2012
488 formed
296 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2016
2.5% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2015
Isle of Wight 545 formed
Dorset 8,113 formed
Hampshire 14,249 formed
West Sussex 5,996 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Isle of Wight compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
9th
2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
19th
2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
29th
2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
46th
2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
3.9
10.5
95% Private Limited Companies (519 companies)
5% Other company types (26 companies)
Other company types breakdown (26 companies)
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Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Isle of Wight during 2016
4,973
businesses registered in Isle of Wight at the end of 2016.
2.5% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2015
Dorset
50,419 total businesses
8,113 formed in 2016
4,726 dissolved in 2016
Hampshire
103,043 total businesses
14,249 formed in 2016
10,922 dissolved in 2016
West Sussex
48,518 total businesses
5,996 formed in 2016
4,857 dissolved in 2016
Isle of Wight
4,973 total businesses
545 formed in 2016
439 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arreton and Newchurch |
-2 |
||
Binstead and Fishbourne |
3 |
||
Brading St Helens and Bembridge |
12 |
||
Carisbrooke |
5 |
||
Central Wight |
3 |
||
Chale Niton and Whitwell |
3 |
||
Cowes Medina |
0 |
||
Cowes North |
0 |
||
Cowes South and Northwood |
16 |
||
Cowes West and Gurnard |
-6 |
||
East Cowes |
-1 |
||
Freshwater North |
0 |
||
Freshwater South |
-1 |
||
Godshill and Wroxall |
-1 |
||
Havenstreet Ashey and Haylands |
10 |
||
Lake North |
1 |
||
Lake South |
0 |
||
Nettlestone and Seaview |
8 |
||
Newport Central |
9 |
||
Newport East |
3 |
||
Newport North |
19 |
||
Newport South |
18 |
||
Newport West |
5 |
||
Parkhurst |
-2 |
||
Ryde East |
-1 |
||
Ryde North East |
3 |
||
Ryde North West |
11 |
||
Ryde South |
-6 |
||
Ryde West |
-3 |
||
Sandown North |
-1 |
||
Sandown South |
1 |
||
Shanklin Central |
2 |
||
Shanklin South |
6 |
||
Totland |
-1 |
||
Ventnor East |
3 |
||
Ventnor West |
-19 |
||
West Wight |
10 |
||
Whippingham and Osborne |
-6 |
||
Wootton Bridge |
5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Isle of Wight compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
18th
2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th
2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
46th
2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
35.9
62.6
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.
2012
488 formed
296 dissolved
2013
516 formed
335 dissolved
2014
541 formed
401 dissolved
2015
560 formed
374 dissolved
2016
545 formed
439 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.2% vs 2012
3.1% vs 2013
4% vs 2014
2.5% vs 2015