2019
1,499 formed
797 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2023
1.5% fewer companies in Herefordshire compared to 2022
Herefordshire 2,535 formed
Powys 591 formed
Monmouthshire 551 formed
Worcestershire 4,808 formed
Gloucestershire 6,902 formed
Shropshire 3,480 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Herefordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
30th
2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
39th
2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
44th
2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
13.8
14.2
96% Private Limited Companies (2,449 companies)
4% Other company types (91 companies)
Other company types breakdown (91 companies)
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Businesses formed in Herefordshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Herefordshire during 2023
16,164
businesses registered in Herefordshire at the end of 2023.
1.5% fewer companies in Herefordshire compared to 2022
Powys
6,031 total businesses
591 formed in 2023
445 dissolved in 2023
Monmouthshire
5,223 total businesses
551 formed in 2023
540 dissolved in 2023
Worcestershire
45,794 total businesses
4,808 formed in 2023
4,858 dissolved in 2023
Gloucestershire
59,830 total businesses
6,902 formed in 2023
5,515 dissolved in 2023
Shropshire
28,037 total businesses
3,480 formed in 2023
2,575 dissolved in 2023
Herefordshire
16,164 total businesses
2,540 formed in 2023
1,684 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arrow |
5 |
||
Aylestone Hill |
2 |
||
Backbury |
5 |
||
Belmont Rural |
12 |
||
Birch |
-3 |
||
Bircher |
-4 |
||
Bishops Frome & Cradley |
-5 |
||
Bobblestock |
4 |
||
Bromyard Bringsty |
-1 |
||
Bromyard West |
9 |
||
Castle |
-4 |
||
Central |
50 |
||
College |
6 |
||
Credenhill |
2 |
||
Dinedor Hill |
17 |
||
Eign Hill |
14 |
||
Golden Valley North |
-9 |
||
Golden Valley South |
-2 |
||
Greyfriars |
-12 |
||
Hagley |
12 |
||
Hampton |
-6 |
||
Hinton & Hunderton |
2 |
||
Holmer |
12 |
||
Hope End |
2 |
||
Kerne Bridge |
6 |
||
Kings Acre |
8 |
||
Kington |
638 |
||
Ledbury North |
2 |
||
Ledbury South |
5 |
||
Ledbury West |
-2 |
||
Leominster East |
-1 |
||
Leominster North & Rural |
8 |
||
Leominster South |
0 |
||
Leominster West |
0 |
||
Llangarron |
8 |
||
Mortimer |
-5 |
||
Newton Farm |
7 |
||
Old Gore |
16 |
||
Penyard |
13 |
||
Queenswood |
10 |
||
Red Hill |
2 |
||
Ross East |
11 |
||
Ross North |
5 |
||
Ross West |
0 |
||
Saxon Gate |
5 |
||
Stoney Street |
3 |
||
Sutton Walls |
2 |
||
Three Crosses |
4 |
||
Tupsley |
4 |
||
Weobley |
6 |
||
Whitecross |
5 |
||
Widemarsh |
21 |
||
Wormside |
5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Herefordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
26th
2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
35th
2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
44th
2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
88.0
86.6
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.
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
2023
2,540 formed
1,684 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
21.93% vs 2019
15.86% vs 2020
10.67% vs 2021
-1.5% vs 2022