2012
817 formed
425 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2016
2.2% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2015
Herefordshire 852 formed
Powys 425 formed
Monmouthshire 560 formed
Worcestershire 6,602 formed
Gloucestershire 5,639 formed
Shropshire 2,496 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
24th
2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
32nd
2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
41st
2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
45th
2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
4.6
10.5
95% Private Limited Companies (808 companies)
5% Other company types (45 companies)
Other company types breakdown (45 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2016
8,293
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2016.
2.2% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2015
Powys
4,657 total businesses
425 formed in 2016
392 dissolved in 2016
Monmouthshire
4,119 total businesses
560 formed in 2016
376 dissolved in 2016
Worcestershire
33,436 total businesses
6,602 formed in 2016
2,820 dissolved in 2016
Gloucestershire
47,665 total businesses
5,639 formed in 2016
4,437 dissolved in 2016
Shropshire
20,422 total businesses
2,496 formed in 2016
1,763 dissolved in 2016
Herefordshire
8,293 total businesses
853 formed in 2016
687 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
5 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
6 |
||
Backbury |
8 |
||
Belmont Rural |
2 |
||
Birch |
3 |
||
Bircher |
0 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
12 |
||
Bobblestock |
1 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
3 |
||
Bromyard West |
2 |
||
Castle |
-10 |
||
Central |
3 |
||
College |
2 |
||
Credenhill |
5 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
7 |
||
Eign Hill |
19 |
||
Golden Valley North |
-4 |
||
Golden Valley South |
8 |
||
Greyfriars |
11 |
||
Hagley |
10 |
||
Hampton |
-1 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
0 |
||
Holmer |
0 |
||
Hope End |
10 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
-10 |
||
Kings Acre |
7 |
||
Kington |
3 |
||
Ledbury North |
2 |
||
Ledbury South |
-3 |
||
Ledbury West |
1 |
||
Leominster East |
2 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
1 |
||
Leominster South |
-1 |
||
Leominster West |
3 |
||
Llangarron |
-1 |
||
Mortimer |
1 |
||
Newton Farm |
1 |
||
Old Gore |
-1 |
||
Penyard |
1 |
||
Queenswood |
-5 |
||
Red Hill |
6 |
||
Ross East |
2 |
||
Ross North |
6 |
||
Ross West |
9 |
||
Saxon Gate |
1 |
||
Stoney Street |
-5 |
||
Sutton Walls |
2 |
||
Three Crosses |
2 |
||
Tupsley |
1 |
||
Weobley |
-4 |
||
Whitecross |
2 |
||
Widemarsh |
37 |
||
Wormside |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
21st
2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
36th
2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
41st
2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
45th
2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
45.2
62.6
How the total number of companies in Herefordshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
817 formed
425 dissolved
2013
865 formed
504 dissolved
2014
860 formed
595 dissolved
2015
950 formed
543 dissolved
2016
853 formed
687 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.2% vs 2012
3.6% vs 2013
6.3% vs 2014
2.2% vs 2015