2011
138,819 formed
96,972 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in London during 2015
7.4% more companies in London compared to 2014
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how London compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th
2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th
2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
9th
2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
14th
2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
24.2
9.7
96% Private Limited Companies (189,850 companies)
4% Other company types (8,432 companies)
Other company types breakdown (8,432 companies)
????
Businesses formed in London during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in London during 2015
1,017,154
businesses registered in London at the end of 2015.
7.4% more companies in London compared to 2014
Essex
107,891 total businesses
16,147 formed in 2015
10,382 dissolved in 2015
Hertfordshire
96,909 total businesses
14,575 formed in 2015
8,688 dissolved in 2015
Kent
94,176 total businesses
14,246 formed in 2015
9,190 dissolved in 2015
Buckinghamshire
59,305 total businesses
8,249 formed in 2015
5,489 dissolved in 2015
Surrey
93,699 total businesses
12,014 formed in 2015
7,623 dissolved in 2015
Berkshire
63,186 total businesses
9,135 formed in 2015
6,380 dissolved in 2015
London
1,017,154 total businesses
198,282 formed in 2015
119,720 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
185 |
||
Alibon |
104 |
||
Becontree |
133 |
||
Chadwell Heath |
63 |
||
Eastbrook |
70 |
||
Eastbury |
96 |
||
Gascoigne |
94 |
||
Goresbrook |
78 |
||
Heath |
77 |
||
Longbridge |
70 |
||
Mayesbrook |
54 |
||
Parsloes |
82 |
||
River |
62 |
||
Thames |
219 |
||
Valence |
77 |
||
Village |
279 |
||
Whalebone |
97 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park |
153 |
||
Burnt Oak |
97 |
||
Childs Hill |
157 |
||
Colindale |
96 |
||
Coppetts |
250 |
||
East Barnet |
55 |
||
East Finchley |
-32 |
||
Edgware |
199 |
||
Finchley Church End |
200 |
||
Garden Suburb |
79 |
||
Golders Green |
181 |
||
Hale |
16 |
||
Hendon |
260 |
||
High Barnet |
216 |
||
Mill Hill |
101 |
||
Oakleigh |
79 |
||
Totteridge |
-12 |
||
Underhill |
65 |
||
West Finchley |
445 |
||
West Hendon |
36 |
||
Woodhouse |
81 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood |
82 |
||
Barnehurst |
31 |
||
Belvedere |
67 |
||
Blackfen and Lamorbey |
39 |
||
Blendon and Penhill |
29 |
||
Brampton |
22 |
||
Christchurch |
73 |
||
Colyers |
27 |
||
Cray Meadows |
54 |
||
Crayford |
61 |
||
Danson Park |
44 |
||
East Wickham |
50 |
||
Erith |
61 |
||
Falconwood and Welling |
40 |
||
Lesnes Abbey |
48 |
||
Longlands |
56 |
||
North End |
141 |
||
Northumberland Heath |
19 |
||
Sidcup |
187 |
||
St Mary's |
149 |
||
St Michael's |
19 |
||
Thamesmead East |
91 |
||
West Hill |
63 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alperton |
80 |
||
Barnhill |
132 |
||
Brondesbury Park |
56 |
||
Dollis Hill |
114 |
||
Dudden Hill |
56 |
||
Fryent |
108 |
||
Harlesden |
68 |
||
Kensal Green |
96 |
||
Kenton |
79 |
||
Kilburn |
130 |
||
Mapesbury |
57 |
||
Northwick Park |
93 |
||
Preston |
78 |
||
Queens Park |
157 |
||
Queensbury |
215 |
||
Stonebridge |
81 |
||
Sudbury |
83 |
||
Tokyngton |
161 |
||
Welsh Harp |
41 |
||
Wembley Central |
58 |
||
Willesden Green |
53 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bickley |
62 |
||
Biggin Hill |
22 |
||
Bromley Common and Keston |
177 |
||
Bromley Town |
157 |
||
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom |
69 |
||
Chislehurst |
53 |
||
Clock House |
53 |
||
Copers Cope |
140 |
||
Cray Valley East |
72 |
||
Cray Valley West |
55 |
||
Crystal Palace |
72 |
||
Darwin |
-4 |
||
Farnborough and Crofton |
27 |
||
Hayes and Coney Hall |
68 |
||
Kelsey and Eden Park |
-53 |
||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North |
8 |
||
Orpington |
118 |
||
Penge and Cator |
66 |
||
Petts Wood and Knoll |
19 |
||
Plaistow and Sundridge |
97 |
||
Shortlands |
29 |
||
West Wickham |
66 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Belsize |
93 |
||
Bloomsbury |
501 |
||
Camden Town with Primrose Hill |
294 |
||
Cantelowes |
33 |
||
Fortune Green |
73 |
||
Frognal and Fitzjohns |
266 |
||
Gospel Oak |
47 |
||
Hampstead Town |
57 |
||
Haverstock |
34 |
||
Highgate |
176 |
||
Holborn and Covent Garden |
8269 |
||
Kentish Town |
35 |
||
Kilburn |
130 |
||
King's Cross |
13 |
||
Regent's Park |
-124 |
||
St Pancras and Somers Town |
514 |
||
Swiss Cottage |
97 |
||
West Hampstead |
108 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldersgate |
87 |
||
Aldgate |
83 |
||
Bassishaw |
155 |
||
Billingsgate |
35 |
||
Bishopsgate |
0 |
||
Bread Street |
46 |
||
Bridge |
59 |
||
Broad Street |
80 |
||
Bunhill |
1526 |
||
Candlewick |
129 |
||
Castle Baynard |
226 |
||
Cheap |
77 |
||
Clerkenwell |
-6452 |
||
Coleman Street |
163 |
||
Cordwainer |
90 |
||
Cornhill |
33 |
||
Cripplegate |
16 |
||
Dowgate |
15 |
||
Farringdon Within |
601 |
||
Farringdon Without |
126 |
||
Langbourn |
53 |
||
Lime Street |
163 |
||
Portsoken |
-42 |
||
Queenhithe |
10 |
||
Tower |
15 |
||
Vintry |
-7 |
||
Walbrook |
100 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Addiscombe |
103 |
||
Ashburton |
62 |
||
Bensham Manor |
88 |
||
Broad Green |
180 |
||
Coulsdon East |
39 |
||
Coulsdon West |
58 |
||
Croham |
2 |
||
Fairfield |
441 |
||
Fieldway |
24 |
||
Heathfield |
132 |
||
Kenley |
68 |
||
New Addington |
47 |
||
Norbury |
58 |
||
Purley |
617 |
||
Sanderstead |
31 |
||
Selhurst |
142 |
||
Selsdon and Ballards |
48 |
||
Shirley |
40 |
||
South Norwood |
89 |
||
Thornton Heath |
95 |
||
Upper Norwood |
72 |
||
Waddon |
150 |
||
West Thornton |
106 |
||
Woodside |
323 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acton Central |
94 |
||
Cleveland |
46 |
||
Dormers Wells |
36 |
||
Ealing Broadway |
282 |
||
Ealing Common |
95 |
||
East Acton |
392 |
||
Elthorne |
118 |
||
Greenford Broadway |
80 |
||
Greenford Green |
68 |
||
Hanger Hill |
167 |
||
Hobbayne |
61 |
||
Lady Margaret |
56 |
||
North Greenford |
81 |
||
Northfield |
63 |
||
Northolt Mandeville |
80 |
||
Northolt West End |
70 |
||
Norwood Green |
106 |
||
Perivale |
110 |
||
South Acton |
82 |
||
Southall Broadway |
84 |
||
Southall Green |
71 |
||
Southfield |
97 |
||
Walpole |
88 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bowes |
66 |
||
Bush Hill Park |
76 |
||
Chase |
65 |
||
Cockfosters |
50 |
||
Edmonton Green |
112 |
||
Enfield Highway |
43 |
||
Enfield Lock |
99 |
||
Grange |
66 |
||
Haselbury |
79 |
||
Highlands |
34 |
||
Jubilee |
76 |
||
Lower Edmonton |
51 |
||
Palmers Green |
92 |
||
Ponders End |
73 |
||
Southbury |
61 |
||
Southgate |
731 |
||
Southgate Green |
68 |
||
Town |
132 |
||
Turkey Street |
82 |
||
Upper Edmonton |
79 |
||
Winchmore Hill |
-78 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood |
82 |
||
Blackheath Westcombe |
20 |
||
Brockley |
91 |
||
Charlton |
68 |
||
Coldharbour and New Eltham |
50 |
||
Eltham North |
56 |
||
Eltham South |
75 |
||
Eltham West |
83 |
||
Glyndon |
101 |
||
Greenwich West |
187 |
||
Kidbrooke with Hornfair |
84 |
||
Middle Park and Sutcliffe |
24 |
||
Peninsula |
107 |
||
Plumstead |
105 |
||
Shooters Hill |
45 |
||
Thamesmead Moorings |
144 |
||
Woolwich Common |
105 |
||
Woolwich Riverside |
214 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brownswood |
69 |
||
Bunhill |
1526 |
||
Cazenove |
155 |
||
Clissold |
55 |
||
Dalston |
126 |
||
De Beauvoir |
53 |
||
Hackney Central |
94 |
||
Hackney Downs |
47 |
||
Hackney Wick |
61 |
||
Haggerston |
109 |
||
Homerton |
94 |
||
Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
305 |
||
Hoxton West |
12990 |
||
King's Park |
58 |
||
Lea Bridge |
203 |
||
London Fields |
193 |
||
Shacklewell |
76 |
||
Springfield |
179 |
||
Stamford Hill West |
117 |
||
Stoke Newington |
7 |
||
Victoria |
60 |
||
Woodberry Down |
91 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Addison |
65 |
||
Askew |
70 |
||
Avonmore and Brook Green |
103 |
||
College Park and Old Oak |
103 |
||
Fulham Broadway |
91 |
||
Fulham Reach |
32 |
||
Hammersmith Broadway |
175 |
||
Kensal Green |
96 |
||
Munster |
58 |
||
North End |
141 |
||
Palace Riverside |
63 |
||
Parsons Green and Walham |
83 |
||
Ravenscourt Park |
44 |
||
Sands End |
133 |
||
Shepherd's Bush Green |
71 |
||
Town |
132 |
||
Wormholt and White City |
62 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
99 |
||
Bounds Green |
186 |
||
Bruce Grove |
61 |
||
Crouch End |
51 |
||
Fortis Green |
88 |
||
Harringay |
86 |
||
Highgate |
176 |
||
Hornsey |
47 |
||
Junction |
46 |
||
Muswell Hill |
74 |
||
Noel Park |
182 |
||
Northumberland Park |
113 |
||
Seven Sisters |
290 |
||
St Ann's |
64 |
||
Stroud Green |
70 |
||
Tottenham Green |
54 |
||
Tottenham Hale |
65 |
||
West Green |
81 |
||
White Hart Lane |
65 |
||
Woodside |
323 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Belmont |
108 |
||
Canons |
211 |
||
Edgware |
199 |
||
Greenhill |
447 |
||
Harrow on the Hill |
113 |
||
Harrow Weald |
64 |
||
Hatch End |
117 |
||
Headstone North |
88 |
||
Headstone South |
9 |
||
Kenton East |
87 |
||
Kenton West |
142 |
||
Marlborough |
201 |
||
Pinner |
32 |
||
Pinner South |
50 |
||
Queensbury |
215 |
||
Rayners Lane |
94 |
||
Roxbourne |
112 |
||
Roxeth |
26 |
||
Stanmore Park |
88 |
||
Wealdstone |
78 |
||
West Harrow |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brooklands |
144 |
||
Cranham |
36 |
||
Elm Park |
37 |
||
Emerson Park |
76 |
||
Gooshays |
38 |
||
Hacton |
61 |
||
Harold Wood |
70 |
||
Havering Park |
53 |
||
Heaton |
67 |
||
Hylands |
59 |
||
Mawneys |
64 |
||
Pettits |
48 |
||
Rainham and Wennington |
30 |
||
Romford Town |
178 |
||
South Hornchurch |
54 |
||
Squirrel's Heath |
54 |
||
St Andrew's |
92 |
||
Upminster |
-50 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnhill |
132 |
||
Botwell |
111 |
||
Brunel |
69 |
||
Cavendish |
96 |
||
Charville |
102 |
||
Eastcote and East Ruislip |
75 |
||
Harefield |
35 |
||
Heathrow Villages |
32 |
||
Hillingdon East |
62 |
||
Ickenham |
41 |
||
Manor |
85 |
||
Northwood |
54 |
||
Northwood Hills |
81 |
||
Pinkwell |
86 |
||
South Ruislip |
47 |
||
Townfield |
161 |
||
Uxbridge North |
27 |
||
Uxbridge South |
170 |
||
West Drayton |
91 |
||
West Ruislip |
33 |
||
Yeading |
53 |
||
Yiewsley |
101 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bedfont |
62 |
||
Brentford |
86 |
||
Chiswick Homefields |
55 |
||
Chiswick Riverside |
48 |
||
Cranford |
84 |
||
Feltham North |
39 |
||
Feltham West |
51 |
||
Hanworth |
39 |
||
Hanworth Park |
54 |
||
Heston Central |
89 |
||
Heston East |
196 |
||
Heston West |
52 |
||
Hounslow Central |
55 |
||
Hounslow Heath |
91 |
||
Hounslow South |
106 |
||
Hounslow West |
133 |
||
Isleworth |
40 |
||
Northfield |
63 |
||
Osterley and Spring Grove |
90 |
||
Ravenscourt Park |
44 |
||
Syon |
79 |
||
Turnham Green |
119 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldgate |
83 |
||
Barnsbury |
41 |
||
Bunhill |
1526 |
||
Caledonian |
73 |
||
Canonbury |
103 |
||
Clerkenwell |
-6452 |
||
Farringdon Within |
601 |
||
Finsbury Park |
119 |
||
Highbury East |
79 |
||
Highbury West |
78 |
||
Hillrise |
49 |
||
Holloway |
109 |
||
Junction |
46 |
||
King's Cross |
13 |
||
Mildmay |
100 |
||
St George's |
61 |
||
St Mary's |
149 |
||
St Pancras and Somers Town |
514 |
||
St Peter's |
178 |
||
Tollington |
76 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon |
104 |
||
Brompton & Hans Town |
108 |
||
Campden |
41 |
||
Chelsea Riverside |
574 |
||
Colville |
68 |
||
Courtfield |
45 |
||
Dalgarno |
13 |
||
Earl's Court |
66 |
||
Golborne |
89 |
||
Holland |
72 |
||
Norland |
13 |
||
Notting Dale |
42 |
||
Pembridge |
35 |
||
Queen's Gate |
99 |
||
Redcliffe |
97 |
||
Royal Hospital |
86 |
||
St. Helen's |
43 |
||
Stanley |
63 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
99 |
||
Berrylands |
59 |
||
Beverley |
40 |
||
Canbury |
20 |
||
Chessington North and Hook |
17 |
||
Chessington South |
20 |
||
Coombe Hill |
34 |
||
Coombe Vale |
22 |
||
Grove |
23 |
||
Norbiton |
11 |
||
Old Malden |
26 |
||
St James |
24 |
||
St Mark's |
74 |
||
Surbiton Hill |
41 |
||
Tolworth and Hook Rise |
40 |
||
Tudor |
31 |
||
Village |
279 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's |
207 |
||
Brixton Hill |
108 |
||
Clapham Common |
62 |
||
Clapham Town |
90 |
||
Coldharbour |
140 |
||
Ferndale |
108 |
||
Gipsy Hill |
55 |
||
Herne Hill |
77 |
||
Knight's Hill |
56 |
||
Larkhall |
155 |
||
Oval |
128 |
||
Prince's |
75 |
||
St Leonard's |
49 |
||
Stockwell |
71 |
||
Streatham Hill |
70 |
||
Streatham South |
67 |
||
Streatham Wells |
89 |
||
Thornton |
63 |
||
Thurlow Park |
54 |
||
Tulse Hill |
73 |
||
Vassall |
66 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bellingham |
78 |
||
Blackheath |
-40 |
||
Brockley |
91 |
||
Catford South |
91 |
||
Crofton Park |
74 |
||
Downham |
71 |
||
Evelyn |
67 |
||
Forest Hill |
86 |
||
Grove Park |
63 |
||
Ladywell |
56 |
||
Lee Green |
58 |
||
Lewisham Central |
96 |
||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North |
8 |
||
New Cross |
102 |
||
Perry Vale |
70 |
||
Rushey Green |
47 |
||
Sydenham |
67 |
||
Telegraph Hill |
51 |
||
Whitefoot |
49 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
185 |
||
Cannon Hill |
44 |
||
Colliers Wood |
62 |
||
Cricket Green |
60 |
||
Dundonald |
118 |
||
Farringdon Within |
601 |
||
Figge's Marsh |
36 |
||
Graveney |
103 |
||
Hillside |
103 |
||
Lavender Fields |
95 |
||
Longthornton |
95 |
||
Lower Morden |
40 |
||
Merton Park |
298 |
||
Pollards Hill |
46 |
||
Ravensbury |
160 |
||
Raynes Park |
57 |
||
St Helier |
77 |
||
Trinity |
78 |
||
Village |
279 |
||
West Barnes |
29 |
||
Wimbledon Park |
71 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beckton |
112 |
||
Boleyn |
114 |
||
Canning Town North |
115 |
||
Canning Town South |
98 |
||
Custom House |
159 |
||
East Ham Central |
157 |
||
East Ham North |
71 |
||
East Ham South |
138 |
||
Forest Gate North |
147 |
||
Forest Gate South |
167 |
||
Green Street East |
22 |
||
Green Street West |
36 |
||
Little Ilford |
46 |
||
Manor Park |
29 |
||
Plaistow North |
84 |
||
Plaistow South |
105 |
||
Royal Docks |
121 |
||
Stratford and New Town |
295 |
||
Wall End |
30 |
||
West Ham |
81 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldborough |
87 |
||
Barkingside |
284 |
||
Bridge |
59 |
||
Chadwell |
88 |
||
Church End |
59 |
||
Clayhall |
269 |
||
Clementswood |
147 |
||
Cranbrook |
171 |
||
Fairlop |
39 |
||
Fullwell |
88 |
||
Goodmayes |
108 |
||
Hainault |
-32 |
||
Loxford |
82 |
||
Mayfield |
106 |
||
Monkhams |
-5 |
||
Newbury |
206 |
||
Roding |
85 |
||
Seven Kings |
499 |
||
Snaresbrook |
80 |
||
Valentines |
195 |
||
Wanstead |
41 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnes |
27 |
||
East Sheen |
45 |
||
Fulwell and Hampton Hill |
55 |
||
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside |
39 |
||
Hampton |
182 |
||
Hampton North |
43 |
||
Hampton Wick |
76 |
||
Heathfield |
132 |
||
Isleworth |
40 |
||
Kew |
25 |
||
Mortlake and Barnes Common |
64 |
||
North Richmond |
59 |
||
South Richmond |
85 |
||
South Twickenham |
48 |
||
St Margarets and North Twickenham |
41 |
||
Teddington |
88 |
||
Twickenham Riverside |
60 |
||
West Twickenham |
35 |
||
Whitton |
55 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park |
153 |
||
Camberwell Green |
93 |
||
Cathedrals |
301 |
||
Chaucer |
110 |
||
College |
67 |
||
East Dulwich |
67 |
||
East Walworth |
104 |
||
Evelyn |
67 |
||
Faraday |
57 |
||
Grange |
66 |
||
Livesey |
95 |
||
Newington |
89 |
||
Nunhead |
68 |
||
Peckham |
53 |
||
Peckham Rye |
79 |
||
Riverside |
207 |
||
Rotherhithe |
248 |
||
South Bermondsey |
82 |
||
South Camberwell |
47 |
||
Surrey Docks |
67 |
||
The Lane |
119 |
||
Village |
279 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beddington North |
25 |
||
Beddington South |
30 |
||
Belmont |
108 |
||
Carshalton Central |
-100 |
||
Carshalton South and Clockhouse |
24 |
||
Cheam |
30 |
||
Nonsuch |
22 |
||
St Helier |
77 |
||
Stonecot |
90 |
||
Sutton Central |
78 |
||
Sutton North |
38 |
||
Sutton South |
23 |
||
Sutton West |
43 |
||
The Wrythe |
33 |
||
Wallington North |
44 |
||
Wallington South |
71 |
||
Wandle Valley |
67 |
||
Worcester Park |
65 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green |
115 |
||
Blackwall & Cubitt Town |
560 |
||
Bow East |
3 |
||
Bow West |
61 |
||
Bromley North |
30 |
||
Bromley South |
49 |
||
Canary Wharf |
739 |
||
Island Gardens |
-26 |
||
Lansbury |
92 |
||
Limehouse |
-6 |
||
Mile End |
60 |
||
Poplar |
33 |
||
Shadwell |
14 |
||
Spitalfields & Banglatown |
210 |
||
St Dunstan's |
37 |
||
St Katharine's & Wapping |
-7 |
||
St Peter's |
178 |
||
Stepney Green |
23 |
||
Weavers |
138 |
||
Whitechapel |
165 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cann Hall |
92 |
||
Cathall |
14 |
||
Chapel End |
128 |
||
Chingford Green |
92 |
||
Church End |
59 |
||
Endlebury |
2 |
||
Forest |
99 |
||
Grove Green |
148 |
||
Hale End and Highams Park |
46 |
||
Hatch Lane |
99 |
||
High Street |
74 |
||
Higham Hill |
172 |
||
Hoe Street |
230 |
||
Larkswood |
22 |
||
Lea Bridge |
203 |
||
Leyton |
158 |
||
Leytonstone |
116 |
||
Markhouse |
47 |
||
Valley |
152 |
||
William Morris |
78 |
||
Wood Street |
61 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balham |
81 |
||
Bedford |
58 |
||
Earlsfield |
76 |
||
East Putney |
1170 |
||
Fairfield |
441 |
||
Furzedown |
85 |
||
Graveney |
103 |
||
Latchmere |
63 |
||
Nightingale |
58 |
||
Northcote |
71 |
||
Queenstown |
139 |
||
Roehampton and Putney Heath |
58 |
||
Shaftesbury |
-2 |
||
Southfields |
134 |
||
St Mary's Park |
419 |
||
Thamesfield |
78 |
||
Tooting |
148 |
||
Wandsworth Common |
61 |
||
West Hill |
63 |
||
West Putney |
56 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Road |
25 |
||
Bayswater |
89 |
||
Bryanston and Dorset Square |
767 |
||
Church Street |
49 |
||
Churchill |
17 |
||
Harrow Road |
47 |
||
Hyde Park |
737 |
||
Kilburn |
130 |
||
Knightsbridge and Belgravia |
130 |
||
Lancaster Gate |
100 |
||
Little Venice |
45 |
||
Maida Vale |
66 |
||
Marylebone High Street |
35 |
||
Queen's Park |
57 |
||
Regent's Park |
-124 |
||
St James's |
590 |
||
Tachbrook |
32 |
||
Vincent Square |
177 |
||
Warwick |
95 |
||
West End |
1850 |
||
Westbourne |
58 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how London compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
7th
2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th
2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th
2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
12th
2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
14th
2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
124.0
59.4
How the total number of companies in London has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
138,819 formed
96,972 dissolved
2012
155,209 formed
88,538 dissolved
2013
170,970 formed
104,645 dissolved
2014
191,915 formed
119,732 dissolved
2015
198,282 formed
119,720 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9% vs 2011
8.2% vs 2012
8.3% vs 2013
7.4% vs 2014