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Company Formations in 2019: Isle of Wight

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???? Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2019

5.3% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2018

New businesses in Isle of Wight mapped

Isle of Wight 675 formed

Dorset 8,020 formed

Hampshire 15,174 formed

West Sussex 6,154 formed

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Companies formed in 2019 league table

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

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
675
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
8th 2018: 8th
Hampshire
15,174
19th 2018: 17th
Dorset
8,020
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
675
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
6th 2018: 7th
Kent
15,963
7th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
15,231
8th 2018: 8th
Hampshire
15,174
9th 2018: 9th
Cheshire
12,221
10th 2018: 10th
Merseyside
11,866
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
11,229
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
13th 2018: 15th
Leicestershire
10,825
14th 2018: 22nd
Worcestershire
9,971
15th 2018: 16th
South Yorkshire
9,325
16th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
9,009
17th 2018: 14th
Buckinghamshire
8,835
18th 2018: 18th
Northamptonshire
8,393
19th 2018: 17th
Dorset
8,020
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
21st 2018: 20th
Nottinghamshire
7,348
22nd 2018: 23rd
North Yorkshire
7,260
23rd 2018: 25th
Tyne and Wear
7,132
24th 2018: 26th
Staffordshire
6,927
25th 2018: 24th
Cambridgeshire
6,779
26th 2018: 21st
Bedfordshire
6,766
27th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
6,522
28th 2018: 30th
Devon
6,196
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
30th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
6,042
31st 2018: 32nd
Somerset
6,041
32nd 2018: 31st
Gloucestershire
5,971
33rd 2018: 34th
Warwickshire
5,256
34th 2018: 36th
Oxfordshire
5,087
35th 2018: 35th
Bristol
5,040
36th 2018: 37th
Norfolk
4,731
37th 2018: 33rd
Durham
4,623
38th 2018: 39th
Suffolk
4,518
39th 2018: 38th
Wiltshire
4,428
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,258
41st 2018: 42nd
Shropshire
3,231
42nd 2018: 41st
Cornwall
2,948
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
2,171
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
1,531
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
1,499
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
675
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
230

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Isle of Wight

4.9

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National Average

10.9

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Type of companies formed in Isle of Wight breakdown

94% Private Limited Companies (636 companies)

6% Other company types (39 companies)

Other company types breakdown (39 companies)

Total companies in Isle of Wight by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in Isle of Wight during 2019

meaning there is a total of

5,705

businesses registered in Isle of Wight at the end of 2019.

5.3% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

Dorset

57,606 total businesses
8,020 formed in 2019
6,434 dissolved in 2019

Hampshire

114,831 total businesses
15,174 formed in 2019
11,723 dissolved in 2019

West Sussex

52,825 total businesses
6,154 formed in 2019
5,078 dissolved in 2019

Isle of Wight

5,705 total businesses
675 formed in 2019
449 dissolved in 2019

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Arreton and Newchurch
18
27
9
Binstead and Fishbourne
9
19
10
Brading St Helens and Bembridge
25
53
28
Carisbrooke
6
15
9
Central Wight
4
13
9
Chale Niton and Whitwell
4
9
5
Cowes Medina
22
18
-4
Cowes North
13
24
11
Cowes South and Northwood
13
15
2
Cowes West and Gurnard
8
14
6
East Cowes
11
21
10
Freshwater North
4
9
5
Freshwater South
5
11
6
Godshill and Wroxall
15
11
-4
Havenstreet Ashey and Haylands
7
12
5
Lake North
8
11
3
Lake South
7
12
5
Nettlestone and Seaview
8
25
17
Newport Central
23
34
11
Newport East
11
17
6
Newport North
34
39
5
Newport South
15
17
2
Newport West
2
8
6
Parkhurst
7
20
13
Ryde East
6
9
3
Ryde North East
11
16
5
Ryde North West
17
27
10
Ryde South
7
17
10
Ryde West
13
9
-4
Sandown North
8
21
13
Sandown South
6
21
15
Shanklin Central
11
10
-1
Shanklin South
10
15
5
Totland
8
14
6
Ventnor East
15
11
-4
Ventnor West
8
12
4
West Wight
16
13
-3
Whippingham and Osborne
13
9
-4
Wootton Bridge
20
15
-5

Total companies 2019 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Isle of Wight compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,705
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
6th 2018: 7th
Hampshire
114,831
18th 2018: 18th
Dorset
57,606
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,705
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
6th 2018: 7th
Hampshire
114,831
7th 2018: 8th
Kent
113,551
8th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
113,106
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
10th 2018: 10th
Cheshire
80,108
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
77,937
12th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
70,177
13th 2018: 12th
Buckinghamshire
69,470
14th 2018: 15th
Merseyside
68,401
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
16th 2018: 16th
Leicestershire
63,315
17th 2018: 17th
South Yorkshire
60,360
18th 2018: 18th
Dorset
57,606
19th 2018: 19th
North Yorkshire
54,481
20th 2018: 21st
Devon
53,264
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
22nd 2018: 22nd
Gloucestershire
52,494
23rd 2018: 24th
Somerset
51,957
24th 2018: 25th
Staffordshire
51,758
25th 2018: 23rd
Nottinghamshire
51,677
26th 2018: 26th
Cambridgeshire
50,160
27th 2018: 28th
Northamptonshire
49,144
28th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
48,355
29th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
45,109
30th 2018: 30th
Tyne and Wear
44,237
31st 2018: 33rd
Worcestershire
43,247
32nd 2018: 32nd
Oxfordshire
42,461
33rd 2018: 31st
Bedfordshire
42,145
34th 2018: 35th
Warwickshire
38,998
35th 2018: 34th
Norfolk
38,911
36th 2018: 36th
Wiltshire
37,182
37th 2018: 37th
Suffolk
36,907
38th 2018: 38th
Bristol
33,594
39th 2018: 39th
Durham
29,218
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,383
41st 2018: 41st
Shropshire
23,741
42nd 2018: 42nd
Cornwall
23,037
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
21,286
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
10,879
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
10,498
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,705
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
1,904

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 Person people

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In Isle of Wight

41.2

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National Average

70.7

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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.

2015

560 formed

374 dissolved

2016

545 formed

439 dissolved

2017

528 formed

421 dissolved

2018

645 formed

442 dissolved

2019

675 formed

449 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

2.5% vs 2015

3.06% vs 2016

5.7% vs 2017

5.3% vs 2018