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Company Formations in 2015: Isle of Wight

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???? Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2015

4.0% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2014

New businesses in Isle of Wight mapped

Isle of Wight 560 formed

Dorset 7,791 formed

Hampshire 13,779 formed

West Sussex 6,136 formed

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Companies formed in 2015 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Isle of Wight compares.

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2014: 1st
London
198,282
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
28,265
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
26,952
4th 2014: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,066
5th 2014: 5th
Essex
16,147
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
560
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
8th 2014: 6th
Hampshire
13,779
17th 2014: 20th
Dorset
7,791
26th 2014: 21st
West Sussex
6,136
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
560
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2014: 1st
London
198,282
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
28,265
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
26,952
4th 2014: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,066
5th 2014: 5th
Essex
16,147
6th 2014: 7th
Hertfordshire
14,575
7th 2014: 8th
Kent
14,246
8th 2014: 6th
Hampshire
13,779
9th 2014: 9th
Surrey
12,014
10th 2014: 10th
Cheshire
11,974
11th 2014: 11th
Lancashire
10,080
12th 2014: 12th
Merseyside
9,857
13th 2014: 15th
South Yorkshire
9,290
14th 2014: 13th
Berkshire
9,135
15th 2014: 14th
East Sussex
8,786
16th 2014: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,249
17th 2014: 20th
Dorset
7,791
18th 2014: 18th
Leicestershire
7,712
19th 2014: 25th
Derbyshire
7,414
20th 2014: 17th
Nottinghamshire
6,908
21st 2014: 19th
North Yorkshire
6,437
22nd 2014: 24th
Staffordshire
6,375
23rd 2014: 23rd
Northamptonshire
6,347
24th 2014: 26th
Bedfordshire
6,245
25th 2014: 27th
Cambridgeshire
6,235
26th 2014: 21st
West Sussex
6,136
27th 2014: 28th
Tyne and Wear
6,042
28th 2014: 22nd
Lincolnshire
5,879
29th 2014: 29th
Gloucestershire
5,741
30th 2014: 30th
Devon
5,394
31st 2014: 31st
Somerset
5,383
32nd 2014: 32nd
Bristol
4,942
33rd 2014: 33rd
Oxfordshire
4,611
34th 2014: 35th
Wiltshire
4,506
35th 2014: 34th
Warwickshire
4,424
36th 2014: 36th
Norfolk
4,296
37th 2014: 38th
Suffolk
4,031
38th 2014: 37th
Durham
3,834
39th 2014: 39th
Worcestershire
3,572
40th 2014: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
2,967
41st 2014: 42nd
Shropshire
2,416
42nd 2014: 41st
Cornwall
2,392
43rd 2014: 43rd
Cumbria
2,166
44th 2014: 44th
Northumberland
1,289
45th 2014: 45th
Herefordshire
950
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
560
47th 2014: 47th
Rutland
194

New incorporations in 2015 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Isle of Wight

4.0

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National Average

9.7

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Type of companies formed in Isle of Wight breakdown

95% Private Limited Companies (534 companies)

5% Other company types (26 companies)

Other company types breakdown (26 companies)

Total companies in Isle of Wight by the end of 2015

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Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2015

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Businesses dissolved in Isle of Wight during 2015

meaning there is a total of

4,853

businesses registered in Isle of Wight at the end of 2015.

4.0% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2014

Surrounding counties 2015 breakdown & comparison

Dorset

47,433 total businesses
7,791 formed in 2015
3,732 dissolved in 2015

Hampshire

98,825 total businesses
13,779 formed in 2015
8,825 dissolved in 2015

West Sussex

47,267 total businesses
6,136 formed in 2015
4,025 dissolved in 2015

Isle of Wight

4,853 total businesses
560 formed in 2015
374 dissolved in 2015

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Arreton and Newchurch
12
14
2
Binstead and Fishbourne
10
18
8
Brading St Helens and Bembridge
33
50
17
Carisbrooke
2
8
6
Central Wight
5
11
6
Chale Niton and Whitwell
2
8
6
Cowes Medina
7
24
17
Cowes North
12
13
1
Cowes South and Northwood
8
18
10
Cowes West and Gurnard
6
13
7
East Cowes
6
14
8
Freshwater North
2
3
1
Freshwater South
8
6
-2
Godshill and Wroxall
10
26
16
Havenstreet Ashey and Haylands
15
15
0
Lake North
13
16
3
Lake South
5
16
11
Nettlestone and Seaview
8
13
5
Newport Central
14
41
27
Newport East
11
5
-6
Newport North
34
25
-9
Newport South
4
17
13
Newport West
4
4
0
Parkhurst
16
15
-1
Ryde East
5
4
-1
Ryde North East
11
17
6
Ryde North West
16
23
7
Ryde South
5
8
3
Ryde West
4
8
4
Sandown North
5
20
15
Sandown South
14
11
-3
Shanklin Central
5
8
3
Shanklin South
12
13
1
Totland
3
4
1
Ventnor East
5
7
2
Ventnor West
9
11
2
West Wight
13
13
0
Whippingham and Osborne
9
7
-2
Wootton Bridge
11
13
2

Total companies 2015 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Isle of Wight compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2014: 1st
London
1,017,154
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
156,025
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
147,044
4th 2014: 4th
Essex
107,891
5th 2014: 5th
West Yorkshire
102,450
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
4,853
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
6th 2014: 6th
Hampshire
98,825
18th 2014: 19th
Dorset
47,433
19th 2014: 17th
West Sussex
47,267
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
4,853
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2014: 1st
London
1,017,154
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
156,025
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
147,044
4th 2014: 4th
Essex
107,891
5th 2014: 5th
West Yorkshire
102,450
6th 2014: 6th
Hampshire
98,825
7th 2014: 8th
Hertfordshire
96,909
8th 2014: 9th
Kent
94,176
9th 2014: 7th
Surrey
93,699
10th 2014: 10th
Cheshire
67,995
11th 2014: 11th
Lancashire
65,240
12th 2014: 12th
Berkshire
63,186
13th 2014: 13th
East Sussex
61,290
14th 2014: 14th
Buckinghamshire
59,305
15th 2014: 15th
Merseyside
56,875
16th 2014: 16th
South Yorkshire
52,205
17th 2014: 18th
Leicestershire
48,126
18th 2014: 19th
Dorset
47,433
19th 2014: 17th
West Sussex
47,267
20th 2014: 21st
North Yorkshire
46,660
21st 2014: 20th
Gloucestershire
46,009
22nd 2014: 22nd
Devon
44,917
23rd 2014: 23rd
Somerset
44,277
24th 2014: 25th
Staffordshire
44,125
25th 2014: 26th
Derbyshire
43,692
26th 2014: 24th
Nottinghamshire
43,336
27th 2014: 27th
Cambridgeshire
41,403
28th 2014: 28th
Lincolnshire
39,944
29th 2014: 29th
Northamptonshire
39,638
30th 2014: 30th
Oxfordshire
37,534
31st 2014: 31st
Tyne and Wear
36,643
32nd 2014: 32nd
Bedfordshire
34,911
33rd 2014: 33rd
Wiltshire
33,003
34th 2014: 34th
Warwickshire
32,797
35th 2014: 35th
Norfolk
32,493
36th 2014: 36th
Suffolk
30,944
37th 2014: 37th
Bristol
30,301
38th 2014: 38th
Worcestershire
29,303
39th 2014: 39th
Durham
24,091
40th 2014: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
22,144
41st 2014: 41st
Shropshire
19,451
42nd 2014: 42nd
Cumbria
19,348
43rd 2014: 43rd
Cornwall
18,859
44th 2014: 44th
Northumberland
9,370
45th 2014: 45th
Herefordshire
8,115
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
4,853
47th 2014: 47th
Rutland
1,677

Total companies at the end of 2015 per 1000 Person people

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In Isle of Wight

35.1

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National Average

59.4

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in Isle of Wight has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2011

497 formed

292 dissolved

2012

488 formed

296 dissolved

2013

516 formed

335 dissolved

2014

541 formed

401 dissolved

2015

560 formed

374 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.6% vs 2011

4.2% vs 2012

3.1% vs 2013

4.0% vs 2014