2021: 42nd
Cornwall
25,857
43rd 2021: 43rd
Cumbria
23,003
44th 2021: 44th
Herefordshire
16,412
45th 2021: 45th
Northumberland
12,420
46th 2021: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,423
47th 2021: 47th
Rutland
2,076

Total companies at the end of 2022 per 1000 Person people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

49.8

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National Average

82.7

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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.

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

2022

4,233 formed

2,877 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

2.93% vs 2018

5.83% vs 2019

3.89% vs 2020

5.5% vs 2021