2020
15,534 formed
9,709 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Hampshire during 2024
1.1% more companies in Hampshire compared to 2023
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Hampshire 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 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
12th
2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
14th
2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
24th
2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
31st
2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
38th
2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
46th
2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
| 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
7.7
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (14,100 companies)
3% Other company types (434 companies)
Other company types breakdown (434 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Hampshire during 2024
????
Businesses dissolved in Hampshire during 2024
127,564
businesses registered in Hampshire at the end of 2024.
1.1% more companies in Hampshire compared to 2023
Dorset
63,675 total businesses
7,890 formed in 2024
7,119 dissolved in 2024
West Sussex
60,518 total businesses
6,467 formed in 2024
5,606 dissolved in 2024
Surrey
110,047 total businesses
11,351 formed in 2024
9,830 dissolved in 2024
Berkshire
80,348 total businesses
10,454 formed in 2024
8,209 dissolved in 2024
Isle of Wight
6,739 total businesses
718 formed in 2024
537 dissolved in 2024
Wiltshire
42,535 total businesses
4,609 formed in 2024
4,357 dissolved in 2024
Hampshire
127,564 total businesses
14,534 formed in 2024
12,968 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Basing |
-6 |
||
Baughurst and Tadley North |
6 |
||
Bramley and Sherfield |
0 |
||
Brighton Hill North |
0 |
||
Brighton Hill South |
-2 |
||
Brookvale and Kings Furlong |
3 |
||
Buckskin |
5 |
||
Burghclere Highclere and St Mary Bourne |
18 |
||
Chineham |
0 |
||
East Woodhay |
-4 |
||
Eastrop |
23 |
||
Grove |
23 |
||
Hatch Warren and Beggarwood |
-2 |
||
Kempshott |
-3 |
||
Kingsclere |
1 |
||
Norden |
9 |
||
Oakley and North Waltham |
22 |
||
Overton Laverstoke and Steventon |
10 |
||
Pamber and Silchester |
2 |
||
Popley East |
9 |
||
Popley West |
39 |
||
Rooksdown |
4 |
||
Sherborne St John |
11 |
||
South Ham |
11 |
||
Tadley Central |
0 |
||
Tadley South |
-2 |
||
Upton Grey and The Candovers |
-1 |
||
Whitchurch |
-6 |
||
Winklebury |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton Amery |
-8 |
||
Alton Ashdell |
138 |
||
Alton Eastbrooke |
-10 |
||
Alton Westbrooke |
-6 |
||
Alton Whitedown |
-6 |
||
Alton Wooteys |
3 |
||
Binsted and Bentley |
1 |
||
Bramshott and Liphook |
31 |
||
Clanfield and Finchdean |
19 |
||
Downland |
4 |
||
East Meon |
-5 |
||
Four Marks and Medstead |
-7 |
||
Froxfield and Steep |
-1 |
||
Grayshott |
9 |
||
Headley |
-1 |
||
Holybourne and Froyle |
5 |
||
Horndean Catherington and Lovedean |
409 |
||
Horndean Downs |
0 |
||
Horndean Hazleton and Blendworth |
-1 |
||
Horndean Kings |
6 |
||
Horndean Murray |
10 |
||
Lindford |
4 |
||
Liss |
-12 |
||
Petersfield Bell Hill |
3 |
||
Petersfield Causeway |
6 |
||
Petersfield Heath |
4 |
||
Petersfield Rother |
5 |
||
Petersfield St Marys |
16 |
||
Petersfield St Peters |
8 |
||
Ropley and Tisted |
3 |
||
Rowlands Castle |
4 |
||
Selborne |
0 |
||
The Hangers and Forest |
-2 |
||
Whitehill Chase |
2 |
||
Whitehill Deadwater |
4 |
||
Whitehill Hogmoor |
1 |
||
Whitehill Pinewood |
11 |
||
Whitehill Walldown |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishopstoke East |
-2 |
||
Bishopstoke West |
12 |
||
Botley |
6 |
||
Bursledon and Old Netley |
15 |
||
Chandler's Ford East |
-5 |
||
Chandler's Ford West |
-12 |
||
Eastleigh Central |
23 |
||
Eastleigh North |
19 |
||
Eastleigh South |
1 |
||
Fair Oak and Horton Heath |
14 |
||
Hamble-le-Rice and Butlocks Heath |
5 |
||
Hedge End Grange Park |
-9 |
||
Hedge End St John's |
22 |
||
Hedge End Wildern |
2 |
||
Hiltingbury East |
20 |
||
Hiltingbury West |
12 |
||
Netley Abbey |
-1 |
||
West End North |
-1 |
||
West End South |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Fareham East |
-20 |
||
Fareham North |
129 |
||
Fareham North-West |
16 |
||
Fareham South |
10 |
||
Fareham West |
-5 |
||
Hill Head |
6 |
||
Locks Heath |
-10 |
||
Park Gate |
10 |
||
Portchester East |
14 |
||
Portchester West |
8 |
||
Sarisbury |
-30 |
||
Stubbington |
10 |
||
Titchfield |
34 |
||
Titchfield Common |
0 |
||
Warsash |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alverstoke |
-3 |
||
Anglesey |
-2 |
||
Bridgemary North |
-2 |
||
Bridgemary South |
-2 |
||
Brockhurst |
-6 |
||
Christchurch |
17 |
||
Elson |
8 |
||
Forton |
7 |
||
Grange |
0 |
||
Hardway |
5 |
||
Lee East |
-6 |
||
Lee West |
-9 |
||
Leesland |
-5 |
||
Peel Common |
-2 |
||
Privett |
6 |
||
Rowner and Holbrook |
6 |
||
Town |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackwater and Hawley |
-8 |
||
Crookham East |
4 |
||
Crookham West and Ewshot |
2 |
||
Fleet Central |
42 |
||
Fleet East |
-5 |
||
Fleet West |
21 |
||
Hartley Wintney |
-16 |
||
Hook |
-17 |
||
Odiham |
14 |
||
Swallowfield |
-1 |
||
Yateley East |
0 |
||
Yateley West |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barncroft |
-1 |
||
Battins |
4 |
||
Bedhampton |
5 |
||
Bondfields |
2 |
||
Cowplain |
5 |
||
Emsworth |
17 |
||
Hart Plain |
20 |
||
Hayling East |
2 |
||
Hayling West |
-7 |
||
Purbrook |
28 |
||
St Faith's |
39 |
||
Stakes |
30 |
||
Warren Park |
4 |
||
Waterloo |
119 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashurst Copythorne South and Netley Marsh |
-3 |
||
Barton |
-12 |
||
Bashley |
-3 |
||
Becton |
14 |
||
Boldre and Sway |
-10 |
||
Bramshaw Copythorne North and Minstead |
-14 |
||
Bransgore and Burley |
3 |
||
Brockenhurst and Forest South East |
0 |
||
Buckland |
3 |
||
Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu |
12 |
||
Dibden and Hythe East |
5 |
||
Downlands and Forest |
-4 |
||
Fawley Blackfield and Langley |
-8 |
||
Fernhill |
-1 |
||
Fordingbridge |
18 |
||
Forest North West |
0 |
||
Furzedown and Hardley |
10 |
||
Holbury and North Blackfield |
-1 |
||
Hordle |
-7 |
||
Hythe West and Langdown |
1 |
||
Lymington Town |
-8 |
||
Lyndhurst |
-6 |
||
Marchwood |
-14 |
||
Milford |
8 |
||
Milton |
29 |
||
Pennington |
-7 |
||
Ringwood East and Sopley |
7 |
||
Ringwood North |
-2 |
||
Ringwood South |
-298 |
||
Totton Central |
2 |
||
Totton East |
18 |
||
Totton North |
7 |
||
Totton South |
4 |
||
Totton West |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baffins |
2 |
||
Central Southsea |
16 |
||
Charles Dickens |
34 |
||
Copnor |
19 |
||
Cosham |
95 |
||
Drayton and Farlington |
26 |
||
Eastney and Craneswater |
36 |
||
Fratton |
19 |
||
Hilsea |
66 |
||
Milton |
29 |
||
Nelson |
21 |
||
Paulsgrove |
24 |
||
St Jude |
75 |
||
St Thomas |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldershot Park |
24 |
||
Cherrywood |
7 |
||
Cove and Southwood |
-6 |
||
Empress |
1 |
||
Fernhill |
-1 |
||
Fleet East |
-5 |
||
Knellwood |
6 |
||
Manor Park |
-6 |
||
North Town |
13 |
||
Rowhill |
17 |
||
St John's |
5 |
||
St Mark's |
30 |
||
Wellington |
21 |
||
West Heath |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bargate |
-341 |
||
Bassett |
47 |
||
Bevois |
117 |
||
Bitterne |
-31 |
||
Bitterne Park |
10 |
||
Coxford |
13 |
||
Freemantle |
53 |
||
Harefield |
4 |
||
Millbrook |
13 |
||
Peartree |
18 |
||
Portswood |
17 |
||
Redbridge |
13 |
||
Shirley |
17 |
||
Sholing |
10 |
||
Swaythling |
38 |
||
Woolston |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
16 |
||
Alamein |
-14 |
||
Ampfield and Braishfield |
-2 |
||
Amport |
5 |
||
Anna |
2 |
||
Blackwater |
28 |
||
Bourne Valley |
-2 |
||
Broughton and Stockbridge |
-12 |
||
Charlton |
6 |
||
Chilworth Nursling and Rownhams |
0 |
||
Coxford |
13 |
||
Cupernham |
11 |
||
Dun Valley |
-3 |
||
Harewood |
-2 |
||
Harroway |
2 |
||
Kings Somborne and Michelmersh |
21 |
||
Millway |
-2 |
||
North Baddesley |
-3 |
||
Over Wallop |
5 |
||
Penton Bellinger |
-3 |
||
Redbridge |
13 |
||
Romsey Extra |
8 |
||
St Mary's |
22 |
||
Tadburn |
-3 |
||
Valley Park |
1 |
||
Winton |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishops Waltham |
25 |
||
Boarhunt and Southwick |
11 |
||
Cheriton and Bishops Sutton |
15 |
||
Colden Common and Twyford |
-5 |
||
Compton and Otterbourne |
6 |
||
Denmead |
21 |
||
Droxford Soberton and Hambledon |
-4 |
||
Itchen Valley |
3 |
||
Kings Worthy |
13 |
||
Littleton and Harestock |
-1 |
||
Olivers Battery and Badger Farm |
5 |
||
Owslebury and Curdridge |
29 |
||
Shedfield |
10 |
||
Sparsholt |
5 |
||
St Barnabas |
11 |
||
St Bartholomew |
-2 |
||
St John and All Saints |
1 |
||
St Luke |
0 |
||
St Michael |
52 |
||
St Paul |
-10 |
||
Swanmore and Newtown |
22 |
||
The Alresfords |
-1 |
||
Upper Meon Valley |
1 |
||
Waterloo |
119 |
||
Whiteley |
-261 |
||
Wickham |
-5 |
||
Wonston and Micheldever |
5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Hampshire 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 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
9th
2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
14th
2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
21st
2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
26th
2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
37th
2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
46th
2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
| 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
67.9
83.4
How the total number of companies in Hampshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2020
15,534 formed
9,709 dissolved
2021
14,512 formed
13,410 dissolved
2022
14,533 formed
12,517 dissolved
2023
15,385 formed
13,203 dissolved
2024
14,534 formed
12,968 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.86% vs 2020
0.54% vs 2021
1.51% vs 2022
1.1% vs 2023