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Company Formations in 2024: East Riding of Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2024

3.0% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2023

New businesses in East Riding of Yorkshire mapped

East Riding of Yorkshire 2,097 formed

Kingston upon Hull 2,132 formed

Companies formed in 2024 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 2023: 1st
London
280,423
2nd 2023: 2nd
West Midlands
41,700
3rd 2023: 3rd
Greater Manchester
40,892
4th 2023: 4th
West Yorkshire
23,972
5th 2023: 5th
Essex
19,024
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,234
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2023: 4th
West Yorkshire
23,972
11th 2023: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,673
16th 2023: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,248
19th 2023: 18th
North Yorkshire
8,830
27th 2023: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,132
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,234
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2023: 1st
London
280,423
2nd 2023: 2nd
West Midlands
41,700
3rd 2023: 3rd
Greater Manchester
40,892
4th 2023: 4th
West Yorkshire
23,972
5th 2023: 5th
Essex
19,024
6th 2023: 6th
Kent
16,490
7th 2023: 7th
Hampshire
14,534
8th 2023: 8th
Hertfordshire
14,111
9th 2023: 10th
Lancashire
13,620
10th 2023: 9th
Merseyside
13,029
11th 2023: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,673
12th 2023: 11th
Surrey
11,351
13th 2023: 13th
Leicestershire
11,209
14th 2023: 14th
Berkshire
10,454
15th 2023: 15th
Cheshire
9,854
16th 2023: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,248
17th 2023: 16th
Buckinghamshire
9,185
18th 2023: 20th
Suffolk
9,091
19th 2023: 18th
North Yorkshire
8,830
20th 2023: 22nd
Cambridgeshire
8,588
21st 2023: 24th
Tyne and Wear
8,269
22nd 2023: 19th
Bedfordshire
8,251
23rd 2023: 21st
Staffordshire
8,181
24th 2023: 23rd
Dorset
7,890
25th 2023: 26th
Derbyshire
7,553
26th 2023: 27th
East Sussex
7,231
27th 2023: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,132
28th 2023: 25th
Northamptonshire
6,894
29th 2023: 28th
Devon
6,646
30th 2023: 30th
Gloucestershire
6,522
31st 2023: 31st
West Sussex
6,467
32nd 2023: 32nd
Somerset
6,153
33rd 2023: 34th
Durham
5,616
34th 2023: 33rd
Norfolk
5,434
35th 2023: 35th
Oxfordshire
5,301
36th 2023: 36th
Warwickshire
5,070
37th 2023: 39th
Worcestershire
5,059
38th 2023: 38th
Wiltshire
4,609
39th 2023: 37th
Bristol
4,467
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,234
41st 2023: 44th
Herefordshire
4,025
42nd 2023: 41st
Shropshire
3,031
43rd 2023: 42nd
Cornwall
2,854
44th 2023: 43rd
Cumbria
2,453
45th 2023: 45th
Northumberland
1,577
46th 2023: 46th
Isle of Wight
718
47th 2023: 47th
Rutland
242

New incorporations in 2024 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

6.9

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12.5

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Type of companies formed in East Riding of Yorkshire breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (4,113 companies)

3% Other company types (121 companies)

Other company types breakdown (121 companies)

Total companies in East Riding of Yorkshire by the end of 2024

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Businesses formed in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2024

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Businesses dissolved in East Riding of Yorkshire during 2024

meaning there is a total of

31,014

businesses registered in East Riding of Yorkshire at the end of 2024.

3.0% more companies in East Riding of Yorkshire compared to 2023

Surrounding counties 2024 breakdown & comparison

North Yorkshire

67,293 total businesses
8,830 formed in 2024
6,463 dissolved in 2024

Lincolnshire

57,099 total businesses
7,132 formed in 2024
6,872 dissolved in 2024

Nottinghamshire

65,784 total businesses
9,248 formed in 2024
7,920 dissolved in 2024

South Yorkshire

75,130 total businesses
11,673 formed in 2024
9,417 dissolved in 2024

West Yorkshire

157,321 total businesses
23,972 formed in 2024
20,287 dissolved in 2024

East Riding of Yorkshire

31,014 total businesses
4,234 formed in 2024
3,505 dissolved in 2024

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beverley Rural
74
61
-13
Bridlington Central and Old Town
17
29
12
Bridlington North
17
25
8
Bridlington South
99
122
23
Cottingham North
46
90
44
Cottingham South
33
48
15
Dale
92
126
34
Driffield and Rural
179
86
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East Wolds and Coastal
30
64
34
Goole North
31
54
23
Goole South
57
85
28
Hessle
102
140
38
Howden
18
28
10
Howdenshire
70
99
29
Mid Holderness
65
56
-9
Minster and Woodmansey
100
156
56
North Holderness
43
52
9
Pocklington Provincial
97
115
18
Snaith Airmyn Rawcliffe and Marshland
43
52
9
South East Holderness
57
75
18
South Hunsley
85
70
-15
South West Holderness
61
87
26
St Mary's
124
128
4
Tranby
69
94
25
Willerby and Kirk Ella
68
70
2
Wolds Weighton
78
85
7
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Avenue
95
135
40
Beverley
25
46
21
Boothferry
82
98
16
Bransholme East
31
45
14
Bransholme West
19
34
15
Bricknell
25
57
32
Derringham
27
30
3
Drypool
129
167
38
Holderness
68
93
25
Ings
36
42
6
Kings Park
47
57
10
Longhill
31
42
11
Marfleet
41
62
21
Myton
415
457
42
Newington
101
108
7
Newland
182
210
28
Orchard Park and Greenwood
32
50
18
Pickering
56
77
21
Southcoates East
27
22
-5
Southcoates West
45
49
4
St Andrew's
131
125
-6
Sutton
28
36
8
University
44
90
46

Total companies 2024 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how East Riding of Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2023: 1st
London
1,560,328
2nd 2023: 2nd
Greater Manchester
251,769
3rd 2023: 3rd
West Midlands
234,944
4th 2023: 5th
West Yorkshire
157,321
5th 2023: 4th
Essex
157,235
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
4th 2023: 5th
West Yorkshire
157,321
16th 2023: 16th
South Yorkshire
75,130
18th 2023: 18th
North Yorkshire
67,293
19th 2023: 19th
Nottinghamshire
65,784
28th 2023: 28th
Lincolnshire
57,099
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2023: 1st
London
1,560,328
2nd 2023: 2nd
Greater Manchester
251,769
3rd 2023: 3rd
West Midlands
234,944
4th 2023: 5th
West Yorkshire
157,321
5th 2023: 4th
Essex
157,235
6th 2023: 6th
Kent
136,504
7th 2023: 7th
Hampshire
127,564
8th 2023: 8th
Hertfordshire
125,410
9th 2023: 9th
Surrey
110,047
10th 2023: 10th
Lancashire
97,537
11th 2023: 11th
Merseyside
84,857
12th 2023: 12th
Cheshire
83,478
13th 2023: 13th
Buckinghamshire
80,842
14th 2023: 14th
Berkshire
80,348
15th 2023: 15th
Leicestershire
78,116
16th 2023: 16th
South Yorkshire
75,130
17th 2023: 17th
East Sussex
71,666
18th 2023: 18th
North Yorkshire
67,293
19th 2023: 19th
Nottinghamshire
65,784
20th 2023: 20th
Devon
64,346
21st 2023: 21st
Dorset
63,675
22nd 2023: 22nd
Staffordshire
62,904
23rd 2023: 24th
Cambridgeshire
61,973
24th 2023: 26th
Gloucestershire
61,133
25th 2023: 23rd
Somerset
60,769
26th 2023: 25th
West Sussex
60,518
27th 2023: 27th
Derbyshire
59,950
28th 2023: 28th
Lincolnshire
57,099
29th 2023: 29th
Northamptonshire
55,842
30th 2023: 32nd
Suffolk
55,335
31st 2023: 30th
Tyne and Wear
54,971
32nd 2023: 31st
Bedfordshire
53,808
33rd 2023: 33rd
Norfolk
49,863
34th 2023: 34th
Oxfordshire
48,887
35th 2023: 35th
Worcestershire
48,838
36th 2023: 36th
Warwickshire
43,777
37th 2023: 37th
Wiltshire
42,535
38th 2023: 38th
Durham
38,779
39th 2023: 39th
Bristol
36,561
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014
41st 2023: 41st
Shropshire
28,136
42nd 2023: 42nd
Cornwall
27,621
43rd 2023: 43rd
Cumbria
24,059
44th 2023: 44th
Herefordshire
18,258
45th 2023: 45th
Northumberland
13,228
46th 2023: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,739
47th 2023: 47th
Rutland
2,179

Total companies at the end of 2024 per 1000 Person people

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In East Riding of Yorkshire

50.4

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83.4

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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.

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

2024

4,234 formed

3,505 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

3.89% vs 2020

5.53% vs 2021

2.23% vs 2022

3.0% vs 2023