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Company Formations in 2016: Kent

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???? Businesses formed in Kent during 2016

5.0% more companies in Kent compared to 2015

New businesses in Kent mapped

Boroughs

  • AAshford: 1,188
  • BCanterbury: 1,043
  • CDartford: 1,131
  • DDover: 574
  • EGravesham: 1,027
  • FMaidstone: 1,381
  • GMedway: 2,085
  • HSevenoaks: 1,167
  • IShepway: 912
  • JSwale: 802
  • KThanet: 1,196
  • LTonbridge and Malling: 1,036
  • MTunbridge Wells: 1,023

Companies formed in 2016 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Kent compares.

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County
No. Companies formed
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
8th 2015: 7th
Kent
14,577
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2015: 1st
London
209,869
6th 2015: 5th
Essex
15,887
8th 2015: 7th
Kent
14,577
12th 2015: 9th
Surrey
11,070
20th 2015: 15th
East Sussex
7,939
29th 2015: 26th
West Sussex
5,996
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2016 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in Kent breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (14,116 companies)

3% Other company types (461 companies)

Other company types breakdown (461 companies)

Total companies in Kent by the end of 2016

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Businesses formed in Kent during 2016

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Businesses dissolved in Kent during 2016

meaning there is a total of

98,931

businesses registered in Kent at the end of 2016.

5.0% more companies in Kent compared to 2015

Surrounding counties 2016 breakdown & comparison

East Sussex

63,012 total businesses
7,939 formed in 2016
6,377 dissolved in 2016

Essex

112,065 total businesses
15,887 formed in 2016
12,823 dissolved in 2016

West Sussex

48,518 total businesses
5,996 formed in 2016
4,857 dissolved in 2016

Surrey

95,997 total businesses
11,070 formed in 2016
10,540 dissolved in 2016

London

1,070,255 total businesses
209,869 formed in 2016
152,312 dissolved in 2016

Kent

98,931 total businesses
14,577 formed in 2016
10,985 dissolved in 2016

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aylesford Green
12
28
16
Beaver
11
23
12
Biddenden
15
15
0
Bockhanger
12
14
2
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell
44
143
99
Bybrook
8
12
4
Charing
20
40
20
Downs North
10
14
4
Downs West
10
12
2
Godinton
85
105
20
Great Chart with Singleton North
15
22
7
Highfield
20
23
3
Isle of Oxney
9
15
6
Kennington
6
12
6
Little Burton Farm
5
21
16
Norman
26
50
24
North Willesborough
15
24
9
Park Farm North
17
39
22
Park Farm South
5
17
12
Rolvenden and Tenterden West
14
19
5
Saxon Shore
38
56
18
Singleton South
7
12
5
South Willesborough
19
31
12
St Michaels
9
8
-1
Stanhope
13
13
0
Stour
101
97
-4
Tenterden North
22
12
-10
Tenterden South
17
20
3
Victoria
116
126
10
Washford
5
17
12
Weald Central
42
63
21
Weald East
23
34
11
Weald North
20
14
-6
Weald South
23
31
8
Wye
16
6
-10
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barton
149
207
58
Beltinge
24
32
8
Blean Forest
36
38
2
Chartham & Stone Street
35
34
-1
Chestfield
28
33
5
Gorrell
100
108
8
Greenhill
8
18
10
Herne & Broomfield
26
51
25
Heron
104
112
8
Little Stour & Adisham
13
25
12
Nailbourne
22
22
0
Northgate
32
41
9
Reculver
15
18
3
Seasalter
31
41
10
St Stephen's
31
40
9
Sturry
40
46
6
Swalecliffe
4
18
14
Tankerton
9
17
8
West Bay
15
12
-3
Westgate
98
91
-7
Wincheap
39
39
0
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bean and Darenth
23
30
7
Brent
25
49
24
Castle
104
119
15
Cray Meadows
0
0
Greenhithe
41
79
38
Hartley and Hodsoll Street
28
30
2
Heath
33
79
46
Joyce Green
46
65
19
Joydens Wood
26
45
19
Littlebrook
22
43
21
Longfield New Barn and Southfleet
51
51
0
Newtown
77
128
51
Princes
28
41
13
Stone
70
111
41
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley
17
12
-5
Swanscombe
37
66
29
Town
134
178
44
West Hill
112
138
26
Wilmington
10
29
19
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aylesham
13
29
16
Buckland
3
16
13
Capel-le-Ferne
7
7
0
Castle
104
119
15
Eastry
35
30
-5
Eythorne and Shepherdswell
7
22
15
Little Stour and Ashstone
23
26
3
Lydden and Temple Ewell
2
8
6
Maxton Elms Vale and Priory
12
35
23
Middle Deal and Sholden
15
24
9
Mill Hill
8
15
7
North Deal
54
39
-15
Ringwould
4
6
2
River
248
189
-59
Sandwich
33
48
15
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
7
16
9
St Radigunds
146
92
-54
Tower Hamlets
40
52
12
Town and Pier
13
7
-6
Walmer
28
34
6
Whitfield
13
14
1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
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Central
123
166
43
Chalk
5
5
0
Coldharbour
15
38
23
Higham
20
24
4
Istead Rise
13
22
9
Meopham North
19
25
6
Meopham South and Vigo
18
15
-3
Northfleet North
50
96
46
Northfleet South
38
69
31
Painters Ash
21
16
-5
Pelham
112
156
44
Riverside
113
132
19
Riverview
20
16
-4
Shorne Cobham and Luddesdown
24
43
19
Singlewell
85
96
11
Westcourt
21
41
20
Whitehill
16
32
16
Woodlands
36
50
14
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Allington
14
43
29
Barming
18
19
1
Bearsted
33
55
22
Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton
18
18
0
Boxley
45
53
8
Bridge
71
81
10
Coxheath and Hunton
24
29
5
Detling and Thurnham
18
19
1
Downswood and Otham
10
14
4
East
39
73
34
Fant
88
98
10
Harrietsham and Lenham
26
35
9
Headcorn
13
32
19
Heath
33
79
46
High Street
213
366
153
Leeds
14
12
-2
Loose
10
20
10
Marden and Yalding
31
58
27
North
52
56
4
North Downs
17
16
-1
Park Wood
19
36
17
Shepway North
26
40
14
Shepway South
14
26
12
South
58
94
36
Staplehurst
42
35
-7
Sutton Valence and Langley
18
17
-1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Chatham Central
69
125
56
Cuxton and Halling
15
23
8
Gillingham North
61
219
158
Gillingham South
123
159
36
Hempstead and Wigmore
33
41
8
Lordswood and Capstone
66
49
-17
Luton and Wayfield
91
120
29
Peninsula
65
64
-1
Princes Park
49
68
19
Rainham Central
66
85
19
Rainham North
99
106
7
Rainham South
41
57
16
River
248
189
-59
Rochester East
40
60
20
Rochester South and Horsted
65
97
32
Rochester West
77
81
4
Strood North
64
82
18
Strood Rural
149
196
47
Strood South
73
98
25
Twydall
33
46
13
Walderslade
24
59
35
Watling
59
101
42
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ash and New Ash Green
23
37
14
Brasted Chevening and Sundridge
52
81
29
Cowden and Hever
9
18
9
Crockenhill and Well Hill
9
21
12
Dunton Green and Riverhead
22
30
8
Edenbridge North and East
53
43
-10
Edenbridge South and West
24
26
2
Eynsford
8
6
-2
Farningham Horton Kirby and South Darenth
20
27
7
Fawkham and West Kingsdown
130
100
-30
Halstead Knockholt and Badgers Mount
11
24
13
Hartley and Hodsoll Street
28
30
2
Hextable
33
19
-14
Kemsing
45
70
25
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
11
8
-3
Otford and Shoreham
25
39
14
Penshurst Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
15
23
8
Seal and Weald
48
49
1
Sevenoaks Eastern
31
40
9
Sevenoaks Kippington
22
28
6
Sevenoaks Northern
12
23
11
Sevenoaks Town and St John's
112
153
41
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
108
168
60
Swanley St Mary's
15
18
3
Swanley White Oak
36
34
-2
Westerham and Crockham Hill
71
52
-19
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Broadmead
10
16
6
Cheriton
197
182
-15
East Folkestone
89
50
-39
Folkestone Central
122
142
20
Folkestone Harbour
21
38
17
Hythe
55
63
8
Hythe Rural
19
22
3
New Romney
26
49
23
North Downs East
27
44
17
North Downs West
32
31
-1
Romney Marsh
16
23
7
Sandgate & West Folkestone
386
220
-166
Walland & Denge Marsh
28
32
4
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
20
39
19
Bobbing Iwade and Lower Halstow
20
26
6
Borden and Grove Park
23
35
12
Boughton and Courtenay
31
43
12
Chalkwell
23
34
11
East Downs
22
26
4
Hartlip Newington and Upchurch
33
39
6
Homewood
52
60
8
Kemsley
16
37
21
Milton Regis
8
25
17
Minster Cliffs
29
28
-1
Murston
30
64
34
Priory
6
15
9
Queenborough and Halfway
21
20
-1
Roman
18
28
10
Sheerness
42
59
17
Sheppey Central
16
28
12
Sheppey East
13
26
13
St Ann's
11
16
5
Teynham and Lynsted
17
27
10
The Meads
26
51
25
Watling
59
101
42
West Downs
9
14
5
Woodstock
18
27
9
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
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Beacon Road
16
10
-6
Birchington North
8
8
0
Birchington South
8
31
23
Bradstowe
40
74
34
Central Harbour
43
65
22
Cliffsend and Pegwell
16
21
5
Cliftonville East
16
46
30
Cliftonville West
73
94
21
Dane Valley
13
16
3
Eastcliff
38
65
27
Garlinge
11
17
6
Kingsgate
8
11
3
Margate Central
72
99
27
Nethercourt
8
14
6
Newington
12
13
1
Northwood
71
92
21
Salmestone
19
42
23
Sir Moses Montefiore
5
13
8
St Peters
19
36
17
Thanet Villages
24
36
12
Viking
24
343
319
Westbrook
17
22
5
Westgate-on-Sea
24
28
4
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aylesford North and Walderslade
59
73
14
Aylesford South
43
76
33
Borough Green and Long Mill
44
68
24
Burham and Wouldham
9
15
6
Cage Green
9
11
2
Castle
104
119
15
Ditton
19
16
-3
Downs and Mereworth
13
25
12
East Malling
31
37
6
Hadlow and East Peckham
30
57
27
Higham
20
24
4
Hildenborough
28
56
28
Judd
32
44
12
Kings Hill
99
142
43
Larkfield North
14
21
7
Larkfield South
12
14
2
Medway
41
76
35
Snodland East and Ham Hill
15
17
2
Snodland West and Holborough Lakes
9
28
19
Trench
12
15
3
Vauxhall
30
36
6
Wateringbury
5
5
0
West Malling and Leybourne
64
89
25
Wrotham Ightham and Stansted
26
45
19
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Benenden and Cranbrook
50
55
5
Biddenden
15
15
0
Brenchley and Horsmonden
23
27
4
Broadwater
18
20
2
Capel
20
19
-1
Culverden
303
215
-88
Frittenden and Sissinghurst
9
13
4
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
37
44
7
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
31
26
-5
Paddock Wood East
46
77
31
Paddock Wood West
11
22
11
Pantiles and St Mark's
105
93
-12
Park
71
64
-7
Pembury
24
33
9
Rusthall
40
35
-5
Sherwood
32
66
34
Southborough and High Brooms
21
50
29
Southborough North
19
20
1
Speldhurst and Bidborough
24
47
23
St James'
26
49
23
St John's
32
48
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Total companies 2016 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Kent compares to them.

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County
Total companies
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
8th 2015: 8th
Kent
98,931
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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2015: 1st
London
1,070,255
4th 2015: 4th
Essex
112,065
8th 2015: 8th
Kent
98,931
9th 2015: 9th
Surrey
95,997
13th 2015: 13th
East Sussex
63,012
19th 2015: 19th
West Sussex
48,518
Rank
County
Total companies
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

Total companies at the end of 2016 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in Kent has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2012

12,195 formed

7,341 dissolved

2013

12,599 formed

8,493 dissolved

2014

13,223 formed

9,162 dissolved

2015

14,246 formed

9,190 dissolved

2016

14,577 formed

10,985 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

5.1% vs 2012

4.8% vs 2013

6.8% vs 2014

5.0% vs 2015