2013
865 formed
504 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2017
4.0% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2016
Herefordshire 904 formed
Powys 421 formed
Monmouthshire 481 formed
Worcestershire 7,804 formed
Gloucestershire 5,447 formed
Shropshire 2,474 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
18th
2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
42nd
2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
45th
2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
4.9
10.0
95% Private Limited Companies (857 companies)
5% Other company types (49 companies)
Other company types breakdown (49 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2017
8,627
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2017.
4.0% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2016
Powys
4,741 total businesses
421 formed in 2017
363 dissolved in 2017
Monmouthshire
4,259 total businesses
481 formed in 2017
401 dissolved in 2017
Worcestershire
38,764 total businesses
7,804 formed in 2017
3,700 dissolved in 2017
Gloucestershire
49,129 total businesses
5,447 formed in 2017
4,358 dissolved in 2017
Shropshire
21,473 total businesses
2,474 formed in 2017
1,769 dissolved in 2017
Herefordshire
8,627 total businesses
906 formed in 2017
641 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
3 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
2 |
||
Backbury |
10 |
||
Belmont Rural |
2 |
||
Birch |
3 |
||
Bircher |
5 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
-3 |
||
Bobblestock |
-2 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
2 |
||
Bromyard West |
-1 |
||
Castle |
4 |
||
Central |
19 |
||
College |
3 |
||
Credenhill |
5 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
40 |
||
Eign Hill |
16 |
||
Golden Valley North |
6 |
||
Golden Valley South |
11 |
||
Greyfriars |
2 |
||
Hagley |
-4 |
||
Hampton |
1 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
2 |
||
Holmer |
7 |
||
Hope End |
7 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
-6 |
||
Kings Acre |
-4 |
||
Kington |
14 |
||
Ledbury North |
6 |
||
Ledbury South |
-6 |
||
Ledbury West |
3 |
||
Leominster East |
2 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
6 |
||
Leominster South |
-1 |
||
Leominster West |
3 |
||
Llangarron |
-4 |
||
Mortimer |
-2 |
||
Newton Farm |
1 |
||
Old Gore |
3 |
||
Penyard |
9 |
||
Queenswood |
-2 |
||
Red Hill |
3 |
||
Ross East |
7 |
||
Ross North |
14 |
||
Ross West |
-1 |
||
Saxon Gate |
-1 |
||
Stoney Street |
3 |
||
Sutton Walls |
2 |
||
Three Crosses |
4 |
||
Tupsley |
3 |
||
Weobley |
2 |
||
Whitecross |
6 |
||
Widemarsh |
58 |
||
Wormside |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
21st
2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
33rd
2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
41st
2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
45th
2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
47.0
65.1
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.
2013
865 formed
504 dissolved
2014
860 formed
595 dissolved
2015
950 formed
543 dissolved
2016
853 formed
687 dissolved
2017
906 formed
641 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.6% vs 2013
6.3% vs 2014
2.2% vs 2015
4.0% vs 2016