2015
560 formed
374 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2019
5.3% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2018
Isle of Wight 675 formed
Dorset 8,020 formed
Hampshire 15,174 formed
West Sussex 6,154 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Isle of Wight compares.
| 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
people
4.9
10.9
94% Private Limited Companies (636 companies)
6% Other company types (39 companies)
Other company types breakdown (39 companies)
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Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Isle of Wight during 2019
5,705
businesses registered in Isle of Wight at the end of 2019.
5.3% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2018
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
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arreton and Newchurch |
9 |
||
Binstead and Fishbourne |
10 |
||
Brading St Helens and Bembridge |
28 |
||
Carisbrooke |
9 |
||
Central Wight |
9 |
||
Chale Niton and Whitwell |
5 |
||
Cowes Medina |
-4 |
||
Cowes North |
11 |
||
Cowes South and Northwood |
2 |
||
Cowes West and Gurnard |
6 |
||
East Cowes |
10 |
||
Freshwater North |
5 |
||
Freshwater South |
6 |
||
Godshill and Wroxall |
-4 |
||
Havenstreet Ashey and Haylands |
5 |
||
Lake North |
3 |
||
Lake South |
5 |
||
Nettlestone and Seaview |
17 |
||
Newport Central |
11 |
||
Newport East |
6 |
||
Newport North |
5 |
||
Newport South |
2 |
||
Newport West |
6 |
||
Parkhurst |
13 |
||
Ryde East |
3 |
||
Ryde North East |
5 |
||
Ryde North West |
10 |
||
Ryde South |
10 |
||
Ryde West |
-4 |
||
Sandown North |
13 |
||
Sandown South |
15 |
||
Shanklin Central |
-1 |
||
Shanklin South |
5 |
||
Totland |
6 |
||
Ventnor East |
-4 |
||
Ventnor West |
4 |
||
West Wight |
-3 |
||
Whippingham and Osborne |
-4 |
||
Wootton Bridge |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Isle of Wight compares to them.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
|---|---|---|
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 |
people
41.2
70.7
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