2020
6,419 formed
4,233 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2024
2.2% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2023
Cheltenham 1,112 formed
Cotswold 671 formed
Forest of Dean 386 formed
Gloucester 1,057 formed
South Gloucestershire 1,964 formed
Stroud 680 formed
Tewkesbury 638 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Gloucestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
30th
2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
32nd
2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
35th
2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th
2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th
2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th
2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
41st
2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
6.9
12.5
96% Private Limited Companies (6,267 companies)
4% Other company types (255 companies)
Other company types breakdown (255 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Gloucestershire during 2024
????
Businesses dissolved in Gloucestershire during 2024
61,133
businesses registered in Gloucestershire at the end of 2024.
2.2% more companies in Gloucestershire compared to 2023
Monmouthshire
5,359 total businesses
570 formed in 2024
430 dissolved in 2024
Somerset
60,769 total businesses
6,153 formed in 2024
5,785 dissolved in 2024
Warwickshire
43,777 total businesses
5,070 formed in 2024
4,908 dissolved in 2024
Worcestershire
48,838 total businesses
5,059 formed in 2024
5,336 dissolved in 2024
Oxfordshire
48,887 total businesses
5,301 formed in 2024
4,305 dissolved in 2024
Bristol
36,561 total businesses
4,467 formed in 2024
3,885 dissolved in 2024
Herefordshire
18,258 total businesses
4,025 formed in 2024
1,413 dissolved in 2024
Wiltshire
42,535 total businesses
4,609 formed in 2024
4,357 dissolved in 2024
Gloucestershire
61,133 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2024
5,495 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
6 |
||
Battledown |
-91 |
||
Benhall and The Reddings |
-2 |
||
Charlton Kings |
0 |
||
Charlton Park |
-15 |
||
College |
-47 |
||
Hesters Way |
2 |
||
Lansdown |
97 |
||
Leckhampton |
5 |
||
Oakley |
1 |
||
Park |
19 |
||
Pittville |
-2 |
||
Prestbury |
-36 |
||
Springbank |
2 |
||
St Mark's |
0 |
||
St Paul's |
29 |
||
St Peter's |
8 |
||
Swindon Village |
15 |
||
Up Hatherley |
10 |
||
Warden Hill |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
46 |
||
Blockley |
1 |
||
Bourton Vale |
2 |
||
Bourton Village |
18 |
||
Campden & Vale |
21 |
||
Chedworth & Churn Valley |
11 |
||
Chesterton |
1 |
||
Coln Valley |
-7 |
||
Ermin |
1 |
||
Fairford North |
3 |
||
Fosseridge |
3 |
||
Four Acres |
36 |
||
Grumbolds Ash with Avening |
-7 |
||
Kemble |
3 |
||
Lechlade Kempsford & Fairford South |
0 |
||
Moreton East |
-6 |
||
Moreton West |
4 |
||
New Mills |
7 |
||
Northleach |
-2 |
||
Sandywell |
3 |
||
Siddington & Cerney Rural |
-5 |
||
South Cerney Village |
5 |
||
St Michael's |
-3 |
||
Stow |
18 |
||
Stratton |
-2 |
||
Tetbury East & Rural |
17 |
||
Tetbury Town |
-2 |
||
Tetbury with Upton |
2 |
||
The Ampneys & Hampton |
-4 |
||
The Beeches |
4 |
||
The Rissingtons |
0 |
||
Watermoor |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvington Aylburton and West Lydney |
-7 |
||
Awre |
-2 |
||
Berry Hill |
-3 |
||
Blaisdon and Longhope |
3 |
||
Bream |
-1 |
||
Bromesberrow and Dymock |
-13 |
||
Christchurch and English Bicknor |
-3 |
||
Churcham and Huntley |
-3 |
||
Cinderford East |
1 |
||
Cinderford West |
8 |
||
Coleford Central |
0 |
||
Coleford East |
4 |
||
Hartpury |
3 |
||
Hewelsfield and Woolaston |
-2 |
||
Littledean and Ruspidge |
8 |
||
Lydbrook and Ruardean |
-3 |
||
Lydney East |
-1 |
||
Lydney North |
-1 |
||
Mitcheldean and Drybrook |
-11 |
||
Newent Central |
8 |
||
Newland and St Briavels |
-4 |
||
Newnham and Westbury |
-2 |
||
Oxenhall and Newent North East |
8 |
||
Pillowell |
-3 |
||
Redmarley |
2 |
||
Tibberton |
1 |
||
Tidenham |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
46 |
||
Barnwood |
25 |
||
Barton and Tredworth |
13 |
||
Elmbridge |
2 |
||
Grange |
9 |
||
Hucclecote |
1 |
||
Kingsholm and Wotton |
-37 |
||
Longlevens |
13 |
||
Matson and Robinswood |
-4 |
||
Moreland |
-1 |
||
Podsmead |
12 |
||
Quedgeley Fieldcourt |
33 |
||
Quedgeley Severn Vale |
1 |
||
Tuffley |
16 |
||
Westgate |
124 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondsbury |
13 |
||
Bitton |
0 |
||
Boyd Valley |
7 |
||
Bradley Stoke Central and Stoke Lodge |
28 |
||
Bradley Stoke North |
24 |
||
Bradley Stoke South |
57 |
||
Charfield |
13 |
||
Chipping Sodbury |
33 |
||
Cotswold Edge |
0 |
||
Dodington |
0 |
||
Downend |
12 |
||
Emersons Green |
19 |
||
Filton |
23 |
||
Frampton Cotterell |
10 |
||
Frenchay and Stoke Park |
28 |
||
Hanham |
28 |
||
Kings Chase |
34 |
||
Ladden Brook |
0 |
||
Longwell Green |
2 |
||
Oldland Common |
7 |
||
Parkwall |
-5 |
||
Patchway |
37 |
||
Pilning and Severn Beach |
10 |
||
Rodway |
29 |
||
Severn |
19 |
||
Siston |
28 |
||
Staple Hill |
7 |
||
Stoke Gifford |
19 |
||
Thornbury North |
14 |
||
Thornbury South and Alveston |
16 |
||
Westerleigh |
13 |
||
Winterbourne |
11 |
||
Woodstock |
37 |
||
Yate Central |
2 |
||
Yate North |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amberley and Woodchester |
-2 |
||
Berkeley |
6 |
||
Bisley |
-5 |
||
Cainscross |
-7 |
||
Cam East |
1 |
||
Cam West |
0 |
||
Central |
4 |
||
Chalford |
7 |
||
Coaley and Uley |
-6 |
||
Dursley |
18 |
||
Eastington and Standish |
5 |
||
Farmhill and Paganhill |
2 |
||
Hardwicke |
8 |
||
Hucclecote |
1 |
||
Kingswood |
7 |
||
Minchinhampton |
0 |
||
Nailsworth |
-31 |
||
Painswick |
-2 |
||
Randwick Whiteshill and Ruscombe |
-1 |
||
Rodborough |
-2 |
||
Severn |
19 |
||
Slade |
1 |
||
Stonehouse |
16 |
||
The Stanleys |
6 |
||
Thrupp |
2 |
||
Trinity |
2 |
||
Uplands |
1 |
||
Upton St Leonards |
-5 |
||
Vale |
6 |
||
Valley |
3 |
||
Wotton-under-Edge |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashchurch with Walton Cardiff |
0 |
||
Badgeworth |
-41 |
||
Bourton Vale |
2 |
||
Brockworth |
17 |
||
Churchdown Brookfield |
-8 |
||
Churchdown St John's |
-3 |
||
Cleeve Grange |
6 |
||
Cleeve Hill |
1 |
||
Cleeve St Michael's |
14 |
||
Cleeve West |
9 |
||
Coombe Hill |
11 |
||
Highnam with Haw Bridge |
10 |
||
Hucclecote |
1 |
||
Innsworth with Down Hatherley |
9 |
||
Isbourne |
2 |
||
Leckhampton |
5 |
||
Northway |
-2 |
||
Oxenton Hill |
8 |
||
Shurdington |
0 |
||
Tewkesbury Newtown |
-5 |
||
Tewkesbury Prior's Park |
-5 |
||
Tewkesbury Town with Mitton |
54 |
||
Twyning |
-4 |
||
Winchcombe |
5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Gloucestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
24th
2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th
2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
34th
2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th
2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th
2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
39th
2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
44th
2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
64.5
83.4
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.
2020
6,419 formed
4,233 dissolved
2021
6,357 formed
5,435 dissolved
2022
6,373 formed
5,441 dissolved
2023
6,902 formed
5,515 dissolved
2024
6,522 formed
5,495 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.91% vs 2020
2.01% vs 2021
3.42% vs 2022
2.2% vs 2023