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Company Formations in 2023: East Riding of Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2023

2.2% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2022

New businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire mapped

East Riding of Yorkshire 2,086 formed

Kingston upon Hull 2,116 formed

Companies formed in 2023 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 2022: 1st
London
313,446
2nd 2022: 2nd
West Midlands
44,594
3rd 2022: 3rd
Greater Manchester
41,222
4th 2022: 4th
West Yorkshire
24,534
5th 2022: 5th
Essex
20,333
40th 2022: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,211
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2022: 4th
West Yorkshire
24,534
12th 2022: 11th
South Yorkshire
11,638
17th 2022: 16th
Nottinghamshire
9,559
18th 2022: 20th
North Yorkshire
9,266
29th 2022: 28th
Lincolnshire
7,141
40th 2022: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,211
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2022: 1st
London
313,446
2nd 2022: 2nd
West Midlands
44,594
3rd 2022: 3rd
Greater Manchester
41,222
4th 2022: 4th
West Yorkshire
24,534
5th 2022: 5th
Essex
20,333
6th 2022: 6th
Kent
17,620
7th 2022: 7th
Hampshire
15,385
8th 2022: 8th
Hertfordshire
14,512
9th 2022: 9th
Merseyside
14,307
10th 2022: 10th
Lancashire
14,223
11th 2022: 12th
Surrey
12,018
12th 2022: 11th
South Yorkshire
11,638
13th 2022: 13th
Leicestershire
11,417
14th 2022: 14th
Berkshire
10,571
15th 2022: 15th
Cheshire
9,952
16th 2022: 17th
Buckinghamshire
9,591
17th 2022: 16th
Nottinghamshire
9,559
18th 2022: 20th
North Yorkshire
9,266
19th 2022: 18th
Bedfordshire
9,025
20th 2022: 30th
Suffolk
8,934
21st 2022: 21st
Staffordshire
8,878
22nd 2022: 25th
Cambridgeshire
8,677
23rd 2022: 19th
Dorset
8,565
24th 2022: 22nd
Tyne and Wear
8,274
25th 2022: 23rd
Northamptonshire
8,191
26th 2022: 24th
Derbyshire
7,528
27th 2022: 26th
East Sussex
7,311
28th 2022: 29th
Devon
7,183
29th 2022: 28th
Lincolnshire
7,141
30th 2022: 31st
Gloucestershire
6,902
31st 2022: 32nd
West Sussex
6,678
32nd 2022: 27th
Somerset
6,531
33rd 2022: 34th
Norfolk
5,723
34th 2022: 35th
Durham
5,696
35th 2022: 38th
Oxfordshire
5,446
36th 2022: 33rd
Warwickshire
5,157
37th 2022: 36th
Bristol
5,050
38th 2022: 39th
Wiltshire
4,965
39th 2022: 37th
Worcestershire
4,808
40th 2022: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,211
41st 2022: 41st
Shropshire
3,480
42nd 2022: 43rd
Cornwall
3,074
43rd 2022: 44th
Cumbria
2,686
44th 2022: 42nd
Herefordshire
2,540
45th 2022: 45th
Northumberland
1,554
46th 2022: 46th
Isle of Wight
757
47th 2022: 47th
Rutland
232

New incorporations in 2023 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

7.1

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National Average

14.2

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Type of companies formed in East Riding of Yorkshire breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (4,091 companies)

3% Other company types (120 companies)

Other company types breakdown (120 companies)

Total companies in East Riding of Yorkshire by the end of 2023

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Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2023

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Businesses dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2023

meaning there is a total of

30,108

businesses registered in East Riding of Yorkshire at the end of 2023.

2.2% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2022

Surrounding counties 2023 breakdown & comparison

North Yorkshire

65,895 total businesses
9,266 formed in 2023
7,024 dissolved in 2023

Lincolnshire

54,523 total businesses
7,141 formed in 2023
6,286 dissolved in 2023

Nottinghamshire

64,763 total businesses
9,559 formed in 2023
7,255 dissolved in 2023

South Yorkshire

73,897 total businesses
11,638 formed in 2023
9,819 dissolved in 2023

West Yorkshire

153,003 total businesses
24,534 formed in 2023
21,511 dissolved in 2023

East Riding of Yorkshire

30,108 total businesses
4,211 formed in 2023
3,665 dissolved in 2023

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beverley Rural
51
67
16
Bridlington Central and Old Town
25
40
15
Bridlington North
23
30
7
Bridlington South
114
130
16
Cottingham North
55
83
28
Cottingham South
40
62
22
Dale
96
104
8
Driffield and Rural
161
70
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East Wolds and Coastal
40
58
18
Goole North
27
49
22
Goole South
68
74
6
Hessle
123
138
15
Howden
33
33
0
Howdenshire
82
102
20
Mid Holderness
44
85
41
Minster and Woodmansey
93
130
37
North Holderness
32
52
20
Pocklington Provincial
89
130
41
Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe and Marshland
43
49
6
South East Holderness
55
60
5
South Hunsley
74
103
29
South West Holderness
67
75
8
St Mary's
127
120
-7
Tranby
70
62
-8
Willerby and Kirk Ella
64
69
5
Wolds Weighton
70
111
41
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Avenue
120
131
11
Beverley
31
25
-6
Boothferry
116
113
-3
Bransholme East
25
35
10
Bransholme West
15
20
5
Bricknell
28
53
25
Derringham
24
26
2
Drypool
141
193
52
Holderness
68
79
11
Ings
30
29
-1
Kings Park
48
76
28
Longhill
25
45
20
Marfleet
53
62
9
Myton
437
409
-28
Newington
146
138
-8
Newland
198
218
20
Orchard Park and Greenwood
34
43
9
Pickering
78
75
-3
Southcoates East
14
30
16
Southcoates West
41
67
26
St Andrew's
129
135
6
Sutton
25
40
15
University
48
74
26

Total companies 2023 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2022: 1st
London
1,534,936
2nd 2022: 2nd
Greater Manchester
244,408
3rd 2022: 3rd
West Midlands
227,431
4th 2022: 5th
Essex
153,732
5th 2022: 4th
West Yorkshire
153,003
40th 2022: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
30,108
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
5th 2022: 4th
West Yorkshire
153,003
16th 2022: 16th
South Yorkshire
73,897
18th 2022: 18th
North Yorkshire
65,895
19th 2022: 19th
Nottinghamshire
64,763
28th 2022: 28th
Lincolnshire
54,523
40th 2022: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
30,108
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2022: 1st
London
1,534,936
2nd 2022: 2nd
Greater Manchester
244,408
3rd 2022: 3rd
West Midlands
227,431
4th 2022: 5th
Essex
153,732
5th 2022: 4th
West Yorkshire
153,003
6th 2022: 6th
Kent
133,898
7th 2022: 7th
Hampshire
126,128
8th 2022: 8th
Hertfordshire
122,871
9th 2022: 9th
Surrey
109,469
10th 2022: 10th
Lancashire
95,511
11th 2022: 12th
Merseyside
83,450
12th 2022: 11th
Cheshire
82,175
13th 2022: 13th
Buckinghamshire
78,961
14th 2022: 14th
Berkshire
78,581
15th 2022: 15th
Leicestershire
75,930
16th 2022: 16th
South Yorkshire
73,897
17th 2022: 17th
East Sussex
71,059
18th 2022: 18th
North Yorkshire
65,895
19th 2022: 19th
Nottinghamshire
64,763
20th 2022: 20th
Devon
63,364
21st 2022: 21st
Dorset
63,266
22nd 2022: 22nd
Staffordshire
61,360
23rd 2022: 23rd
Somerset
60,186
24th 2022: 26th
Cambridgeshire
60,023
25th 2022: 24th
West Sussex
59,896
26th 2022: 25th
Gloucestershire
59,830
27th 2022: 27th
Derbyshire
57,297
28th 2022: 28th
Lincolnshire
54,523
29th 2022: 29th
Northamptonshire
53,911
30th 2022: 30th
Tyne and Wear
53,391
31st 2022: 31st
Bedfordshire
52,721
32nd 2022: 34th
Suffolk
51,083
33rd 2022: 33rd
Norfolk
48,437
34th 2022: 32nd
Oxfordshire
48,030
35th 2022: 35th
Worcestershire
45,794
36th 2022: 36th
Warwickshire
43,587
37th 2022: 37th
Wiltshire
42,004
38th 2022: 39th
Durham
37,332
39th 2022: 38th
Bristol
37,161
40th 2022: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
30,108
41st 2022: 41st
Shropshire
28,037
42nd 2022: 42nd
Cornwall
26,998
43rd 2022: 43rd
Cumbria
23,719
44th 2022: 44th
Herefordshire
16,164
45th 2022: 45th
Northumberland
12,830
46th 2022: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,580
47th 2022: 47th
Rutland
2,133

Total companies at the end of 2023 per 1000 Person people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

51.0

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86.6

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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.

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

2023

4,211 formed

3,665 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

5.83% vs 2019

3.89% vs 2020

5.53% vs 2021

2.2% vs 2022