2015
950 formed
543 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2019
13.6% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2018
Herefordshire 1,497 formed
Powys 506 formed
Monmouthshire 533 formed
Worcestershire 9,971 formed
Gloucestershire 5,971 formed
Shropshire 3,231 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
32nd
2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
41st
2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
8.2
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (1,440 companies)
4% Other company types (59 companies)
Other company types breakdown (59 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2019
10,498
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2019.
13.6% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2018
Powys
5,058 total businesses
506 formed in 2019
398 dissolved in 2019
Monmouthshire
4,593 total businesses
533 formed in 2019
464 dissolved in 2019
Worcestershire
43,247 total businesses
9,971 formed in 2019
5,579 dissolved in 2019
Gloucestershire
52,494 total businesses
5,971 formed in 2019
4,752 dissolved in 2019
Shropshire
23,741 total businesses
3,231 formed in 2019
2,041 dissolved in 2019
Herefordshire
10,498 total businesses
1,499 formed in 2019
797 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
-5 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
2 |
||
Backbury |
1 |
||
Belmont Rural |
8 |
||
Birch |
-4 |
||
Bircher |
-2 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
7 |
||
Bobblestock |
-2 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
-6 |
||
Bromyard West |
4 |
||
Castle |
-6 |
||
Central |
35 |
||
College |
-3 |
||
Credenhill |
19 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
44 |
||
Eign Hill |
9 |
||
Golden Valley North |
2 |
||
Golden Valley South |
4 |
||
Greyfriars |
7 |
||
Hagley |
12 |
||
Hampton |
-2 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
5 |
||
Holmer |
8 |
||
Hope End |
10 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
8 |
||
Kings Acre |
6 |
||
Kington |
470 |
||
Ledbury North |
1 |
||
Ledbury South |
7 |
||
Ledbury West |
7 |
||
Leominster East |
5 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
4 |
||
Leominster South |
5 |
||
Leominster West |
5 |
||
Llangarron |
1 |
||
Mortimer |
-10 |
||
Newton Farm |
4 |
||
Old Gore |
-9 |
||
Penyard |
10 |
||
Queenswood |
13 |
||
Red Hill |
8 |
||
Ross East |
4 |
||
Ross North |
16 |
||
Ross West |
2 |
||
Saxon Gate |
-2 |
||
Stoney Street |
-4 |
||
Sutton Walls |
3 |
||
Three Crosses |
1 |
||
Tupsley |
4 |
||
Weobley |
-1 |
||
Whitecross |
-5 |
||
Widemarsh |
-2 |
||
Wormside |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
31st
2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
41st
2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
57.2
70.7
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.
2015
950 formed
543 dissolved
2016
853 formed
687 dissolved
2017
906 formed
641 dissolved
2018
1,054 formed
660 dissolved
2019
1,499 formed
797 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.2% vs 2015
4.03% vs 2016
7.14% vs 2017
13.6% vs 2018