2013
6,193 formed
3,764 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Leicestershire during 2017
10.9% more companies in Leicestershire compared to 2016
Blaby 653 formed
Charnwood 1,021 formed
Harborough 634 formed
Hinckley and Bosworth 636 formed
Leicester 6,288 formed
Melton 273 formed
North West Leicestershire 574 formed
Oadby and Wigston 472 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Leicestershire compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
13th
2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th
2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
21st
2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
24th
2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
27th
2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
31st
2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
47th
2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
10.8
10.0
98% Private Limited Companies (10,378 companies)
2% Other company types (188 companies)
Other company types breakdown (188 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Leicestershire during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in Leicestershire during 2017
57,830
businesses registered in Leicestershire at the end of 2017.
10.9% more companies in Leicestershire compared to 2016
Staffordshire
47,930 total businesses
6,449 formed in 2017
5,953 dissolved in 2017
Warwickshire
35,844 total businesses
4,617 formed in 2017
3,309 dissolved in 2017
Derbyshire
44,849 total businesses
5,803 formed in 2017
4,531 dissolved in 2017
Lincolnshire
41,976 total businesses
5,414 formed in 2017
4,320 dissolved in 2017
Northamptonshire
46,778 total businesses
9,958 formed in 2017
4,930 dissolved in 2017
Nottinghamshire
47,771 total businesses
6,937 formed in 2017
6,432 dissolved in 2017
Rutland
1,797 total businesses
186 formed in 2017
142 dissolved in 2017
Leicestershire
57,830 total businesses
10,566 formed in 2017
6,061 dissolved in 2017
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Blaby South |
-4 |
||
Cosby with South Whetstone |
23 |
||
Countesthorpe |
8 |
||
Croft Hill |
4 |
||
Ellis |
7 |
||
Enderby and St John's |
1 |
||
Fairestone |
12 |
||
Forest |
1 |
||
Millfield |
-17 |
||
Muxloe |
21 |
||
Narborough and Littlethorpe |
3 |
||
Normanton |
3 |
||
North Whetstone |
22 |
||
Pastures |
15 |
||
Ravenhurst and Fosse |
11 |
||
Saxondale |
-8 |
||
Stanton and Flamville |
14 |
||
Winstanley |
13 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Anstey |
16 |
||
Barrow and Sileby West |
5 |
||
Birstall Wanlip |
22 |
||
Birstall Watermead |
3 |
||
East Goscote |
6 |
||
Forest Bradgate |
-1 |
||
Loughborough Ashby |
6 |
||
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern |
9 |
||
Loughborough Garendon |
8 |
||
Loughborough Hastings |
30 |
||
Loughborough Lemyngton |
-274 |
||
Loughborough Nanpantan |
12 |
||
Loughborough Outwoods |
7 |
||
Loughborough Shelthorpe |
-1 |
||
Loughborough Southfields |
12 |
||
Loughborough Storer |
7 |
||
Mountsorrel |
10 |
||
Queniborough |
-3 |
||
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle |
35 |
||
Rothley and Thurcaston |
21 |
||
Shepshed East |
12 |
||
Shepshed West |
22 |
||
Sileby |
-42 |
||
Syston East |
19 |
||
Syston West |
27 |
||
The Wolds |
4 |
||
Thurmaston |
8 |
||
Wreake Villages |
4 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Billesdon |
6 |
||
Bosworth |
-4 |
||
Broughton Astley-Astley |
4 |
||
Broughton Astley-Broughton |
4 |
||
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe |
3 |
||
Broughton Astley-Sutton |
-1 |
||
Dunton |
14 |
||
Fleckney |
-1 |
||
Glen |
9 |
||
Kibworth |
28 |
||
Lubenham |
1 |
||
Lutterworth Brookfield |
1 |
||
Lutterworth Orchard |
4 |
||
Lutterworth Springs |
-3 |
||
Lutterworth Swift |
9 |
||
Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden |
-12 |
||
Market Harborough-Little Bowden |
12 |
||
Market Harborough-Logan |
8 |
||
Market Harborough-Welland |
28 |
||
Misterton |
1 |
||
Nevill |
8 |
||
Peatling |
4 |
||
Thurnby and Houghton |
11 |
||
Tilton |
7 |
||
Ullesthorpe |
-214 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ambien |
3 |
||
Barlestone Nailstone and Osbaston |
11 |
||
Barwell |
19 |
||
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton |
25 |
||
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill |
4 |
||
Cadeby Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone |
15 |
||
Croft Hill |
4 |
||
Earl Shilton |
32 |
||
Groby |
7 |
||
Hinckley Castle |
63 |
||
Hinckley Clarendon |
25 |
||
Hinckley De Montfort |
41 |
||
Hinckley Trinity |
7 |
||
Markfield Stanton and Fieldhead |
-1 |
||
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton |
2 |
||
Ratby Bagworth and Thornton |
7 |
||
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy |
4 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
35 |
||
Aylestone |
12 |
||
Beaumont Leys |
12 |
||
Belgrave |
51 |
||
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields |
65 |
||
Castle |
2531 |
||
Evington |
43 |
||
Eyres Monsell |
7 |
||
Fosse |
122 |
||
Humberstone & Hamilton |
39 |
||
Knighton |
38 |
||
North Evington |
137 |
||
Rothley and Thurcaston |
21 |
||
Rushey Mead |
21 |
||
Saffron |
33 |
||
Saxondale |
-8 |
||
Spinney Hills |
44 |
||
Stoneygate |
51 |
||
Thurncourt |
-27 |
||
Troon |
412 |
||
Westcotes |
67 |
||
Western |
51 |
||
Winstanley |
13 |
||
Wycliffe |
21 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Asfordby |
0 |
||
Bottesford |
6 |
||
Croxton Kerrial |
-1 |
||
Frisby-on-the-Wreake |
-2 |
||
Gaddesby |
-1 |
||
Long Clawson and Stathern |
10 |
||
Melton Craven |
13 |
||
Melton Dorian |
4 |
||
Melton Egerton |
34 |
||
Melton Newport |
8 |
||
Melton Sysonby |
4 |
||
Melton Warwick |
5 |
||
Old Dalby |
2 |
||
Somerby |
4 |
||
Waltham-on-the-Wolds |
9 |
||
Wymondham |
-2 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Appleby |
5 |
||
Ashby Castle |
5 |
||
Ashby Holywell |
5 |
||
Ashby Ivanhoe |
23 |
||
Ashby Money Hill |
7 |
||
Ashby Willesley |
-7 |
||
Ashby Woulds |
-7 |
||
Bardon |
-12 |
||
Blackfordby |
2 |
||
Broom Leys |
2 |
||
Castle Donington Castle |
-3 |
||
Castle Donington Central |
-4 |
||
Castle Donington Park |
-2 |
||
Castle Rock |
4 |
||
Coalville East |
-1 |
||
Coalville West |
27 |
||
Daleacre Hill |
-11 |
||
Ellistown & Battleflat |
11 |
||
Greenhill |
2 |
||
Hermitage |
10 |
||
Holly Hayes |
2 |
||
Hugglescote St John's |
0 |
||
Hugglescote St Mary's |
0 |
||
Ibstock East |
-8 |
||
Ibstock West |
5 |
||
Kegworth |
10 |
||
Long Whatton & Diseworth |
9 |
||
Measham North |
4 |
||
Measham South |
1 |
||
Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe |
10 |
||
Ravenstone & Packington |
3 |
||
Sence Valley |
10 |
||
Snibston North |
6 |
||
Snibston South |
7 |
||
Thornborough |
0 |
||
Thringstone |
5 |
||
Valley |
7 |
||
Worthington & Breedon |
6 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Oadby Brocks Hill |
19 |
||
Oadby Grange |
92 |
||
Oadby St Peter's |
20 |
||
Oadby Uplands |
9 |
||
Oadby Woodlands |
19 |
||
South Wigston |
23 |
||
Wigston All Saints |
8 |
||
Wigston Fields |
-3 |
||
Wigston Meadowcourt |
0 |
||
Wigston St Wolstan's |
17 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Leicestershire compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
16th
2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
23rd
2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
25th
2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th
2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
28th
2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th
2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
47th
2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
59.0
65.1
How the total number of companies in Leicestershire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2013
6,193 formed
3,764 dissolved
2014
6,925 formed
4,222 dissolved
2015
7,712 formed
4,538 dissolved
2016
8,307 formed
5,713 dissolved
2017
10,566 formed
6,061 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.5% vs 2013
8.6% vs 2014
8.3% vs 2015
10.9% vs 2016