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Company Formations in 2020: Herefordshire

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???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2020

21.9% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2019

New businesses in Herefordshire mapped

Herefordshire 2,324 formed

Powys 589 formed

Monmouthshire 592 formed

Worcestershire 6,955 formed

Gloucestershire 6,419 formed

Shropshire 3,386 formed

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Companies formed in 2020 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2019: 1st
London
270,114
2nd 2019: 3rd
West Midlands
37,202
3rd 2019: 2nd
Greater Manchester
36,288
4th 2019: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,615
5th 2019: 5th
Essex
19,277
44th 2019: 45th
Herefordshire
2,327
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
28th 2019: 14th
Worcestershire
6,955
32nd 2019: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,419
41st 2019: 41st
Shropshire
3,386
44th 2019: 45th
Herefordshire
2,327
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2019: 1st
London
270,114
2nd 2019: 3rd
West Midlands
37,202
3rd 2019: 2nd
Greater Manchester
36,288
4th 2019: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,615
5th 2019: 5th
Essex
19,277
6th 2019: 6th
Kent
18,501
7th 2019: 8th
Hampshire
15,534
8th 2019: 7th
Hertfordshire
14,464
9th 2019: 10th
Merseyside
13,410
10th 2019: 11th
Lancashire
12,655
11th 2019: 13th
Leicestershire
12,543
12th 2019: 12th
Surrey
11,997
13th 2019: 9th
Cheshire
11,017
14th 2019: 15th
South Yorkshire
10,450
15th 2019: 16th
Berkshire
9,920
16th 2019: 17th
Buckinghamshire
9,394
17th 2019: 21st
Nottinghamshire
8,760
18th 2019: 26th
Bedfordshire
8,238
19th 2019: 22nd
North Yorkshire
8,200
20th 2019: 20th
East Sussex
8,149
21st 2019: 23rd
Tyne and Wear
7,867
22nd 2019: 24th
Staffordshire
7,720
23rd 2019: 18th
Northamptonshire
7,534
24th 2019: 25th
Cambridgeshire
7,516
25th 2019: 27th
Derbyshire
7,413
26th 2019: 19th
Dorset
7,253
27th 2019: 28th
Devon
7,174
28th 2019: 14th
Worcestershire
6,955
29th 2019: 29th
West Sussex
6,880
30th 2019: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,475
31st 2019: 31st
Somerset
6,432
32nd 2019: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,419
33rd 2019: 35th
Bristol
5,559
34th 2019: 34th
Oxfordshire
5,363
35th 2019: 38th
Suffolk
5,105
36th 2019: 37th
Durham
5,083
37th 2019: 36th
Norfolk
5,006
38th 2019: 33rd
Warwickshire
4,920
39th 2019: 39th
Wiltshire
4,645
40th 2019: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,667
41st 2019: 41st
Shropshire
3,386
42nd 2019: 42nd
Cornwall
2,951
43rd 2019: 43rd
Cumbria
2,333
44th 2019: 45th
Herefordshire
2,327
45th 2019: 44th
Northumberland
1,560
46th 2019: 46th
Isle of Wight
765
47th 2019: 47th
Rutland
410

New incorporations in 2020 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Herefordshire

12.7

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National Average

12.3

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Type of companies formed in Herefordshire breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (2,237 companies)

4% Other company types (90 companies)

Other company types breakdown (90 companies)

Total companies in Herefordshire by the end of 2020

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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2020

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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2020

meaning there is a total of

12,800

businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2020.

21.9% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2019

Surrounding counties 2020 breakdown & comparison

Powys

5,392 total businesses
589 formed in 2020
323 dissolved in 2020

Monmouthshire

4,876 total businesses
592 formed in 2020
329 dissolved in 2020

Worcestershire

44,570 total businesses
6,955 formed in 2020
5,992 dissolved in 2020

Gloucestershire

55,106 total businesses
6,419 formed in 2020
4,233 dissolved in 2020

Shropshire

25,603 total businesses
3,386 formed in 2020
1,761 dissolved in 2020

Herefordshire

12,800 total businesses
2,327 formed in 2020
766 dissolved in 2020

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Arrow
14
15
1
Aylestone Hill
5
9
4
Backbury
9
13
4
Belmont Rural
6
8
2
Birch
10
11
1
Bircher
19
22
3
Bishops Frome & Cradley
9
18
9
Bobblestock
1
7
6
Bromyard Bringsty
23
24
1
Bromyard West
2
6
4
Castle
5
10
5
Central
52
77
25
College
4
8
4
Credenhill
5
27
22
Dinedor Hill
59
117
58
Eign Hill
13
22
9
Golden Valley North
13
15
2
Golden Valley South
16
16
0
Greyfriars
14
14
0
Hagley
12
34
22
Hampton
7
19
12
Hinton & Hunderton
2
4
2
Holmer
12
12
0
Hope End
18
18
0
Kerne Bridge
22
24
2
Kings Acre
8
8
0
Kington
178
1356
1178
Ledbury North
19
19
0
Ledbury South
14
8
-6
Ledbury West
6
10
4
Leominster East
17
31
14
Leominster North & Rural
6
14
8
Leominster South
2
10
8
Leominster West
9
3
-6
Llangarron
11
20
9
Mortimer
10
21
11
Newton Farm
4
7
3
Old Gore
8
7
-1
Penyard
13
18
5
Queenswood
4
11
7
Red Hill
5
13
8
Ross East
8
17
9
Ross North
8
39
31
Ross West
8
12
4
Saxon Gate
9
15
6
Stoney Street
10
19
9
Sutton Walls
5
11
6
Three Crosses
13
19
6
Tupsley
5
11
6
Weobley
6
9
3
Whitecross
3
10
7
Widemarsh
11
34
23
Wormside
10
22
12

Total companies 2020 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Herefordshire compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2019: 1st
London
1,338,261
2nd 2019: 2nd
Greater Manchester
207,946
3rd 2019: 3rd
West Midlands
191,692
4th 2019: 4th
Essex
137,310
5th 2019: 5th
West Yorkshire
135,276
44th 2019: 45th
Herefordshire
12,800
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
22nd 2019: 22nd
Gloucestershire
55,106
33rd 2019: 31st
Worcestershire
44,570
41st 2019: 41st
Shropshire
25,603
44th 2019: 45th
Herefordshire
12,800
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2019: 1st
London
1,338,261
2nd 2019: 2nd
Greater Manchester
207,946
3rd 2019: 3rd
West Midlands
191,692
4th 2019: 4th
Essex
137,310
5th 2019: 5th
West Yorkshire
135,276
6th 2019: 7th
Kent
122,694
7th 2019: 6th
Hampshire
121,331
8th 2019: 8th
Hertfordshire
117,796
9th 2019: 9th
Surrey
105,715
10th 2019: 10th
Cheshire
86,796
11th 2019: 11th
Lancashire
83,690
12th 2019: 14th
Merseyside
74,780
13th 2019: 13th
Buckinghamshire
73,748
14th 2019: 12th
Berkshire
73,492
15th 2019: 16th
Leicestershire
71,425
16th 2019: 15th
East Sussex
70,311
17th 2019: 17th
South Yorkshire
65,398
18th 2019: 19th
North Yorkshire
58,526
19th 2019: 20th
Devon
57,278
20th 2019: 21st
West Sussex
56,212
21st 2019: 25th
Nottinghamshire
56,199
22nd 2019: 22nd
Gloucestershire
55,106
23rd 2019: 23rd
Somerset
55,092
24th 2019: 24th
Staffordshire
54,862
25th 2019: 18th
Dorset
54,841
26th 2019: 26th
Cambridgeshire
54,497
27th 2019: 27th
Northamptonshire
52,017
28th 2019: 28th
Derbyshire
51,742
29th 2019: 29th
Lincolnshire
48,061
30th 2019: 30th
Tyne and Wear
47,790
31st 2019: 33rd
Bedfordshire
46,207
32nd 2019: 32nd
Oxfordshire
45,071
33rd 2019: 31st
Worcestershire
44,570
34th 2019: 35th
Norfolk
41,185
35th 2019: 34th
Warwickshire
40,304
36th 2019: 37th
Suffolk
39,507
37th 2019: 36th
Wiltshire
39,022
38th 2019: 38th
Bristol
36,208
39th 2019: 39th
Durham
31,943
40th 2019: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
26,864
41st 2019: 41st
Shropshire
25,603
42nd 2019: 42nd
Cornwall
23,804
43rd 2019: 43rd
Cumbria
22,186
44th 2019: 45th
Herefordshire
12,800
45th 2019: 44th
Northumberland
11,575
46th 2019: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,118
47th 2019: 47th
Rutland
2,257

Total companies at the end of 2020 per 1000 Person people

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In Herefordshire

69.7

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National Average

76.4

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The last 5 years

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.

2016

853 formed

687 dissolved

2017

906 formed

641 dissolved

2018

1,054 formed

660 dissolved

2019

1,499 formed

797 dissolved

2020

2,327 formed

766 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.03% vs 2016

7.14% vs 2017

13.58% vs 2018

21.9% vs 2019