2018
645 formed
442 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2022
1.6% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2021
Isle of Wight 652 formed
Dorset 8,427 formed
Hampshire 14,533 formed
West Sussex 6,136 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Isle of Wight compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
19th
2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
32nd
2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
46th
2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
4.7
12.7
94% Private Limited Companies (615 companies)
6% Other company types (37 companies)
Other company types breakdown (37 companies)
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Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Isle of Wight during 2022
6,423
businesses registered in Isle of Wight at the end of 2022.
1.6% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2021
Dorset
61,217 total businesses
8,427 formed in 2022
5,845 dissolved in 2022
Hampshire
124,249 total businesses
14,533 formed in 2022
12,517 dissolved in 2022
West Sussex
58,763 total businesses
6,136 formed in 2022
5,240 dissolved in 2022
Isle of Wight
6,423 total businesses
652 formed in 2022
481 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arreton and Newchurch |
-5 |
||
Binstead and Fishbourne |
4 |
||
Brading St Helens and Bembridge |
7 |
||
Carisbrooke |
5 |
||
Central Wight |
0 |
||
Chale Niton and Whitwell |
1 |
||
Cowes Medina |
3 |
||
Cowes North |
12 |
||
Cowes South and Northwood |
6 |
||
Cowes West and Gurnard |
2 |
||
East Cowes |
4 |
||
Freshwater North |
5 |
||
Freshwater South |
-7 |
||
Godshill and Wroxall |
2 |
||
Havenstreet Ashey and Haylands |
10 |
||
Lake North |
0 |
||
Lake South |
10 |
||
Nettlestone and Seaview |
8 |
||
Newport Central |
36 |
||
Newport East |
7 |
||
Newport North |
3 |
||
Newport South |
0 |
||
Newport West |
-7 |
||
Parkhurst |
0 |
||
Ryde East |
-2 |
||
Ryde North East |
-5 |
||
Ryde North West |
15 |
||
Ryde South |
6 |
||
Ryde West |
7 |
||
Sandown North |
2 |
||
Sandown South |
2 |
||
Shanklin Central |
13 |
||
Shanklin South |
6 |
||
Totland |
13 |
||
Ventnor East |
5 |
||
Ventnor West |
1 |
||
West Wight |
4 |
||
Whippingham and Osborne |
-6 |
||
Wootton Bridge |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Isle of Wight compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
21st
2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
24th
2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
46th
2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
46.4
82.7
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.
2018
645 formed
442 dissolved
2019
675 formed
449 dissolved
2020
765 formed
398 dissolved
2021
697 formed
563 dissolved
2022
652 formed
481 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.32% vs 2018
7.24% vs 2019
3.29% vs 2020
1.6% vs 2021