2015
5,741 formed
3,809 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2019
3.7% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2018
Cheltenham 1,035 formed
Cotswold 657 formed
Forest of Dean 367 formed
Gloucester 900 formed
South Gloucestershire 1,692 formed
Stroud 693 formed
Tewkesbury 618 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Gloucestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
31st
2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd
2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd
2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th
2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th
2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
39th
2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
6.9
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (5,752 companies)
4% Other company types (219 companies)
Other company types breakdown (219 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2019
????
Businesses dissolved in Gloucestershire during 2019
52,494
businesses registered in Gloucestershire at the end of 2019.
3.7% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2018
Monmouthshire
4,593 total businesses
533 formed in 2019
464 dissolved in 2019
Somerset
51,957 total businesses
6,041 formed in 2019
4,527 dissolved in 2019
Warwickshire
38,998 total businesses
5,256 formed in 2019
4,003 dissolved in 2019
Worcestershire
43,247 total businesses
9,971 formed in 2019
5,579 dissolved in 2019
Oxfordshire
42,461 total businesses
5,087 formed in 2019
3,723 dissolved in 2019
Bristol
33,594 total businesses
5,040 formed in 2019
3,780 dissolved in 2019
Herefordshire
10,498 total businesses
1,499 formed in 2019
797 dissolved in 2019
Wiltshire
37,182 total businesses
4,428 formed in 2019
4,156 dissolved in 2019
Gloucestershire
52,494 total businesses
5,971 formed in 2019
4,752 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
30 |
||
Battledown |
-142 |
||
Benhall and The Reddings |
7 |
||
Charlton Kings |
23 |
||
Charlton Park |
-14 |
||
College |
-30 |
||
Hesters Way |
5 |
||
Lansdown |
93 |
||
Leckhampton |
19 |
||
Oakley |
5 |
||
Park |
24 |
||
Pittville |
-5 |
||
Prestbury |
-9 |
||
Springbank |
-1 |
||
St Mark's |
4 |
||
St Paul's |
20 |
||
St Peter's |
30 |
||
Swindon Village |
6 |
||
Up Hatherley |
-1 |
||
Warden Hill |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
9 |
||
Blockley |
0 |
||
Bourton Vale |
-1 |
||
Bourton Village |
9 |
||
Campden & Vale |
14 |
||
Chedworth & Churn Valley |
9 |
||
Chesterton |
-3 |
||
Coln Valley |
4 |
||
Ermin |
6 |
||
Fairford North |
1 |
||
Fosseridge |
7 |
||
Four Acres |
9 |
||
Grumbolds Ash with Avening |
0 |
||
Kemble |
7 |
||
Lechlade Kempsford & Fairford South |
-5 |
||
Moreton East |
-1 |
||
Moreton West |
18 |
||
New Mills |
6 |
||
Northleach |
15 |
||
Sandywell |
13 |
||
Siddington & Cerney Rural |
8 |
||
South Cerney Village |
6 |
||
St Michael's |
-3 |
||
Stow |
-1 |
||
Stratton |
3 |
||
Tetbury East & Rural |
1 |
||
Tetbury Town |
2 |
||
Tetbury with Upton |
5 |
||
The Ampneys & Hampton |
8 |
||
The Beeches |
0 |
||
The Rissingtons |
6 |
||
Watermoor |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvington Aylburton and West Lydney |
11 |
||
Awre |
-2 |
||
Berry Hill |
2 |
||
Blaisdon and Longhope |
5 |
||
Bream |
-6 |
||
Bromesberrow and Dymock |
5 |
||
Christchurch and English Bicknor |
-2 |
||
Churcham and Huntley |
-1 |
||
Cinderford East |
5 |
||
Cinderford West |
25 |
||
Coleford Central |
15 |
||
Coleford East |
6 |
||
Hartpury |
-6 |
||
Hewelsfield and Woolaston |
4 |
||
Littledean and Ruspidge |
5 |
||
Lydbrook and Ruardean |
-8 |
||
Lydney East |
10 |
||
Lydney North |
-4 |
||
Mitcheldean and Drybrook |
-2 |
||
Newent Central |
10 |
||
Newland and St Briavels |
0 |
||
Newnham and Westbury |
-7 |
||
Oxenhall and Newent North East |
-3 |
||
Pillowell |
0 |
||
Redmarley |
9 |
||
Tibberton |
8 |
||
Tidenham |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
9 |
||
Barnwood |
50 |
||
Barton and Tredworth |
30 |
||
Elmbridge |
7 |
||
Grange |
12 |
||
Hucclecote |
10 |
||
Kingsholm and Wotton |
37 |
||
Longlevens |
-1 |
||
Matson and Robinswood |
3 |
||
Moreland |
9 |
||
Podsmead |
1 |
||
Quedgeley Fieldcourt |
27 |
||
Quedgeley Severn Vale |
42 |
||
Tuffley |
-1 |
||
Westgate |
65 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondsbury |
2 |
||
Bitton |
11 |
||
Boyd Valley |
12 |
||
Bradley Stoke Central and Stoke Lodge |
17 |
||
Bradley Stoke North |
24 |
||
Bradley Stoke South |
13 |
||
Charfield |
16 |
||
Chipping Sodbury |
17 |
||
Cotswold Edge |
-1 |
||
Dodington |
6 |
||
Downend |
11 |
||
Emersons Green |
16 |
||
Filton |
36 |
||
Frampton Cotterell |
16 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
7 |
||
Hanham |
23 |
||
Kings Chase |
26 |
||
Ladden Brook |
23 |
||
Longwell Green |
3 |
||
Oldland Common |
-7 |
||
Parkwall |
0 |
||
Patchway |
22 |
||
Pilning and Severn Beach |
-4 |
||
Rodway |
16 |
||
Severn |
5 |
||
Siston |
38 |
||
Staple Hill |
16 |
||
Stoke Gifford |
6 |
||
Thornbury North |
3 |
||
Thornbury South and Alveston |
-9 |
||
Westerleigh |
0 |
||
Winterbourne |
14 |
||
Woodstock |
0 |
||
Yate Central |
6 |
||
Yate North |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amberley and Woodchester |
-5 |
||
Berkeley |
2 |
||
Bisley |
2 |
||
Cainscross |
10 |
||
Cam East |
3 |
||
Cam West |
3 |
||
Central |
0 |
||
Chalford |
5 |
||
Coaley and Uley |
-2 |
||
Dursley |
4 |
||
Eastington and Standish |
17 |
||
Farmhill and Paganhill |
6 |
||
Hardwicke |
15 |
||
Hucclecote |
10 |
||
Kingswood |
9 |
||
Minchinhampton |
10 |
||
Nailsworth |
-8 |
||
Painswick |
-4 |
||
Randwick Whiteshill and Ruscombe |
4 |
||
Rodborough |
7 |
||
Severn |
5 |
||
Slade |
4 |
||
Stonehouse |
37 |
||
The Stanleys |
5 |
||
Thrupp |
-1 |
||
Trinity |
9 |
||
Uplands |
-4 |
||
Upton St Leonards |
17 |
||
Vale |
7 |
||
Valley |
5 |
||
Wotton-under-Edge |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff |
0 |
||
Badgeworth |
-34 |
||
Bourton Vale |
-1 |
||
Brockworth |
0 |
||
Churchdown Brookfield |
13 |
||
Churchdown St John's |
10 |
||
Cleeve Grange |
-2 |
||
Cleeve Hill |
-1 |
||
Cleeve St Michael's |
4 |
||
Cleeve West |
4 |
||
Coombe Hill |
21 |
||
Highnam with Haw Bridge |
24 |
||
Hucclecote |
10 |
||
Innsworth with Down Hatherley |
2 |
||
Isbourne |
4 |
||
Leckhampton |
19 |
||
Northway |
16 |
||
Oxenton Hill |
7 |
||
Shurdington |
-7 |
||
Tewkesbury Newtown |
22 |
||
Tewkesbury Prior's Park |
5 |
||
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton |
8 |
||
Twyning |
-3 |
||
Winchcombe |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Gloucestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd
2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
31st
2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd
2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
34th
2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
36th
2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
38th
2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
60.9
70.7
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.
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
2019
5,971 formed
4,752 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.6% vs 2015
3.07% vs 2016
3.08% vs 2017
3.7% vs 2018