2018
8,896 formed
8,358 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Leicestershire during 2022
2.3% more companies in Leicestershire compared to 2021
Blaby 841 formed
Charnwood 1,456 formed
Harborough 759 formed
Hinckley and Bosworth 738 formed
Leicester 5,072 formed
Melton 294 formed
North West Leicestershire 632 formed
Oadby and Wigston 603 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Leicestershire 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 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
13th
2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
16th
2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
21st
2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
23rd
2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th
2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
28th
2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
33rd
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
47th
2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
| 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
10.6
12.7
98% Private Limited Companies (10,150 companies)
2% Other company types (258 companies)
Other company types breakdown (258 companies)
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Businesses formed in Leicestershire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Leicestershire during 2022
73,507
businesses registered in Leicestershire at the end of 2022.
2.3% more companies in Leicestershire compared to 2021
Staffordshire
60,009 total businesses
8,072 formed in 2022
6,527 dissolved in 2022
Warwickshire
42,564 total businesses
5,540 formed in 2022
4,367 dissolved in 2022
Derbyshire
55,697 total businesses
7,764 formed in 2022
5,565 dissolved in 2022
Lincolnshire
53,143 total businesses
7,100 formed in 2022
5,122 dissolved in 2022
Northamptonshire
51,966 total businesses
7,831 formed in 2022
6,606 dissolved in 2022
Nottinghamshire
62,142 total businesses
9,235 formed in 2022
6,394 dissolved in 2022
Rutland
2,076 total businesses
193 formed in 2022
152 dissolved in 2022
Leicestershire
73,507 total businesses
10,408 formed in 2022
9,741 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blaby South |
-17 |
||
Cosby with South Whetstone |
17 |
||
Countesthorpe |
-4 |
||
Croft Hill |
-6 |
||
Ellis |
14 |
||
Enderby and St John's |
-79 |
||
Fairestone |
25 |
||
Forest |
7 |
||
Millfield |
3 |
||
Muxloe |
9 |
||
Narborough and Littlethorpe |
-1 |
||
Normanton |
1 |
||
North Whetstone |
3 |
||
Pastures |
2 |
||
Ravenhurst and Fosse |
-34 |
||
Saxondale |
52 |
||
Stanton and Flamville |
21 |
||
Winstanley |
-79 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Anstey |
-3 |
||
Barrow and Sileby West |
4 |
||
Birstall Wanlip |
17 |
||
Birstall Watermead |
19 |
||
East Goscote |
2 |
||
Forest Bradgate |
8 |
||
Loughborough Ashby |
6 |
||
Loughborough Dishley and Hathern |
8 |
||
Loughborough Garendon |
3 |
||
Loughborough Hastings |
13 |
||
Loughborough Lemyngton |
74 |
||
Loughborough Nanpantan |
4 |
||
Loughborough Outwoods |
4 |
||
Loughborough Shelthorpe |
20 |
||
Loughborough Southfields |
45 |
||
Loughborough Storer |
8 |
||
Mountsorrel |
14 |
||
Queniborough |
24 |
||
Quorn and Mountsorrel Castle |
34 |
||
Rothley and Thurcaston |
44 |
||
Shepshed East |
8 |
||
Shepshed West |
9 |
||
Sileby |
24 |
||
Syston East |
-2 |
||
Syston West |
18 |
||
The Wolds |
-1 |
||
Thurmaston |
46 |
||
Wreake Villages |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billesdon |
8 |
||
Bosworth |
-5 |
||
Broughton Astley-Astley |
7 |
||
Broughton Astley-Broughton |
-9 |
||
Broughton Astley-Primethorpe |
-2 |
||
Broughton Astley-Sutton |
-4 |
||
Dunton |
-1 |
||
Fleckney |
-11 |
||
Glen |
2 |
||
Kibworth |
1 |
||
Lubenham |
10 |
||
Lutterworth Brookfield |
6 |
||
Lutterworth Orchard |
9 |
||
Lutterworth Springs |
2 |
||
Lutterworth Swift |
4 |
||
Market Harborough-Great Bowden and Arden |
34 |
||
Market Harborough-Little Bowden |
-8 |
||
Market Harborough-Logan |
82 |
||
Market Harborough-Welland |
9 |
||
Misterton |
-3 |
||
Nevill |
1 |
||
Peatling |
10 |
||
Thurnby and Houghton |
29 |
||
Tilton |
-5 |
||
Ullesthorpe |
-223 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ambien |
-4 |
||
Barlestone Nailstone and Osbaston |
11 |
||
Barwell |
5 |
||
Burbage Sketchley and Stretton |
-5 |
||
Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill |
7 |
||
Cadeby Carlton and Market Bosworth with Shackerstone |
11 |
||
Croft Hill |
-6 |
||
Earl Shilton |
17 |
||
Groby |
0 |
||
Hinckley Castle |
28 |
||
Hinckley Clarendon |
16 |
||
Hinckley De Montfort |
62 |
||
Hinckley Trinity |
-1 |
||
Markfield Stanton and Fieldhead |
19 |
||
Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton |
7 |
||
Ratby Bagworth and Thornton |
-47 |
||
Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
58 |
||
Aylestone |
39 |
||
Beaumont Leys |
80 |
||
Belgrave |
60 |
||
Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields |
61 |
||
Castle |
41 |
||
Evington |
131 |
||
Eyres Monsell |
15 |
||
Fosse |
210 |
||
Humberstone & Hamilton |
90 |
||
Knighton |
-11 |
||
North Evington |
132 |
||
Rothley and Thurcaston |
44 |
||
Rushey Mead |
47 |
||
Saffron |
49 |
||
Saxondale |
52 |
||
Spinney Hills |
84 |
||
Stoneygate |
128 |
||
Thurncourt |
44 |
||
Troon |
-21 |
||
Westcotes |
161 |
||
Western |
63 |
||
Winstanley |
-79 |
||
Wycliffe |
53 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Asfordby |
13 |
||
Bottesford |
11 |
||
Croxton Kerrial |
9 |
||
Frisby-on-the-Wreake |
-7 |
||
Gaddesby |
7 |
||
Long Clawson and Stathern |
3 |
||
Melton Craven |
5 |
||
Melton Dorian |
3 |
||
Melton Egerton |
15 |
||
Melton Newport |
3 |
||
Melton Sysonby |
-2 |
||
Melton Warwick |
16 |
||
Old Dalby |
6 |
||
Somerby |
6 |
||
Waltham-on-the-Wolds |
-6 |
||
Wymondham |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleby |
1 |
||
Ashby Castle |
-47 |
||
Ashby Holywell |
3 |
||
Ashby Ivanhoe |
10 |
||
Ashby Money Hill |
-292 |
||
Ashby Willesley |
1 |
||
Ashby Woulds |
6 |
||
Bardon |
-10 |
||
Blackfordby |
2 |
||
Broom Leys |
-1 |
||
Castle Donington Castle |
-3 |
||
Castle Donington Central |
2 |
||
Castle Donington Park |
8 |
||
Castle Rock |
5 |
||
Coalville East |
5 |
||
Coalville West |
-2 |
||
Daleacre Hill |
3 |
||
Ellistown & Battleflat |
2 |
||
Greenhill |
-2 |
||
Hermitage |
2 |
||
Holly Hayes |
7 |
||
Hugglescote St John's |
0 |
||
Hugglescote St Mary's |
4 |
||
Ibstock East |
4 |
||
Ibstock West |
7 |
||
Kegworth |
12 |
||
Long Whatton & Diseworth |
5 |
||
Measham North |
7 |
||
Measham South |
1 |
||
Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe |
1 |
||
Ravenstone & Packington |
3 |
||
Sence Valley |
-4 |
||
Snibston North |
8 |
||
Snibston South |
-4 |
||
Thornborough |
4 |
||
Thringstone |
-1 |
||
Valley |
12 |
||
Worthington & Breedon |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Oadby Brocks Hill |
14 |
||
Oadby Grange |
38 |
||
Oadby St Peter's |
-1305 |
||
Oadby Uplands |
1 |
||
Oadby Woodlands |
33 |
||
South Wigston |
18 |
||
Wigston All Saints |
11 |
||
Wigston Fields |
17 |
||
Wigston Meadowcourt |
4 |
||
Wigston St Wolstan's |
30 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Leicestershire 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 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
15th
2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
19th
2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
22nd
2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
27th
2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th
2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th
2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
36th
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
47th
2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
| 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
74.9
82.7
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.
2018
8,896 formed
8,358 dissolved
2019
10,825 formed
8,301 dissolved
2020
12,543 formed
5,797 dissolved
2021
9,685 formed
10,352 dissolved
2022
10,408 formed
9,741 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.48% vs 2018
12.81% vs 2019
0.62% vs 2020
2.3% vs 2021