2018
5,719 formed
4,536 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2022
2.0% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2021
Cheltenham 1,057 formed
Cotswold 696 formed
Forest of Dean 467 formed
Gloucester 918 formed
South Gloucestershire 1,900 formed
Stroud 692 formed
Tewkesbury 629 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Gloucestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
27th
2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
31st
2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
33rd
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
36th
2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th
2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th
2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th
2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
42nd
2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
7.4
12.7
96% Private Limited Companies (6,100 companies)
4% Other company types (273 companies)
Other company types breakdown (273 companies)
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Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Gloucestershire during 2022
57,852
businesses registered in Gloucestershire at the end of 2022.
2.0% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2021
Monmouthshire
5,237 total businesses
519 formed in 2022
407 dissolved in 2022
Somerset
59,531 total businesses
7,121 formed in 2022
5,386 dissolved in 2022
Warwickshire
42,564 total businesses
5,540 formed in 2022
4,367 dissolved in 2022
Worcestershire
43,964 total businesses
4,941 formed in 2022
4,899 dissolved in 2022
Oxfordshire
46,748 total businesses
4,842 formed in 2022
4,009 dissolved in 2022
Bristol
37,039 total businesses
4,951 formed in 2022
3,839 dissolved in 2022
Herefordshire
16,412 total businesses
2,928 formed in 2022
1,497 dissolved in 2022
Wiltshire
40,505 total businesses
4,536 formed in 2022
3,838 dissolved in 2022
Gloucestershire
57,852 total businesses
6,373 formed in 2022
5,441 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
43 |
||
Battledown |
-149 |
||
Benhall and The Reddings |
7 |
||
Charlton Kings |
7 |
||
Charlton Park |
5 |
||
College |
-106 |
||
Hesters Way |
10 |
||
Lansdown |
76 |
||
Leckhampton |
6 |
||
Oakley |
-4 |
||
Park |
0 |
||
Pittville |
11 |
||
Prestbury |
12 |
||
Springbank |
8 |
||
St Mark's |
2 |
||
St Paul's |
16 |
||
St Peter's |
-3 |
||
Swindon Village |
8 |
||
Up Hatherley |
17 |
||
Warden Hill |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
5 |
||
Blockley |
5 |
||
Bourton Vale |
1 |
||
Bourton Village |
-3 |
||
Campden & Vale |
4 |
||
Chedworth & Churn Valley |
-2 |
||
Chesterton |
6 |
||
Coln Valley |
10 |
||
Ermin |
6 |
||
Fairford North |
4 |
||
Fosseridge |
4 |
||
Four Acres |
4 |
||
Grumbolds Ash with Avening |
10 |
||
Kemble |
8 |
||
Lechlade Kempsford & Fairford South |
2 |
||
Moreton East |
0 |
||
Moreton West |
8 |
||
New Mills |
7 |
||
Northleach |
4 |
||
Sandywell |
2 |
||
Siddington & Cerney Rural |
12 |
||
South Cerney Village |
5 |
||
St Michael's |
4 |
||
Stow |
-3 |
||
Stratton |
-10 |
||
Tetbury East & Rural |
-3 |
||
Tetbury Town |
1 |
||
Tetbury with Upton |
-1 |
||
The Ampneys & Hampton |
12 |
||
The Beeches |
1 |
||
The Rissingtons |
8 |
||
Watermoor |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvington Aylburton and West Lydney |
21 |
||
Awre |
-7 |
||
Berry Hill |
7 |
||
Blaisdon and Longhope |
3 |
||
Bream |
3 |
||
Bromesberrow and Dymock |
3 |
||
Christchurch and English Bicknor |
1 |
||
Churcham and Huntley |
0 |
||
Cinderford East |
3 |
||
Cinderford West |
37 |
||
Coleford Central |
7 |
||
Coleford East |
22 |
||
Hartpury |
-11 |
||
Hewelsfield and Woolaston |
-3 |
||
Littledean and Ruspidge |
-1 |
||
Lydbrook and Ruardean |
4 |
||
Lydney East |
-2 |
||
Lydney North |
3 |
||
Mitcheldean and Drybrook |
-222 |
||
Newent Central |
6 |
||
Newland and St Briavels |
7 |
||
Newnham and Westbury |
3 |
||
Oxenhall and Newent North East |
2 |
||
Pillowell |
1 |
||
Redmarley |
3 |
||
Tibberton |
5 |
||
Tidenham |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
5 |
||
Barnwood |
23 |
||
Barton and Tredworth |
15 |
||
Elmbridge |
0 |
||
Grange |
2 |
||
Hucclecote |
8 |
||
Kingsholm and Wotton |
67 |
||
Longlevens |
2 |
||
Matson and Robinswood |
6 |
||
Moreland |
20 |
||
Podsmead |
14 |
||
Quedgeley Fieldcourt |
30 |
||
Quedgeley Severn Vale |
8 |
||
Tuffley |
4 |
||
Westgate |
77 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondsbury |
5 |
||
Bitton |
15 |
||
Boyd Valley |
42 |
||
Bradley Stoke Central and Stoke Lodge |
17 |
||
Bradley Stoke North |
33 |
||
Bradley Stoke South |
-1 |
||
Charfield |
3 |
||
Chipping Sodbury |
22 |
||
Cotswold Edge |
12 |
||
Dodington |
12 |
||
Downend |
10 |
||
Emersons Green |
2 |
||
Filton |
34 |
||
Frampton Cotterell |
20 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
19 |
||
Hanham |
37 |
||
Kings Chase |
27 |
||
Ladden Brook |
2 |
||
Longwell Green |
1 |
||
Oldland Common |
25 |
||
Parkwall |
12 |
||
Patchway |
47 |
||
Pilning and Severn Beach |
6 |
||
Rodway |
13 |
||
Severn |
8 |
||
Siston |
15 |
||
Staple Hill |
22 |
||
Stoke Gifford |
15 |
||
Thornbury North |
-3 |
||
Thornbury South and Alveston |
8 |
||
Westerleigh |
6 |
||
Winterbourne |
7 |
||
Woodstock |
9 |
||
Yate Central |
13 |
||
Yate North |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amberley and Woodchester |
0 |
||
Berkeley |
8 |
||
Bisley |
-9 |
||
Cainscross |
7 |
||
Cam East |
3 |
||
Cam West |
4 |
||
Central |
-4 |
||
Chalford |
1 |
||
Coaley and Uley |
4 |
||
Dursley |
9 |
||
Eastington and Standish |
11 |
||
Farmhill and Paganhill |
4 |
||
Hardwicke |
-8 |
||
Hucclecote |
8 |
||
Kingswood |
-1 |
||
Minchinhampton |
-11 |
||
Nailsworth |
17 |
||
Painswick |
12 |
||
Randwick Whiteshill and Ruscombe |
-9 |
||
Rodborough |
16 |
||
Severn |
8 |
||
Slade |
-1 |
||
Stonehouse |
12 |
||
The Stanleys |
0 |
||
Thrupp |
8 |
||
Trinity |
1 |
||
Uplands |
-5 |
||
Upton St Leonards |
12 |
||
Vale |
6 |
||
Valley |
1 |
||
Wotton-under-Edge |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff |
4 |
||
Badgeworth |
15 |
||
Bourton Vale |
1 |
||
Brockworth |
6 |
||
Churchdown Brookfield |
4 |
||
Churchdown St John's |
-9 |
||
Cleeve Grange |
-2 |
||
Cleeve Hill |
1 |
||
Cleeve St Michael's |
1 |
||
Cleeve West |
7 |
||
Coombe Hill |
-5 |
||
Highnam with Haw Bridge |
23 |
||
Hucclecote |
8 |
||
Innsworth with Down Hatherley |
6 |
||
Isbourne |
-2 |
||
Leckhampton |
6 |
||
Northway |
12 |
||
Oxenton Hill |
2 |
||
Shurdington |
-1 |
||
Tewkesbury Newtown |
-2 |
||
Tewkesbury Prior's Park |
4 |
||
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton |
24 |
||
Twyning |
13 |
||
Winchcombe |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Gloucestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
23rd
2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
25th
2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
32nd
2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
35th
2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th
2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th
2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
44th
2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
67.1
82.7
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.
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
2022
6,373 formed
5,441 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.65% vs 2018
4.98% vs 2019
2.91% vs 2020
2.0% vs 2021