2014
5,634 formed
3,827 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2018
3.1% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2017
Cheltenham 998 formed
Cotswold 643 formed
Forest of Dean 368 formed
Gloucester 790 formed
South Gloucestershire 1,655 formed
Stroud 657 formed
Tewkesbury 604 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Gloucestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
31st
2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd
2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
34th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th
2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th
2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
38th
2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
6.6
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (5,527 companies)
3% Other company types (192 companies)
Other company types breakdown (192 companies)
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Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Gloucestershire during 2018
50,643
businesses registered in Gloucestershire at the end of 2018.
3.1% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2017
Monmouthshire
4,452 total businesses
522 formed in 2018
391 dissolved in 2018
Somerset
49,396 total businesses
5,537 formed in 2018
4,146 dissolved in 2018
Warwickshire
37,025 total businesses
4,755 formed in 2018
3,572 dissolved in 2018
Worcestershire
37,800 total businesses
6,889 formed in 2018
8,175 dissolved in 2018
Oxfordshire
40,930 total businesses
4,631 formed in 2018
3,420 dissolved in 2018
Bristol
32,794 total businesses
4,635 formed in 2018
3,805 dissolved in 2018
Herefordshire
9,243 total businesses
1,054 formed in 2018
660 dissolved in 2018
Wiltshire
36,714 total businesses
4,348 formed in 2018
4,933 dissolved in 2018
Gloucestershire
50,643 total businesses
5,719 formed in 2018
4,536 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
3 |
||
Battledown |
-215 |
||
Benhall and The Reddings |
1 |
||
Charlton Kings |
-2 |
||
Charlton Park |
-24 |
||
College |
-9 |
||
Hesters Way |
4 |
||
Lansdown |
88 |
||
Leckhampton |
21 |
||
Oakley |
0 |
||
Park |
25 |
||
Pittville |
-5 |
||
Prestbury |
7 |
||
Springbank |
4 |
||
St Mark's |
16 |
||
St Paul's |
25 |
||
St Peter's |
8 |
||
Swindon Village |
-13 |
||
Up Hatherley |
11 |
||
Warden Hill |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
16 |
||
Blockley |
10 |
||
Bourton Vale |
7 |
||
Bourton Village |
4 |
||
Campden & Vale |
20 |
||
Chedworth & Churn Valley |
4 |
||
Chesterton |
2 |
||
Coln Valley |
7 |
||
Ermin |
10 |
||
Fairford North |
8 |
||
Fosseridge |
0 |
||
Four Acres |
-1 |
||
Grumbolds Ash with Avening |
-8 |
||
Kemble |
13 |
||
Lechlade Kempsford & Fairford South |
-12 |
||
Moreton East |
9 |
||
Moreton West |
11 |
||
New Mills |
-1 |
||
Northleach |
-4 |
||
Sandywell |
3 |
||
Siddington & Cerney Rural |
9 |
||
South Cerney Village |
12 |
||
St Michael's |
0 |
||
Stow |
2 |
||
Stratton |
-2 |
||
Tetbury East & Rural |
6 |
||
Tetbury Town |
0 |
||
Tetbury with Upton |
-2 |
||
The Ampneys & Hampton |
5 |
||
The Beeches |
-1 |
||
The Rissingtons |
9 |
||
Watermoor |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvington Aylburton and West Lydney |
12 |
||
Awre |
9 |
||
Berry Hill |
0 |
||
Blaisdon and Longhope |
-3 |
||
Bream |
1 |
||
Bromesberrow and Dymock |
12 |
||
Christchurch and English Bicknor |
-5 |
||
Churcham and Huntley |
0 |
||
Cinderford East |
6 |
||
Cinderford West |
12 |
||
Coleford Central |
0 |
||
Coleford East |
3 |
||
Hartpury |
6 |
||
Hewelsfield and Woolaston |
2 |
||
Littledean and Ruspidge |
0 |
||
Lydbrook and Ruardean |
7 |
||
Lydney East |
-5 |
||
Lydney North |
0 |
||
Mitcheldean and Drybrook |
12 |
||
Newent Central |
2 |
||
Newland and St Briavels |
0 |
||
Newnham and Westbury |
5 |
||
Oxenhall and Newent North East |
9 |
||
Pillowell |
13 |
||
Redmarley |
4 |
||
Tibberton |
10 |
||
Tidenham |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
16 |
||
Barnwood |
37 |
||
Barton and Tredworth |
30 |
||
Elmbridge |
5 |
||
Grange |
7 |
||
Hucclecote |
39 |
||
Kingsholm and Wotton |
21 |
||
Longlevens |
7 |
||
Matson and Robinswood |
13 |
||
Moreland |
19 |
||
Podsmead |
-8 |
||
Quedgeley Fieldcourt |
22 |
||
Quedgeley Severn Vale |
26 |
||
Tuffley |
9 |
||
Westgate |
22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondsbury |
8 |
||
Bitton |
1 |
||
Boyd Valley |
-6 |
||
Bradley Stoke Central and Stoke Lodge |
31 |
||
Bradley Stoke North |
23 |
||
Bradley Stoke South |
3 |
||
Charfield |
13 |
||
Chipping Sodbury |
-4 |
||
Cotswold Edge |
1 |
||
Dodington |
3 |
||
Downend |
3 |
||
Emersons Green |
19 |
||
Filton |
22 |
||
Frampton Cotterell |
31 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
-8 |
||
Hanham |
19 |
||
Kings Chase |
14 |
||
Ladden Brook |
-1 |
||
Longwell Green |
4 |
||
Oldland Common |
15 |
||
Parkwall |
6 |
||
Patchway |
64 |
||
Pilning and Severn Beach |
20 |
||
Rodway |
-4 |
||
Severn |
-4 |
||
Siston |
52 |
||
Staple Hill |
27 |
||
Stoke Gifford |
-18 |
||
Thornbury North |
7 |
||
Thornbury South and Alveston |
22 |
||
Westerleigh |
12 |
||
Winterbourne |
23 |
||
Woodstock |
24 |
||
Yate Central |
5 |
||
Yate North |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amberley and Woodchester |
-1 |
||
Berkeley |
-2 |
||
Bisley |
9 |
||
Cainscross |
10 |
||
Cam East |
3 |
||
Cam West |
-1 |
||
Central |
24 |
||
Chalford |
15 |
||
Coaley and Uley |
4 |
||
Dursley |
13 |
||
Eastington and Standish |
5 |
||
Farmhill and Paganhill |
5 |
||
Hardwicke |
8 |
||
Hucclecote |
39 |
||
Kingswood |
2 |
||
Minchinhampton |
-1 |
||
Nailsworth |
4 |
||
Painswick |
11 |
||
Randwick Whiteshill and Ruscombe |
0 |
||
Rodborough |
6 |
||
Severn |
-4 |
||
Slade |
1 |
||
Stonehouse |
34 |
||
The Stanleys |
6 |
||
Thrupp |
3 |
||
Trinity |
-2 |
||
Uplands |
-6 |
||
Upton St Leonards |
5 |
||
Vale |
1 |
||
Valley |
1 |
||
Wotton-under-Edge |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff |
11 |
||
Badgeworth |
1 |
||
Bourton Vale |
7 |
||
Brockworth |
11 |
||
Churchdown Brookfield |
2 |
||
Churchdown St John's |
0 |
||
Cleeve Grange |
6 |
||
Cleeve Hill |
9 |
||
Cleeve St Michael's |
10 |
||
Cleeve West |
12 |
||
Coombe Hill |
14 |
||
Highnam with Haw Bridge |
7 |
||
Hucclecote |
39 |
||
Innsworth with Down Hatherley |
9 |
||
Isbourne |
5 |
||
Leckhampton |
21 |
||
Northway |
13 |
||
Oxenton Hill |
0 |
||
Shurdington |
-8 |
||
Tewkesbury Newtown |
22 |
||
Tewkesbury Prior's Park |
-6 |
||
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton |
23 |
||
Twyning |
8 |
||
Winchcombe |
22 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Gloucestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
24th
2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
32nd
2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd
2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
35th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th
2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
38th
2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
58.8
68.1
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.
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
2018
5,719 formed
4,536 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.5% vs 2014
3.6% vs 2015
3.07% vs 2016
3.1% vs 2017