Inform Direct: Total companies in London by the end of 2018

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

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st	London	217,617
5th 2017: 5th	Essex	17,063
6th 2017: 7th	Hertfordshire	15,554
7th 2017: 6th	Kent	15,057
12th 2017: 11th	Surrey	11,179
13th 2017: 15th	Berkshire	9,166
14th 2017: 17th	Buckinghamshire	8,915

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

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abbey	672	758	86
Alibon	119	141	22
Becontree	194	222	28
Chadwell Heath	104	128	24
Eastbrook	131	136	5
Eastbury	126	151	25
Gascoigne	165	187	22
Goresbrook	109	137	28
Heath	98	135	37
Longbridge	128	169	41
Mayesbrook	108	118	10
Parsloes	102	132	30
River	131	140	9
Thames	225	269	44
Valence	118	162	44
Village	425	531	106
Whalebone	141	218	77

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Brunswick Park	337	465	128
Burnt Oak	158	210	52
Childs Hill	598	528	-70
Colindale	287	429	142
Coppetts	225	481	256
East Barnet	146	282	136
East Finchley	428	355	-73
Edgware	779	1017	238
Finchley Church End	695	689	-6
Garden Suburb	184	292	108
Golders Green	252	448	196
Hale	327	362	35
Hendon	348	472	124
High Barnet	489	535	46
Mill Hill	196	274	78
Oakleigh	245	246	1
Totteridge	285	270	-15
Underhill	181	208	27
West Finchley	1392	2117	725
West Hendon	339	450	111
Woodhouse	342	403	61

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abbey Wood	149	180	31
Barnehurst	53	88	35
Belvedere	106	121	15
Blackfen and Lamorbey	44	70	26
Blendon and Penhill	44	53	9
Brampton	62	85	23
Christchurch	89	116	27
Colyers	73	88	15
Cray Meadows	75	98	23
Crayford	80	97	17
Danson Park	56	93	37
East Wickham	50	91	41
Erith	101	192	91
Falconwood and Welling	89	102	13
Lesnes Abbey	82	93	11
Longlands	191	185	-6
North End	256	286	30
Northumberland Heath	42	75	33
Sidcup	220	322	102
St Mary's	338	401	63
St Michael's	58	76	18
Thamesmead East	389	240	-149
West Hill	99	129	30

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Alperton	228	308	80
Barnhill	293	438	145
Brondesbury Park	115	165	50
Dollis Hill	215	262	47
Dudden Hill	158	191	33
Fryent	188	257	69
Harlesden	114	186	72
Kensal Green	177	200	23
Kenton	213	289	76
Kilburn	323	480	157
Mapesbury	187	216	29
Northwick Park	176	171	-5
Preston	217	348	131
Queens Park	196	312	116
Queensbury	372	534	162
Stonebridge	250	278	28
Sudbury	195	197	2
Tokyngton	395	730	335
Welsh Harp	136	223	87
Wembley Central	221	228	7
Willesden Green	169	217	48

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bickley	115	174	59
Biggin Hill	62	57	-5
Bromley Common and Keston	138	230	92
Bromley Town	304	372	68
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom	67	95	28
Chislehurst	153	224	71
Clock House	119	181	62
Copers Cope	228	314	86
Cray Valley East	116	162	46
Cray Valley West	92	135	43
Crystal Palace	95	157	62
Darwin	31	45	14
Farnborough and Crofton	74	122	48
Hayes and Coney Hall	101	97	-4
Kelsey and Eden Park	177	147	-30
Mottingham and Chislehurst North	57	73	16
Orpington	159	226	67
Penge and Cator	131	198	67
Petts Wood and Knoll	104	122	18
Plaistow and Sundridge	129	231	102
Shortlands	54	82	28
West Wickham	92	103	11

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Belsize	156	219	63
Bloomsbury	1225	1752	527
Camden Town with Primrose Hill	420	457	37
Cantelowes	92	158	66
Fortune Green	143	210	67
Frognal and Fitzjohns	386	388	2
Gospel Oak	73	104	31
Hampstead Town	122	143	21
Haverstock	84	126	42
Highgate	218	310	92
Holborn and Covent Garden	7926	18144	10218
Kentish Town	187	177	-10
Kilburn	323	480	157
King's Cross	593	508	-85
Regent's Park	559	530	-29
St Pancras and Somers Town	218	186	-32
Swiss Cottage	221	271	50
West Hampstead	224	211	-13

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Aldersgate	83	130	47
Aldgate	183	225	42
Bassishaw	131	163	32
Billingsgate	34	60	26
Bishopsgate	254	301	47
Bread Street	57	101	44
Bridge	316	255	-61
Broad Street	113	172	59
Bunhill	4700	15183	10483
Candlewick	141	244	103
Castle Baynard	981	789	-192
Cheap	113	230	117
Clerkenwell	965	605	-360
Coleman Street	294	400	106
Cordwainer	94	127	33
Cornhill	339	276	-63
Cripplegate	16	29	13
Dowgate	137	172	35
Farringdon Within	5313	3399	-1914
Farringdon Without	230	321	91
Langbourn	348	230	-118
Lime Street	102	288	186
Portsoken	22	23	1
Queenhithe	13	13	0
Tower	118	159	41
Vintry	91	100	9
Walbrook	81	88	7

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Addiscombe	157	219	62
Ashburton	116	151	35
Bensham Manor	143	192	49
Broad Green	272	356	84
Coulsdon East	70	86	16
Coulsdon West	99	148	49
Croham	272	198	-74
Fairfield	702	967	265
Fieldway	60	68	8
Heathfield	170	194	24
Kenley	112	145	33
New Addington	65	65	0
Norbury	173	218	45
Purley	1640	694	-946
Sanderstead	58	99	41
Selhurst	245	262	17
Selsdon and Ballards	48	72	24
Shirley	88	132	44
South Norwood	181	210	29
Thornton Heath	148	194	46
Upper Norwood	217	272	55
Waddon	292	244	-48
West Thornton	249	251	2
Woodside	657	560	-97

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Acton Central	233	237	4
Cleveland	103	98	-5
Dormers Wells	93	151	58
Ealing Broadway	370	382	12
Ealing Common	139	216	77
East Acton	598	509	-89
Elthorne	143	216	73
Greenford Broadway	179	245	66
Greenford Green	150	164	14
Hanger Hill	270	367	97
Hobbayne	104	127	23
Lady Margaret	103	160	57
North Greenford	120	173	53
Northfield	104	177	73
Northolt Mandeville	135	174	39
Northolt West End	110	140	30
Norwood Green	157	218	61
Perivale	180	227	47
South Acton	183	217	34
Southall Broadway	215	290	75
Southall Green	167	333	166
Southfield	184	276	92
Walpole	165	202	37

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bowes	133	174	41
Bush Hill Park	82	103	21
Chase	85	117	32
Cockfosters	154	229	75
Edmonton Green	287	407	120
Enfield Highway	135	197	62
Enfield Lock	222	223	1
Grange	531	657	126
Haselbury	162	185	23
Highlands	92	123	31
Jubilee	121	193	72
Lower Edmonton	196	228	32
Palmers Green	360	499	139
Ponders End	119	188	69
Southbury	155	165	10
Southgate	1425	1092	-333
Southgate Green	156	159	3
Town	309	418	109
Turkey Street	144	142	-2
Upper Edmonton	160	242	82
Winchmore Hill	585	570	-15

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abbey Wood	149	180	31
Blackheath Westcombe	103	131	28
Brockley	148	180	32
Charlton	109	156	47
Coldharbour and New Eltham	77	136	59
Eltham North	116	105	-11
Eltham South	108	200	92
Eltham West	105	160	55
Glyndon	162	221	59
Greenwich West	215	300	85
Kidbrooke with Hornfair	116	138	22
Middle Park and Sutcliffe	77	107	30
Peninsula	210	255	45
Plumstead	181	221	40
Shooters Hill	97	114	17
Thamesmead Moorings	254	314	60
Woolwich Common	222	260	38
Woolwich Riverside	368	400	32

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Brownswood	71	92	21
Bunhill	4700	15183	10483
Cazenove	117	263	146
Clissold	116	168	52
Dalston	152	208	56
De Beauvoir	124	156	32
Hackney Central	137	170	33
Hackney Downs	104	143	39
Hackney Wick	100	154	54
Haggerston	167	225	58
Homerton	118	148	30
Hoxton East & Shoreditch	1216	1783	567
Hoxton West	7891	15724	7833
King's Park	94	136	42
Lea Bridge	333	479	146
London Fields	221	391	170
Shacklewell	123	140	17
Springfield	151	408	257
Stamford Hill West	120	259	139
Stoke Newington	129	200	71
Victoria	130	151	21
Woodberry Down	71	116	45

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Addison	246	261	15
Askew	147	185	38
Avonmore and Brook Green	178	303	125
College Park and Old Oak	177	247	70
Fulham Broadway	189	236	47
Fulham Reach	147	150	3
Hammersmith Broadway	296	333	37
Kensal Green	177	200	23
Munster	111	113	2
North End	256	286	30
Palace Riverside	83	127	44
Parsons Green and Walham	149	214	65
Ravenscourt Park	112	159	47
Sands End	155	245	90
Shepherd's Bush Green	156	205	49
Town	309	418	109
Wormholt and White City	108	122	14

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Alexandra	159	228	69
Bounds Green	198	264	66
Bruce Grove	151	191	40
Crouch End	79	111	32
Fortis Green	99	144	45
Harringay	144	254	110
Highgate	218	310	92
Hornsey	76	125	49
Junction	89	137	48
Muswell Hill	85	99	14
Noel Park	331	257	-74
Northumberland Park	252	258	6
Seven Sisters	251	505	254
St Ann's	129	228	99
Stroud Green	83	115	32
Tottenham Green	279	473	194
Tottenham Hale	187	382	195
West Green	206	433	227
White Hart Lane	126	142	16
Woodside	657	560	-97

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Belmont	170	275	105
Canons	284	439	155
Edgware	779	1017	238
Greenhill	801	1192	391
Harrow on the Hill	187	285	98
Harrow Weald	115	130	15
Hatch End	143	141	-2
Headstone North	124	188	64
Headstone South	261	272	11
Kenton East	102	150	48
Kenton West	159	290	131
Marlborough	192	295	103
Pinner	170	198	28
Pinner South	66	122	56
Queensbury	372	534	162
Rayners Lane	172	177	5
Roxbourne	135	191	56
Roxeth	91	186	95
Stanmore Park	180	277	97
Wealdstone	177	221	44
West Harrow	112	174	62

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Brooklands	197	261	64
Cranham	50	88	38
Elm Park	70	96	26
Emerson Park	122	128	6
Gooshays	95	148	53
Hacton	133	209	76
Harold Wood	92	158	66
Havering Park	60	105	45
Heaton	121	141	20
Hylands	65	115	50
Mawneys	82	110	28
Pettits	69	107	38
Rainham and Wennington	96	142	46
Romford Town	290	412	122
South Hornchurch	124	166	42
Squirrel's Heath	78	90	12
St Andrew's	129	182	53
Upminster	203	108	-95

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Barnhill	293	438	145
Botwell	236	311	75
Brunel	121	182	61
Cavendish	119	128	9
Charville	76	120	44
Eastcote and East Ruislip	112	139	27
Harefield	49	65	16
Heathrow Villages	142	179	37
Hillingdon East	91	156	65
Ickenham	45	75	30
Manor	102	154	52
Northwood	188	194	6
Northwood Hills	218	248	30
Pinkwell	135	239	104
South Ruislip	117	147	30
Townfield	220	415	195
Uxbridge North	143	176	33
Uxbridge South	278	255	-23
West Drayton	133	176	43
West Ruislip	146	857	711
Yeading	149	190	41
Yiewsley	164	213	49

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bedfont	93	142	49
Brentford	181	278	97
Chiswick Homefields	109	132	23
Chiswick Riverside	112	130	18
Cranford	208	238	30
Feltham North	140	154	14
Feltham West	94	139	45
Hanworth	71	121	50
Hanworth Park	87	198	111
Heston Central	135	171	36
Heston East	160	224	64
Heston West	137	171	34
Hounslow Central	228	296	68
Hounslow Heath	166	248	82
Hounslow South	100	132	32
Hounslow West	207	291	84
Isleworth	108	146	38
Northfield	104	177	73
Osterley and Spring Grove	184	292	108
Ravenscourt Park	112	159	47
Syon	139	174	35
Turnham Green	280	420	140

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Aldgate	183	225	42
Barnsbury	91	147	56
Bunhill	4700	15183	10483
Caledonian	184	196	12
Canonbury	90	198	108
Clerkenwell	965	605	-360
Farringdon Within	5313	3399	-1914
Finsbury Park	254	349	95
Highbury East	110	127	17
Highbury West	172	191	19
Hillrise	62	91	29
Holloway	125	154	29
Junction	89	137	48
King's Cross	593	508	-85
Mildmay	133	346	213
St George's	81	117	36
St Mary's	338	401	63
St Pancras and Somers Town	218	186	-32
St Peter's	384	525	141
Tollington	135	162	27

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abingdon	216	452	236
Brompton & Hans Town	238	309	71
Campden	185	286	101
Chelsea Riverside	71	117	46
Colville	87	118	31
Courtfield	104	142	38
Dalgarno	46	61	15
Earl's Court	100	157	57
Golborne	182	201	19
Holland	115	204	89
Norland	64	79	15
Notting Dale	73	99	26
Pembridge	120	128	8
Queen's Gate	387	468	81
Redcliffe	171	186	15
Royal Hospital	604	179	-425
St. Helen's	56	79	23
Stanley	84	131	47

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Alexandra	159	228	69
Berrylands	66	96	30
Beverley	111	176	65
Canbury	80	137	57
Chessington North and Hook	50	63	13
Chessington South	73	60	-13
Coombe Hill	92	115	23
Coombe Vale	64	83	19
Grove	184	189	5
Norbiton	107	109	2
Old Malden	56	81	25
St James	60	104	44
St Mark's	135	186	51
Surbiton Hill	75	93	18
Tolworth and Hook Rise	133	139	6
Tudor	51	79	28
Village	425	531	106

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bishop's	150	209	59
Brixton Hill	151	191	40
Clapham Common	108	141	33
Clapham Town	169	206	37
Coldharbour	233	331	98
Ferndale	137	195	58
Gipsy Hill	121	163	42
Herne Hill	121	163	42
Knight's Hill	106	156	50
Larkhall	169	239	70
Oval	202	309	107
Prince's	150	222	72
St Leonard's	159	205	46
Stockwell	106	154	48
Streatham Hill	107	167	60
Streatham South	121	162	41
Streatham Wells	130	179	49
Thornton	114	123	9
Thurlow Park	100	132	32
Tulse Hill	112	161	49
Vassall	146	174	28

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bellingham	178	197	19
Blackheath	104	160	56
Brockley	148	180	32
Catford South	158	202	44
Crofton Park	121	147	26
Downham	116	133	17
Evelyn	157	257	100
Forest Hill	107	141	34
Grove Park	129	153	24
Ladywell	104	161	57
Lee Green	122	155	33
Lewisham Central	250	396	146
Mottingham and Chislehurst North	57	73	16
New Cross	196	251	55
Perry Vale	112	160	48
Rushey Green	134	186	52
Sydenham	152	173	21
Telegraph Hill	127	190	63
Whitefoot	116	121	5

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abbey	672	758	86
Cannon Hill	60	85	25
Colliers Wood	127	159	32
Cricket Green	153	200	47
Dundonald	260	306	46
Farringdon Within	5313	3399	-1914
Figge's Marsh	98	131	33
Graveney	334	407	73
Hillside	120	152	32
Lavender Fields	147	186	39
Longthornton	102	179	77
Lower Morden	47	73	26
Merton Park	274	426	152
Pollards Hill	85	114	29
Ravensbury	180	275	95
Raynes Park	89	142	53
St Helier	182	210	28
Trinity	158	177	19
Village	425	531	106
West Barnes	89	151	62
Wimbledon Park	133	134	1

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Beckton	161	249	88
Boleyn	182	192	10
Canning Town North	182	236	54
Canning Town South	197	286	89
Custom House	155	187	32
East Ham Central	313	411	98
East Ham North	176	246	70
East Ham South	245	248	3
Forest Gate North	180	241	61
Forest Gate South	331	395	64
Green Street East	247	322	75
Green Street West	170	251	81
Little Ilford	177	196	19
Manor Park	222	305	83
Plaistow North	150	164	14
Plaistow South	491	404	-87
Royal Docks	421	4590	4169
Stratford and New Town	536	785	249
Wall End	151	187	36
West Ham	156	239	83

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Aldborough	160	263	103
Barkingside	300	315	15
Bridge	316	255	-61
Chadwell	157	211	54
Church End	271	262	-9
Clayhall	325	401	76
Clementswood	378	541	163
Cranbrook	229	333	104
Fairlop	139	198	59
Fullwell	129	192	63
Goodmayes	248	361	113
Hainault	271	217	-54
Loxford	227	341	114
Mayfield	165	233	68
Monkhams	169	130	-39
Newbury	277	402	125
Roding	166	190	24
Seven Kings	514	743	229
Snaresbrook	225	284	59
Valentines	466	574	108
Wanstead	76	124	48

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Barnes	61	92	31
East Sheen	107	133	26
Fulwell and Hampton Hill	114	151	37
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside	61	88	27
Hampton	231	603	372
Hampton North	56	60	4
Hampton Wick	142	146	4
Heathfield	170	194	24
Isleworth	108	146	38
Kew	79	123	44
Mortlake and Barnes Common	105	147	42
North Richmond	114	130	16
South Richmond	200	257	57
South Twickenham	77	115	38
St Margarets and North Twickenham	94	139	45
Teddington	89	151	62
Twickenham Riverside	105	168	63
West Twickenham	61	84	23
Whitton	84	95	11

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Brunswick Park	337	465	128
Camberwell Green	156	212	56
Cathedrals	621	700	79
Chaucer	276	321	45
College	88	104	16
East Dulwich	119	146	27
East Walworth	129	176	47
Evelyn	157	257	100
Faraday	84	127	43
Grange	531	657	126
Livesey	164	193	29
Newington	155	171	16
Nunhead	169	177	8
Peckham	156	169	13
Peckham Rye	118	138	20
Riverside	911	442	-469
Rotherhithe	250	379	129
South Bermondsey	110	138	28
South Camberwell	82	109	27
Surrey Docks	120	163	43
The Lane	185	188	3
Village	425	531	106

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Beddington North	76	98	22
Beddington South	53	84	31
Belmont	170	275	105
Carshalton Central	187	107	-80
Carshalton South and Clockhouse	85	91	6
Cheam	93	119	26
Nonsuch	71	106	35
St Helier	182	210	28
Stonecot	101	121	20
Sutton Central	135	177	42
Sutton North	36	86	50
Sutton South	97	96	-1
Sutton West	88	147	59
The Wrythe	53	74	21
Wallington North	52	80	28
Wallington South	124	146	22
Wandle Valley	80	119	39
Worcester Park	95	160	65

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bethnal Green	184	226	42
Blackwall & Cubitt Town	589	677	88
Bow East	205	280	75
Bow West	96	117	21
Bromley North	62	113	51
Bromley South	108	149	41
Canary Wharf	1544	1328	-216
Island Gardens	130	225	95
Lansbury	155	204	49
Limehouse	59	74	15
Mile End	228	284	56
Poplar	57	62	5
Shadwell	104	181	77
Spitalfields & Banglatown	688	696	8
St Dunstan's	108	121	13
St Katharine's & Wapping	316	251	-65
St Peter's	384	525	141
Stepney Green	126	208	82
Weavers	202	256	54
Whitechapel	687	811	124

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Cann Hall	144	193	49
Cathall	221	197	-24
Chapel End	174	230	56
Chingford Green	165	222	57
Church End	271	262	-9
Endlebury	87	88	1
Forest	156	204	48
Grove Green	159	238	79
Hale End and Highams Park	117	129	12
Hatch Lane	118	120	2
High Street	186	238	52
Higham Hill	179	260	81
Hoe Street	187	254	67
Larkswood	109	155	46
Lea Bridge	333	479	146
Leyton	257	268	11
Leytonstone	186	297	111
Markhouse	97	140	43
Valley	96	138	42
William Morris	186	252	66
Wood Street	109	153	44

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Balham	186	199	13
Bedford	98	147	49
Earlsfield	143	222	79
East Putney	2001	1505	-496
Fairfield	702	967	265
Furzedown	108	135	27
Graveney	334	407	73
Latchmere	162	160	-2
Nightingale	105	146	41
Northcote	113	146	33
Queenstown	252	222	-30
Roehampton and Putney Heath	95	131	36
Shaftesbury	170	182	12
Southfields	171	232	61
St Mary's Park	377	454	77
Thamesfield	215	274	59
Tooting	338	317	-21
Wandsworth Common	102	142	40
West Hill	99	129	30
West Putney	107	156	49

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abbey Road	90	152	62
Bayswater	159	174	15
Bryanston and Dorset Square	1544	1044	-500
Church Street	135	216	81
Churchill	60	76	16
Harrow Road	115	138	23
Hyde Park	472	502	30
Kilburn	323	480	157
Knightsbridge and Belgravia	252	320	68
Lancaster Gate	267	367	100
Little Venice	108	175	67
Maida Vale	111	117	6
Marylebone High Street	1479	1771	292
Queen's Park	83	111	28
Regent's Park	559	530	-29
St James's	3396	4047	651
Tachbrook	84	97	13
Vincent Square	212	275	63
Warwick	447	447	0
West End	5221	7209	1988
Westbourne	109	129	20

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

Company Formations in 2018: London

New businesses in London mapped

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Companies formed in 2018 league table

New incorporations in 2018 per 1000 people

In London

National Average

Type of companies formed in London breakdown

Total companies in London by the end of 2018

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Surrounding counties 2018 breakdown & comparison

Ward breakdown data for

Total companies 2018 league table

Total companies at the end of 2018 per 1000 people

In London

National Average

The last 5 years