2013
5,308 formed
3,266 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2017
3.1% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2016
Cheltenham 970 formed
Cotswold 623 formed
Forest of Dean 387 formed
Gloucester 702 formed
South Gloucestershire 1,520 formed
Stroud 665 formed
Tewkesbury 575 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Gloucestershire compares.
| 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 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
18th
2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
32nd
2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd
2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th
2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th
2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
45th
2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
| 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 |
people
6.3
10.0
97% Private Limited Companies (5,258 companies)
3% Other company types (189 companies)
Other company types breakdown (189 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in Gloucestershire during 2017
49,129
businesses registered in Gloucestershire at the end of 2017.
3.1% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2016
Monmouthshire
4,259 total businesses
481 formed in 2017
401 dissolved in 2017
Somerset
47,912 total businesses
5,329 formed in 2017
3,971 dissolved in 2017
Warwickshire
35,844 total businesses
4,617 formed in 2017
3,309 dissolved in 2017
Worcestershire
38,764 total businesses
7,804 formed in 2017
3,700 dissolved in 2017
Oxfordshire
39,736 total businesses
4,612 formed in 2017
3,390 dissolved in 2017
Bristol
32,106 total businesses
4,744 formed in 2017
3,771 dissolved in 2017
Herefordshire
8,627 total businesses
906 formed in 2017
641 dissolved in 2017
Wiltshire
36,977 total businesses
5,227 formed in 2017
9,759 dissolved in 2017
Gloucestershire
49,129 total businesses
5,447 formed in 2017
4,358 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
-38 |
||
Battledown |
-194 |
||
Benhall and The Reddings |
4 |
||
Charlton Kings |
13 |
||
Charlton Park |
13 |
||
College |
29 |
||
Hesters Way |
13 |
||
Lansdown |
16 |
||
Leckhampton |
12 |
||
Oakley |
-3 |
||
Park |
17 |
||
Pittville |
13 |
||
Prestbury |
4 |
||
Springbank |
6 |
||
St Mark's |
4 |
||
St Paul's |
14 |
||
St Peter's |
27 |
||
Swindon Village |
2 |
||
Up Hatherley |
9 |
||
Warden Hill |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
17 |
||
Blockley |
-4 |
||
Bourton Vale |
2 |
||
Bourton Village |
5 |
||
Campden & Vale |
15 |
||
Chedworth & Churn Valley |
5 |
||
Chesterton |
4 |
||
Coln Valley |
7 |
||
Ermin |
7 |
||
Fairford North |
1 |
||
Fosseridge |
14 |
||
Four Acres |
-10 |
||
Grumbolds Ash with Avening |
10 |
||
Kemble |
4 |
||
Lechlade Kempsford & Fairford South |
5 |
||
Moreton East |
2 |
||
Moreton West |
9 |
||
New Mills |
3 |
||
Northleach |
6 |
||
Sandywell |
2 |
||
Siddington & Cerney Rural |
4 |
||
South Cerney Village |
-5 |
||
St Michael's |
4 |
||
Stow |
-2 |
||
Stratton |
-5 |
||
Tetbury East & Rural |
23 |
||
Tetbury Town |
6 |
||
Tetbury with Upton |
9 |
||
The Ampneys & Hampton |
1 |
||
The Beeches |
5 |
||
The Rissingtons |
-9 |
||
Watermoor |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvington Aylburton and West Lydney |
1 |
||
Awre |
1 |
||
Berry Hill |
-4 |
||
Blaisdon and Longhope |
0 |
||
Bream |
5 |
||
Bromesberrow and Dymock |
11 |
||
Christchurch and English Bicknor |
0 |
||
Churcham and Huntley |
4 |
||
Cinderford East |
9 |
||
Cinderford West |
10 |
||
Coleford Central |
7 |
||
Coleford East |
8 |
||
Hartpury |
5 |
||
Hewelsfield and Woolaston |
-8 |
||
Littledean and Ruspidge |
5 |
||
Lydbrook and Ruardean |
-2 |
||
Lydney East |
15 |
||
Lydney North |
0 |
||
Mitcheldean and Drybrook |
18 |
||
Newent Central |
11 |
||
Newland and St Briavels |
9 |
||
Newnham and Westbury |
6 |
||
Oxenhall and Newent North East |
4 |
||
Pillowell |
1 |
||
Redmarley |
5 |
||
Tibberton |
2 |
||
Tidenham |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
17 |
||
Barnwood |
12 |
||
Barton and Tredworth |
24 |
||
Elmbridge |
9 |
||
Grange |
2 |
||
Hucclecote |
7 |
||
Kingsholm and Wotton |
17 |
||
Longlevens |
20 |
||
Matson and Robinswood |
4 |
||
Moreland |
9 |
||
Podsmead |
-1 |
||
Quedgeley Fieldcourt |
42 |
||
Quedgeley Severn Vale |
10 |
||
Tuffley |
2 |
||
Westgate |
53 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondsbury |
4 |
||
Bitton |
19 |
||
Boyd Valley |
-12 |
||
Bradley Stoke Central and Stoke Lodge |
28 |
||
Bradley Stoke North |
24 |
||
Bradley Stoke South |
9 |
||
Charfield |
4 |
||
Chipping Sodbury |
14 |
||
Cotswold Edge |
4 |
||
Dodington |
12 |
||
Downend |
10 |
||
Emersons Green |
19 |
||
Filton |
19 |
||
Frampton Cotterell |
33 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
-24 |
||
Hanham |
16 |
||
Kings Chase |
1 |
||
Ladden Brook |
3 |
||
Longwell Green |
4 |
||
Oldland Common |
9 |
||
Parkwall |
3 |
||
Patchway |
25 |
||
Pilning and Severn Beach |
5 |
||
Rodway |
7 |
||
Severn |
7 |
||
Siston |
1 |
||
Staple Hill |
10 |
||
Stoke Gifford |
-17 |
||
Thornbury North |
21 |
||
Thornbury South and Alveston |
2 |
||
Westerleigh |
5 |
||
Winterbourne |
-4 |
||
Woodstock |
37 |
||
Yate Central |
10 |
||
Yate North |
27 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amberley and Woodchester |
5 |
||
Berkeley |
16 |
||
Bisley |
0 |
||
Cainscross |
10 |
||
Cam East |
5 |
||
Cam West |
5 |
||
Central |
28 |
||
Chalford |
18 |
||
Coaley and Uley |
3 |
||
Dursley |
9 |
||
Eastington and Standish |
5 |
||
Farmhill and Paganhill |
0 |
||
Hardwicke |
-2 |
||
Hucclecote |
7 |
||
Kingswood |
14 |
||
Minchinhampton |
0 |
||
Nailsworth |
5 |
||
Painswick |
4 |
||
Randwick Whiteshill and Ruscombe |
3 |
||
Rodborough |
8 |
||
Severn |
7 |
||
Slade |
2 |
||
Stonehouse |
13 |
||
The Stanleys |
10 |
||
Thrupp |
-7 |
||
Trinity |
0 |
||
Uplands |
1 |
||
Upton St Leonards |
-2 |
||
Vale |
-6 |
||
Valley |
-4 |
||
Wotton-under-Edge |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff |
7 |
||
Badgeworth |
9 |
||
Bourton Vale |
2 |
||
Brockworth |
21 |
||
Churchdown Brookfield |
5 |
||
Churchdown St John's |
10 |
||
Cleeve Grange |
0 |
||
Cleeve Hill |
10 |
||
Cleeve St Michael's |
11 |
||
Cleeve West |
13 |
||
Coombe Hill |
14 |
||
Highnam with Haw Bridge |
13 |
||
Hucclecote |
7 |
||
Innsworth with Down Hatherley |
1 |
||
Isbourne |
8 |
||
Leckhampton |
12 |
||
Northway |
6 |
||
Oxenton Hill |
6 |
||
Shurdington |
-5 |
||
Tewkesbury Newtown |
9 |
||
Tewkesbury Prior's Park |
2 |
||
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton |
7 |
||
Twyning |
6 |
||
Winchcombe |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Gloucestershire compares to them.
| 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 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
21st
2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
24th
2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
31st
2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
33rd
2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th
2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
38th
2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
45th
2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
| 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 |
people
57.0
65.1
How the total number of companies in Gloucestershire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2013
5,308 formed
3,266 dissolved
2014
5,634 formed
3,827 dissolved
2015
5,741 formed
3,809 dissolved
2016
5,639 formed
4,437 dissolved
2017
5,447 formed
4,358 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.3% vs 2013
5.5% vs 2014
3.6% vs 2015
3.1% vs 2016