2018
1,054 formed
660 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2022
10.7% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2021
Herefordshire 2,923 formed
Powys 580 formed
Monmouthshire 519 formed
Worcestershire 4,941 formed
Gloucestershire 6,373 formed
Shropshire 3,132 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
31st
2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
37th
2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
41st
2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd
2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
15.9
12.7
96% Private Limited Companies (2,821 companies)
4% Other company types (107 companies)
Other company types breakdown (107 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2022
16,412
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2022.
10.7% more companies in Herefordshire compared to 2021
Powys
5,869 total businesses
580 formed in 2022
402 dissolved in 2022
Monmouthshire
5,237 total businesses
519 formed in 2022
407 dissolved in 2022
Worcestershire
43,964 total businesses
4,941 formed in 2022
4,899 dissolved in 2022
Gloucestershire
57,852 total businesses
6,373 formed in 2022
5,441 dissolved in 2022
Shropshire
26,781 total businesses
3,132 formed in 2022
2,208 dissolved in 2022
Herefordshire
16,412 total businesses
2,928 formed in 2022
1,497 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
-4 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
5 |
||
Backbury |
-4 |
||
Belmont Rural |
6 |
||
Birch |
9 |
||
Bircher |
10 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
4 |
||
Bobblestock |
7 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
6 |
||
Bromyard West |
-1 |
||
Castle |
13 |
||
Central |
27 |
||
College |
-4 |
||
Credenhill |
13 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
32 |
||
Eign Hill |
14 |
||
Golden Valley North |
3 |
||
Golden Valley South |
-29 |
||
Greyfriars |
20 |
||
Hagley |
22 |
||
Hampton |
5 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
13 |
||
Holmer |
7 |
||
Hope End |
0 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
16 |
||
Kings Acre |
3 |
||
Kington |
1169 |
||
Ledbury North |
0 |
||
Ledbury South |
-6 |
||
Ledbury West |
-1 |
||
Leominster East |
18 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
9 |
||
Leominster South |
-1 |
||
Leominster West |
0 |
||
Llangarron |
-3 |
||
Mortimer |
3 |
||
Newton Farm |
3 |
||
Old Gore |
7 |
||
Penyard |
2 |
||
Queenswood |
-1 |
||
Red Hill |
-3 |
||
Ross East |
5 |
||
Ross North |
20 |
||
Ross West |
-1 |
||
Saxon Gate |
1 |
||
Stoney Street |
-1 |
||
Sutton Walls |
0 |
||
Three Crosses |
1 |
||
Tupsley |
2 |
||
Weobley |
13 |
||
Whitecross |
-2 |
||
Widemarsh |
33 |
||
Wormside |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
25th
2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
35th
2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
41st
2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
44th
2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
89.4
82.7
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.
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
2022
2,928 formed
1,497 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
13.58% vs 2018
21.93% vs 2019
15.86% vs 2020
10.7% vs 2021