2017
906 formed
641 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2021
15.9% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2020
Herefordshire 2,849 formed
Powys 562 formed
Monmouthshire 670 formed
Worcestershire 7,361 formed
Gloucestershire 6,357 formed
Shropshire 2,914 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
25th
2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
42nd
2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd
2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
15.6
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (2,758 companies)
3% Other company types (100 companies)
Other company types breakdown (100 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2021
14,830
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2021.
15.9% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2020
Powys
5,596 total businesses
562 formed in 2021
442 dissolved in 2021
Monmouthshire
5,092 total businesses
670 formed in 2021
461 dissolved in 2021
Worcestershire
42,443 total businesses
7,361 formed in 2021
10,248 dissolved in 2021
Gloucestershire
56,711 total businesses
6,357 formed in 2021
5,435 dissolved in 2021
Shropshire
25,765 total businesses
2,914 formed in 2021
2,811 dissolved in 2021
Herefordshire
14,830 total businesses
2,858 formed in 2021
1,324 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
11 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
1 |
||
Backbury |
6 |
||
Belmont Rural |
5 |
||
Birch |
-6 |
||
Bircher |
-2 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
-4 |
||
Bobblestock |
4 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
4 |
||
Bromyard West |
3 |
||
Castle |
16 |
||
Central |
27 |
||
College |
1 |
||
Credenhill |
-11 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
37 |
||
Eign Hill |
8 |
||
Golden Valley North |
-1 |
||
Golden Valley South |
9 |
||
Greyfriars |
21 |
||
Hagley |
33 |
||
Hampton |
1 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
7 |
||
Holmer |
12 |
||
Hope End |
-1 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
17 |
||
Kings Acre |
-2 |
||
Kington |
1285 |
||
Ledbury North |
-4 |
||
Ledbury South |
6 |
||
Ledbury West |
-4 |
||
Leominster East |
11 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
9 |
||
Leominster South |
8 |
||
Leominster West |
-1 |
||
Llangarron |
1 |
||
Mortimer |
9 |
||
Newton Farm |
-5 |
||
Old Gore |
14 |
||
Penyard |
-5 |
||
Queenswood |
4 |
||
Red Hill |
4 |
||
Ross East |
-4 |
||
Ross North |
18 |
||
Ross West |
3 |
||
Saxon Gate |
-1 |
||
Stoney Street |
-5 |
||
Sutton Walls |
-5 |
||
Three Crosses |
7 |
||
Tupsley |
3 |
||
Weobley |
4 |
||
Whitecross |
10 |
||
Widemarsh |
-12 |
||
Wormside |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
24th
2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
34th
2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
41st
2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
44th
2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
80.8
79.1
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.
2017
906 formed
641 dissolved
2018
1,054 formed
660 dissolved
2019
1,499 formed
797 dissolved
2020
2,327 formed
766 dissolved
2021
2,858 formed
1,324 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.14% vs 2017
13.58% vs 2018
21.93% vs 2019
15.9% vs 2020