2016
853 formed
687 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2020
21.9% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2019
Herefordshire 2,324 formed
Powys 589 formed
Monmouthshire 592 formed
Worcestershire 6,955 formed
Gloucestershire 6,419 formed
Shropshire 3,386 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
12.7
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (2,237 companies)
4% Other company types (90 companies)
Other company types breakdown (90 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2020
12,800
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2020.
21.9% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2019
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
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
1 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
4 |
||
Backbury |
4 |
||
Belmont Rural |
2 |
||
Birch |
1 |
||
Bircher |
3 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
9 |
||
Bobblestock |
6 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
1 |
||
Bromyard West |
4 |
||
Castle |
5 |
||
Central |
25 |
||
College |
4 |
||
Credenhill |
22 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
58 |
||
Eign Hill |
9 |
||
Golden Valley North |
2 |
||
Golden Valley South |
0 |
||
Greyfriars |
0 |
||
Hagley |
22 |
||
Hampton |
12 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
2 |
||
Holmer |
0 |
||
Hope End |
0 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
2 |
||
Kings Acre |
0 |
||
Kington |
1178 |
||
Ledbury North |
0 |
||
Ledbury South |
-6 |
||
Ledbury West |
4 |
||
Leominster East |
14 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
8 |
||
Leominster South |
8 |
||
Leominster West |
-6 |
||
Llangarron |
9 |
||
Mortimer |
11 |
||
Newton Farm |
3 |
||
Old Gore |
-1 |
||
Penyard |
5 |
||
Queenswood |
7 |
||
Red Hill |
8 |
||
Ross East |
9 |
||
Ross North |
31 |
||
Ross West |
4 |
||
Saxon Gate |
6 |
||
Stoney Street |
9 |
||
Sutton Walls |
6 |
||
Three Crosses |
6 |
||
Tupsley |
6 |
||
Weobley |
3 |
||
Whitecross |
7 |
||
Widemarsh |
23 |
||
Wormside |
12 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
69.7
76.4
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