2014
860 formed
595 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2018
7.1% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2017
Herefordshire 1,052 formed
Powys 475 formed
Monmouthshire 522 formed
Worcestershire 6,889 formed
Gloucestershire 5,719 formed
Shropshire 2,634 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
31st
2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
42nd
2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
5.7
10.6
95% Private Limited Companies (1,002 companies)
5% Other company types (52 companies)
Other company types breakdown (52 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2018
9,243
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2018.
7.1% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2017
Powys
4,892 total businesses
475 formed in 2018
366 dissolved in 2018
Monmouthshire
4,452 total businesses
522 formed in 2018
391 dissolved in 2018
Worcestershire
37,800 total businesses
6,889 formed in 2018
8,175 dissolved in 2018
Gloucestershire
50,643 total businesses
5,719 formed in 2018
4,536 dissolved in 2018
Shropshire
22,421 total businesses
2,634 formed in 2018
1,851 dissolved in 2018
Herefordshire
9,243 total businesses
1,054 formed in 2018
660 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
6 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
1 |
||
Backbury |
3 |
||
Belmont Rural |
0 |
||
Birch |
0 |
||
Bircher |
6 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
1 |
||
Bobblestock |
2 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
11 |
||
Bromyard West |
2 |
||
Castle |
-3 |
||
Central |
2 |
||
College |
0 |
||
Credenhill |
-5 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
38 |
||
Eign Hill |
-11 |
||
Golden Valley North |
2 |
||
Golden Valley South |
-2 |
||
Greyfriars |
6 |
||
Hagley |
5 |
||
Hampton |
4 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
5 |
||
Holmer |
3 |
||
Hope End |
4 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
14 |
||
Kings Acre |
9 |
||
Kington |
144 |
||
Ledbury North |
-2 |
||
Ledbury South |
10 |
||
Ledbury West |
4 |
||
Leominster East |
10 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
-4 |
||
Leominster South |
0 |
||
Leominster West |
0 |
||
Llangarron |
3 |
||
Mortimer |
2 |
||
Newton Farm |
4 |
||
Old Gore |
2 |
||
Penyard |
0 |
||
Queenswood |
6 |
||
Red Hill |
4 |
||
Ross East |
5 |
||
Ross North |
18 |
||
Ross West |
-3 |
||
Saxon Gate |
5 |
||
Stoney Street |
-1 |
||
Sutton Walls |
7 |
||
Three Crosses |
0 |
||
Tupsley |
3 |
||
Weobley |
3 |
||
Whitecross |
1 |
||
Widemarsh |
60 |
||
Wormside |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
33rd
2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
41st
2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
50.3
68.1
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.
2014
860 formed
595 dissolved
2015
950 formed
543 dissolved
2016
853 formed
687 dissolved
2017
906 formed
641 dissolved
2018
1,054 formed
660 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.3% vs 2014
2.2% vs 2015
4.03% vs 2016
7.1% vs 2017