2015
198,282 formed
119,720 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in London during 2019
3.5% more companies in London compared to 2018
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how London compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed | 
|---|---|---|
                    1st
                      2018: 1st
                      | 
                  London  | 
                  222,468  | 
                
                    2nd
                      2018: 3rd
                      | 
                  Greater Manchester  | 
                  31,440  | 
                
                    3rd
                      2018: 2nd
                      | 
                  West Midlands  | 
                  29,676  | 
                
                    4th
                      2018: 4th
                      | 
                  West Yorkshire  | 
                  18,752  | 
                
                    5th
                      2018: 5th
                      | 
                  Essex  | 
                  17,816  | 
                
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed | 
|---|---|---|
                    1st
                      2018: 1st
                      | 
                  London  | 
                  222,468  | 
                
                    5th
                      2018: 5th
                      | 
                  Essex  | 
                  17,816  | 
                
                    6th
                      2018: 7th
                      | 
                  Kent  | 
                  15,963  | 
                
                    7th
                      2018: 6th
                      | 
                  Hertfordshire  | 
                  15,231  | 
                
                    12th
                      2018: 12th
                      | 
                  Surrey  | 
                  11,032  | 
                
                    16th
                      2018: 13th
                      | 
                  Berkshire  | 
                  9,009  | 
                
                    17th
                      2018: 14th
                      | 
                  Buckinghamshire  | 
                  8,835  | 
                
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed | 
|---|---|---|
                    1st                      2018: 1st
                      | 
                  London  | 
                  222,468  | 
                
                    2nd                      2018: 3rd
                      | 
                  Greater Manchester  | 
                  31,440  | 
                
                    3rd                      2018: 2nd
                      | 
                  West Midlands  | 
                  29,676  | 
                
                    4th                      2018: 4th
                      | 
                  West Yorkshire  | 
                  18,752  | 
                
                    5th                      2018: 5th
                      | 
                  Essex  | 
                  17,816  | 
                
                    6th                      2018: 7th
                      | 
                  Kent  | 
                  15,963  | 
                
                    7th                      2018: 6th
                      | 
                  Hertfordshire  | 
                  15,231  | 
                
                    8th                      2018: 8th
                      | 
                  Hampshire  | 
                  15,174  | 
                
                    9th                      2018: 9th
                      | 
                  Cheshire  | 
                  12,221  | 
                
                    10th                      2018: 10th
                      | 
                  Merseyside  | 
                  11,866  | 
                
                    11th                      2018: 11th
                      | 
                  Lancashire  | 
                  11,229  | 
                
                    12th                      2018: 12th
                      | 
                  Surrey  | 
                  11,032  | 
                
                    13th                      2018: 15th
                      | 
                  Leicestershire  | 
                  10,825  | 
                
                    14th                      2018: 22nd
                      | 
                  Worcestershire  | 
                  9,971  | 
                
                    15th                      2018: 16th
                      | 
                  South Yorkshire  | 
                  9,325  | 
                
                    16th                      2018: 13th
                      | 
                  Berkshire  | 
                  9,009  | 
                
                    17th                      2018: 14th
                      | 
                  Buckinghamshire  | 
                  8,835  | 
                
                    18th                      2018: 18th
                      | 
                  Northamptonshire  | 
                  8,393  | 
                
                    19th                      2018: 17th
                      | 
                  Dorset  | 
                  8,020  | 
                
                    20th                      2018: 19th
                      | 
                  East Sussex  | 
                  7,706  | 
                
                    21st                      2018: 20th
                      | 
                  Nottinghamshire  | 
                  7,348  | 
                
                    22nd                      2018: 23rd
                      | 
                  North Yorkshire  | 
                  7,260  | 
                
                    23rd                      2018: 25th
                      | 
                  Tyne and Wear  | 
                  7,132  | 
                
                    24th                      2018: 26th
                      | 
                  Staffordshire  | 
                  6,927  | 
                
                    25th                      2018: 24th
                      | 
                  Cambridgeshire  | 
                  6,779  | 
                
                    26th                      2018: 21st
                      | 
                  Bedfordshire  | 
                  6,766  | 
                
                    27th                      2018: 27th
                      | 
                  Derbyshire  | 
                  6,522  | 
                
                    28th                      2018: 30th
                      | 
                  Devon  | 
                  6,196  | 
                
                    29th                      2018: 28th
                      | 
                  West Sussex  | 
                  6,154  | 
                
                    30th                      2018: 29th
                      | 
                  Lincolnshire  | 
                  6,042  | 
                
                    31st                      2018: 32nd
                      | 
                  Somerset  | 
                  6,041  | 
                
                    32nd                      2018: 31st
                      | 
                  Gloucestershire  | 
                  5,971  | 
                
                    33rd                      2018: 34th
                      | 
                  Warwickshire  | 
                  5,256  | 
                
                    34th                      2018: 36th
                      | 
                  Oxfordshire  | 
                  5,087  | 
                
                    35th                      2018: 35th
                      | 
                  Bristol  | 
                  5,040  | 
                
                    36th                      2018: 37th
                      | 
                  Norfolk  | 
                  4,731  | 
                
                    37th                      2018: 33rd
                      | 
                  Durham  | 
                  4,623  | 
                
                    38th                      2018: 39th
                      | 
                  Suffolk  | 
                  4,518  | 
                
                    39th                      2018: 38th
                      | 
                  Wiltshire  | 
                  4,428  | 
                
                    40th                      2018: 40th
                      | 
                  East Riding of Yorkshire  | 
                  3,258  | 
                
                    41st                      2018: 42nd
                      | 
                  Shropshire  | 
                  3,231  | 
                
                    42nd                      2018: 41st
                      | 
                  Cornwall  | 
                  2,948  | 
                
                    43rd                      2018: 43rd
                      | 
                  Cumbria  | 
                  2,171  | 
                
                    44th                      2018: 44th
                      | 
                  Northumberland  | 
                  1,531  | 
                
                    45th                      2018: 45th
                      | 
                  Herefordshire  | 
                  1,499  | 
                
                    46th                      2018: 46th
                      | 
                  Isle of Wight  | 
                  675  | 
                
                    47th                      2018: 47th
                      | 
                  Rutland  | 
                  230  | 
                
27.1
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (213,500 companies)
4% Other company types (8,968 companies)
Other company types breakdown (8,968 companies)
????
Businesses formed in London during 2019
????
Businesses dissolved in London during 2019
1,204,778
businesses registered in London at the end of 2019.
3.5% more companies in London compared to 2018
Essex
128,433 total businesses
          17,816 formed in 2019
          14,103 dissolved in 2019          
Hertfordshire
113,106 total businesses
          15,231 formed in 2019
          12,403 dissolved in 2019          
Kent
113,551 total businesses
          15,963 formed in 2019
          12,199 dissolved in 2019          
Buckinghamshire
69,470 total businesses
          8,835 formed in 2019
          9,133 dissolved in 2019          
Surrey
100,643 total businesses
          11,032 formed in 2019
          9,568 dissolved in 2019          
Berkshire
70,177 total businesses
          9,009 formed in 2019
          7,831 dissolved in 2019          
London
1,204,778 total businesses
          222,468 formed in 2019
          166,945 dissolved in 2019          
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey  | 
                        77  | 
                      ||
Alibon  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Becontree  | 
                        95  | 
                      ||
Chadwell Heath  | 
                        84  | 
                      ||
Eastbrook  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Eastbury  | 
                        61  | 
                      ||
Gascoigne  | 
                        -2  | 
                      ||
Goresbrook  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Heath  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Longbridge  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Mayesbrook  | 
                        50  | 
                      ||
Parsloes  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
River  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
Thames  | 
                        113  | 
                      ||
Valence  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Village  | 
                        92  | 
                      ||
Whalebone  | 
                        125  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park  | 
                        111  | 
                      ||
Burnt Oak  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Childs Hill  | 
                        -30  | 
                      ||
Colindale  | 
                        136  | 
                      ||
Coppetts  | 
                        175  | 
                      ||
East Barnet  | 
                        91  | 
                      ||
East Finchley  | 
                        -198  | 
                      ||
Edgware  | 
                        104  | 
                      ||
Finchley Church End  | 
                        119  | 
                      ||
Garden Suburb  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
Golders Green  | 
                        137  | 
                      ||
Hale  | 
                        -56  | 
                      ||
Hendon  | 
                        143  | 
                      ||
High Barnet  | 
                        210  | 
                      ||
Mill Hill  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
Oakleigh  | 
                        8  | 
                      ||
Totteridge  | 
                        5  | 
                      ||
Underhill  | 
                        5  | 
                      ||
West Finchley  | 
                        650  | 
                      ||
West Hendon  | 
                        77  | 
                      ||
Woodhouse  | 
                        94  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood  | 
                        56  | 
                      ||
Barnehurst  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Belvedere  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Blackfen and Lamorbey  | 
                        17  | 
                      ||
Blendon and Penhill  | 
                        21  | 
                      ||
Brampton  | 
                        4  | 
                      ||
Christchurch  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Colyers  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Cray Meadows  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Crayford  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
Danson Park  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
East Wickham  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Erith  | 
                        69  | 
                      ||
Falconwood and Welling  | 
                        24  | 
                      ||
Lesnes Abbey  | 
                        235  | 
                      ||
Longlands  | 
                        -42  | 
                      ||
North End  | 
                        70  | 
                      ||
Northumberland Heath  | 
                        30  | 
                      ||
Sidcup  | 
                        88  | 
                      ||
St Mary's  | 
                        191  | 
                      ||
St Michael's  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Thamesmead East  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
West Hill  | 
                        60  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Alperton  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
Barnhill  | 
                        88  | 
                      ||
Brondesbury Park  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Dollis Hill  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Dudden Hill  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
Fryent  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Harlesden  | 
                        53  | 
                      ||
Kensal Green  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Kenton  | 
                        66  | 
                      ||
Kilburn  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
Mapesbury  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
Northwick Park  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Preston  | 
                        68  | 
                      ||
Queens Park  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Queensbury  | 
                        154  | 
                      ||
Stonebridge  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Sudbury  | 
                        48  | 
                      ||
Tokyngton  | 
                        66  | 
                      ||
Welsh Harp  | 
                        50  | 
                      ||
Wembley Central  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Willesden Green  | 
                        65  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Bickley  | 
                        68  | 
                      ||
Biggin Hill  | 
                        2  | 
                      ||
Bromley Common and Keston  | 
                        61  | 
                      ||
Bromley Town  | 
                        94  | 
                      ||
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom  | 
                        24  | 
                      ||
Chislehurst  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Clock House  | 
                        -10  | 
                      ||
Copers Cope  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Cray Valley East  | 
                        13  | 
                      ||
Cray Valley West  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Crystal Palace  | 
                        58  | 
                      ||
Darwin  | 
                        -10  | 
                      ||
Farnborough and Crofton  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Hayes and Coney Hall  | 
                        6  | 
                      ||
Kelsey and Eden Park  | 
                        -37  | 
                      ||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Orpington  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Penge and Cator  | 
                        80  | 
                      ||
Petts Wood and Knoll  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Plaistow and Sundridge  | 
                        96  | 
                      ||
Shortlands  | 
                        4  | 
                      ||
West Wickham  | 
                        11  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Belsize  | 
                        61  | 
                      ||
Bloomsbury  | 
                        -147  | 
                      ||
Camden Town with Primrose Hill  | 
                        76  | 
                      ||
Cantelowes  | 
                        8  | 
                      ||
Fortune Green  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Frognal and Fitzjohns  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Gospel Oak  | 
                        17  | 
                      ||
Hampstead Town  | 
                        20  | 
                      ||
Haverstock  | 
                        -15  | 
                      ||
Highgate  | 
                        121  | 
                      ||
Holborn and Covent Garden  | 
                        11389  | 
                      ||
Kentish Town  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Kilburn  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
King's Cross  | 
                        -19  | 
                      ||
Regent's Park  | 
                        -195  | 
                      ||
St Pancras and Somers Town  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
Swiss Cottage  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
West Hampstead  | 
                        57  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Aldersgate  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Aldgate  | 
                        -2  | 
                      ||
Bassishaw  | 
                        37  | 
                      ||
Billingsgate  | 
                        44  | 
                      ||
Bishopsgate  | 
                        13  | 
                      ||
Bread Street  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Bridge  | 
                        72  | 
                      ||
Broad Street  | 
                        144  | 
                      ||
Bunhill  | 
                        6608  | 
                      ||
Candlewick  | 
                        -54  | 
                      ||
Castle Baynard  | 
                        -209  | 
                      ||
Cheap  | 
                        51  | 
                      ||
Clerkenwell  | 
                        -278  | 
                      ||
Coleman Street  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
Cordwainer  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
Cornhill  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
Cripplegate  | 
                        12  | 
                      ||
Dowgate  | 
                        -17  | 
                      ||
Farringdon Within  | 
                        -2066  | 
                      ||
Farringdon Without  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Langbourn  | 
                        -76  | 
                      ||
Lime Street  | 
                        172  | 
                      ||
Portsoken  | 
                        21  | 
                      ||
Queenhithe  | 
                        0  | 
                      ||
Tower  | 
                        64  | 
                      ||
Vintry  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Walbrook  | 
                        21  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Addiscombe  | 
                        58  | 
                      ||
Ashburton  | 
                        93  | 
                      ||
Bensham Manor  | 
                        82  | 
                      ||
Broad Green  | 
                        67  | 
                      ||
Coulsdon East  | 
                        7  | 
                      ||
Coulsdon West  | 
                        41  | 
                      ||
Croham  | 
                        -45  | 
                      ||
Fairfield  | 
                        59  | 
                      ||
Fieldway  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Heathfield  | 
                        58  | 
                      ||
Kenley  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
New Addington  | 
                        24  | 
                      ||
Norbury  | 
                        107  | 
                      ||
Purley  | 
                        -495  | 
                      ||
Sanderstead  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
Selhurst  | 
                        58  | 
                      ||
Selsdon and Ballards  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Shirley  | 
                        4  | 
                      ||
South Norwood  | 
                        86  | 
                      ||
Thornton Heath  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Upper Norwood  | 
                        53  | 
                      ||
Waddon  | 
                        -15  | 
                      ||
West Thornton  | 
                        89  | 
                      ||
Woodside  | 
                        190  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Acton Central  | 
                        65  | 
                      ||
Cleveland  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
Dormers Wells  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
Ealing Broadway  | 
                        -10  | 
                      ||
Ealing Common  | 
                        298  | 
                      ||
East Acton  | 
                        353  | 
                      ||
Elthorne  | 
                        44  | 
                      ||
Greenford Broadway  | 
                        90  | 
                      ||
Greenford Green  | 
                        66  | 
                      ||
Hanger Hill  | 
                        102  | 
                      ||
Hobbayne  | 
                        13  | 
                      ||
Lady Margaret  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
North Greenford  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Northfield  | 
                        8  | 
                      ||
Northolt Mandeville  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
Northolt West End  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Norwood Green  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Perivale  | 
                        119  | 
                      ||
South Acton  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Southall Broadway  | 
                        44  | 
                      ||
Southall Green  | 
                        145  | 
                      ||
Southfield  | 
                        128  | 
                      ||
Walpole  | 
                        46  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Bowes  | 
                        82  | 
                      ||
Bush Hill Park  | 
                        9  | 
                      ||
Chase  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Cockfosters  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Edmonton Green  | 
                        224  | 
                      ||
Enfield Highway  | 
                        50  | 
                      ||
Enfield Lock  | 
                        53  | 
                      ||
Grange  | 
                        3  | 
                      ||
Haselbury  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Highlands  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Jubilee  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Lower Edmonton  | 
                        65  | 
                      ||
Palmers Green  | 
                        157  | 
                      ||
Ponders End  | 
                        87  | 
                      ||
Southbury  | 
                        3  | 
                      ||
Southgate  | 
                        110  | 
                      ||
Southgate Green  | 
                        59  | 
                      ||
Town  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Turkey Street  | 
                        66  | 
                      ||
Upper Edmonton  | 
                        37  | 
                      ||
Winchmore Hill  | 
                        -71  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood  | 
                        56  | 
                      ||
Blackheath Westcombe  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Brockley  | 
                        50  | 
                      ||
Charlton  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
Coldharbour and New Eltham  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Eltham North  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
Eltham South  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Eltham West  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Glyndon  | 
                        68  | 
                      ||
Greenwich West  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Kidbrooke with Hornfair  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
Middle Park and Sutcliffe  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Peninsula  | 
                        96  | 
                      ||
Plumstead  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Shooters Hill  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Thamesmead Moorings  | 
                        2  | 
                      ||
Woolwich Common  | 
                        91  | 
                      ||
Woolwich Riverside  | 
                        91  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Brownswood  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
Bunhill  | 
                        6608  | 
                      ||
Cazenove  | 
                        135  | 
                      ||
Clissold  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Dalston  | 
                        81  | 
                      ||
De Beauvoir  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Hackney Central  | 
                        1  | 
                      ||
Hackney Downs  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Hackney Wick  | 
                        64  | 
                      ||
Haggerston  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Homerton  | 
                        59  | 
                      ||
Hoxton East & Shoreditch  | 
                        1394  | 
                      ||
Hoxton West  | 
                        9972  | 
                      ||
King's Park  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Lea Bridge  | 
                        158  | 
                      ||
London Fields  | 
                        183  | 
                      ||
Shacklewell  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Springfield  | 
                        182  | 
                      ||
Stamford Hill West  | 
                        154  | 
                      ||
Stoke Newington  | 
                        38  | 
                      ||
Victoria  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Woodberry Down  | 
                        59  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Addison  | 
                        0  | 
                      ||
Askew  | 
                        48  | 
                      ||
Avonmore and Brook Green  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
College Park and Old Oak  | 
                        16  | 
                      ||
Fulham Broadway  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
Fulham Reach  | 
                        2  | 
                      ||
Hammersmith Broadway  | 
                        125  | 
                      ||
Kensal Green  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Munster  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
North End  | 
                        70  | 
                      ||
Palace Riverside  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Parsons Green and Walham  | 
                        24  | 
                      ||
Ravenscourt Park  | 
                        6  | 
                      ||
Sands End  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
Shepherd's Bush Green  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
Town  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Wormholt and White City  | 
                        23  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Bounds Green  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Bruce Grove  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Crouch End  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Fortis Green  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Harringay  | 
                        92  | 
                      ||
Highgate  | 
                        121  | 
                      ||
Hornsey  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Junction  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Muswell Hill  | 
                        21  | 
                      ||
Noel Park  | 
                        -102  | 
                      ||
Northumberland Park  | 
                        81  | 
                      ||
Seven Sisters  | 
                        140  | 
                      ||
St Ann's  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
Stroud Green  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Tottenham Green  | 
                        262  | 
                      ||
Tottenham Hale  | 
                        447  | 
                      ||
West Green  | 
                        238  | 
                      ||
White Hart Lane  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Woodside  | 
                        190  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Belmont  | 
                        78  | 
                      ||
Canons  | 
                        104  | 
                      ||
Edgware  | 
                        104  | 
                      ||
Greenhill  | 
                        339  | 
                      ||
Harrow on the Hill  | 
                        89  | 
                      ||
Harrow Weald  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Hatch End  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Headstone North  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Headstone South  | 
                        -42  | 
                      ||
Kenton East  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Kenton West  | 
                        95  | 
                      ||
Marlborough  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
Pinner  | 
                        50  | 
                      ||
Pinner South  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Queensbury  | 
                        154  | 
                      ||
Rayners Lane  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Roxbourne  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Roxeth  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Stanmore Park  | 
                        37  | 
                      ||
Wealdstone  | 
                        109  | 
                      ||
West Harrow  | 
                        29  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Brooklands  | 
                        79  | 
                      ||
Cranham  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Elm Park  | 
                        6  | 
                      ||
Emerson Park  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Gooshays  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Hacton  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Harold Wood  | 
                        223  | 
                      ||
Havering Park  | 
                        17  | 
                      ||
Heaton  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Hylands  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Mawneys  | 
                        37  | 
                      ||
Pettits  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
Rainham and Wennington  | 
                        53  | 
                      ||
Romford Town  | 
                        77  | 
                      ||
South Hornchurch  | 
                        71  | 
                      ||
Squirrel's Heath  | 
                        57  | 
                      ||
St Andrew's  | 
                        93  | 
                      ||
Upminster  | 
                        -147  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Barnhill  | 
                        88  | 
                      ||
Botwell  | 
                        56  | 
                      ||
Brunel  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Cavendish  | 
                        38  | 
                      ||
Charville  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Eastcote and East Ruislip  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Harefield  | 
                        27  | 
                      ||
Heathrow Villages  | 
                        38  | 
                      ||
Hillingdon East  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Ickenham  | 
                        8  | 
                      ||
Manor  | 
                        64  | 
                      ||
Northwood  | 
                        -34  | 
                      ||
Northwood Hills  | 
                        0  | 
                      ||
Pinkwell  | 
                        37  | 
                      ||
South Ruislip  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Townfield  | 
                        186  | 
                      ||
Uxbridge North  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Uxbridge South  | 
                        -34  | 
                      ||
West Drayton  | 
                        102  | 
                      ||
West Ruislip  | 
                        1029  | 
                      ||
Yeading  | 
                        91  | 
                      ||
Yiewsley  | 
                        6  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Bedfont  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Brentford  | 
                        84  | 
                      ||
Chiswick Homefields  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Chiswick Riverside  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
Cranford  | 
                        -55  | 
                      ||
Feltham North  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Feltham West  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Hanworth  | 
                        4  | 
                      ||
Hanworth Park  | 
                        74  | 
                      ||
Heston Central  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Heston East  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Heston West  | 
                        74  | 
                      ||
Hounslow Central  | 
                        145  | 
                      ||
Hounslow Heath  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
Hounslow South  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Hounslow West  | 
                        124  | 
                      ||
Isleworth  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Northfield  | 
                        8  | 
                      ||
Osterley and Spring Grove  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Ravenscourt Park  | 
                        6  | 
                      ||
Syon  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Turnham Green  | 
                        59  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Aldgate  | 
                        -2  | 
                      ||
Barnsbury  | 
                        30  | 
                      ||
Bunhill  | 
                        6608  | 
                      ||
Caledonian  | 
                        57  | 
                      ||
Canonbury  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Clerkenwell  | 
                        -278  | 
                      ||
Farringdon Within  | 
                        -2066  | 
                      ||
Finsbury Park  | 
                        109  | 
                      ||
Highbury East  | 
                        19  | 
                      ||
Highbury West  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Hillrise  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Holloway  | 
                        88  | 
                      ||
Junction  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
King's Cross  | 
                        -19  | 
                      ||
Mildmay  | 
                        244  | 
                      ||
St George's  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
St Mary's  | 
                        191  | 
                      ||
St Pancras and Somers Town  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
St Peter's  | 
                        117  | 
                      ||
Tollington  | 
                        169  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon  | 
                        233  | 
                      ||
Brompton & Hans Town  | 
                        84  | 
                      ||
Campden  | 
                        20  | 
                      ||
Chelsea Riverside  | 
                        20  | 
                      ||
Colville  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Courtfield  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Dalgarno  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Earl's Court  | 
                        51  | 
                      ||
Golborne  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
Holland  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Norland  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Notting Dale  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Pembridge  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Queen's Gate  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Redcliffe  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Royal Hospital  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
St. Helen's  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
Stanley  | 
                        75  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Berrylands  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Beverley  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
Canbury  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Chessington North and Hook  | 
                        3  | 
                      ||
Chessington South  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Coombe Hill  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
Coombe Vale  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Grove  | 
                        19  | 
                      ||
Norbiton  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Old Malden  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
St James  | 
                        -7  | 
                      ||
St Mark's  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Surbiton Hill  | 
                        4  | 
                      ||
Tolworth and Hook Rise  | 
                        38  | 
                      ||
Tudor  | 
                        41  | 
                      ||
Village  | 
                        92  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
Brixton Hill  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
Clapham Common  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Clapham Town  | 
                        69  | 
                      ||
Coldharbour  | 
                        75  | 
                      ||
Ferndale  | 
                        66  | 
                      ||
Gipsy Hill  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Herne Hill  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Knight's Hill  | 
                        41  | 
                      ||
Larkhall  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Oval  | 
                        48  | 
                      ||
Prince's  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
St Leonard's  | 
                        89  | 
                      ||
Stockwell  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Streatham Hill  | 
                        29  | 
                      ||
Streatham South  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Streatham Wells  | 
                        51  | 
                      ||
Thornton  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Thurlow Park  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Tulse Hill  | 
                        79  | 
                      ||
Vassall  | 
                        28  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Bellingham  | 
                        51  | 
                      ||
Blackheath  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Brockley  | 
                        50  | 
                      ||
Catford South  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Crofton Park  | 
                        27  | 
                      ||
Downham  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Evelyn  | 
                        87  | 
                      ||
Forest Hill  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Grove Park  | 
                        71  | 
                      ||
Ladywell  | 
                        24  | 
                      ||
Lee Green  | 
                        52  | 
                      ||
Lewisham Central  | 
                        70  | 
                      ||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
New Cross  | 
                        91  | 
                      ||
Perry Vale  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Rushey Green  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
Sydenham  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
Telegraph Hill  | 
                        27  | 
                      ||
Whitefoot  | 
                        25  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey  | 
                        77  | 
                      ||
Cannon Hill  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Colliers Wood  | 
                        19  | 
                      ||
Cricket Green  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Dundonald  | 
                        53  | 
                      ||
Farringdon Within  | 
                        -2066  | 
                      ||
Figge's Marsh  | 
                        7  | 
                      ||
Graveney  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
Hillside  | 
                        41  | 
                      ||
Lavender Fields  | 
                        62  | 
                      ||
Longthornton  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
Lower Morden  | 
                        -6  | 
                      ||
Merton Park  | 
                        130  | 
                      ||
Pollards Hill  | 
                        2  | 
                      ||
Ravensbury  | 
                        150  | 
                      ||
Raynes Park  | 
                        -5  | 
                      ||
St Helier  | 
                        57  | 
                      ||
Trinity  | 
                        59  | 
                      ||
Village  | 
                        92  | 
                      ||
West Barnes  | 
                        30  | 
                      ||
Wimbledon Park  | 
                        38  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Beckton  | 
                        47  | 
                      ||
Boleyn  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Canning Town North  | 
                        56  | 
                      ||
Canning Town South  | 
                        106  | 
                      ||
Custom House  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
East Ham Central  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
East Ham North  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
East Ham South  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Forest Gate North  | 
                        151  | 
                      ||
Forest Gate South  | 
                        139  | 
                      ||
Green Street East  | 
                        92  | 
                      ||
Green Street West  | 
                        65  | 
                      ||
Little Ilford  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
Manor Park  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Plaistow North  | 
                        38  | 
                      ||
Plaistow South  | 
                        -295  | 
                      ||
Royal Docks  | 
                        312  | 
                      ||
Stratford and New Town  | 
                        -1731  | 
                      ||
Wall End  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
West Ham  | 
                        25  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Aldborough  | 
                        76  | 
                      ||
Barkingside  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Bridge  | 
                        72  | 
                      ||
Chadwell  | 
                        96  | 
                      ||
Church End  | 
                        -8  | 
                      ||
Clayhall  | 
                        124  | 
                      ||
Clementswood  | 
                        238  | 
                      ||
Cranbrook  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Fairlop  | 
                        75  | 
                      ||
Fullwell  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
Goodmayes  | 
                        94  | 
                      ||
Hainault  | 
                        -183  | 
                      ||
Loxford  | 
                        92  | 
                      ||
Mayfield  | 
                        67  | 
                      ||
Monkhams  | 
                        -52  | 
                      ||
Newbury  | 
                        106  | 
                      ||
Roding  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Seven Kings  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Snaresbrook  | 
                        90  | 
                      ||
Valentines  | 
                        107  | 
                      ||
Wanstead  | 
                        12  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Barnes  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
East Sheen  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Fulwell and Hampton Hill  | 
                        17  | 
                      ||
Ham  Petersham and Richmond Riverside  | 
                        27  | 
                      ||
Hampton  | 
                        326  | 
                      ||
Hampton North  | 
                        4  | 
                      ||
Hampton Wick  | 
                        -39  | 
                      ||
Heathfield  | 
                        58  | 
                      ||
Isleworth  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Kew  | 
                        19  | 
                      ||
Mortlake and Barnes Common  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
North Richmond  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
South Richmond  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
South Twickenham  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
St Margarets and North Twickenham  | 
                        -8  | 
                      ||
Teddington  | 
                        -3  | 
                      ||
Twickenham Riverside  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
West Twickenham  | 
                        -9  | 
                      ||
Whitton  | 
                        35  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park  | 
                        111  | 
                      ||
Camberwell Green  | 
                        13  | 
                      ||
Cathedrals  | 
                        89  | 
                      ||
Chaucer  | 
                        -21  | 
                      ||
College  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
East Dulwich  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
East Walworth  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
Evelyn  | 
                        87  | 
                      ||
Faraday  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
Grange  | 
                        3  | 
                      ||
Livesey  | 
                        30  | 
                      ||
Newington  | 
                        58  | 
                      ||
Nunhead  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Peckham  | 
                        19  | 
                      ||
Peckham Rye  | 
                        56  | 
                      ||
Riverside  | 
                        -126  | 
                      ||
Rotherhithe  | 
                        74  | 
                      ||
South Bermondsey  | 
                        16  | 
                      ||
South Camberwell  | 
                        12  | 
                      ||
Surrey Docks  | 
                        42  | 
                      ||
The Lane  | 
                        94  | 
                      ||
Village  | 
                        92  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Beddington North  | 
                        16  | 
                      ||
Beddington South  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Belmont  | 
                        78  | 
                      ||
Carshalton Central  | 
                        -62  | 
                      ||
Carshalton South and Clockhouse  | 
                        14  | 
                      ||
Cheam  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Nonsuch  | 
                        -13  | 
                      ||
St Helier  | 
                        57  | 
                      ||
Stonecot  | 
                        24  | 
                      ||
Sutton Central  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
Sutton North  | 
                        21  | 
                      ||
Sutton South  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Sutton West  | 
                        62  | 
                      ||
The Wrythe  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Wallington North  | 
                        12  | 
                      ||
Wallington South  | 
                        57  | 
                      ||
Wandle Valley  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Worcester Park  | 
                        32  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
Blackwall & Cubitt Town  | 
                        187  | 
                      ||
Bow East  | 
                        146  | 
                      ||
Bow West  | 
                        51  | 
                      ||
Bromley North  | 
                        31  | 
                      ||
Bromley South  | 
                        55  | 
                      ||
Canary Wharf  | 
                        -279  | 
                      ||
Island Gardens  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Lansbury  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Limehouse  | 
                        13  | 
                      ||
Mile End  | 
                        10  | 
                      ||
Poplar  | 
                        22  | 
                      ||
Shadwell  | 
                        36  | 
                      ||
Spitalfields & Banglatown  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
St Dunstan's  | 
                        35  | 
                      ||
St Katharine's & Wapping  | 
                        -24  | 
                      ||
St Peter's  | 
                        117  | 
                      ||
Stepney Green  | 
                        18  | 
                      ||
Weavers  | 
                        65  | 
                      ||
Whitechapel  | 
                        105  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Cann Hall  | 
                        62  | 
                      ||
Cathall  | 
                        107  | 
                      ||
Chapel End  | 
                        30  | 
                      ||
Chingford Green  | 
                        5  | 
                      ||
Church End  | 
                        -8  | 
                      ||
Endlebury  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Forest  | 
                        8  | 
                      ||
Grove Green  | 
                        11  | 
                      ||
Hale End and Highams Park  | 
                        51  | 
                      ||
Hatch Lane  | 
                        32  | 
                      ||
High Street  | 
                        61  | 
                      ||
Higham Hill  | 
                        228  | 
                      ||
Hoe Street  | 
                        39  | 
                      ||
Larkswood  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
Lea Bridge  | 
                        158  | 
                      ||
Leyton  | 
                        57  | 
                      ||
Leytonstone  | 
                        116  | 
                      ||
Markhouse  | 
                        19  | 
                      ||
Valley  | 
                        54  | 
                      ||
William Morris  | 
                        107  | 
                      ||
Wood Street  | 
                        55  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Balham  | 
                        28  | 
                      ||
Bedford  | 
                        23  | 
                      ||
Earlsfield  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
East Putney  | 
                        -455  | 
                      ||
Fairfield  | 
                        59  | 
                      ||
Furzedown  | 
                        65  | 
                      ||
Graveney  | 
                        43  | 
                      ||
Latchmere  | 
                        30  | 
                      ||
Nightingale  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Northcote  | 
                        27  | 
                      ||
Queenstown  | 
                        15  | 
                      ||
Roehampton and Putney Heath  | 
                        46  | 
                      ||
Shaftesbury  | 
                        37  | 
                      ||
Southfields  | 
                        34  | 
                      ||
St Mary's Park  | 
                        -112  | 
                      ||
Thamesfield  | 
                        25  | 
                      ||
Tooting  | 
                        27  | 
                      ||
Wandsworth Common  | 
                        7  | 
                      ||
West Hill  | 
                        60  | 
                      ||
West Putney  | 
                        33  | 
                      
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Road  | 
                        -15  | 
                      ||
Bayswater  | 
                        3  | 
                      ||
Bryanston and Dorset Square  | 
                        -122  | 
                      ||
Church Street  | 
                        87  | 
                      ||
Churchill  | 
                        20  | 
                      ||
Harrow Road  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Hyde Park  | 
                        49  | 
                      ||
Kilburn  | 
                        83  | 
                      ||
Knightsbridge and Belgravia  | 
                        45  | 
                      ||
Lancaster Gate  | 
                        33  | 
                      ||
Little Venice  | 
                        -3  | 
                      ||
Maida Vale  | 
                        40  | 
                      ||
Marylebone High Street  | 
                        280  | 
                      ||
Queen's Park  | 
                        26  | 
                      ||
Regent's Park  | 
                        -195  | 
                      ||
St James's  | 
                        -384  | 
                      ||
Tachbrook  | 
                        9  | 
                      ||
Vincent Square  | 
                        62  | 
                      ||
Warwick  | 
                        153  | 
                      ||
West End  | 
                        1105  | 
                      ||
Westbourne  | 
                        23  | 
                      
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how London compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies | 
|---|---|---|
                    1st
                      2018: 1st
                      | 
                  London  | 
                  1,204,778  | 
                
                    2nd
                      2018: 2nd
                      | 
                  Greater Manchester  | 
                  189,867  | 
                
                    3rd
                      2018: 3rd
                      | 
                  West Midlands  | 
                  173,134  | 
                
                    4th
                      2018: 4th
                      | 
                  Essex  | 
                  128,433  | 
                
                    5th
                      2018: 5th
                      | 
                  West Yorkshire  | 
                  123,678  | 
                
| Rank | County | Total companies | 
|---|---|---|
                    1st
                      2018: 1st
                      | 
                  London  | 
                  1,204,778  | 
                
                    4th
                      2018: 4th
                      | 
                  Essex  | 
                  128,433  | 
                
                    7th
                      2018: 8th
                      | 
                  Kent  | 
                  113,551  | 
                
                    8th
                      2018: 6th
                      | 
                  Hertfordshire  | 
                  113,106  | 
                
                    9th
                      2018: 9th
                      | 
                  Surrey  | 
                  100,643  | 
                
                    12th
                      2018: 13th
                      | 
                  Berkshire  | 
                  70,177  | 
                
                    13th
                      2018: 12th
                      | 
                  Buckinghamshire  | 
                  69,470  | 
                
| Rank | County | Total companies | 
|---|---|---|
                    1st                      2018: 1st
                      | 
                  London  | 
                  1,204,778  | 
                
                    2nd                      2018: 2nd
                      | 
                  Greater Manchester  | 
                  189,867  | 
                
                    3rd                      2018: 3rd
                      | 
                  West Midlands  | 
                  173,134  | 
                
                    4th                      2018: 4th
                      | 
                  Essex  | 
                  128,433  | 
                
                    5th                      2018: 5th
                      | 
                  West Yorkshire  | 
                  123,678  | 
                
                    6th                      2018: 7th
                      | 
                  Hampshire  | 
                  114,831  | 
                
                    7th                      2018: 8th
                      | 
                  Kent  | 
                  113,551  | 
                
                    8th                      2018: 6th
                      | 
                  Hertfordshire  | 
                  113,106  | 
                
                    9th                      2018: 9th
                      | 
                  Surrey  | 
                  100,643  | 
                
                    10th                      2018: 10th
                      | 
                  Cheshire  | 
                  80,108  | 
                
                    11th                      2018: 11th
                      | 
                  Lancashire  | 
                  77,937  | 
                
                    12th                      2018: 13th
                      | 
                  Berkshire  | 
                  70,177  | 
                
                    13th                      2018: 12th
                      | 
                  Buckinghamshire  | 
                  69,470  | 
                
                    14th                      2018: 15th
                      | 
                  Merseyside  | 
                  68,401  | 
                
                    15th                      2018: 14th
                      | 
                  East Sussex  | 
                  67,545  | 
                
                    16th                      2018: 16th
                      | 
                  Leicestershire  | 
                  63,315  | 
                
                    17th                      2018: 17th
                      | 
                  South Yorkshire  | 
                  60,360  | 
                
                    18th                      2018: 18th
                      | 
                  Dorset  | 
                  57,606  | 
                
                    19th                      2018: 19th
                      | 
                  North Yorkshire  | 
                  54,481  | 
                
                    20th                      2018: 21st
                      | 
                  Devon  | 
                  53,264  | 
                
                    21st                      2018: 20th
                      | 
                  West Sussex  | 
                  52,825  | 
                
                    22nd                      2018: 22nd
                      | 
                  Gloucestershire  | 
                  52,494  | 
                
                    23rd                      2018: 24th
                      | 
                  Somerset  | 
                  51,957  | 
                
                    24th                      2018: 25th
                      | 
                  Staffordshire  | 
                  51,758  | 
                
                    25th                      2018: 23rd
                      | 
                  Nottinghamshire  | 
                  51,677  | 
                
                    26th                      2018: 26th
                      | 
                  Cambridgeshire  | 
                  50,160  | 
                
                    27th                      2018: 28th
                      | 
                  Northamptonshire  | 
                  49,144  | 
                
                    28th                      2018: 27th
                      | 
                  Derbyshire  | 
                  48,355  | 
                
                    29th                      2018: 29th
                      | 
                  Lincolnshire  | 
                  45,109  | 
                
                    30th                      2018: 30th
                      | 
                  Tyne and Wear  | 
                  44,237  | 
                
                    31st                      2018: 33rd
                      | 
                  Worcestershire  | 
                  43,247  | 
                
                    32nd                      2018: 32nd
                      | 
                  Oxfordshire  | 
                  42,461  | 
                
                    33rd                      2018: 31st
                      | 
                  Bedfordshire  | 
                  42,145  | 
                
                    34th                      2018: 35th
                      | 
                  Warwickshire  | 
                  38,998  | 
                
                    35th                      2018: 34th
                      | 
                  Norfolk  | 
                  38,911  | 
                
                    36th                      2018: 36th
                      | 
                  Wiltshire  | 
                  37,182  | 
                
                    37th                      2018: 37th
                      | 
                  Suffolk  | 
                  36,907  | 
                
                    38th                      2018: 38th
                      | 
                  Bristol  | 
                  33,594  | 
                
                    39th                      2018: 39th
                      | 
                  Durham  | 
                  29,218  | 
                
                    40th                      2018: 40th
                      | 
                  East Riding of Yorkshire  | 
                  25,383  | 
                
                    41st                      2018: 41st
                      | 
                  Shropshire  | 
                  23,741  | 
                
                    42nd                      2018: 42nd
                      | 
                  Cornwall  | 
                  23,037  | 
                
                    43rd                      2018: 43rd
                      | 
                  Cumbria  | 
                  21,286  | 
                
                    44th                      2018: 44th
                      | 
                  Northumberland  | 
                  10,879  | 
                
                    45th                      2018: 45th
                      | 
                  Herefordshire  | 
                  10,498  | 
                
                    46th                      2018: 46th
                      | 
                  Isle of Wight  | 
                  5,705  | 
                
                    47th                      2018: 47th
                      | 
                  Rutland  | 
                  1,904  | 
                
146.9
70.7
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.
2015
198,282 formed
119,720 dissolved
2016
209,869 formed
152,312 dissolved
2017
205,527 formed
153,566 dissolved
2018
217,617 formed
155,611 dissolved
2019
222,468 formed
166,945 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.2% vs 2015
4.15% vs 2016
4.4% vs 2017
3.5% vs 2018