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Company Formations in 2021: London

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4.4% more companies in London compared to 2020

New businesses in London mapped

Boroughs

  • ABarking and Dagenham: 4,119
  • BBarnet: 10,478
  • CBexley: 2,779
  • DBrent: 5,711
  • EBromley: 3,438
  • FCamden: 42,268
  • GCity of London: 5,889
  • HCroydon: 8,272
  • IEaling: 5,562
  • JEnfield: 8,600
  • KGreenwich: 3,915
  • LHackney: 31,036
  • MHammersmith and Fulham: 4,997
  • NHaringey: 5,303
  • OHarrow: 5,866
  • PHavering: 3,194
  • QHillingdon: 6,564
  • RHounslow: 4,562
  • SIslington: 20,741
  • TKensington and Chelsea: 3,712
  • UKingston upon Thames: 1,967
  • VLambeth: 4,618
  • WLewisham: 3,659
  • XMerton: 3,478
  • YNewham: 9,028
  • ZRedbridge: 6,832
  • AARichmond upon Thames: 2,244
  • ABSouthwark: 6,709
  • ACSutton: 2,102
  • ADTower Hamlets: 8,737
  • AEWaltham Forest: 4,605
  • AFWandsworth: 3,965
  • AGWestminster: 23,884

Companies formed in 2021 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how London compares.

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 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
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2021 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in London breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (260,217 companies)

3% Other company types (9,029 companies)

Other company types breakdown (9,029 companies)

Total companies in London by the end of 2021

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Businesses formed in London during 2021

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Businesses dissolved in London during 2021

Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

1,397,474

businesses registered in London at the end of 2021.

4.4% more companies in London compared to 2020

Surrounding counties 2021 breakdown & comparison

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

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
665
828
163
Alibon
101
131
30
Becontree
216
278
62
Chadwell Heath
111
168
57
Eastbrook
123
169
46
Eastbury
158
192
34
Gascoigne
152
215
63
Goresbrook
130
156
26
Heath
145
150
5
Longbridge
130
175
45
Mayesbrook
102
153
51
Parsloes
100
162
62
River
138
168
30
Thames
270
376
106
Valence
131
196
65
Village
399
433
34
Whalebone
225
763
538
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
351
441
90
Burnt Oak
191
381
190
Childs Hill
483
635
152
Colindale
336
480
144
Coppetts
281
884
603
East Barnet
205
278
73
East Finchley
358
282
-76
Edgware
689
964
275
Finchley Church End
664
1088
424
Garden Suburb
226
363
137
Golders Green
284
457
173
Hale
311
285
-26
Hendon
368
494
126
High Barnet
478
599
121
Mill Hill
232
321
89
Oakleigh
207
277
70
Totteridge
296
229
-67
Underhill
162
164
2
West Finchley
1508
1732
224
West Hendon
307
359
52
Woodhouse
345
423
78
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
175
228
53
Barnehurst
67
73
6
Belvedere
140
184
44
Blackfen and Lamorbey
57
75
18
Blendon and Penhill
67
87
20
Brampton
58
78
20
Christchurch
97
124
27
Colyers
92
83
-9
Cray Meadows
82
105
23
Crayford
96
113
17
Danson Park
75
135
60
East Wickham
68
93
25
Erith
172
173
1
Falconwood and Welling
105
116
11
Lesnes Abbey
97
107
10
Longlands
220
174
-46
North End
296
307
11
Northumberland Heath
68
97
29
Sidcup
284
251
-33
St Mary's
421
503
82
St Michael's
69
161
92
Thamesmead East
207
253
46
West Hill
170
148
-22
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alperton
235
336
101
Barnhill
359
522
163
Brondesbury Park
157
190
33
Dollis Hill
269
355
86
Dudden Hill
213
261
48
Fryent
241
355
114
Harlesden
235
232
-3
Kensal Green
196
230
34
Kenton
201
230
29
Kilburn
357
533
176
Mapesbury
227
240
13
Northwick Park
222
184
-38
Preston
263
404
141
Queens Park
204
244
40
Queensbury
387
516
129
Stonebridge
357
313
-44
Sudbury
197
216
19
Tokyngton
477
421
-56
Welsh Harp
173
219
46
Wembley Central
185
219
34
Willesden Green
206
256
50
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bickley
164
181
17
Biggin Hill
61
64
3
Bromley Common and Keston
164
207
43
Bromley Town
358
372
14
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom
85
96
11
Chislehurst
196
235
39
Clock House
132
133
1
Copers Cope
234
241
7
Cray Valley East
121
148
27
Cray Valley West
104
142
38
Crystal Palace
126
137
11
Darwin
39
41
2
Farnborough and Crofton
116
117
1
Hayes and Coney Hall
92
117
25
Kelsey and Eden Park
227
136
-91
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
77
100
23
Orpington
163
208
45
Penge and Cator
222
230
8
Petts Wood and Knoll
193
147
-46
Plaistow and Sundridge
175
174
-1
Shortlands
71
81
10
West Wickham
108
131
23
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belsize
189
213
24
Bloomsbury
1201
948
-253
Camden Town with Primrose Hill
330
356
26
Cantelowes
100
157
57
Fortune Green
163
201
38
Frognal and Fitzjohns
322
433
111
Gospel Oak
85
94
9
Hampstead Town
119
146
27
Haverstock
108
149
41
Highgate
254
295
41
Holborn and Covent Garden
14332
36568
22236
Kentish Town
147
176
29
Kilburn
357
533
176
King's Cross
770
1360
590
Regent's Park
449
523
74
St Pancras and Somers Town
202
183
-19
Swiss Cottage
223
335
112
West Hampstead
248
269
21
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldersgate
61
185
124
Aldgate
183
212
29
Bassishaw
235
215
-20
Billingsgate
125
147
22
Bishopsgate
274
278
4
Bread Street
62
63
1
Bridge
326
339
13
Broad Street
220
209
-11
Bunhill
10203
17038
6835
Candlewick
113
189
76
Castle Baynard
703
680
-23
Cheap
188
226
38
Clerkenwell
642
716
74
Coleman Street
335
380
45
Cordwainer
87
85
-2
Cornhill
223
314
91
Cripplegate
21
27
6
Dowgate
193
187
-6
Farringdon Within
1327
957
-370
Farringdon Without
302
321
19
Langbourn
266
207
-59
Lime Street
123
169
46
Portsoken
34
58
24
Queenhithe
6
5
-1
Tower
214
168
-46
Vintry
103
137
34
Walbrook
154
267
113
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addiscombe
221
258
37
Ashburton
143
266
123
Bensham Manor
211
258
47
Broad Green
319
414
95
Coulsdon East
161
93
-68
Coulsdon West
151
187
36
Croham
268
2925
2657
Fairfield
919
920
1
Fieldway
66
67
1
Heathfield
213
223
10
Kenley
139
159
20
New Addington
91
112
21
Norbury
235
242
7
Purley
304
151
-153
Sanderstead
96
93
-3
Selhurst
297
293
-4
Selsdon and Ballards
94
89
-5
Shirley
107
139
32
South Norwood
216
241
25
Thornton Heath
221
249
28
Upper Norwood
249
277
28
Waddon
280
309
29
West Thornton
236
368
132
Woodside
619
646
27
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Acton Central
214
278
64
Cleveland
96
96
0
Dormers Wells
119
202
83
Ealing Broadway
371
284
-87
Ealing Common
162
155
-7
East Acton
848
598
-250
Elthorne
163
189
26
Greenford Broadway
229
267
38
Greenford Green
166
191
25
Hanger Hill
346
381
35
Hobbayne
107
121
14
Lady Margaret
124
177
53
North Greenford
165
206
41
Northfield
141
155
14
Northolt Mandeville
152
164
12
Northolt West End
163
184
21
Norwood Green
176
248
72
Perivale
240
247
7
South Acton
205
210
5
Southall Broadway
230
321
91
Southall Green
249
345
96
Southfield
216
313
97
Walpole
202
230
28
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bowes
156
219
63
Bush Hill Park
107
141
34
Chase
120
183
63
Cockfosters
171
213
42
Edmonton Green
321
487
166
Enfield Highway
201
228
27
Enfield Lock
203
265
62
Grange
680
523
-157
Haselbury
170
202
32
Highlands
98
119
21
Jubilee
181
251
70
Lower Edmonton
239
276
37
Palmers Green
358
446
88
Ponders End
184
262
78
Southbury
148
195
47
Southgate
1200
3355
2155
Southgate Green
169
212
43
Town
301
456
155
Turkey Street
133
249
116
Upper Edmonton
244
254
10
Winchmore Hill
756
720
-36
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
175
228
53
Blackheath Westcombe
108
129
21
Brockley
193
191
-2
Charlton
134
179
45
Coldharbour and New Eltham
132
129
-3
Eltham North
92
87
-5
Eltham South
131
205
74
Eltham West
134
142
8
Glyndon
235
244
9
Greenwich West
273
433
160
Kidbrooke with Hornfair
136
161
25
Middle Park and Sutcliffe
114
132
18
Peninsula
268
283
15
Plumstead
214
308
94
Shooters Hill
111
140
29
Thamesmead Moorings
293
313
20
Woolwich Common
248
302
54
Woolwich Riverside
357
500
143
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brownswood
83
98
15
Bunhill
10203
17038
6835
Cazenove
146
360
214
Clissold
131
169
38
Dalston
195
190
-5
De Beauvoir
117
117
0
Hackney Central
135
1010
875
Hackney Downs
128
143
15
Hackney Wick
126
169
43
Haggerston
198
211
13
Homerton
162
255
93
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
2761
9683
6922
Hoxton West
10925
16357
5432
King's Park
125
121
-4
Lea Bridge
494
621
127
London Fields
251
434
183
Shacklewell
99
119
20
Springfield
173
557
384
Stamford Hill West
139
277
138
Stoke Newington
129
214
85
Victoria
131
140
9
Woodberry Down
114
132
18
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addison
177
240
63
Askew
161
221
60
Avonmore and Brook Green
189
194
5
College Park and Old Oak
199
283
84
Fulham Broadway
205
198
-7
Fulham Reach
122
144
22
Hammersmith Broadway
508
2035
1527
Kensal Green
196
230
34
Munster
125
145
20
North End
296
307
11
Palace Riverside
94
135
41
Parsons Green and Walham
181
203
22
Ravenscourt Park
145
158
13
Sands End
201
234
33
Shepherd's Bush Green
186
244
58
Town
301
456
155
Wormholt and White City
129
140
11
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
179
216
37
Bounds Green
185
229
44
Bruce Grove
166
324
158
Crouch End
104
131
27
Fortis Green
103
151
48
Harringay
197
295
98
Highgate
254
295
41
Hornsey
125
136
11
Junction
133
147
14
Muswell Hill
100
102
2
Noel Park
256
253
-3
Northumberland Park
285
338
53
Seven Sisters
302
525
223
St Ann's
192
231
39
Stroud Green
90
115
25
Tottenham Green
354
833
479
Tottenham Hale
296
470
174
West Green
279
271
-8
White Hart Lane
146
152
6
Woodside
619
646
27
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belmont
190
233
43
Canons
412
531
119
Edgware
689
964
275
Greenhill
917
1105
188
Harrow on the Hill
184
234
50
Harrow Weald
105
140
35
Hatch End
154
153
-1
Headstone North
126
204
78
Headstone South
207
240
33
Kenton East
138
189
51
Kenton West
169
269
100
Marlborough
212
314
102
Pinner
194
219
25
Pinner South
87
114
27
Queensbury
387
516
129
Rayners Lane
151
188
37
Roxbourne
168
178
10
Roxeth
125
208
83
Stanmore Park
233
230
-3
Wealdstone
213
295
82
West Harrow
141
149
8
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brooklands
207
322
115
Cranham
63
66
3
Elm Park
72
112
40
Emerson Park
154
143
-11
Gooshays
109
169
60
Hacton
156
239
83
Harold Wood
150
216
66
Havering Park
97
101
4
Heaton
115
148
33
Hylands
93
119
26
Mawneys
101
141
40
Pettits
98
125
27
Rainham and Wennington
161
176
15
Romford Town
302
435
133
South Hornchurch
149
179
30
Squirrel's Heath
90
129
39
St Andrew's
186
264
78
Upminster
259
110
-149
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnhill
359
522
163
Botwell
448
390
-58
Brunel
141
218
77
Cavendish
133
186
53
Charville
117
205
88
Eastcote and East Ruislip
129
213
84
Harefield
48
84
36
Heathrow Villages
197
248
51
Hillingdon East
152
195
43
Ickenham
79
107
28
Manor
119
177
58
Northwood
220
204
-16
Northwood Hills
191
218
27
Pinkwell
144
237
93
South Ruislip
129
150
21
Townfield
242
468
226
Uxbridge North
177
204
27
Uxbridge South
224
314
90
West Drayton
168
194
26
West Ruislip
1189
1872
683
Yeading
174
204
30
Yiewsley
202
224
22
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bedfont
105
141
36
Brentford
248
273
25
Chiswick Homefields
124
145
21
Chiswick Riverside
110
121
11
Cranford
219
353
134
Feltham North
160
139
-21
Feltham West
115
159
44
Hanworth
131
144
13
Hanworth Park
118
110
-8
Heston Central
136
210
74
Heston East
187
260
73
Heston West
193
256
63
Hounslow Central
268
355
87
Hounslow Heath
165
328
163
Hounslow South
108
129
21
Hounslow West
211
260
49
Isleworth
129
131
2
Northfield
141
155
14
Osterley and Spring Grove
427
484
57
Ravenscourt Park
145
158
13
Syon
143
192
49
Turnham Green
359
373
14
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldgate
183
212
29
Barnsbury
132
152
20
Bunhill
10203
17038
6835
Caledonian
181
240
59
Canonbury
118
119
1
Clerkenwell
642
716
74
Farringdon Within
1327
957
-370
Finsbury Park
275
359
84
Highbury East
116
211
95
Highbury West
200
184
-16
Hillrise
96
114
18
Holloway
179
191
12
Junction
133
147
14
King's Cross
770
1360
590
Mildmay
167
264
97
St George's
105
103
-2
St Mary's
421
503
82
St Pancras and Somers Town
202
183
-19
St Peter's
452
618
166
Tollington
196
230
34
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abingdon
431
596
165
Brompton & Hans Town
301
351
50
Campden
221
305
84
Chelsea Riverside
103
187
84
Colville
138
187
49
Courtfield
136
189
53
Dalgarno
74
75
1
Earl's Court
163
170
7
Golborne
176
216
40
Holland
138
153
15
Norland
60
81
21
Notting Dale
105
98
-7
Pembridge
107
129
22
Queen's Gate
325
307
-18
Redcliffe
178
209
31
Royal Hospital
127
227
100
St. Helen's
65
75
10
Stanley
151
157
6
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
179
216
37
Berrylands
78
98
20
Beverley
139
209
70
Canbury
92
124
32
Chessington North and Hook
52
101
49
Chessington South
68
78
10
Coombe Hill
96
119
23
Coombe Vale
91
101
10
Grove
185
153
-32
Norbiton
117
160
43
Old Malden
67
98
31
St James
60
100
40
St Mark's
159
195
36
Surbiton Hill
105
116
11
Tolworth and Hook Rise
123
149
26
Tudor
73
70
-3
Village
399
433
34
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bishop's
179
272
93
Brixton Hill
166
200
34
Clapham Common
136
103
-33
Clapham Town
193
410
217
Coldharbour
305
338
33
Ferndale
201
190
-11
Gipsy Hill
208
207
-1
Herne Hill
143
175
32
Knight's Hill
131
160
29
Larkhall
210
258
48
Oval
218
328
110
Prince's
197
234
37
St Leonard's
226
279
53
Stockwell
153
141
-12
Streatham Hill
153
142
-11
Streatham South
193
222
29
Streatham Wells
162
199
37
Thornton
128
142
14
Thurlow Park
156
141
-15
Tulse Hill
160
279
119
Vassall
203
198
-5
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bellingham
193
213
20
Blackheath
146
143
-3
Brockley
193
191
-2
Catford South
252
181
-71
Crofton Park
132
163
31
Downham
142
183
41
Evelyn
242
282
40
Forest Hill
147
165
18
Grove Park
151
170
19
Ladywell
161
247
86
Lee Green
134
142
8
Lewisham Central
336
381
45
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
77
100
23
New Cross
235
288
53
Perry Vale
140
152
12
Rushey Green
195
212
17
Sydenham
181
215
34
Telegraph Hill
160
171
11
Whitefoot
148
163
15
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
665
828
163
Cannon Hill
96
89
-7
Colliers Wood
151
176
25
Cricket Green
123
204
81
Dundonald
327
252
-75
Farringdon Within
1327
957
-370
Figge's Marsh
113
142
29
Graveney
339
404
65
Hillside
126
145
19
Lavender Fields
150
171
21
Longthornton
124
153
29
Lower Morden
75
85
10
Merton Park
326
330
4
Pollards Hill
133
144
11
Ravensbury
151
280
129
Raynes Park
102
141
39
St Helier
191
252
61
Trinity
154
134
-20
Village
399
433
34
West Barnes
74
123
49
Wimbledon Park
132
143
11
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beckton
214
228
14
Boleyn
230
230
0
Canning Town North
231
267
36
Canning Town South
243
329
86
Custom House
197
215
18
East Ham Central
237
340
103
East Ham North
326
1297
971
East Ham South
252
253
1
Forest Gate North
294
292
-2
Forest Gate South
351
562
211
Green Street East
264
399
135
Green Street West
243
349
106
Little Ilford
191
302
111
Manor Park
246
307
61
Plaistow North
181
205
24
Plaistow South
293
351
58
Royal Docks
3363
1933
-1430
Stratford and New Town
767
705
-62
Wall End
207
227
20
West Ham
194
237
43
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldborough
219
248
29
Barkingside
364
319
-45
Bridge
326
339
13
Chadwell
211
240
29
Church End
230
187
-43
Clayhall
300
445
145
Clementswood
480
709
229
Cranbrook
220
372
152
Fairlop
160
224
64
Fullwell
167
203
36
Goodmayes
265
337
72
Hainault
256
557
301
Loxford
348
443
95
Mayfield
229
278
49
Monkhams
163
131
-32
Newbury
261
336
75
Roding
160
241
81
Seven Kings
562
334
-228
Snaresbrook
220
323
103
Valentines
435
618
183
Wanstead
109
150
41
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnes
99
102
3
East Sheen
137
144
7
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
108
154
46
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside
97
117
20
Hampton
375
162
-213
Hampton North
59
66
7
Hampton Wick
272
146
-126
Heathfield
213
223
10
Isleworth
129
131
2
Kew
96
84
-12
Mortlake and Barnes Common
130
140
10
North Richmond
115
131
16
South Richmond
217
252
35
South Twickenham
81
100
19
St Margarets and North Twickenham
101
112
11
Teddington
118
123
5
Twickenham Riverside
129
123
-6
West Twickenham
72
78
6
Whitton
74
106
32
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
351
441
90
Camberwell Green
148
242
94
Cathedrals
541
2408
1867
Chaucer
402
240
-162
College
96
105
9
East Dulwich
120
141
21
East Walworth
169
211
42
Evelyn
242
282
40
Faraday
133
141
8
Grange
680
523
-157
Livesey
216
250
34
Newington
180
220
40
Nunhead
220
184
-36
Peckham
185
204
19
Peckham Rye
133
120
-13
Riverside
525
487
-38
Rotherhithe
250
466
216
South Bermondsey
113
167
54
South Camberwell
111
104
-7
Surrey Docks
159
149
-10
The Lane
214
206
-8
Village
399
433
34
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beddington North
64
107
43
Beddington South
82
109
27
Belmont
190
233
43
Carshalton Central
184
106
-78
Carshalton South and Clockhouse
89
90
1
Cheam
142
147
5
Nonsuch
81
121
40
St Helier
191
252
61
Stonecot
109
129
20
Sutton Central
137
186
49
Sutton North
71
90
19
Sutton South
80
119
39
Sutton West
86
94
8
The Wrythe
53
72
19
Wallington North
76
91
15
Wallington South
109
154
45
Wandle Valley
98
151
53
Worcester Park
114
148
34
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bethnal Green
197
231
34
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
609
600
-9
Bow East
281
288
7
Bow West
118
152
34
Bromley North
93
105
12
Bromley South
120
154
34
Canary Wharf
1721
1387
-334
Island Gardens
159
208
49
Lansbury
203
2121
1918
Limehouse
71
72
1
Mile End
271
489
218
Poplar
81
88
7
Shadwell
209
231
22
Spitalfields & Banglatown
557
633
76
St Dunstan's
128
239
111
St Katharine's & Wapping
305
218
-87
St Peter's
452
618
166
Stepney Green
147
209
62
Weavers
208
228
20
Whitechapel
612
778
166
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Cann Hall
157
196
39
Cathall
327
240
-87
Chapel End
184
226
42
Chingford Green
204
216
12
Church End
230
187
-43
Endlebury
82
108
26
Forest
157
171
14
Grove Green
186
223
37
Hale End and Highams Park
130
147
17
Hatch Lane
116
137
21
High Street
182
258
76
Higham Hill
244
479
235
Hoe Street
200
250
50
Larkswood
119
141
22
Lea Bridge
494
621
127
Leyton
217
299
82
Leytonstone
217
279
62
Markhouse
137
189
52
Valley
98
143
45
William Morris
175
372
197
Wood Street
197
190
-7
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Balham
165
156
-9
Bedford
106
115
9
Earlsfield
186
216
30
East Putney
1491
298
-1193
Fairfield
919
920
1
Furzedown
153
172
19
Graveney
339
404
65
Latchmere
166
182
16
Nightingale
129
153
24
Northcote
133
157
24
Queenstown
218
260
42
Roehampton and Putney Heath
119
142
23
Shaftesbury
196
218
22
Southfields
170
231
61
St Mary's Park
259
265
6
Thamesfield
269
294
25
Tooting
265
237
-28
Wandsworth Common
106
140
34
West Hill
170
148
-22
West Putney
116
154
38
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Road
108
136
28
Bayswater
155
216
61
Bryanston and Dorset Square
933
786
-147
Church Street
262
308
46
Churchill
84
131
47
Harrow Road
148
360
212
Hyde Park
448
492
44
Kilburn
357
533
176
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
293
318
25
Lancaster Gate
314
305
-9
Little Venice
161
167
6
Maida Vale
106
109
3
Marylebone High Street
3267
3871
604
Queen's Park
118
130
12
Regent's Park
449
523
74
St James's
4156
6318
2162
Tachbrook
88
89
1
Vincent Square
241
235
-6
Warwick
533
750
217
West End
5473
8791
3318
Westbourne
125
167
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Total companies 2021 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how London compares to them.

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County
Total companies
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
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
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County
Total companies
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

Total companies at the end of 2021 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in London has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

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