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Company Formations in 2017: London

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4.2% more companies in London compared to 2016

New businesses in London mapped

Boroughs

  • ABarking and Dagenham: 2,800
  • BBarnet: 9,935
  • CBexley: 2,592
  • DBrent: 5,157
  • EBromley: 3,322
  • FCamden: 20,043
  • GCity of London: 10,935
  • HCroydon: 5,762
  • IEaling: 5,157
  • JEnfield: 5,220
  • KGreenwich: 3,143
  • LHackney: 19,512
  • MHammersmith and Fulham: 3,225
  • NHaringey: 4,525
  • OHarrow: 5,437
  • PHavering: 2,555
  • QHillingdon: 3,887
  • RHounslow: 3,701
  • SIslington: 14,813
  • TKensington and Chelsea: 4,648
  • UKingston upon Thames: 1,798
  • VLambeth: 3,747
  • WLewisham: 3,075
  • XMerton: 3,663
  • YNewham: 7,401
  • ZRedbridge: 6,204
  • AARichmond upon Thames: 2,595
  • ABSouthwark: 4,493
  • ACSutton: 1,804
  • ADTower Hamlets: 6,362
  • AEWaltham Forest: 3,742
  • AFWandsworth: 5,273
  • AGWestminster: 18,714

Companies formed in 2017 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 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
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2016: 1st
London
205,527
5th 2016: 6th
Essex
15,922
6th 2016: 8th
Kent
14,860
7th 2016: 5th
Hertfordshire
13,752
11th 2016: 12th
Surrey
11,009
15th 2016: 16th
Berkshire
8,679
17th 2016: 17th
Buckinghamshire
7,992
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County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2017 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in London breakdown

95% Private Limited Companies (194,955 companies)

5% Other company types (10,572 companies)

Other company types breakdown (10,572 companies)

Total companies in London by the end of 2017

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Businesses formed in London during 2017

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Businesses dissolved in London during 2017

meaning there is a total of

1,114,699

businesses registered in London at the end of 2017.

4.2% more companies in London compared to 2016

Surrounding counties 2017 breakdown & comparison

Essex

116,669 total businesses
15,922 formed in 2017
12,534 dissolved in 2017

Hertfordshire

105,506 total businesses
13,752 formed in 2017
11,826 dissolved in 2017

Kent

105,182 total businesses
14,860 formed in 2017
10,950 dissolved in 2017

Buckinghamshire

64,538 total businesses
7,992 formed in 2017
6,695 dissolved in 2017

Surrey

96,847 total businesses
11,009 formed in 2017
10,367 dissolved in 2017

Berkshire

66,738 total businesses
8,679 formed in 2017
7,336 dissolved in 2017

London

1,114,699 total businesses
205,527 formed in 2017
153,566 dissolved in 2017

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
708
743
35
Alibon
101
105
4
Becontree
191
241
50
Chadwell Heath
96
114
18
Eastbrook
112
139
27
Eastbury
118
158
40
Gascoigne
162
184
22
Goresbrook
117
119
2
Heath
82
100
18
Longbridge
96
136
40
Mayesbrook
92
105
13
Parsloes
77
103
26
River
100
143
43
Thames
238
271
33
Valence
112
150
38
Village
478
599
121
Whalebone
129
196
67
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
304
388
84
Burnt Oak
158
216
58
Childs Hill
571
656
85
Colindale
214
331
117
Coppetts
218
495
277
East Barnet
161
240
79
East Finchley
408
364
-44
Edgware
820
840
20
Finchley Church End
653
751
98
Garden Suburb
273
268
-5
Golders Green
254
413
159
Hale
287
343
56
Hendon
397
471
74
High Barnet
407
588
181
Mill Hill
209
242
33
Oakleigh
251
271
20
Totteridge
336
260
-76
Underhill
164
204
40
West Finchley
1833
2398
565
West Hendon
337
367
30
Woodhouse
341
381
40
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
132
169
37
Barnehurst
42
84
42
Belvedere
80
127
47
Blackfen and Lamorbey
46
65
19
Blendon and Penhill
48
55
7
Brampton
47
92
45
Christchurch
88
124
36
Colyers
59
78
19
Cray Meadows
50
80
30
Crayford
87
112
25
Danson Park
52
87
35
East Wickham
55
77
22
Erith
115
155
40
Falconwood and Welling
92
96
4
Lesnes Abbey
68
80
12
Longlands
169
213
44
North End
242
322
80
Northumberland Heath
70
57
-13
Sidcup
216
336
120
St Mary's
337
434
97
St Michael's
55
57
2
Thamesmead East
309
237
-72
West Hill
101
128
27
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alperton
246
268
22
Barnhill
276
403
127
Brondesbury Park
123
151
28
Dollis Hill
200
276
76
Dudden Hill
137
174
37
Fryent
195
295
100
Harlesden
109
182
73
Kensal Green
156
195
39
Kenton
188
278
90
Kilburn
349
447
98
Mapesbury
157
205
48
Northwick Park
156
160
4
Preston
209
325
116
Queens Park
198
314
116
Queensbury
358
470
112
Stonebridge
241
258
17
Sudbury
160
206
46
Tokyngton
458
532
74
Welsh Harp
140
162
22
Wembley Central
215
238
23
Willesden Green
176
188
12
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bickley
118
177
59
Biggin Hill
60
93
33
Bromley Common and Keston
137
194
57
Bromley Town
325
413
88
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom
143
118
-25
Chislehurst
143
184
41
Clock House
103
144
41
Copers Cope
218
310
92
Cray Valley East
98
130
32
Cray Valley West
88
139
51
Crystal Palace
100
130
30
Darwin
28
31
3
Farnborough and Crofton
77
130
53
Hayes and Coney Hall
103
105
2
Kelsey and Eden Park
189
122
-67
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
49
73
24
Orpington
154
195
41
Penge and Cator
139
170
31
Petts Wood and Knoll
168
121
-47
Plaistow and Sundridge
122
151
29
Shortlands
54
76
22
West Wickham
94
116
22
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belsize
131
203
72
Bloomsbury
1113
1223
110
Camden Town with Primrose Hill
409
496
87
Cantelowes
105
141
36
Fortune Green
121
205
84
Frognal and Fitzjohns
366
405
39
Gospel Oak
65
88
23
Hampstead Town
113
170
57
Haverstock
91
117
26
Highgate
196
279
83
Holborn and Covent Garden
6312
14945
8633
Kentish Town
136
190
54
Kilburn
349
447
98
King's Cross
619
463
-156
Regent's Park
703
600
-103
St Pancras and Somers Town
439
177
-262
Swiss Cottage
192
260
68
West Hampstead
229
264
35
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldersgate
139
117
-22
Aldgate
260
232
-28
Bassishaw
183
150
-33
Billingsgate
70
34
-36
Bishopsgate
252
294
42
Bread Street
71
109
38
Bridge
871
246
-625
Broad Street
98
165
67
Bunhill
2837
11732
8895
Candlewick
304
167
-137
Castle Baynard
892
804
-88
Cheap
120
183
63
Clerkenwell
1680
580
-1100
Coleman Street
372
395
23
Cordwainer
30
149
119
Cornhill
244
368
124
Cripplegate
34
15
-19
Dowgate
102
150
48
Farringdon Within
7231
6160
-1071
Farringdon Without
247
274
27
Langbourn
404
280
-124
Lime Street
98
274
176
Portsoken
31
25
-6
Queenhithe
43
18
-25
Tower
127
178
51
Vintry
90
155
65
Walbrook
84
109
25
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addiscombe
160
197
37
Ashburton
93
124
31
Bensham Manor
159
153
-6
Broad Green
287
346
59
Coulsdon East
67
91
24
Coulsdon West
102
132
30
Croham
194
210
16
Fairfield
776
907
131
Fieldway
59
57
-2
Heathfield
174
187
13
Kenley
89
110
21
New Addington
50
71
21
Norbury
180
220
40
Purley
1026
1348
322
Sanderstead
54
99
45
Selhurst
237
256
19
Selsdon and Ballards
54
64
10
Shirley
101
124
23
South Norwood
143
215
72
Thornton Heath
158
193
35
Upper Norwood
192
261
69
Waddon
257
258
1
West Thornton
222
248
26
Woodside
500
611
111
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Acton Central
198
237
39
Cleveland
94
101
7
Dormers Wells
83
128
45
Ealing Broadway
306
420
114
Ealing Common
122
199
77
East Acton
559
479
-80
Elthorne
169
253
84
Greenford Broadway
164
245
81
Greenford Green
108
152
44
Hanger Hill
307
350
43
Hobbayne
90
113
23
Lady Margaret
115
162
47
North Greenford
149
188
39
Northfield
101
164
63
Northolt Mandeville
105
178
73
Northolt West End
87
143
56
Norwood Green
163
195
32
Perivale
162
214
52
South Acton
159
199
40
Southall Broadway
213
278
65
Southall Green
191
261
70
Southfield
197
261
64
Walpole
156
237
81
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bowes
131
198
67
Bush Hill Park
87
113
26
Chase
86
92
6
Cockfosters
150
206
56
Edmonton Green
246
393
147
Enfield Highway
138
125
-13
Enfield Lock
165
207
42
Grange
520
547
27
Haselbury
173
182
9
Highlands
80
112
32
Jubilee
115
155
40
Lower Edmonton
179
194
15
Palmers Green
385
602
217
Ponders End
151
159
8
Southbury
191
146
-45
Southgate
1320
1005
-315
Southgate Green
149
191
42
Town
331
408
77
Turkey Street
96
130
34
Upper Edmonton
147
194
47
Winchmore Hill
597
499
-98
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
132
169
37
Blackheath Westcombe
84
157
73
Brockley
172
201
29
Charlton
110
153
43
Coldharbour and New Eltham
109
128
19
Eltham North
89
85
-4
Eltham South
95
173
78
Eltham West
90
125
35
Glyndon
150
174
24
Greenwich West
218
291
73
Kidbrooke with Hornfair
119
125
6
Middle Park and Sutcliffe
68
84
16
Peninsula
195
280
85
Plumstead
156
173
17
Shooters Hill
96
114
18
Thamesmead Moorings
257
282
25
Woolwich Common
197
229
32
Woolwich Riverside
336
399
63
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brownswood
72
112
40
Bunhill
2837
11732
8895
Cazenove
127
256
129
Clissold
93
155
62
Dalston
139
191
52
De Beauvoir
115
173
58
Hackney Central
136
169
33
Hackney Downs
95
139
44
Hackney Wick
119
140
21
Haggerston
144
190
46
Homerton
126
153
27
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
1337
1401
64
Hoxton West
7655
14612
6957
King's Park
100
97
-3
Lea Bridge
328
460
132
London Fields
187
388
201
Shacklewell
119
190
71
Springfield
171
344
173
Stamford Hill West
128
218
90
Stoke Newington
143
188
45
Victoria
109
116
7
Woodberry Down
64
95
31
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addison
228
247
19
Askew
163
199
36
Avonmore and Brook Green
245
243
-2
College Park and Old Oak
175
224
49
Fulham Broadway
164
240
76
Fulham Reach
145
143
-2
Hammersmith Broadway
305
337
32
Kensal Green
156
195
39
Munster
108
118
10
North End
242
322
80
Palace Riverside
79
121
42
Parsons Green and Walham
158
237
79
Ravenscourt Park
122
166
44
Sands End
206
205
-1
Shepherd's Bush Green
164
196
32
Town
331
408
77
Wormholt and White City
91
139
48
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
152
206
54
Bounds Green
202
233
31
Bruce Grove
141
200
59
Crouch End
91
97
6
Fortis Green
83
131
48
Harringay
164
195
31
Highgate
196
279
83
Hornsey
81
128
47
Junction
100
117
17
Muswell Hill
68
106
38
Noel Park
443
389
-54
Northumberland Park
206
346
140
Seven Sisters
274
440
166
St Ann's
125
220
95
Stroud Green
78
123
45
Tottenham Green
198
366
168
Tottenham Hale
160
255
95
West Green
191
459
268
White Hart Lane
132
122
-10
Woodside
500
611
111
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belmont
165
223
58
Canons
300
422
122
Edgware
820
840
20
Greenhill
714
1146
432
Harrow on the Hill
217
279
62
Harrow Weald
101
120
19
Hatch End
105
157
52
Headstone North
132
179
47
Headstone South
276
236
-40
Kenton East
123
150
27
Kenton West
162
238
76
Marlborough
198
293
95
Pinner
167
196
29
Pinner South
66
118
52
Queensbury
358
470
112
Rayners Lane
194
211
17
Roxbourne
145
168
23
Roxeth
100
158
58
Stanmore Park
205
274
69
Wealdstone
159
225
66
West Harrow
91
117
26
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brooklands
199
251
52
Cranham
46
74
28
Elm Park
63
89
26
Emerson Park
139
130
-9
Gooshays
85
104
19
Hacton
120
194
74
Harold Wood
78
165
87
Havering Park
75
86
11
Heaton
99
118
19
Hylands
87
95
8
Mawneys
80
112
32
Pettits
58
98
40
Rainham and Wennington
101
119
18
Romford Town
278
377
99
South Hornchurch
121
142
21
Squirrel's Heath
70
108
38
St Andrew's
136
179
43
Upminster
182
114
-68
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnhill
276
403
127
Botwell
236
303
67
Brunel
122
147
25
Cavendish
169
145
-24
Charville
100
120
20
Eastcote and East Ruislip
108
145
37
Harefield
37
55
18
Heathrow Villages
141
178
37
Hillingdon East
106
167
61
Ickenham
53
69
16
Manor
118
137
19
Northwood
179
171
-8
Northwood Hills
219
275
56
Pinkwell
142
169
27
South Ruislip
115
143
28
Townfield
191
375
184
Uxbridge North
134
161
27
Uxbridge South
349
220
-129
West Drayton
132
167
35
West Ruislip
116
205
89
Yeading
135
186
51
Yiewsley
158
187
29
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bedfont
93
118
25
Brentford
191
245
54
Chiswick Homefields
100
146
46
Chiswick Riverside
132
119
-13
Cranford
173
271
98
Feltham North
129
140
11
Feltham West
93
103
10
Hanworth
90
102
12
Hanworth Park
91
79
-12
Heston Central
148
178
30
Heston East
188
185
-3
Heston West
139
174
35
Hounslow Central
296
258
-38
Hounslow Heath
191
196
5
Hounslow South
109
155
46
Hounslow West
190
267
77
Isleworth
103
122
19
Northfield
101
164
63
Osterley and Spring Grove
176
280
104
Ravenscourt Park
122
166
44
Syon
153
164
11
Turnham Green
291
398
107
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldgate
260
232
-28
Barnsbury
92
126
34
Bunhill
2837
11732
8895
Caledonian
185
220
35
Canonbury
102
146
44
Clerkenwell
1680
580
-1100
Farringdon Within
7231
6160
-1071
Finsbury Park
296
343
47
Highbury East
102
116
14
Highbury West
140
213
73
Hillrise
67
87
20
Holloway
121
158
37
Junction
100
117
17
King's Cross
619
463
-156
Mildmay
99
279
180
St George's
63
92
29
St Mary's
337
434
97
St Pancras and Somers Town
439
177
-262
St Peter's
349
538
189
Tollington
121
163
42
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abingdon
227
428
201
Brompton & Hans Town
300
351
51
Campden
199
251
52
Chelsea Riverside
122
130
8
Colville
111
131
20
Courtfield
122
152
30
Dalgarno
50
46
-4
Earl's Court
113
138
25
Golborne
143
206
63
Holland
130
143
13
Norland
50
73
23
Notting Dale
70
87
17
Pembridge
125
122
-3
Queen's Gate
236
968
732
Redcliffe
171
213
42
Royal Hospital
396
983
587
St. Helen's
46
91
45
Stanley
85
135
50
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
152
206
54
Berrylands
53
99
46
Beverley
109
154
45
Canbury
87
115
28
Chessington North and Hook
36
53
17
Chessington South
54
70
16
Coombe Hill
66
98
32
Coombe Vale
65
99
34
Grove
319
221
-98
Norbiton
90
125
35
Old Malden
63
80
17
St James
65
67
2
St Mark's
121
180
59
Surbiton Hill
83
108
25
Tolworth and Hook Rise
91
159
68
Tudor
44
56
12
Village
478
599
121
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bishop's
149
239
90
Brixton Hill
135
185
50
Clapham Common
106
150
44
Clapham Town
159
227
68
Coldharbour
223
299
76
Ferndale
126
179
53
Gipsy Hill
123
158
35
Herne Hill
116
139
23
Knight's Hill
89
110
21
Larkhall
161
210
49
Oval
187
292
105
Prince's
143
188
45
St Leonard's
167
210
43
Stockwell
113
118
5
Streatham Hill
98
148
50
Streatham South
108
172
64
Streatham Wells
114
164
50
Thornton
98
123
25
Thurlow Park
101
131
30
Tulse Hill
131
128
-3
Vassall
176
177
1
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bellingham
142
192
50
Blackheath
116
131
15
Brockley
172
201
29
Catford South
160
183
23
Crofton Park
123
135
12
Downham
101
143
42
Evelyn
167
215
48
Forest Hill
128
141
13
Grove Park
99
156
57
Ladywell
99
148
49
Lee Green
136
142
6
Lewisham Central
223
324
101
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
49
73
24
New Cross
187
207
20
Perry Vale
115
121
6
Rushey Green
133
169
36
Sydenham
141
175
34
Telegraph Hill
127
161
34
Whitefoot
115
138
23
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
708
743
35
Cannon Hill
65
88
23
Colliers Wood
144
142
-2
Cricket Green
147
173
26
Dundonald
257
319
62
Farringdon Within
7231
6160
-1071
Figge's Marsh
95
123
28
Graveney
355
350
-5
Hillside
133
147
14
Lavender Fields
169
204
35
Longthornton
112
162
50
Lower Morden
49
61
12
Merton Park
284
436
152
Pollards Hill
83
116
33
Ravensbury
164
245
81
Raynes Park
63
98
35
St Helier
135
199
64
Trinity
117
210
93
Village
478
599
121
West Barnes
77
100
23
Wimbledon Park
115
136
21
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beckton
177
212
35
Boleyn
172
196
24
Canning Town North
196
199
3
Canning Town South
179
241
62
Custom House
137
182
45
East Ham Central
313
418
105
East Ham North
162
237
75
East Ham South
203
234
31
Forest Gate North
170
197
27
Forest Gate South
299
403
104
Green Street East
218
326
108
Green Street West
219
240
21
Little Ilford
185
208
23
Manor Park
213
277
64
Plaistow North
153
191
38
Plaistow South
201
1106
905
Royal Docks
233
1463
1230
Stratford and New Town
530
698
168
Wall End
145
183
38
West Ham
162
190
28
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldborough
146
224
78
Barkingside
415
321
-94
Bridge
871
246
-625
Chadwell
159
211
52
Church End
301
313
12
Clayhall
318
429
111
Clementswood
372
458
86
Cranbrook
192
316
124
Fairlop
133
193
60
Fullwell
141
169
28
Goodmayes
254
325
71
Hainault
218
193
-25
Loxford
233
319
86
Mayfield
160
229
69
Monkhams
145
121
-24
Newbury
251
343
92
Roding
135
177
42
Seven Kings
586
747
161
Snaresbrook
222
308
86
Valentines
430
593
163
Wanstead
63
100
37
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnes
80
87
7
East Sheen
135
152
17
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
145
153
8
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside
66
72
6
Hampton
232
538
306
Hampton North
43
69
26
Hampton Wick
104
172
68
Heathfield
174
187
13
Isleworth
103
122
19
Kew
87
102
15
Mortlake and Barnes Common
100
108
8
North Richmond
80
122
42
South Richmond
194
252
58
South Twickenham
93
90
-3
St Margarets and North Twickenham
86
137
51
Teddington
93
126
33
Twickenham Riverside
105
145
40
West Twickenham
58
97
39
Whitton
73
87
14
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
304
388
84
Camberwell Green
162
160
-2
Cathedrals
679
612
-67
Chaucer
277
342
65
College
102
101
-1
East Dulwich
97
129
32
East Walworth
140
142
2
Evelyn
167
215
48
Faraday
67
112
45
Grange
520
547
27
Livesey
149
185
36
Newington
151
174
23
Nunhead
137
179
42
Peckham
150
153
3
Peckham Rye
94
128
34
Riverside
1243
468
-775
Rotherhithe
204
306
102
South Bermondsey
116
137
21
South Camberwell
77
101
24
Surrey Docks
146
174
28
The Lane
152
195
43
Village
478
599
121
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beddington North
56
94
38
Beddington South
51
82
31
Belmont
165
223
58
Carshalton Central
163
115
-48
Carshalton South and Clockhouse
61
94
33
Cheam
85
113
28
Nonsuch
61
86
25
St Helier
135
199
64
Stonecot
111
114
3
Sutton Central
154
174
20
Sutton North
42
71
29
Sutton South
81
100
19
Sutton West
79
88
9
The Wrythe
43
54
11
Wallington North
63
79
16
Wallington South
99
153
54
Wandle Valley
87
92
5
Worcester Park
101
129
28
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bethnal Green
220
212
-8
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
605
661
56
Bow East
308
281
-27
Bow West
104
99
-5
Bromley North
60
66
6
Bromley South
95
130
35
Canary Wharf
1668
1265
-403
Island Gardens
144
168
24
Lansbury
121
187
66
Limehouse
54
74
20
Mile End
224
241
17
Poplar
44
71
27
Shadwell
116
145
29
Spitalfields & Banglatown
664
823
159
St Dunstan's
102
122
20
St Katharine's & Wapping
261
247
-14
St Peter's
349
538
189
Stepney Green
153
167
14
Weavers
210
239
29
Whitechapel
610
860
250
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Cann Hall
141
166
25
Cathall
184
174
-10
Chapel End
153
217
64
Chingford Green
128
195
67
Church End
301
313
12
Endlebury
102
104
2
Forest
141
203
62
Grove Green
192
206
14
Hale End and Highams Park
115
128
13
Hatch Lane
88
128
40
High Street
205
191
-14
Higham Hill
210
222
12
Hoe Street
200
220
20
Larkswood
87
170
83
Lea Bridge
328
460
132
Leyton
262
250
-12
Leytonstone
190
261
71
Markhouse
112
139
27
Valley
96
123
27
William Morris
172
212
40
Wood Street
139
158
19
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Balham
151
222
71
Bedford
94
140
46
Earlsfield
197
223
26
East Putney
1385
1383
-2
Fairfield
776
907
131
Furzedown
112
107
-5
Graveney
355
350
-5
Latchmere
117
146
29
Nightingale
110
136
26
Northcote
121
148
27
Queenstown
239
229
-10
Roehampton and Putney Heath
93
139
46
Shaftesbury
198
188
-10
Southfields
162
211
49
St Mary's Park
458
520
62
Thamesfield
228
288
60
Tooting
365
356
-9
Wandsworth Common
76
144
68
West Hill
101
128
27
West Putney
112
139
27
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Road
120
143
23
Bayswater
163
211
48
Bryanston and Dorset Square
1567
1530
-37
Church Street
139
217
78
Churchill
53
78
25
Harrow Road
131
166
35
Hyde Park
1091
562
-529
Kilburn
349
447
98
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
282
352
70
Lancaster Gate
213
336
123
Little Venice
142
147
5
Maida Vale
96
123
27
Marylebone High Street
1827
1926
99
Queen's Park
77
99
22
Regent's Park
703
600
-103
St James's
3139
4442
1303
Tachbrook
68
108
40
Vincent Square
263
303
40
Warwick
407
433
26
West End
5150
7198
2048
Westbourne
119
144
25

Total companies 2017 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how London compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
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
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2016: 1st
London
1,114,699
4th 2016: 4th
Essex
116,669
7th 2016: 6th
Hertfordshire
105,506
8th 2016: 8th
Kent
105,182
9th 2016: 9th
Surrey
96,847
12th 2016: 12th
Berkshire
66,738
14th 2016: 14th
Buckinghamshire
64,538
Rank
County
Total companies
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

Total companies at the end of 2017 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.

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

2017

205,527 formed

153,566 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

8.3% vs 2013

7.4% vs 2014

5.2% vs 2015

4.2% vs 2016