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Company Formations in 2016: London

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5.2% more companies in London compared to 2015

New businesses in London mapped

Boroughs

  • ABarking and Dagenham: 3,019
  • BBarnet: 10,322
  • CBexley: 2,543
  • DBrent: 5,466
  • EBromley: 3,351
  • FCamden: 21,024
  • GCity of London: 9,669
  • HCroydon: 6,419
  • IEaling: 5,469
  • JEnfield: 5,409
  • KGreenwich: 3,498
  • LHackney: 17,717
  • MHammersmith and Fulham: 3,323
  • NHaringey: 4,376
  • OHarrow: 5,562
  • PHavering: 2,643
  • QHillingdon: 4,428
  • RHounslow: 4,029
  • SIslington: 11,461
  • TKensington and Chelsea: 3,964
  • UKingston upon Thames: 1,898
  • VLambeth: 3,879
  • WLewisham: 3,185
  • XMerton: 4,004
  • YNewham: 7,301
  • ZRedbridge: 6,631
  • AARichmond upon Thames: 2,749
  • ABSouthwark: 5,689
  • ACSutton: 1,909
  • ADTower Hamlets: 7,370
  • AEWaltham Forest: 4,215
  • AFWandsworth: 6,650
  • AGWestminster: 20,505

Companies formed in 2016 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how London 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
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2015: 1st
London
209,869
5th 2015: 6th
Hertfordshire
17,671
6th 2015: 5th
Essex
15,887
8th 2015: 7th
Kent
14,577
12th 2015: 9th
Surrey
11,070
16th 2015: 14th
Berkshire
9,081
17th 2015: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,523
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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
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 London breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (200,533 companies)

4% Other company types (9,336 companies)

Other company types breakdown (9,336 companies)

Total companies in London by the end of 2016

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Businesses formed in London during 2016

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Businesses dissolved in London during 2016

meaning there is a total of

1,070,255

businesses registered in London at the end of 2016.

5.2% more companies in London compared to 2015

Surrounding counties 2016 breakdown & comparison

Essex

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

Hertfordshire

104,699 total businesses
17,671 formed in 2016
11,308 dissolved in 2016

Kent

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

Buckinghamshire

62,413 total businesses
8,523 formed in 2016
6,466 dissolved in 2016

Surrey

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

Berkshire

64,828 total businesses
9,081 formed in 2016
7,364 dissolved in 2016

London

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

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
790
794
4
Alibon
88
131
43
Becontree
179
245
66
Chadwell Heath
89
139
50
Eastbrook
107
142
35
Eastbury
97
177
80
Gascoigne
148
229
81
Goresbrook
69
142
73
Heath
77
131
54
Longbridge
94
122
28
Mayesbrook
84
114
30
Parsloes
65
121
56
River
104
140
36
Thames
206
292
86
Valence
75
127
52
Village
352
653
301
Whalebone
119
180
61
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
294
450
156
Burnt Oak
156
210
54
Childs Hill
609
638
29
Colindale
191
336
145
Coppetts
207
452
245
East Barnet
187
281
94
East Finchley
343
253
-90
Edgware
1052
995
-57
Finchley Church End
666
766
100
Garden Suburb
385
345
-40
Golders Green
278
449
171
Hale
346
337
-9
Hendon
370
560
190
High Barnet
445
535
90
Mill Hill
204
257
53
Oakleigh
277
317
40
Totteridge
381
270
-111
Underhill
154
245
91
West Finchley
2680
2389
-291
West Hendon
399
381
-18
Woodhouse
416
430
14
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
138
170
32
Barnehurst
45
51
6
Belvedere
80
147
67
Blackfen and Lamorbey
53
57
4
Blendon and Penhill
47
80
33
Brampton
45
71
26
Christchurch
83
110
27
Colyers
44
85
41
Cray Meadows
56
83
27
Crayford
53
104
51
Danson Park
50
76
26
East Wickham
48
72
24
Erith
131
140
9
Falconwood and Welling
84
117
33
Lesnes Abbey
70
123
53
Longlands
155
215
60
North End
218
277
59
Northumberland Heath
54
64
10
Sidcup
182
342
160
St Mary's
373
451
78
St Michael's
36
61
25
Thamesmead East
212
233
21
West Hill
102
141
39
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alperton
276
289
13
Barnhill
316
400
84
Brondesbury Park
116
158
42
Dollis Hill
204
265
61
Dudden Hill
142
185
43
Fryent
192
255
63
Harlesden
117
142
25
Kensal Green
141
196
55
Kenton
181
284
103
Kilburn
420
423
3
Mapesbury
195
231
36
Northwick Park
159
226
67
Preston
228
316
88
Queens Park
196
330
134
Queensbury
383
572
189
Stonebridge
217
328
111
Sudbury
185
230
45
Tokyngton
487
570
83
Welsh Harp
147
179
32
Wembley Central
193
231
38
Willesden Green
167
257
90
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bickley
130
158
28
Biggin Hill
87
109
22
Bromley Common and Keston
154
193
39
Bromley Town
333
348
15
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom
107
109
2
Chislehurst
132
193
61
Clock House
93
163
70
Copers Cope
236
310
74
Cray Valley East
91
141
50
Cray Valley West
63
113
50
Crystal Palace
93
135
42
Darwin
22
36
14
Farnborough and Crofton
80
121
41
Hayes and Coney Hall
75
108
33
Kelsey and Eden Park
180
143
-37
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
35
72
37
Orpington
160
199
39
Penge and Cator
123
186
63
Petts Wood and Knoll
132
143
11
Plaistow and Sundridge
146
152
6
Shortlands
43
75
32
West Wickham
91
144
53
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belsize
125
228
103
Bloomsbury
1439
1299
-140
Camden Town with Primrose Hill
401
446
45
Cantelowes
123
141
18
Fortune Green
147
193
46
Frognal and Fitzjohns
314
384
70
Gospel Oak
52
95
43
Hampstead Town
111
149
38
Haverstock
105
102
-3
Highgate
191
289
98
Holborn and Covent Garden
4671
15440
10769
Kentish Town
132
191
59
Kilburn
420
423
3
King's Cross
704
549
-155
Regent's Park
762
602
-160
St Pancras and Somers Town
405
536
131
Swiss Cottage
206
249
43
West Hampstead
226
273
47
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldersgate
114
227
113
Aldgate
209
172
-37
Bassishaw
196
193
-3
Billingsgate
80
53
-27
Bishopsgate
244
321
77
Bread Street
94
115
21
Bridge
237
1051
814
Broad Street
125
262
137
Bunhill
1979
8114
6135
Candlewick
250
250
0
Castle Baynard
976
806
-170
Cheap
121
190
69
Clerkenwell
6584
758
-5826
Coleman Street
446
464
18
Cordwainer
72
50
-22
Cornhill
273
235
-38
Cripplegate
20
39
19
Dowgate
128
105
-23
Farringdon Within
1916
4111
2195
Farringdon Without
318
345
27
Langbourn
94
113
19
Lime Street
82
208
126
Portsoken
22
21
-1
Queenhithe
4
9
5
Tower
214
194
-20
Vintry
80
144
64
Walbrook
125
155
30
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addiscombe
155
214
59
Ashburton
82
169
87
Bensham Manor
167
168
1
Broad Green
258
351
93
Coulsdon East
63
83
20
Coulsdon West
91
156
65
Croham
171
222
51
Fairfield
876
1028
152
Fieldway
34
69
35
Heathfield
149
210
61
Kenley
114
151
37
New Addington
40
69
29
Norbury
186
226
40
Purley
268
1586
1318
Sanderstead
74
76
2
Selhurst
205
349
144
Selsdon and Ballards
51
76
25
Shirley
93
124
31
South Norwood
131
228
97
Thornton Heath
168
194
26
Upper Norwood
238
249
11
Waddon
211
263
52
West Thornton
245
273
28
Woodside
447
624
177
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Acton Central
249
282
33
Cleveland
63
120
57
Dormers Wells
120
125
5
Ealing Broadway
285
457
172
Ealing Common
161
184
23
East Acton
525
617
92
Elthorne
146
239
93
Greenford Broadway
163
213
50
Greenford Green
118
221
103
Hanger Hill
342
382
40
Hobbayne
88
137
49
Lady Margaret
112
160
48
North Greenford
168
188
20
Northfield
119
120
1
Northolt Mandeville
83
182
99
Northolt West End
94
133
39
Norwood Green
142
191
49
Perivale
196
273
77
South Acton
169
224
55
Southall Broadway
278
252
-26
Southall Green
211
235
24
Southfield
241
273
32
Walpole
197
261
64
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bowes
143
185
42
Bush Hill Park
107
140
33
Chase
70
130
60
Cockfosters
164
224
60
Edmonton Green
279
356
77
Enfield Highway
130
153
23
Enfield Lock
146
216
70
Grange
565
577
12
Haselbury
122
191
69
Highlands
57
126
69
Jubilee
118
161
43
Lower Edmonton
155
223
68
Palmers Green
367
506
139
Ponders End
130
181
51
Southbury
204
182
-22
Southgate
1465
987
-478
Southgate Green
144
215
71
Town
475
443
-32
Turkey Street
107
150
43
Upper Edmonton
124
199
75
Winchmore Hill
653
508
-145
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
138
170
32
Blackheath Westcombe
99
151
52
Brockley
124
196
72
Charlton
105
145
40
Coldharbour and New Eltham
88
150
62
Eltham North
83
123
40
Eltham South
120
141
21
Eltham West
100
138
38
Glyndon
157
235
78
Greenwich West
218
284
66
Kidbrooke with Hornfair
129
164
35
Middle Park and Sutcliffe
81
110
29
Peninsula
163
290
127
Plumstead
143
219
76
Shooters Hill
72
118
46
Thamesmead Moorings
199
342
143
Woolwich Common
192
256
64
Woolwich Riverside
412
461
49
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brownswood
100
88
-12
Bunhill
1979
8114
6135
Cazenove
113
243
130
Clissold
111
164
53
Dalston
175
239
64
De Beauvoir
122
187
65
Hackney Central
104
170
66
Hackney Downs
96
129
33
Hackney Wick
108
136
28
Haggerston
148
226
78
Homerton
100
174
74
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
1588
1466
-122
Hoxton West
5403
12598
7195
King's Park
112
142
30
Lea Bridge
362
489
127
London Fields
218
332
114
Shacklewell
101
217
116
Springfield
167
355
188
Stamford Hill West
122
213
91
Stoke Newington
140
182
42
Victoria
115
157
42
Woodberry Down
61
113
52
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addison
246
310
64
Askew
153
194
41
Avonmore and Brook Green
186
216
30
College Park and Old Oak
188
229
41
Fulham Broadway
195
222
27
Fulham Reach
123
155
32
Hammersmith Broadway
332
364
32
Kensal Green
141
196
55
Munster
107
161
54
North End
218
277
59
Palace Riverside
112
109
-3
Parsons Green and Walham
144
225
81
Ravenscourt Park
110
192
82
Sands End
218
236
18
Shepherd's Bush Green
192
187
-5
Town
475
443
-32
Wormholt and White City
87
135
48
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
151
191
40
Bounds Green
236
269
33
Bruce Grove
108
182
74
Crouch End
94
120
26
Fortis Green
80
145
65
Harringay
154
207
53
Highgate
191
289
98
Hornsey
79
108
29
Junction
79
121
42
Muswell Hill
69
114
45
Noel Park
496
271
-225
Northumberland Park
180
275
95
Seven Sisters
315
490
175
St Ann's
137
202
65
Stroud Green
99
137
38
Tottenham Green
249
307
58
Tottenham Hale
145
217
72
West Green
141
452
311
White Hart Lane
109
154
45
Woodside
447
624
177
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belmont
146
260
114
Canons
407
407
0
Edgware
1052
995
-57
Greenhill
699
978
279
Harrow on the Hill
178
251
73
Harrow Weald
68
127
59
Hatch End
128
231
103
Headstone North
117
153
36
Headstone South
307
270
-37
Kenton East
115
178
63
Kenton West
191
254
63
Marlborough
196
287
91
Pinner
167
203
36
Pinner South
71
96
25
Queensbury
383
572
189
Rayners Lane
213
325
112
Roxbourne
127
203
76
Roxeth
88
132
44
Stanmore Park
212
290
78
Wealdstone
160
219
59
West Harrow
88
157
69
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brooklands
136
217
81
Cranham
53
66
13
Elm Park
65
102
37
Emerson Park
144
161
17
Gooshays
68
107
39
Hacton
135
194
59
Harold Wood
64
141
77
Havering Park
67
91
24
Heaton
83
141
58
Hylands
75
112
37
Mawneys
87
101
14
Pettits
64
81
17
Rainham and Wennington
93
128
35
Romford Town
284
429
145
South Hornchurch
96
172
76
Squirrel's Heath
85
114
29
St Andrew's
135
170
35
Upminster
194
116
-78
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnhill
316
400
84
Botwell
169
290
121
Brunel
79
173
94
Cavendish
240
244
4
Charville
78
121
43
Eastcote and East Ruislip
115
133
18
Harefield
34
77
43
Heathrow Villages
160
185
25
Hillingdon East
104
143
39
Ickenham
61
81
20
Manor
143
173
30
Northwood
235
185
-50
Northwood Hills
146
266
120
Pinkwell
144
226
82
South Ruislip
118
142
24
Townfield
212
290
78
Uxbridge North
111
151
40
Uxbridge South
221
626
405
West Drayton
119
195
76
West Ruislip
104
151
47
Yeading
125
197
72
Yiewsley
148
197
49
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bedfont
91
116
25
Brentford
165
229
64
Chiswick Homefields
112
152
40
Chiswick Riverside
156
154
-2
Cranford
221
242
21
Feltham North
148
166
18
Feltham West
88
150
62
Hanworth
79
107
28
Hanworth Park
69
119
50
Heston Central
130
180
50
Heston East
234
200
-34
Heston West
183
177
-6
Hounslow Central
330
318
-12
Hounslow Heath
187
238
51
Hounslow South
106
151
45
Hounslow West
205
256
51
Isleworth
90
163
73
Northfield
119
120
1
Osterley and Spring Grove
188
261
73
Ravenscourt Park
110
192
82
Syon
140
198
58
Turnham Green
426
452
26
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldgate
209
172
-37
Barnsbury
117
155
38
Bunhill
1979
8114
6135
Caledonian
206
252
46
Canonbury
86
155
69
Clerkenwell
6584
758
-5826
Farringdon Within
1916
4111
2195
Finsbury Park
288
355
67
Highbury East
105
159
54
Highbury West
163
208
45
Hillrise
70
98
28
Holloway
133
186
53
Junction
79
121
42
King's Cross
704
549
-155
Mildmay
108
157
49
St George's
69
81
12
St Mary's
373
451
78
St Pancras and Somers Town
405
536
131
St Peter's
421
481
60
Tollington
138
167
29
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abingdon
277
302
25
Brompton & Hans Town
329
336
7
Campden
227
266
39
Chelsea Riverside
105
119
14
Colville
110
120
10
Courtfield
124
143
19
Dalgarno
43
56
13
Earl's Court
122
145
23
Golborne
152
211
59
Holland
154
161
7
Norland
56
72
16
Notting Dale
71
105
34
Pembridge
88
132
44
Queen's Gate
249
290
41
Redcliffe
180
224
44
Royal Hospital
162
1104
942
St. Helen's
56
72
16
Stanley
90
106
16
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
151
191
40
Berrylands
45
107
62
Beverley
138
128
-10
Canbury
98
124
26
Chessington North and Hook
34
64
30
Chessington South
37
79
42
Coombe Hill
75
127
52
Coombe Vale
69
102
33
Grove
357
275
-82
Norbiton
110
109
-1
Old Malden
59
62
3
St James
73
105
32
St Mark's
152
193
41
Surbiton Hill
90
134
44
Tolworth and Hook Rise
97
143
46
Tudor
50
48
-2
Village
352
653
301
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bishop's
296
205
-91
Brixton Hill
145
207
62
Clapham Common
134
148
14
Clapham Town
141
229
88
Coldharbour
241
296
55
Ferndale
123
209
86
Gipsy Hill
139
161
22
Herne Hill
119
152
33
Knight's Hill
100
132
32
Larkhall
150
228
78
Oval
202
222
20
Prince's
150
199
49
St Leonard's
166
231
65
Stockwell
107
160
53
Streatham Hill
113
149
36
Streatham South
121
173
52
Streatham Wells
122
157
35
Thornton
83
118
35
Thurlow Park
102
153
51
Tulse Hill
112
172
60
Vassall
125
178
53
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bellingham
123
201
78
Blackheath
139
148
9
Brockley
124
196
72
Catford South
156
155
-1
Crofton Park
116
205
89
Downham
112
107
-5
Evelyn
165
224
59
Forest Hill
114
153
39
Grove Park
123
182
59
Ladywell
99
129
30
Lee Green
127
142
15
Lewisham Central
241
293
52
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
35
72
37
New Cross
185
221
36
Perry Vale
101
149
48
Rushey Green
137
179
42
Sydenham
152
212
60
Telegraph Hill
119
173
54
Whitefoot
85
123
38
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
790
794
4
Cannon Hill
50
85
35
Colliers Wood
147
153
6
Cricket Green
141
242
101
Dundonald
253
343
90
Farringdon Within
1916
4111
2195
Figge's Marsh
84
138
54
Graveney
430
379
-51
Hillside
167
210
43
Lavender Fields
177
205
28
Longthornton
104
164
60
Lower Morden
35
55
20
Merton Park
277
437
160
Pollards Hill
87
104
17
Ravensbury
143
313
170
Raynes Park
79
105
26
St Helier
161
224
63
Trinity
135
192
57
Village
352
653
301
West Barnes
81
105
24
Wimbledon Park
118
150
32
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beckton
178
241
63
Boleyn
184
254
70
Canning Town North
183
223
40
Canning Town South
211
264
53
Custom House
127
210
83
East Ham Central
373
372
-1
East Ham North
214
227
13
East Ham South
246
238
-8
Forest Gate North
250
246
-4
Forest Gate South
277
415
138
Green Street East
235
275
40
Green Street West
222
261
39
Little Ilford
208
253
45
Manor Park
227
278
51
Plaistow North
134
183
49
Plaistow South
183
284
101
Royal Docks
181
317
136
Stratford and New Town
595
2351
1756
Wall End
177
209
32
West Ham
176
200
24
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldborough
143
210
67
Barkingside
548
351
-197
Bridge
237
1051
814
Chadwell
123
228
105
Church End
438
339
-99
Clayhall
345
442
97
Clementswood
413
498
85
Cranbrook
258
326
68
Fairlop
128
203
75
Fullwell
114
200
86
Goodmayes
258
359
101
Hainault
255
229
-26
Loxford
266
309
43
Mayfield
190
252
62
Monkhams
156
147
-9
Newbury
225
368
143
Roding
134
221
87
Seven Kings
459
762
303
Snaresbrook
218
315
97
Valentines
470
618
148
Wanstead
72
101
29
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnes
93
102
9
East Sheen
165
172
7
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
139
160
21
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside
45
77
32
Hampton
158
509
351
Hampton North
58
65
7
Hampton Wick
144
184
40
Heathfield
149
210
61
Isleworth
90
163
73
Kew
71
108
37
Mortlake and Barnes Common
100
136
36
North Richmond
111
144
33
South Richmond
201
246
45
South Twickenham
89
126
37
St Margarets and North Twickenham
120
132
12
Teddington
113
136
23
Twickenham Riverside
148
158
10
West Twickenham
48
90
42
Whitton
80
92
12
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
294
450
156
Camberwell Green
137
182
45
Cathedrals
603
651
48
Chaucer
288
479
191
College
81
120
39
East Dulwich
107
141
34
East Walworth
125
162
37
Evelyn
165
224
59
Faraday
111
103
-8
Grange
565
577
12
Livesey
166
199
33
Newington
149
210
61
Nunhead
85
130
45
Peckham
124
166
42
Peckham Rye
91
143
52
Riverside
877
1210
333
Rotherhithe
208
399
191
South Bermondsey
119
140
21
South Camberwell
98
102
4
Surrey Docks
200
198
-2
The Lane
138
214
76
Village
352
653
301
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beddington North
57
69
12
Beddington South
68
74
6
Belmont
146
260
114
Carshalton Central
166
124
-42
Carshalton South and Clockhouse
63
89
26
Cheam
108
125
17
Nonsuch
69
74
5
St Helier
161
224
63
Stonecot
102
133
31
Sutton Central
156
182
26
Sutton North
39
73
34
Sutton South
75
97
22
Sutton West
80
120
40
The Wrythe
51
72
21
Wallington North
68
76
8
Wallington South
96
151
55
Wandle Valley
80
127
47
Worcester Park
101
141
40
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bethnal Green
175
254
79
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
857
511
-346
Bow East
250
356
106
Bow West
104
137
33
Bromley North
48
72
24
Bromley South
122
135
13
Canary Wharf
1614
2231
617
Island Gardens
286
182
-104
Lansbury
109
188
79
Limehouse
62
97
35
Mile End
206
261
55
Poplar
48
77
29
Shadwell
156
149
-7
Spitalfields & Banglatown
832
818
-14
St Dunstan's
113
111
-2
St Katharine's & Wapping
293
279
-14
St Peter's
421
481
60
Stepney Green
193
162
-31
Weavers
222
263
41
Whitechapel
750
821
71
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Cann Hall
140
194
54
Cathall
252
159
-93
Chapel End
136
219
83
Chingford Green
157
185
28
Church End
438
339
-99
Endlebury
94
111
17
Forest
159
191
32
Grove Green
181
206
25
Hale End and Highams Park
123
160
37
Hatch Lane
102
145
43
High Street
186
280
94
Higham Hill
180
238
58
Hoe Street
242
347
105
Larkswood
88
110
22
Lea Bridge
362
489
127
Leyton
166
365
199
Leytonstone
179
327
148
Markhouse
114
148
34
Valley
91
123
32
William Morris
176
231
55
Wood Street
133
173
40
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Balham
172
228
56
Bedford
85
129
44
Earlsfield
221
204
-17
East Putney
1316
2267
951
Fairfield
876
1028
152
Furzedown
100
167
67
Graveney
430
379
-51
Latchmere
123
182
59
Nightingale
115
155
40
Northcote
117
171
54
Queenstown
223
291
68
Roehampton and Putney Heath
83
140
57
Shaftesbury
195
218
23
Southfields
168
237
69
St Mary's Park
530
634
104
Thamesfield
244
316
72
Tooting
320
488
168
Wandsworth Common
114
143
29
West Hill
102
141
39
West Putney
99
134
35
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Road
156
129
-27
Bayswater
194
211
17
Bryanston and Dorset Square
1452
1931
479
Church Street
168
157
-11
Churchill
67
80
13
Harrow Road
122
145
23
Hyde Park
660
1250
590
Kilburn
420
423
3
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
254
359
105
Lancaster Gate
266
311
45
Little Venice
158
151
-7
Maida Vale
88
146
58
Marylebone High Street
2391
2006
-385
Queen's Park
70
105
35
Regent's Park
762
602
-160
St James's
3843
4397
554
Tachbrook
87
109
22
Vincent Square
266
304
38
Warwick
415
466
51
West End
5967
7940
1973
Westbourne
126
157
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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 London compares to them.

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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
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2015: 1st
London
1,070,255
4th 2015: 4th
Essex
112,065
6th 2015: 7th
Hertfordshire
104,699
8th 2015: 8th
Kent
98,931
9th 2015: 9th
Surrey
95,997
12th 2015: 12th
Berkshire
64,828
14th 2015: 14th
Buckinghamshire
62,413
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 London has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies 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

2016

209,869 formed

152,312 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

8.2% vs 2012

8.3% vs 2013

7.4% vs 2014

5.2% vs 2015