2019
222,468 formed
166,945 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in London during 2023
5.0% more companies in London compared to 2022
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how London compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th
2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
8th
2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
11th
2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
16th
2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
38.2
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (304,075 companies)
3% Other company types (9,371 companies)
Other company types breakdown (9,371 companies)
????
Businesses formed in London during 2023
????
Businesses dissolved in London during 2023
1,534,936
businesses registered in London at the end of 2023.
5.0% more companies in London compared to 2022
Essex
153,732 total businesses
20,333 formed in 2023
16,314 dissolved in 2023
Hertfordshire
122,871 total businesses
14,512 formed in 2023
12,706 dissolved in 2023
Kent
133,898 total businesses
17,620 formed in 2023
14,559 dissolved in 2023
Buckinghamshire
78,961 total businesses
9,591 formed in 2023
7,897 dissolved in 2023
Surrey
109,469 total businesses
12,018 formed in 2023
10,260 dissolved in 2023
Berkshire
78,581 total businesses
10,571 formed in 2023
8,626 dissolved in 2023
London
1,534,936 total businesses
313,446 formed in 2023
213,520 dissolved in 2023
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-140 |
||
Alibon |
55 |
||
Becontree |
160 |
||
Chadwell Heath |
85 |
||
Eastbrook |
64 |
||
Eastbury |
89 |
||
Gascoigne |
60 |
||
Goresbrook |
39 |
||
Heath |
78 |
||
Longbridge |
59 |
||
Mayesbrook |
33 |
||
Parsloes |
58 |
||
River |
43 |
||
Thames |
89 |
||
Valence |
66 |
||
Village |
90 |
||
Whalebone |
1566 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park |
211 |
||
Burnt Oak |
-62 |
||
Childs Hill |
90 |
||
Colindale |
96 |
||
Coppetts |
390 |
||
East Barnet |
105 |
||
East Finchley |
3 |
||
Edgware |
298 |
||
Finchley Church End |
299 |
||
Garden Suburb |
38 |
||
Golders Green |
106 |
||
Hale |
-868 |
||
Hendon |
106 |
||
High Barnet |
-76 |
||
Mill Hill |
125 |
||
Oakleigh |
34 |
||
Totteridge |
-55 |
||
Underhill |
54 |
||
West Finchley |
-611 |
||
West Hendon |
85 |
||
Woodhouse |
138 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood |
3 |
||
Barnehurst |
19 |
||
Belvedere |
117 |
||
Blackfen and Lamorbey |
9 |
||
Blendon and Penhill |
30 |
||
Brampton |
23 |
||
Christchurch |
75 |
||
Colyers |
37 |
||
Cray Meadows |
19 |
||
Crayford |
27 |
||
Danson Park |
73 |
||
East Wickham |
32 |
||
Erith |
95 |
||
Falconwood and Welling |
112 |
||
Lesnes Abbey |
19 |
||
Longlands |
50 |
||
North End |
201 |
||
Northumberland Heath |
37 |
||
Sidcup |
4 |
||
St Mary's |
206 |
||
St Michael's |
31 |
||
Thamesmead East |
37 |
||
West Hill |
41 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alperton |
89 |
||
Barnhill |
233 |
||
Brondesbury Park |
49 |
||
Dollis Hill |
98 |
||
Dudden Hill |
107 |
||
Fryent |
70 |
||
Harlesden |
31 |
||
Kensal Green |
22 |
||
Kenton |
33 |
||
Kilburn |
193 |
||
Mapesbury |
65 |
||
Northwick Park |
82 |
||
Preston |
192 |
||
Queens Park |
74 |
||
Queensbury |
129 |
||
Stonebridge |
84 |
||
Sudbury |
104 |
||
Tokyngton |
213 |
||
Welsh Harp |
109 |
||
Wembley Central |
131 |
||
Willesden Green |
102 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bickley |
-11 |
||
Biggin Hill |
23 |
||
Bromley Common and Keston |
66 |
||
Bromley Town |
58 |
||
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom |
11 |
||
Chislehurst |
53 |
||
Clock House |
50 |
||
Copers Cope |
7 |
||
Cray Valley East |
45 |
||
Cray Valley West |
28 |
||
Crystal Palace |
47 |
||
Darwin |
22 |
||
Farnborough and Crofton |
20 |
||
Hayes and Coney Hall |
45 |
||
Kelsey and Eden Park |
8 |
||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North |
27 |
||
Orpington |
-56 |
||
Penge and Cator |
17 |
||
Petts Wood and Knoll |
34 |
||
Plaistow and Sundridge |
38 |
||
Shortlands |
22 |
||
West Wickham |
28 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Belsize |
13 |
||
Bloomsbury |
479 |
||
Camden Town with Primrose Hill |
143 |
||
Cantelowes |
23 |
||
Fortune Green |
55 |
||
Frognal and Fitzjohns |
151 |
||
Gospel Oak |
28 |
||
Hampstead Town |
70 |
||
Haverstock |
24 |
||
Highgate |
63 |
||
Holborn and Covent Garden |
29034 |
||
Kentish Town |
71 |
||
Kilburn |
193 |
||
King's Cross |
69 |
||
Regent's Park |
19 |
||
St Pancras and Somers Town |
12 |
||
Swiss Cottage |
-17 |
||
West Hampstead |
57 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldersgate |
-1 |
||
Aldgate |
67 |
||
Bassishaw |
-46 |
||
Billingsgate |
-15 |
||
Bishopsgate |
100 |
||
Bread Street |
25 |
||
Bridge |
102 |
||
Broad Street |
67 |
||
Bunhill |
11791 |
||
Candlewick |
9 |
||
Castle Baynard |
-15 |
||
Cheap |
19 |
||
Clerkenwell |
62 |
||
Coleman Street |
-31 |
||
Cordwainer |
155 |
||
Cornhill |
115 |
||
Cripplegate |
-5 |
||
Dowgate |
-116 |
||
Farringdon Within |
-317 |
||
Farringdon Without |
-1319 |
||
Langbourn |
-453 |
||
Lime Street |
122 |
||
Portsoken |
96 |
||
Queenhithe |
-7 |
||
Tower |
-43 |
||
Vintry |
33 |
||
Walbrook |
122 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Addiscombe |
8 |
||
Ashburton |
-28 |
||
Bensham Manor |
75 |
||
Broad Green |
167 |
||
Coulsdon East |
25 |
||
Coulsdon West |
39 |
||
Croham |
-1546 |
||
Fairfield |
150 |
||
Fieldway |
44 |
||
Heathfield |
81 |
||
Kenley |
20 |
||
New Addington |
58 |
||
Norbury |
67 |
||
Purley |
106 |
||
Sanderstead |
17 |
||
Selhurst |
26 |
||
Selsdon and Ballards |
15 |
||
Shirley |
32 |
||
South Norwood |
31 |
||
Thornton Heath |
58 |
||
Upper Norwood |
36 |
||
Waddon |
50 |
||
West Thornton |
36 |
||
Woodside |
59 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Acton Central |
154 |
||
Cleveland |
46 |
||
Dormers Wells |
106 |
||
Ealing Broadway |
48 |
||
Ealing Common |
53 |
||
East Acton |
3016 |
||
Elthorne |
86 |
||
Greenford Broadway |
126 |
||
Greenford Green |
73 |
||
Hanger Hill |
93 |
||
Hobbayne |
25 |
||
Lady Margaret |
36 |
||
North Greenford |
115 |
||
Northfield |
60 |
||
Northolt Mandeville |
104 |
||
Northolt West End |
45 |
||
Norwood Green |
146 |
||
Perivale |
74 |
||
South Acton |
53 |
||
Southall Broadway |
159 |
||
Southall Green |
96 |
||
Southfield |
105 |
||
Walpole |
37 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bowes |
44 |
||
Bush Hill Park |
41 |
||
Chase |
47 |
||
Cockfosters |
22 |
||
Edmonton Green |
91 |
||
Enfield Highway |
6 |
||
Enfield Lock |
103 |
||
Grange |
-214 |
||
Haselbury |
92 |
||
Highlands |
18 |
||
Jubilee |
57 |
||
Lower Edmonton |
75 |
||
Palmers Green |
190 |
||
Ponders End |
91 |
||
Southbury |
45 |
||
Southgate |
-476 |
||
Southgate Green |
54 |
||
Town |
194 |
||
Turkey Street |
86 |
||
Upper Edmonton |
89 |
||
Winchmore Hill |
-183 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Wood |
3 |
||
Blackheath Westcombe |
8 |
||
Brockley |
42 |
||
Charlton |
138 |
||
Coldharbour and New Eltham |
38 |
||
Eltham North |
41 |
||
Eltham South |
81 |
||
Eltham West |
64 |
||
Glyndon |
79 |
||
Greenwich West |
230 |
||
Kidbrooke with Hornfair |
54 |
||
Middle Park and Sutcliffe |
26 |
||
Peninsula |
78 |
||
Plumstead |
33 |
||
Shooters Hill |
24 |
||
Thamesmead Moorings |
98 |
||
Woolwich Common |
34 |
||
Woolwich Riverside |
106 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brownswood |
26 |
||
Bunhill |
11791 |
||
Cazenove |
151 |
||
Clissold |
220 |
||
Dalston |
61 |
||
De Beauvoir |
26 |
||
Hackney Central |
-725 |
||
Hackney Downs |
37 |
||
Hackney Wick |
38 |
||
Haggerston |
63 |
||
Homerton |
7 |
||
Hoxton East & Shoreditch |
6183 |
||
Hoxton West |
4831 |
||
King's Park |
61 |
||
Lea Bridge |
176 |
||
London Fields |
58 |
||
Shacklewell |
28 |
||
Springfield |
370 |
||
Stamford Hill West |
117 |
||
Stoke Newington |
4 |
||
Victoria |
31 |
||
Woodberry Down |
57 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Addison |
84 |
||
Askew |
73 |
||
Avonmore and Brook Green |
66 |
||
College Park and Old Oak |
29 |
||
Fulham Broadway |
22 |
||
Fulham Reach |
29 |
||
Hammersmith Broadway |
1654 |
||
Kensal Green |
22 |
||
Munster |
51 |
||
North End |
201 |
||
Palace Riverside |
27 |
||
Parsons Green and Walham |
98 |
||
Ravenscourt Park |
19 |
||
Sands End |
79 |
||
Shepherd's Bush Green |
86 |
||
Town |
194 |
||
Wormholt and White City |
-11 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
45 |
||
Bounds Green |
35 |
||
Bruce Grove |
-3 |
||
Crouch End |
36 |
||
Fortis Green |
30 |
||
Harringay |
130 |
||
Highgate |
63 |
||
Hornsey |
43 |
||
Junction |
1 |
||
Muswell Hill |
25 |
||
Noel Park |
67 |
||
Northumberland Park |
80 |
||
Seven Sisters |
241 |
||
St Ann's |
67 |
||
Stroud Green |
25 |
||
Tottenham Green |
325 |
||
Tottenham Hale |
101 |
||
West Green |
-15 |
||
White Hart Lane |
252 |
||
Woodside |
59 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Belmont |
32 |
||
Canons |
58 |
||
Edgware |
298 |
||
Greenhill |
369 |
||
Harrow on the Hill |
69 |
||
Harrow Weald |
54 |
||
Hatch End |
34 |
||
Headstone North |
78 |
||
Headstone South |
34 |
||
Kenton East |
46 |
||
Kenton West |
117 |
||
Marlborough |
113 |
||
Pinner |
66 |
||
Pinner South |
25 |
||
Queensbury |
129 |
||
Rayners Lane |
96 |
||
Roxbourne |
43 |
||
Roxeth |
85 |
||
Stanmore Park |
50 |
||
Wealdstone |
25 |
||
West Harrow |
59 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brooklands |
155 |
||
Cranham |
20 |
||
Elm Park |
58 |
||
Emerson Park |
22 |
||
Gooshays |
105 |
||
Hacton |
6 |
||
Harold Wood |
61 |
||
Havering Park |
65 |
||
Heaton |
79 |
||
Hylands |
36 |
||
Mawneys |
63 |
||
Pettits |
53 |
||
Rainham and Wennington |
114 |
||
Romford Town |
171 |
||
South Hornchurch |
98 |
||
Squirrel's Heath |
61 |
||
St Andrew's |
46 |
||
Upminster |
-117 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barnhill |
233 |
||
Botwell |
234 |
||
Brunel |
55 |
||
Cavendish |
41 |
||
Charville |
94 |
||
Eastcote and East Ruislip |
2 |
||
Harefield |
13 |
||
Heathrow Villages |
233 |
||
Hillingdon East |
25 |
||
Ickenham |
73 |
||
Manor |
61 |
||
Northwood |
-31 |
||
Northwood Hills |
28 |
||
Pinkwell |
149 |
||
South Ruislip |
40 |
||
Townfield |
89 |
||
Uxbridge North |
63 |
||
Uxbridge South |
96 |
||
West Drayton |
80 |
||
West Ruislip |
926 |
||
Yeading |
96 |
||
Yiewsley |
124 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bedfont |
89 |
||
Brentford |
79 |
||
Chiswick Homefields |
14 |
||
Chiswick Riverside |
13 |
||
Cranford |
166 |
||
Feltham North |
104 |
||
Feltham West |
68 |
||
Hanworth |
108 |
||
Hanworth Park |
79 |
||
Heston Central |
98 |
||
Heston East |
57 |
||
Heston West |
97 |
||
Hounslow Central |
176 |
||
Hounslow Heath |
105 |
||
Hounslow South |
72 |
||
Hounslow West |
139 |
||
Isleworth |
42 |
||
Northfield |
60 |
||
Osterley and Spring Grove |
6 |
||
Ravenscourt Park |
19 |
||
Syon |
62 |
||
Turnham Green |
78 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldgate |
67 |
||
Barnsbury |
32 |
||
Bunhill |
11791 |
||
Caledonian |
87 |
||
Canonbury |
24 |
||
Clerkenwell |
62 |
||
Farringdon Within |
-317 |
||
Finsbury Park |
144 |
||
Highbury East |
233 |
||
Highbury West |
21 |
||
Hillrise |
28 |
||
Holloway |
69 |
||
Junction |
1 |
||
King's Cross |
69 |
||
Mildmay |
64 |
||
St George's |
6 |
||
St Mary's |
206 |
||
St Pancras and Somers Town |
12 |
||
St Peter's |
545 |
||
Tollington |
-185 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abingdon |
-55 |
||
Brompton & Hans Town |
53 |
||
Campden |
249 |
||
Chelsea Riverside |
4 |
||
Colville |
46 |
||
Courtfield |
107 |
||
Dalgarno |
10 |
||
Earl's Court |
51 |
||
Golborne |
55 |
||
Holland |
8 |
||
Norland |
6 |
||
Notting Dale |
46 |
||
Pembridge |
28 |
||
Queen's Gate |
99 |
||
Redcliffe |
47 |
||
Royal Hospital |
82 |
||
St. Helen's |
36 |
||
Stanley |
35 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
45 |
||
Berrylands |
78 |
||
Beverley |
151 |
||
Canbury |
20 |
||
Chessington North and Hook |
46 |
||
Chessington South |
22 |
||
Coombe Hill |
1 |
||
Coombe Vale |
15 |
||
Grove |
20 |
||
Norbiton |
60 |
||
Old Malden |
38 |
||
St James |
24 |
||
St Mark's |
42 |
||
Surbiton Hill |
-32 |
||
Tolworth and Hook Rise |
119 |
||
Tudor |
11 |
||
Village |
90 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bishop's |
55 |
||
Brixton Hill |
32 |
||
Clapham Common |
62 |
||
Clapham Town |
51 |
||
Coldharbour |
138 |
||
Ferndale |
38 |
||
Gipsy Hill |
39 |
||
Herne Hill |
45 |
||
Knight's Hill |
5 |
||
Larkhall |
72 |
||
Oval |
86 |
||
Prince's |
63 |
||
St Leonard's |
118 |
||
Stockwell |
33 |
||
Streatham Hill |
16 |
||
Streatham South |
12 |
||
Streatham Wells |
-8 |
||
Thornton |
11 |
||
Thurlow Park |
2 |
||
Tulse Hill |
10 |
||
Vassall |
22 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bellingham |
-10 |
||
Blackheath |
88 |
||
Brockley |
42 |
||
Catford South |
41 |
||
Crofton Park |
9 |
||
Downham |
31 |
||
Evelyn |
60 |
||
Forest Hill |
22 |
||
Grove Park |
19 |
||
Ladywell |
-9 |
||
Lee Green |
32 |
||
Lewisham Central |
46 |
||
Mottingham and Chislehurst North |
27 |
||
New Cross |
75 |
||
Perry Vale |
18 |
||
Rushey Green |
37 |
||
Sydenham |
17 |
||
Telegraph Hill |
80 |
||
Whitefoot |
-3 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-140 |
||
Cannon Hill |
24 |
||
Colliers Wood |
13 |
||
Cricket Green |
124 |
||
Dundonald |
-14 |
||
Farringdon Within |
-317 |
||
Figge's Marsh |
42 |
||
Graveney |
141 |
||
Hillside |
-16 |
||
Lavender Fields |
51 |
||
Longthornton |
28 |
||
Lower Morden |
32 |
||
Merton Park |
135 |
||
Pollards Hill |
32 |
||
Ravensbury |
148 |
||
Raynes Park |
33 |
||
St Helier |
95 |
||
Trinity |
38 |
||
Village |
90 |
||
West Barnes |
9 |
||
Wimbledon Park |
-3 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Beckton |
20 |
||
Boleyn |
162 |
||
Canning Town North |
142 |
||
Canning Town South |
101 |
||
Custom House |
51 |
||
East Ham Central |
137 |
||
East Ham North |
3449 |
||
East Ham South |
39 |
||
Forest Gate North |
129 |
||
Forest Gate South |
90 |
||
Green Street East |
135 |
||
Green Street West |
161 |
||
Little Ilford |
36 |
||
Manor Park |
138 |
||
Plaistow North |
13 |
||
Plaistow South |
76 |
||
Royal Docks |
-356 |
||
Stratford and New Town |
261 |
||
Wall End |
108 |
||
West Ham |
88 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldborough |
111 |
||
Barkingside |
130 |
||
Bridge |
102 |
||
Chadwell |
106 |
||
Church End |
12 |
||
Clayhall |
174 |
||
Clementswood |
339 |
||
Cranbrook |
129 |
||
Fairlop |
113 |
||
Fullwell |
67 |
||
Goodmayes |
174 |
||
Hainault |
936 |
||
Loxford |
207 |
||
Mayfield |
143 |
||
Monkhams |
-16 |
||
Newbury |
189 |
||
Roding |
191 |
||
Seven Kings |
140 |
||
Snaresbrook |
53 |
||
Valentines |
214 |
||
Wanstead |
19 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barnes |
25 |
||
East Sheen |
-9 |
||
Fulwell and Hampton Hill |
-2 |
||
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside |
2 |
||
Hampton |
-60 |
||
Hampton North |
14 |
||
Hampton Wick |
-168 |
||
Heathfield |
81 |
||
Isleworth |
42 |
||
Kew |
45 |
||
Mortlake and Barnes Common |
74 |
||
North Richmond |
12 |
||
South Richmond |
-30 |
||
South Twickenham |
-3 |
||
St Margarets and North Twickenham |
39 |
||
Teddington |
9 |
||
Twickenham Riverside |
50 |
||
West Twickenham |
19 |
||
Whitton |
26 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Brunswick Park |
211 |
||
Camberwell Green |
33 |
||
Cathedrals |
-653 |
||
Chaucer |
8 |
||
College |
48 |
||
East Dulwich |
14 |
||
East Walworth |
53 |
||
Evelyn |
60 |
||
Faraday |
105 |
||
Grange |
-214 |
||
Livesey |
64 |
||
Newington |
50 |
||
Nunhead |
54 |
||
Peckham |
3 |
||
Peckham Rye |
1 |
||
Riverside |
-37 |
||
Rotherhithe |
376 |
||
South Bermondsey |
42 |
||
South Camberwell |
32 |
||
Surrey Docks |
66 |
||
The Lane |
83 |
||
Village |
90 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Beddington North |
29 |
||
Beddington South |
46 |
||
Belmont |
32 |
||
Carshalton Central |
-53 |
||
Carshalton South and Clockhouse |
39 |
||
Cheam |
-10 |
||
Nonsuch |
30 |
||
St Helier |
95 |
||
Stonecot |
43 |
||
Sutton Central |
87 |
||
Sutton North |
38 |
||
Sutton South |
31 |
||
Sutton West |
23 |
||
The Wrythe |
19 |
||
Wallington North |
17 |
||
Wallington South |
60 |
||
Wandle Valley |
44 |
||
Worcester Park |
19 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bethnal Green |
117 |
||
Blackwall & Cubitt Town |
114 |
||
Bow East |
48 |
||
Bow West |
43 |
||
Bromley North |
37 |
||
Bromley South |
18 |
||
Canary Wharf |
-1151 |
||
Island Gardens |
-3 |
||
Lansbury |
300 |
||
Limehouse |
-7 |
||
Mile End |
133 |
||
Poplar |
32 |
||
Shadwell |
92 |
||
Spitalfields & Banglatown |
157 |
||
St Dunstan's |
120 |
||
St Katharine's & Wapping |
11 |
||
St Peter's |
545 |
||
Stepney Green |
736 |
||
Weavers |
105 |
||
Whitechapel |
228 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cann Hall |
50 |
||
Cathall |
-42 |
||
Chapel End |
52 |
||
Chingford Green |
216 |
||
Church End |
12 |
||
Endlebury |
61 |
||
Forest |
121 |
||
Grove Green |
25 |
||
Hale End and Highams Park |
2 |
||
Hatch Lane |
19 |
||
High Street |
37 |
||
Higham Hill |
126 |
||
Hoe Street |
60 |
||
Larkswood |
4 |
||
Lea Bridge |
176 |
||
Leyton |
69 |
||
Leytonstone |
70 |
||
Markhouse |
68 |
||
Valley |
63 |
||
William Morris |
62 |
||
Wood Street |
140 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Balham |
27 |
||
Bedford |
16 |
||
Earlsfield |
80 |
||
East Putney |
32 |
||
Fairfield |
150 |
||
Furzedown |
22 |
||
Graveney |
141 |
||
Latchmere |
-167 |
||
Nightingale |
12 |
||
Northcote |
39 |
||
Queenstown |
74 |
||
Roehampton and Putney Heath |
60 |
||
Shaftesbury |
55 |
||
Southfields |
97 |
||
St Mary's Park |
28 |
||
Thamesfield |
84 |
||
Tooting |
71 |
||
Wandsworth Common |
23 |
||
West Hill |
41 |
||
West Putney |
12 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey Road |
6 |
||
Bayswater |
34 |
||
Bryanston and Dorset Square |
0 |
||
Church Street |
126 |
||
Churchill |
-9 |
||
Harrow Road |
30 |
||
Hyde Park |
-60 |
||
Kilburn |
193 |
||
Knightsbridge and Belgravia |
22 |
||
Lancaster Gate |
78 |
||
Little Venice |
14 |
||
Maida Vale |
25 |
||
Marylebone High Street |
2324 |
||
Queen's Park |
29 |
||
Regent's Park |
19 |
||
St James's |
1796 |
||
Tachbrook |
12 |
||
Vincent Square |
50 |
||
Warwick |
-59 |
||
West End |
3512 |
||
Westbourne |
51 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how London compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
6th
2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
8th
2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th
2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
13th
2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
187.1
86.6
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.
2019
222,468 formed
166,945 dissolved
2020
270,114 formed
118,911 dissolved
2021
269,246 formed
187,697 dissolved
2022
274,838 formed
185,954 dissolved
2023
313,446 formed
213,520 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
11.08% vs 2019
4.42% vs 2020
4.66% vs 2021
5.0% vs 2022