2017
5,447 formed
4,358 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2021
2.9% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2020
Cheltenham 1,024 formed
Cotswold 695 formed
Forest of Dean 426 formed
Gloucester 1,046 formed
South Gloucestershire 1,763 formed
Stroud 735 formed
Tewkesbury 657 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Gloucestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
25th
2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
28th
2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
35th
2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th
2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
38th
2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th
2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
43rd
2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
7.4
12.2
96% Private Limited Companies (6,110 companies)
4% Other company types (247 companies)
Other company types breakdown (247 companies)
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Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Gloucestershire during 2021
56,711
businesses registered in Gloucestershire at the end of 2021.
2.9% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2020
Monmouthshire
5,092 total businesses
670 formed in 2021
461 dissolved in 2021
Somerset
57,300 total businesses
7,057 formed in 2021
5,667 dissolved in 2021
Warwickshire
40,740 total businesses
5,117 formed in 2021
4,641 dissolved in 2021
Worcestershire
42,443 total businesses
7,361 formed in 2021
10,248 dissolved in 2021
Oxfordshire
45,883 total businesses
5,053 formed in 2021
4,163 dissolved in 2021
Bristol
36,239 total businesses
5,125 formed in 2021
4,158 dissolved in 2021
Herefordshire
14,830 total businesses
2,858 formed in 2021
1,324 dissolved in 2021
Wiltshire
39,338 total businesses
4,432 formed in 2021
4,387 dissolved in 2021
Gloucestershire
56,711 total businesses
6,357 formed in 2021
5,435 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
23 |
||
Battledown |
-73 |
||
Benhall and The Reddings |
3 |
||
Charlton Kings |
-8 |
||
Charlton Park |
-36 |
||
College |
-10 |
||
Hesters Way |
2 |
||
Lansdown |
93 |
||
Leckhampton |
10 |
||
Oakley |
7 |
||
Park |
-28 |
||
Pittville |
8 |
||
Prestbury |
0 |
||
Springbank |
-9 |
||
St Mark's |
17 |
||
St Paul's |
14 |
||
St Peter's |
-4 |
||
Swindon Village |
19 |
||
Up Hatherley |
3 |
||
Warden Hill |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
23 |
||
Blockley |
6 |
||
Bourton Vale |
-6 |
||
Bourton Village |
-4 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Chedworth & Churn Valley |
7 |
||
Chesterton |
3 |
||
Coln Valley |
-5 |
||
Ermin |
27 |
||
Fairford North |
-4 |
||
Fosseridge |
0 |
||
Four Acres |
-1 |
||
Grumbolds Ash with Avening |
4 |
||
Kemble |
-3 |
||
Lechlade Kempsford & Fairford South |
11 |
||
Moreton East |
7 |
||
Moreton West |
-4 |
||
New Mills |
2 |
||
Northleach |
1 |
||
Sandywell |
3 |
||
Siddington & Cerney Rural |
3 |
||
South Cerney Village |
0 |
||
St Michael's |
0 |
||
Stow |
5 |
||
Stratton |
6 |
||
Tetbury East & Rural |
7 |
||
Tetbury Town |
2 |
||
Tetbury with Upton |
-1 |
||
The Ampneys & Hampton |
4 |
||
The Beeches |
-12 |
||
The Rissingtons |
4 |
||
Watermoor |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvington Aylburton and West Lydney |
8 |
||
Awre |
-3 |
||
Berry Hill |
-1 |
||
Blaisdon and Longhope |
4 |
||
Bream |
8 |
||
Bromesberrow and Dymock |
2 |
||
Christchurch and English Bicknor |
8 |
||
Churcham and Huntley |
2 |
||
Cinderford East |
5 |
||
Cinderford West |
28 |
||
Coleford Central |
-7 |
||
Coleford East |
7 |
||
Hartpury |
10 |
||
Hewelsfield and Woolaston |
3 |
||
Littledean and Ruspidge |
-1 |
||
Lydbrook and Ruardean |
1 |
||
Lydney East |
7 |
||
Lydney North |
-1 |
||
Mitcheldean and Drybrook |
10 |
||
Newent Central |
9 |
||
Newland and St Briavels |
4 |
||
Newnham and Westbury |
2 |
||
Oxenhall and Newent North East |
4 |
||
Pillowell |
-2 |
||
Redmarley |
6 |
||
Tibberton |
-1 |
||
Tidenham |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
23 |
||
Barnwood |
4 |
||
Barton and Tredworth |
41 |
||
Elmbridge |
0 |
||
Grange |
8 |
||
Hucclecote |
21 |
||
Kingsholm and Wotton |
12 |
||
Longlevens |
-3 |
||
Matson and Robinswood |
14 |
||
Moreland |
160 |
||
Podsmead |
11 |
||
Quedgeley Fieldcourt |
-35 |
||
Quedgeley Severn Vale |
6 |
||
Tuffley |
7 |
||
Westgate |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondsbury |
0 |
||
Bitton |
0 |
||
Boyd Valley |
44 |
||
Bradley Stoke Central and Stoke Lodge |
-1 |
||
Bradley Stoke North |
-3 |
||
Bradley Stoke South |
21 |
||
Charfield |
-7 |
||
Chipping Sodbury |
8 |
||
Cotswold Edge |
-2 |
||
Dodington |
5 |
||
Downend |
24 |
||
Emersons Green |
3 |
||
Filton |
11 |
||
Frampton Cotterell |
6 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
13 |
||
Hanham |
24 |
||
Kings Chase |
42 |
||
Ladden Brook |
6 |
||
Longwell Green |
1 |
||
Oldland Common |
14 |
||
Parkwall |
-2 |
||
Patchway |
28 |
||
Pilning and Severn Beach |
-7 |
||
Rodway |
-4 |
||
Severn |
6 |
||
Siston |
-11 |
||
Staple Hill |
-4 |
||
Stoke Gifford |
6 |
||
Thornbury North |
5 |
||
Thornbury South and Alveston |
2 |
||
Westerleigh |
14 |
||
Winterbourne |
14 |
||
Woodstock |
-13 |
||
Yate Central |
7 |
||
Yate North |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amberley and Woodchester |
-4 |
||
Berkeley |
7 |
||
Bisley |
1 |
||
Cainscross |
0 |
||
Cam East |
-6 |
||
Cam West |
-2 |
||
Central |
13 |
||
Chalford |
10 |
||
Coaley and Uley |
10 |
||
Dursley |
8 |
||
Eastington and Standish |
-5 |
||
Farmhill and Paganhill |
0 |
||
Hardwicke |
5 |
||
Hucclecote |
21 |
||
Kingswood |
0 |
||
Minchinhampton |
10 |
||
Nailsworth |
13 |
||
Painswick |
17 |
||
Randwick Whiteshill and Ruscombe |
-3 |
||
Rodborough |
9 |
||
Severn |
6 |
||
Slade |
-1 |
||
Stonehouse |
-1 |
||
The Stanleys |
-7 |
||
Thrupp |
1 |
||
Trinity |
4 |
||
Uplands |
4 |
||
Upton St Leonards |
9 |
||
Vale |
6 |
||
Valley |
3 |
||
Wotton-under-Edge |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff |
0 |
||
Badgeworth |
6 |
||
Bourton Vale |
-6 |
||
Brockworth |
12 |
||
Churchdown Brookfield |
7 |
||
Churchdown St John's |
9 |
||
Cleeve Grange |
10 |
||
Cleeve Hill |
4 |
||
Cleeve St Michael's |
15 |
||
Cleeve West |
6 |
||
Coombe Hill |
-7 |
||
Highnam with Haw Bridge |
-2 |
||
Hucclecote |
21 |
||
Innsworth with Down Hatherley |
-3 |
||
Isbourne |
-7 |
||
Leckhampton |
10 |
||
Northway |
1 |
||
Oxenton Hill |
5 |
||
Shurdington |
5 |
||
Tewkesbury Newtown |
-2 |
||
Tewkesbury Prior's Park |
0 |
||
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton |
5 |
||
Twyning |
23 |
||
Winchcombe |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Gloucestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
23rd
2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th
2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
34th
2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
36th
2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th
2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th
2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
44th
2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
65.8
79.1
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.
2017
5,447 formed
4,358 dissolved
2018
5,719 formed
4,536 dissolved
2019
5,971 formed
4,752 dissolved
2020
6,419 formed
4,233 dissolved
2021
6,357 formed
5,435 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.08% vs 2017
3.65% vs 2018
4.98% vs 2019
2.9% vs 2020