2014
6,925 formed
4,222 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Leicestershire during 2018
3.8% more companies in Leicestershire compared to 2017
Blaby 782 formed
Charnwood 1,498 formed
Harborough 711 formed
Hinckley and Bosworth 605 formed
Leicester 3,998 formed
Melton 271 formed
North West Leicestershire 616 formed
Oadby and Wigston 400 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Leicestershire compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
15th
2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
18th
2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
20th
2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
26th
2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th
2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
29th
2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
34th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
9.1
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (8,753 companies)
2% Other company types (143 companies)
Other company types breakdown (143 companies)
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Businesses formed in Leicestershire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Leicestershire during 2018
60,027
businesses registered in Leicestershire at the end of 2018.
3.8% more companies in Leicestershire compared to 2017
Staffordshire
48,752 total businesses
6,474 formed in 2018
4,877 dissolved in 2018
Warwickshire
37,025 total businesses
4,755 formed in 2018
3,572 dissolved in 2018
Derbyshire
46,632 total businesses
6,167 formed in 2018
4,379 dissolved in 2018
Lincolnshire
43,713 total businesses
5,910 formed in 2018
4,445 dissolved in 2018
Northamptonshire
44,212 total businesses
7,630 formed in 2018
5,516 dissolved in 2018
Nottinghamshire
50,491 total businesses
7,429 formed in 2018
6,039 dissolved in 2018
Rutland
1,840 total businesses
198 formed in 2018
165 dissolved in 2018
Leicestershire
60,027 total businesses
8,896 formed in 2018
8,358 dissolved in 2018
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Blaby South |
-8 |
||
Cosby with South Whetstone |
6 |
||
Countesthorpe |
14 |
||
Croft Hill |
5 |
||
Ellis |
-3 |
||
Enderby and St John's |
61 |
||
Fairestone |
4 |
||
Forest |
27 |
||
Millfield |
0 |
||
Muxloe |
0 |
||
Narborough and Littlethorpe |
8 |
||
Normanton |
4 |
||
North Whetstone |
10 |
||
Pastures |
0 |
||
Ravenhurst and Fosse |
35 |
||
Saxondale |
19 |
||
Stanton and Flamville |
33 |
||
Winstanley |
-6 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Anstey |
23 |
||
Barrow and Sileby West |
3 |
||
Birstall Wanlip |
-4 |
||
Birstall Watermead |
13 |
||
East Goscote |
3 |
||
Forest Bradgate |
22 |
||
Loughborough Ashby |
3 |
||
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern |
10 |
||
Loughborough Garendon |
0 |
||
Loughborough Hastings |
179 |
||
Loughborough Lemyngton |
-454 |
||
Loughborough Nanpantan |
2 |
||
Loughborough Outwoods |
1 |
||
Loughborough Shelthorpe |
12 |
||
Loughborough Southfields |
14 |
||
Loughborough Storer |
13 |
||
Mountsorrel |
10 |
||
Queniborough |
-4 |
||
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle |
43 |
||
Rothley and Thurcaston |
213 |
||
Shepshed East |
20 |
||
Shepshed West |
9 |
||
Sileby |
-41 |
||
Syston East |
10 |
||
Syston West |
12 |
||
The Wolds |
4 |
||
Thurmaston |
21 |
||
Wreake Villages |
14 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Billesdon |
1 |
||
Bosworth |
1 |
||
Broughton Astley-Astley |
2 |
||
Broughton Astley-Broughton |
3 |
||
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe |
5 |
||
Broughton Astley-Sutton |
-2 |
||
Dunton |
1 |
||
Fleckney |
13 |
||
Glen |
8 |
||
Kibworth |
6 |
||
Lubenham |
9 |
||
Lutterworth Brookfield |
1 |
||
Lutterworth Orchard |
1 |
||
Lutterworth Springs |
-12 |
||
Lutterworth Swift |
6 |
||
Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden |
4 |
||
Market Harborough-Little Bowden |
13 |
||
Market Harborough-Logan |
20 |
||
Market Harborough-Welland |
26 |
||
Misterton |
9 |
||
Nevill |
12 |
||
Peatling |
5 |
||
Thurnby and Houghton |
15 |
||
Tilton |
37 |
||
Ullesthorpe |
-134 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ambien |
14 |
||
Barlestone Nailstone and Osbaston |
7 |
||
Barwell |
13 |
||
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton |
6 |
||
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill |
6 |
||
Cadeby Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone |
4 |
||
Croft Hill |
5 |
||
Earl Shilton |
19 |
||
Groby |
5 |
||
Hinckley Castle |
13 |
||
Hinckley Clarendon |
3 |
||
Hinckley De Montfort |
21 |
||
Hinckley Trinity |
4 |
||
Markfield Stanton and Fieldhead |
15 |
||
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton |
7 |
||
Ratby Bagworth and Thornton |
3 |
||
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy |
6 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
38 |
||
Aylestone |
19 |
||
Beaumont Leys |
51 |
||
Belgrave |
48 |
||
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields |
30 |
||
Castle |
-1312 |
||
Evington |
24 |
||
Eyres Monsell |
8 |
||
Fosse |
49 |
||
Humberstone & Hamilton |
51 |
||
Knighton |
29 |
||
North Evington |
106 |
||
Rothley and Thurcaston |
213 |
||
Rushey Mead |
16 |
||
Saffron |
26 |
||
Saxondale |
19 |
||
Spinney Hills |
25 |
||
Stoneygate |
67 |
||
Thurncourt |
22 |
||
Troon |
265 |
||
Westcotes |
43 |
||
Western |
26 |
||
Winstanley |
-6 |
||
Wycliffe |
42 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Asfordby |
-3 |
||
Bottesford |
-4 |
||
Croxton Kerrial |
4 |
||
Frisby-on-the-Wreake |
13 |
||
Gaddesby |
-2 |
||
Long Clawson and Stathern |
-9 |
||
Melton Craven |
16 |
||
Melton Dorian |
10 |
||
Melton Egerton |
34 |
||
Melton Newport |
3 |
||
Melton Sysonby |
-3 |
||
Melton Warwick |
18 |
||
Old Dalby |
-7 |
||
Somerby |
-3 |
||
Waltham-on-the-Wolds |
4 |
||
Wymondham |
-4 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Appleby |
15 |
||
Ashby Castle |
2 |
||
Ashby Holywell |
4 |
||
Ashby Ivanhoe |
5 |
||
Ashby Money Hill |
11 |
||
Ashby Willesley |
19 |
||
Ashby Woulds |
13 |
||
Bardon |
-7 |
||
Blackfordby |
2 |
||
Broom Leys |
2 |
||
Castle Donington Castle |
4 |
||
Castle Donington Central |
0 |
||
Castle Donington Park |
3 |
||
Castle Rock |
2 |
||
Coalville East |
1 |
||
Coalville West |
9 |
||
Daleacre Hill |
-14 |
||
Ellistown & Battleflat |
18 |
||
Greenhill |
-3 |
||
Hermitage |
2 |
||
Holly Hayes |
8 |
||
Hugglescote St John's |
-3 |
||
Hugglescote St Mary's |
1 |
||
Ibstock East |
4 |
||
Ibstock West |
-2 |
||
Kegworth |
-2 |
||
Long Whatton & Diseworth |
16 |
||
Measham North |
9 |
||
Measham South |
1 |
||
Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe |
4 |
||
Ravenstone & Packington |
-1 |
||
Sence Valley |
4 |
||
Snibston North |
-1 |
||
Snibston South |
7 |
||
Thornborough |
2 |
||
Thringstone |
0 |
||
Valley |
13 |
||
Worthington & Breedon |
7 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Oadby Brocks Hill |
22 |
||
Oadby Grange |
46 |
||
Oadby St Peter's |
-8 |
||
Oadby Uplands |
11 |
||
Oadby Woodlands |
7 |
||
South Wigston |
18 |
||
Wigston All Saints |
-5 |
||
Wigston Fields |
7 |
||
Wigston Meadowcourt |
-5 |
||
Wigston St Wolstan's |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Leicestershire compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
16th
2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
23rd
2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
25th
2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
27th
2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th
2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th
2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
35th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
61.2
68.1
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.
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
2018
8,896 formed
8,358 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.6% vs 2014
8.3% vs 2015
10.92% vs 2016
3.8% vs 2017