2017
205,527 formed
153,566 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in London during 2021
4.4% more companies in London compared to 2020
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how London compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th
2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
8th
2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
11th
2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
15th
2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th
2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
32.8
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (260,217 companies)
3% Other company types (9,029 companies)
Other company types breakdown (9,029 companies)
????
Businesses formed in London during 2021
????
Businesses dissolved in London during 2021
1,397,474
businesses registered in London at the end of 2021.
4.4% more companies in London compared to 2020
Essex
141,948 total businesses
18,584 formed in 2021
15,408 dissolved in 2021
Hertfordshire
118,798 total businesses
13,899 formed in 2021
13,874 dissolved in 2021
Kent
126,550 total businesses
16,625 formed in 2021
14,027 dissolved in 2021
Buckinghamshire
74,634 total businesses
8,910 formed in 2021
7,932 dissolved in 2021
Surrey
106,792 total businesses
11,021 formed in 2021
10,487 dissolved in 2021
Berkshire
75,011 total businesses
9,605 formed in 2021
8,449 dissolved in 2021
London
1,397,474 total businesses
269,246 formed in 2021
187,697 dissolved in 2021
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
163 |
||
Alibon |
30 |
||
Becontree |
62 |
||
Chadwell Heath |
57 |
||
Eastbrook |
46 |
||
Eastbury |
34 |
||
Gascoigne |
63 |
||
Goresbrook |
26 |
||
Heath |
5 |
||
Longbridge |
45 |
||
Mayesbrook |
51 |
||
Parsloes |
62 |
||
River |
30 |
||
Thames |
106 |
||
Valence |
65 |
||
Village |
34 |
||
Whalebone |
538 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park |
90 |
||
Burnt Oak |
190 |
||
Childs Hill |
152 |
||
Colindale |
144 |
||
Coppetts |
603 |
||
East Barnet |
73 |
||
East Finchley |
-76 |
||
Edgware |
275 |
||
Finchley Church End |
424 |
||
Garden Suburb |
137 |
||
Golders Green |
173 |
||
Hale |
-26 |
||
Hendon |
126 |
||
High Barnet |
121 |
||
Mill Hill |
89 |
||
Oakleigh |
70 |
||
Totteridge |
-67 |
||
Underhill |
2 |
||
West Finchley |
224 |
||
West Hendon |
52 |
||
Woodhouse |
78 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood |
53 |
||
Barnehurst |
6 |
||
Belvedere |
44 |
||
Blackfen and Lamorbey |
18 |
||
Blendon and Penhill |
20 |
||
Brampton |
20 |
||
Christchurch |
27 |
||
Colyers |
-9 |
||
Cray Meadows |
23 |
||
Crayford |
17 |
||
Danson Park |
60 |
||
East Wickham |
25 |
||
Erith |
1 |
||
Falconwood and Welling |
11 |
||
Lesnes Abbey |
10 |
||
Longlands |
-46 |
||
North End |
11 |
||
Northumberland Heath |
29 |
||
Sidcup |
-33 |
||
St Mary's |
82 |
||
St Michael's |
92 |
||
Thamesmead East |
46 |
||
West Hill |
-22 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alperton |
101 |
||
Barnhill |
163 |
||
Brondesbury Park |
33 |
||
Dollis Hill |
86 |
||
Dudden Hill |
48 |
||
Fryent |
114 |
||
Harlesden |
-3 |
||
Kensal Green |
34 |
||
Kenton |
29 |
||
Kilburn |
176 |
||
Mapesbury |
13 |
||
Northwick Park |
-38 |
||
Preston |
141 |
||
Queens Park |
40 |
||
Queensbury |
129 |
||
Stonebridge |
-44 |
||
Sudbury |
19 |
||
Tokyngton |
-56 |
||
Welsh Harp |
46 |
||
Wembley Central |
34 |
||
Willesden Green |
50 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bickley |
17 |
||
Biggin Hill |
3 |
||
Bromley Common and Keston |
43 |
||
Bromley Town |
14 |
||
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom |
11 |
||
Chislehurst |
39 |
||
Clock House |
1 |
||
Copers Cope |
7 |
||
Cray Valley East |
27 |
||
Cray Valley West |
38 |
||
Crystal Palace |
11 |
||
Darwin |
2 |
||
Farnborough and Crofton |
1 |
||
Hayes and Coney Hall |
25 |
||
Kelsey and Eden Park |
-91 |
||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North |
23 |
||
Orpington |
45 |
||
Penge and Cator |
8 |
||
Petts Wood and Knoll |
-46 |
||
Plaistow and Sundridge |
-1 |
||
Shortlands |
10 |
||
West Wickham |
23 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Belsize |
24 |
||
Bloomsbury |
-253 |
||
Camden Town with Primrose Hill |
26 |
||
Cantelowes |
57 |
||
Fortune Green |
38 |
||
Frognal and Fitzjohns |
111 |
||
Gospel Oak |
9 |
||
Hampstead Town |
27 |
||
Haverstock |
41 |
||
Highgate |
41 |
||
Holborn and Covent Garden |
22236 |
||
Kentish Town |
29 |
||
Kilburn |
176 |
||
King's Cross |
590 |
||
Regent's Park |
74 |
||
St Pancras and Somers Town |
-19 |
||
Swiss Cottage |
112 |
||
West Hampstead |
21 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldersgate |
124 |
||
Aldgate |
29 |
||
Bassishaw |
-20 |
||
Billingsgate |
22 |
||
Bishopsgate |
4 |
||
Bread Street |
1 |
||
Bridge |
13 |
||
Broad Street |
-11 |
||
Bunhill |
6835 |
||
Candlewick |
76 |
||
Castle Baynard |
-23 |
||
Cheap |
38 |
||
Clerkenwell |
74 |
||
Coleman Street |
45 |
||
Cordwainer |
-2 |
||
Cornhill |
91 |
||
Cripplegate |
6 |
||
Dowgate |
-6 |
||
Farringdon Within |
-370 |
||
Farringdon Without |
19 |
||
Langbourn |
-59 |
||
Lime Street |
46 |
||
Portsoken |
24 |
||
Queenhithe |
-1 |
||
Tower |
-46 |
||
Vintry |
34 |
||
Walbrook |
113 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Addiscombe |
37 |
||
Ashburton |
123 |
||
Bensham Manor |
47 |
||
Broad Green |
95 |
||
Coulsdon East |
-68 |
||
Coulsdon West |
36 |
||
Croham |
2657 |
||
Fairfield |
1 |
||
Fieldway |
1 |
||
Heathfield |
10 |
||
Kenley |
20 |
||
New Addington |
21 |
||
Norbury |
7 |
||
Purley |
-153 |
||
Sanderstead |
-3 |
||
Selhurst |
-4 |
||
Selsdon and Ballards |
-5 |
||
Shirley |
32 |
||
South Norwood |
25 |
||
Thornton Heath |
28 |
||
Upper Norwood |
28 |
||
Waddon |
29 |
||
West Thornton |
132 |
||
Woodside |
27 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Acton Central |
64 |
||
Cleveland |
0 |
||
Dormers Wells |
83 |
||
Ealing Broadway |
-87 |
||
Ealing Common |
-7 |
||
East Acton |
-250 |
||
Elthorne |
26 |
||
Greenford Broadway |
38 |
||
Greenford Green |
25 |
||
Hanger Hill |
35 |
||
Hobbayne |
14 |
||
Lady Margaret |
53 |
||
North Greenford |
41 |
||
Northfield |
14 |
||
Northolt Mandeville |
12 |
||
Northolt West End |
21 |
||
Norwood Green |
72 |
||
Perivale |
7 |
||
South Acton |
5 |
||
Southall Broadway |
91 |
||
Southall Green |
96 |
||
Southfield |
97 |
||
Walpole |
28 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bowes |
63 |
||
Bush Hill Park |
34 |
||
Chase |
63 |
||
Cockfosters |
42 |
||
Edmonton Green |
166 |
||
Enfield Highway |
27 |
||
Enfield Lock |
62 |
||
Grange |
-157 |
||
Haselbury |
32 |
||
Highlands |
21 |
||
Jubilee |
70 |
||
Lower Edmonton |
37 |
||
Palmers Green |
88 |
||
Ponders End |
78 |
||
Southbury |
47 |
||
Southgate |
2155 |
||
Southgate Green |
43 |
||
Town |
155 |
||
Turkey Street |
116 |
||
Upper Edmonton |
10 |
||
Winchmore Hill |
-36 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood |
53 |
||
Blackheath Westcombe |
21 |
||
Brockley |
-2 |
||
Charlton |
45 |
||
Coldharbour and New Eltham |
-3 |
||
Eltham North |
-5 |
||
Eltham South |
74 |
||
Eltham West |
8 |
||
Glyndon |
9 |
||
Greenwich West |
160 |
||
Kidbrooke with Hornfair |
25 |
||
Middle Park and Sutcliffe |
18 |
||
Peninsula |
15 |
||
Plumstead |
94 |
||
Shooters Hill |
29 |
||
Thamesmead Moorings |
20 |
||
Woolwich Common |
54 |
||
Woolwich Riverside |
143 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brownswood |
15 |
||
Bunhill |
6835 |
||
Cazenove |
214 |
||
Clissold |
38 |
||
Dalston |
-5 |
||
De Beauvoir |
0 |
||
Hackney Central |
875 |
||
Hackney Downs |
15 |
||
Hackney Wick |
43 |
||
Haggerston |
13 |
||
Homerton |
93 |
||
Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
6922 |
||
Hoxton West |
5432 |
||
King's Park |
-4 |
||
Lea Bridge |
127 |
||
London Fields |
183 |
||
Shacklewell |
20 |
||
Springfield |
384 |
||
Stamford Hill West |
138 |
||
Stoke Newington |
85 |
||
Victoria |
9 |
||
Woodberry Down |
18 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Addison |
63 |
||
Askew |
60 |
||
Avonmore and Brook Green |
5 |
||
College Park and Old Oak |
84 |
||
Fulham Broadway |
-7 |
||
Fulham Reach |
22 |
||
Hammersmith Broadway |
1527 |
||
Kensal Green |
34 |
||
Munster |
20 |
||
North End |
11 |
||
Palace Riverside |
41 |
||
Parsons Green and Walham |
22 |
||
Ravenscourt Park |
13 |
||
Sands End |
33 |
||
Shepherd's Bush Green |
58 |
||
Town |
155 |
||
Wormholt and White City |
11 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
37 |
||
Bounds Green |
44 |
||
Bruce Grove |
158 |
||
Crouch End |
27 |
||
Fortis Green |
48 |
||
Harringay |
98 |
||
Highgate |
41 |
||
Hornsey |
11 |
||
Junction |
14 |
||
Muswell Hill |
2 |
||
Noel Park |
-3 |
||
Northumberland Park |
53 |
||
Seven Sisters |
223 |
||
St Ann's |
39 |
||
Stroud Green |
25 |
||
Tottenham Green |
479 |
||
Tottenham Hale |
174 |
||
West Green |
-8 |
||
White Hart Lane |
6 |
||
Woodside |
27 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Belmont |
43 |
||
Canons |
119 |
||
Edgware |
275 |
||
Greenhill |
188 |
||
Harrow on the Hill |
50 |
||
Harrow Weald |
35 |
||
Hatch End |
-1 |
||
Headstone North |
78 |
||
Headstone South |
33 |
||
Kenton East |
51 |
||
Kenton West |
100 |
||
Marlborough |
102 |
||
Pinner |
25 |
||
Pinner South |
27 |
||
Queensbury |
129 |
||
Rayners Lane |
37 |
||
Roxbourne |
10 |
||
Roxeth |
83 |
||
Stanmore Park |
-3 |
||
Wealdstone |
82 |
||
West Harrow |
8 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brooklands |
115 |
||
Cranham |
3 |
||
Elm Park |
40 |
||
Emerson Park |
-11 |
||
Gooshays |
60 |
||
Hacton |
83 |
||
Harold Wood |
66 |
||
Havering Park |
4 |
||
Heaton |
33 |
||
Hylands |
26 |
||
Mawneys |
40 |
||
Pettits |
27 |
||
Rainham and Wennington |
15 |
||
Romford Town |
133 |
||
South Hornchurch |
30 |
||
Squirrel's Heath |
39 |
||
St Andrew's |
78 |
||
Upminster |
-149 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barnhill |
163 |
||
Botwell |
-58 |
||
Brunel |
77 |
||
Cavendish |
53 |
||
Charville |
88 |
||
Eastcote and East Ruislip |
84 |
||
Harefield |
36 |
||
Heathrow Villages |
51 |
||
Hillingdon East |
43 |
||
Ickenham |
28 |
||
Manor |
58 |
||
Northwood |
-16 |
||
Northwood Hills |
27 |
||
Pinkwell |
93 |
||
South Ruislip |
21 |
||
Townfield |
226 |
||
Uxbridge North |
27 |
||
Uxbridge South |
90 |
||
West Drayton |
26 |
||
West Ruislip |
683 |
||
Yeading |
30 |
||
Yiewsley |
22 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bedfont |
36 |
||
Brentford |
25 |
||
Chiswick Homefields |
21 |
||
Chiswick Riverside |
11 |
||
Cranford |
134 |
||
Feltham North |
-21 |
||
Feltham West |
44 |
||
Hanworth |
13 |
||
Hanworth Park |
-8 |
||
Heston Central |
74 |
||
Heston East |
73 |
||
Heston West |
63 |
||
Hounslow Central |
87 |
||
Hounslow Heath |
163 |
||
Hounslow South |
21 |
||
Hounslow West |
49 |
||
Isleworth |
2 |
||
Northfield |
14 |
||
Osterley and Spring Grove |
57 |
||
Ravenscourt Park |
13 |
||
Syon |
49 |
||
Turnham Green |
14 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldgate |
29 |
||
Barnsbury |
20 |
||
Bunhill |
6835 |
||
Caledonian |
59 |
||
Canonbury |
1 |
||
Clerkenwell |
74 |
||
Farringdon Within |
-370 |
||
Finsbury Park |
84 |
||
Highbury East |
95 |
||
Highbury West |
-16 |
||
Hillrise |
18 |
||
Holloway |
12 |
||
Junction |
14 |
||
King's Cross |
590 |
||
Mildmay |
97 |
||
St George's |
-2 |
||
St Mary's |
82 |
||
St Pancras and Somers Town |
-19 |
||
St Peter's |
166 |
||
Tollington |
34 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abingdon |
165 |
||
Brompton & Hans Town |
50 |
||
Campden |
84 |
||
Chelsea Riverside |
84 |
||
Colville |
49 |
||
Courtfield |
53 |
||
Dalgarno |
1 |
||
Earl's Court |
7 |
||
Golborne |
40 |
||
Holland |
15 |
||
Norland |
21 |
||
Notting Dale |
-7 |
||
Pembridge |
22 |
||
Queen's Gate |
-18 |
||
Redcliffe |
31 |
||
Royal Hospital |
100 |
||
St. Helen's |
10 |
||
Stanley |
6 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
37 |
||
Berrylands |
20 |
||
Beverley |
70 |
||
Canbury |
32 |
||
Chessington North and Hook |
49 |
||
Chessington South |
10 |
||
Coombe Hill |
23 |
||
Coombe Vale |
10 |
||
Grove |
-32 |
||
Norbiton |
43 |
||
Old Malden |
31 |
||
St James |
40 |
||
St Mark's |
36 |
||
Surbiton Hill |
11 |
||
Tolworth and Hook Rise |
26 |
||
Tudor |
-3 |
||
Village |
34 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bishop's |
93 |
||
Brixton Hill |
34 |
||
Clapham Common |
-33 |
||
Clapham Town |
217 |
||
Coldharbour |
33 |
||
Ferndale |
-11 |
||
Gipsy Hill |
-1 |
||
Herne Hill |
32 |
||
Knight's Hill |
29 |
||
Larkhall |
48 |
||
Oval |
110 |
||
Prince's |
37 |
||
St Leonard's |
53 |
||
Stockwell |
-12 |
||
Streatham Hill |
-11 |
||
Streatham South |
29 |
||
Streatham Wells |
37 |
||
Thornton |
14 |
||
Thurlow Park |
-15 |
||
Tulse Hill |
119 |
||
Vassall |
-5 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bellingham |
20 |
||
Blackheath |
-3 |
||
Brockley |
-2 |
||
Catford South |
-71 |
||
Crofton Park |
31 |
||
Downham |
41 |
||
Evelyn |
40 |
||
Forest Hill |
18 |
||
Grove Park |
19 |
||
Ladywell |
86 |
||
Lee Green |
8 |
||
Lewisham Central |
45 |
||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North |
23 |
||
New Cross |
53 |
||
Perry Vale |
12 |
||
Rushey Green |
17 |
||
Sydenham |
34 |
||
Telegraph Hill |
11 |
||
Whitefoot |
15 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
163 |
||
Cannon Hill |
-7 |
||
Colliers Wood |
25 |
||
Cricket Green |
81 |
||
Dundonald |
-75 |
||
Farringdon Within |
-370 |
||
Figge's Marsh |
29 |
||
Graveney |
65 |
||
Hillside |
19 |
||
Lavender Fields |
21 |
||
Longthornton |
29 |
||
Lower Morden |
10 |
||
Merton Park |
4 |
||
Pollards Hill |
11 |
||
Ravensbury |
129 |
||
Raynes Park |
39 |
||
St Helier |
61 |
||
Trinity |
-20 |
||
Village |
34 |
||
West Barnes |
49 |
||
Wimbledon Park |
11 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Beckton |
14 |
||
Boleyn |
0 |
||
Canning Town North |
36 |
||
Canning Town South |
86 |
||
Custom House |
18 |
||
East Ham Central |
103 |
||
East Ham North |
971 |
||
East Ham South |
1 |
||
Forest Gate North |
-2 |
||
Forest Gate South |
211 |
||
Green Street East |
135 |
||
Green Street West |
106 |
||
Little Ilford |
111 |
||
Manor Park |
61 |
||
Plaistow North |
24 |
||
Plaistow South |
58 |
||
Royal Docks |
-1430 |
||
Stratford and New Town |
-62 |
||
Wall End |
20 |
||
West Ham |
43 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldborough |
29 |
||
Barkingside |
-45 |
||
Bridge |
13 |
||
Chadwell |
29 |
||
Church End |
-43 |
||
Clayhall |
145 |
||
Clementswood |
229 |
||
Cranbrook |
152 |
||
Fairlop |
64 |
||
Fullwell |
36 |
||
Goodmayes |
72 |
||
Hainault |
301 |
||
Loxford |
95 |
||
Mayfield |
49 |
||
Monkhams |
-32 |
||
Newbury |
75 |
||
Roding |
81 |
||
Seven Kings |
-228 |
||
Snaresbrook |
103 |
||
Valentines |
183 |
||
Wanstead |
41 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barnes |
3 |
||
East Sheen |
7 |
||
Fulwell and Hampton Hill |
46 |
||
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside |
20 |
||
Hampton |
-213 |
||
Hampton North |
7 |
||
Hampton Wick |
-126 |
||
Heathfield |
10 |
||
Isleworth |
2 |
||
Kew |
-12 |
||
Mortlake and Barnes Common |
10 |
||
North Richmond |
16 |
||
South Richmond |
35 |
||
South Twickenham |
19 |
||
St Margarets and North Twickenham |
11 |
||
Teddington |
5 |
||
Twickenham Riverside |
-6 |
||
West Twickenham |
6 |
||
Whitton |
32 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park |
90 |
||
Camberwell Green |
94 |
||
Cathedrals |
1867 |
||
Chaucer |
-162 |
||
College |
9 |
||
East Dulwich |
21 |
||
East Walworth |
42 |
||
Evelyn |
40 |
||
Faraday |
8 |
||
Grange |
-157 |
||
Livesey |
34 |
||
Newington |
40 |
||
Nunhead |
-36 |
||
Peckham |
19 |
||
Peckham Rye |
-13 |
||
Riverside |
-38 |
||
Rotherhithe |
216 |
||
South Bermondsey |
54 |
||
South Camberwell |
-7 |
||
Surrey Docks |
-10 |
||
The Lane |
-8 |
||
Village |
34 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Beddington North |
43 |
||
Beddington South |
27 |
||
Belmont |
43 |
||
Carshalton Central |
-78 |
||
Carshalton South and Clockhouse |
1 |
||
Cheam |
5 |
||
Nonsuch |
40 |
||
St Helier |
61 |
||
Stonecot |
20 |
||
Sutton Central |
49 |
||
Sutton North |
19 |
||
Sutton South |
39 |
||
Sutton West |
8 |
||
The Wrythe |
19 |
||
Wallington North |
15 |
||
Wallington South |
45 |
||
Wandle Valley |
53 |
||
Worcester Park |
34 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green |
34 |
||
Blackwall & Cubitt Town |
-9 |
||
Bow East |
7 |
||
Bow West |
34 |
||
Bromley North |
12 |
||
Bromley South |
34 |
||
Canary Wharf |
-334 |
||
Island Gardens |
49 |
||
Lansbury |
1918 |
||
Limehouse |
1 |
||
Mile End |
218 |
||
Poplar |
7 |
||
Shadwell |
22 |
||
Spitalfields & Banglatown |
76 |
||
St Dunstan's |
111 |
||
St Katharine's & Wapping |
-87 |
||
St Peter's |
166 |
||
Stepney Green |
62 |
||
Weavers |
20 |
||
Whitechapel |
166 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cann Hall |
39 |
||
Cathall |
-87 |
||
Chapel End |
42 |
||
Chingford Green |
12 |
||
Church End |
-43 |
||
Endlebury |
26 |
||
Forest |
14 |
||
Grove Green |
37 |
||
Hale End and Highams Park |
17 |
||
Hatch Lane |
21 |
||
High Street |
76 |
||
Higham Hill |
235 |
||
Hoe Street |
50 |
||
Larkswood |
22 |
||
Lea Bridge |
127 |
||
Leyton |
82 |
||
Leytonstone |
62 |
||
Markhouse |
52 |
||
Valley |
45 |
||
William Morris |
197 |
||
Wood Street |
-7 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Balham |
-9 |
||
Bedford |
9 |
||
Earlsfield |
30 |
||
East Putney |
-1193 |
||
Fairfield |
1 |
||
Furzedown |
19 |
||
Graveney |
65 |
||
Latchmere |
16 |
||
Nightingale |
24 |
||
Northcote |
24 |
||
Queenstown |
42 |
||
Roehampton and Putney Heath |
23 |
||
Shaftesbury |
22 |
||
Southfields |
61 |
||
St Mary's Park |
6 |
||
Thamesfield |
25 |
||
Tooting |
-28 |
||
Wandsworth Common |
34 |
||
West Hill |
-22 |
||
West Putney |
38 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Road |
28 |
||
Bayswater |
61 |
||
Bryanston and Dorset Square |
-147 |
||
Church Street |
46 |
||
Churchill |
47 |
||
Harrow Road |
212 |
||
Hyde Park |
44 |
||
Kilburn |
176 |
||
Knightsbridge and Belgravia |
25 |
||
Lancaster Gate |
-9 |
||
Little Venice |
6 |
||
Maida Vale |
3 |
||
Marylebone High Street |
604 |
||
Queen's Park |
12 |
||
Regent's Park |
74 |
||
St James's |
2162 |
||
Tachbrook |
1 |
||
Vincent Square |
-6 |
||
Warwick |
217 |
||
West End |
3318 |
||
Westbourne |
42 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how London compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
6th
2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
8th
2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th
2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
13th
2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th
2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
170.3
79.1
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.
2017
205,527 formed
153,566 dissolved
2018
217,617 formed
155,611 dissolved
2019
222,468 formed
166,945 dissolved
2020
270,114 formed
118,911 dissolved
2021
269,246 formed
187,697 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.4% vs 2017
3.52% vs 2018
11.08% vs 2019
4.4% vs 2020