2020
765 formed
398 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2024
2.4% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2023
Isle of Wight 718 formed
Dorset 7,890 formed
Hampshire 14,534 formed
West Sussex 6,467 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Isle of Wight compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
24th
2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
31st
2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
46th
2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
5.1
12.5
93% Private Limited Companies (670 companies)
7% Other company types (48 companies)
Other company types breakdown (48 companies)
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Businesses formed in Isle of Wight during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Isle of Wight during 2024
6,739
businesses registered in Isle of Wight at the end of 2024.
2.4% more companies in Isle of Wight compared to 2023
Dorset
63,675 total businesses
7,890 formed in 2024
7,119 dissolved in 2024
Hampshire
127,564 total businesses
14,534 formed in 2024
12,968 dissolved in 2024
West Sussex
60,518 total businesses
6,467 formed in 2024
5,606 dissolved in 2024
Isle of Wight
6,739 total businesses
718 formed in 2024
537 dissolved in 2024
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Arreton and Newchurch |
0 |
||
Binstead and Fishbourne |
4 |
||
Brading St Helens and Bembridge |
22 |
||
Carisbrooke |
15 |
||
Central Wight |
-5 |
||
Chale Niton and Whitwell |
0 |
||
Cowes Medina |
6 |
||
Cowes North |
4 |
||
Cowes South and Northwood |
5 |
||
Cowes West and Gurnard |
13 |
||
East Cowes |
2 |
||
Freshwater North |
0 |
||
Freshwater South |
11 |
||
Godshill and Wroxall |
-1 |
||
Havenstreet Ashey and Haylands |
1 |
||
Lake North |
2 |
||
Lake South |
3 |
||
Nettlestone and Seaview |
4 |
||
Newport Central |
27 |
||
Newport East |
-1 |
||
Newport North |
13 |
||
Newport South |
6 |
||
Newport West |
0 |
||
Parkhurst |
1 |
||
Ryde East |
4 |
||
Ryde North East |
6 |
||
Ryde North West |
-9 |
||
Ryde South |
7 |
||
Ryde West |
6 |
||
Sandown North |
10 |
||
Sandown South |
10 |
||
Shanklin Central |
-5 |
||
Shanklin South |
0 |
||
Totland |
2 |
||
Ventnor East |
13 |
||
Ventnor West |
-7 |
||
West Wight |
11 |
||
Whippingham and Osborne |
6 |
||
Wootton Bridge |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Isle of Wight compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
21st
2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
26th
2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
46th
2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
47.9
83.4
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.
2020
765 formed
398 dissolved
2021
697 formed
563 dissolved
2022
652 formed
481 dissolved
2023
757 formed
588 dissolved
2024
718 formed
537 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.29% vs 2020
1.65% vs 2021
2.44% vs 2022
2.4% vs 2023