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Company Formations in 2023: London

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???? Businesses formed in London during 2023

5.0% more companies in London compared to 2022

New businesses in London mapped

Boroughs

  • ABarking and Dagenham: 6,194
  • BBarnet: 9,158
  • CBexley: 3,284
  • DBrent: 6,840
  • EBromley: 3,679
  • FCamden: 58,386
  • GCity of London: 6,737
  • HCroydon: 7,746
  • IEaling: 9,858
  • JEnfield: 7,647
  • KGreenwich: 4,789
  • LHackney: 31,463
  • MHammersmith and Fulham: 5,965
  • NHaringey: 5,638
  • OHarrow: 6,611
  • PHavering: 3,779
  • QHillingdon: 7,926
  • RHounslow: 5,462
  • SIslington: 27,348
  • TKensington and Chelsea: 3,870
  • UKingston upon Thames: 2,245
  • VLambeth: 4,703
  • WLewisham: 3,883
  • XMerton: 3,853
  • YNewham: 12,392
  • ZRedbridge: 9,305
  • AARichmond upon Thames: 2,375
  • ABSouthwark: 6,398
  • ACSutton: 2,193
  • ADTower Hamlets: 9,022
  • AEWaltham Forest: 5,327
  • AFWandsworth: 4,236
  • AGWestminster: 24,621

Companies formed in 2023 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 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
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County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2023 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in London breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (304,075 companies)

3% Other company types (9,371 companies)

Other company types breakdown (9,371 companies)

Total companies in London by the end of 2023

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Businesses formed in London during 2023

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Businesses dissolved in London during 2023

meaning there is a total of

1,534,936

businesses registered in London at the end of 2023.

5.0% more companies in London compared to 2022

Surrounding counties 2023 breakdown & comparison

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

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
1178
1038
-140
Alibon
138
193
55
Becontree
247
407
160
Chadwell Heath
133
218
85
Eastbrook
136
200
64
Eastbury
166
255
89
Gascoigne
186
246
60
Goresbrook
147
186
39
Heath
154
232
78
Longbridge
160
219
59
Mayesbrook
154
187
33
Parsloes
137
195
58
River
190
233
43
Thames
317
406
89
Valence
145
211
66
Village
359
449
90
Whalebone
463
2029
1566
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
317
528
211
Burnt Oak
345
283
-62
Childs Hill
510
600
90
Colindale
372
468
96
Coppetts
341
731
390
East Barnet
197
302
105
East Finchley
243
246
3
Edgware
727
1025
298
Finchley Church End
709
1008
299
Garden Suburb
235
273
38
Golders Green
333
439
106
Hale
1168
300
-868
Hendon
414
520
106
High Barnet
579
503
-76
Mill Hill
208
333
125
Oakleigh
230
264
34
Totteridge
297
242
-55
Underhill
149
203
54
West Finchley
1313
702
-611
West Hendon
350
435
85
Woodhouse
342
480
138
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
232
235
3
Barnehurst
64
83
19
Belvedere
131
248
117
Blackfen and Lamorbey
61
70
9
Blendon and Penhill
62
92
30
Brampton
69
92
23
Christchurch
108
183
75
Colyers
78
115
37
Cray Meadows
73
92
19
Crayford
109
136
27
Danson Park
100
173
73
East Wickham
85
117
32
Erith
134
229
95
Falconwood and Welling
86
198
112
Lesnes Abbey
102
121
19
Longlands
153
203
50
North End
275
476
201
Northumberland Heath
76
113
37
Sidcup
250
254
4
St Mary's
334
540
206
St Michael's
69
100
31
Thamesmead East
215
252
37
West Hill
127
168
41
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alperton
280
369
89
Barnhill
367
600
233
Brondesbury Park
171
220
49
Dollis Hill
316
414
98
Dudden Hill
189
296
107
Fryent
312
382
70
Harlesden
217
248
31
Kensal Green
210
232
22
Kenton
202
235
33
Kilburn
461
654
193
Mapesbury
187
252
65
Northwick Park
160
242
82
Preston
324
516
192
Queens Park
186
260
74
Queensbury
421
550
129
Stonebridge
284
368
84
Sudbury
190
294
104
Tokyngton
389
602
213
Welsh Harp
171
280
109
Wembley Central
204
335
131
Willesden Green
230
332
102
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bickley
143
132
-11
Biggin Hill
66
89
23
Bromley Common and Keston
170
236
66
Bromley Town
384
442
58
Chelsfield and Pratts Bottom
89
100
11
Chislehurst
187
240
53
Clock House
124
174
50
Copers Cope
219
226
7
Cray Valley East
110
155
45
Cray Valley West
127
155
28
Crystal Palace
134
181
47
Darwin
26
48
22
Farnborough and Crofton
91
111
20
Hayes and Coney Hall
81
126
45
Kelsey and Eden Park
141
149
8
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
84
111
27
Orpington
295
239
-56
Penge and Cator
201
218
17
Petts Wood and Knoll
110
144
34
Plaistow and Sundridge
165
203
38
Shortlands
59
81
22
West Wickham
91
119
28
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belsize
151
164
13
Bloomsbury
882
1361
479
Camden Town with Primrose Hill
270
413
143
Cantelowes
115
138
23
Fortune Green
158
213
55
Frognal and Fitzjohns
263
414
151
Gospel Oak
68
96
28
Hampstead Town
103
173
70
Haverstock
120
144
24
Highgate
219
282
63
Holborn and Covent Garden
23220
52254
29034
Kentish Town
136
207
71
Kilburn
461
654
193
King's Cross
1298
1367
69
Regent's Park
499
518
19
St Pancras and Somers Town
188
200
12
Swiss Cottage
268
251
-17
West Hampstead
207
264
57
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldersgate
83
82
-1
Aldgate
202
269
67
Bassishaw
218
172
-46
Billingsgate
127
112
-15
Bishopsgate
248
348
100
Bread Street
53
78
25
Bridge
308
410
102
Broad Street
178
245
67
Bunhill
10994
22785
11791
Candlewick
124
133
9
Castle Baynard
535
520
-15
Cheap
131
150
19
Clerkenwell
700
762
62
Coleman Street
245
214
-31
Cordwainer
51
206
155
Cornhill
286
401
115
Cripplegate
21
16
-5
Dowgate
226
110
-116
Farringdon Within
1171
854
-317
Farringdon Without
2885
1566
-1319
Langbourn
562
109
-453
Lime Street
125
247
122
Portsoken
71
167
96
Queenhithe
11
4
-7
Tower
172
129
-43
Vintry
101
134
33
Walbrook
128
250
122
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addiscombe
269
277
8
Ashburton
233
205
-28
Bensham Manor
242
317
75
Broad Green
325
492
167
Coulsdon East
86
111
25
Coulsdon West
131
170
39
Croham
3292
1746
-1546
Fairfield
958
1108
150
Fieldway
67
111
44
Heathfield
192
273
81
Kenley
122
142
20
New Addington
93
151
58
Norbury
239
306
67
Purley
138
244
106
Sanderstead
85
102
17
Selhurst
346
372
26
Selsdon and Ballards
74
89
15
Shirley
126
158
32
South Norwood
200
231
31
Thornton Heath
227
285
58
Upper Norwood
267
303
36
Waddon
258
308
50
West Thornton
302
338
36
Woodside
636
695
59
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Acton Central
202
356
154
Cleveland
106
152
46
Dormers Wells
118
224
106
Ealing Broadway
281
329
48
Ealing Common
165
218
53
East Acton
892
3908
3016
Elthorne
146
232
86
Greenford Broadway
195
321
126
Greenford Green
155
228
73
Hanger Hill
290
383
93
Hobbayne
111
136
25
Lady Margaret
205
241
36
North Greenford
166
281
115
Northfield
110
170
60
Northolt Mandeville
128
232
104
Northolt West End
160
205
45
Norwood Green
182
328
146
Perivale
214
288
74
South Acton
229
282
53
Southall Broadway
235
394
159
Southall Green
298
394
96
Southfield
228
333
105
Walpole
186
223
37
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bowes
167
211
44
Bush Hill Park
117
158
41
Chase
134
181
47
Cockfosters
193
215
22
Edmonton Green
273
364
91
Enfield Highway
237
243
6
Enfield Lock
235
338
103
Grange
730
516
-214
Haselbury
164
256
92
Highlands
112
130
18
Jubilee
177
234
57
Lower Edmonton
260
335
75
Palmers Green
350
540
190
Ponders End
183
274
91
Southbury
157
202
45
Southgate
2376
1900
-476
Southgate Green
148
202
54
Town
374
568
194
Turkey Street
169
255
86
Upper Edmonton
216
305
89
Winchmore Hill
1058
875
-183
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Wood
232
235
3
Blackheath Westcombe
127
135
8
Brockley
180
222
42
Charlton
219
357
138
Coldharbour and New Eltham
139
177
38
Eltham North
95
136
41
Eltham South
130
211
81
Eltham West
109
173
64
Glyndon
232
311
79
Greenwich West
432
662
230
Kidbrooke with Hornfair
139
193
54
Middle Park and Sutcliffe
121
147
26
Peninsula
249
327
78
Plumstead
272
305
33
Shooters Hill
138
162
24
Thamesmead Moorings
282
380
98
Woolwich Common
284
318
34
Woolwich Riverside
451
557
106
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brownswood
93
119
26
Bunhill
10994
22785
11791
Cazenove
184
335
151
Clissold
176
396
220
Dalston
172
233
61
De Beauvoir
105
131
26
Hackney Central
936
211
-725
Hackney Downs
133
170
37
Hackney Wick
122
160
38
Haggerston
173
236
63
Homerton
185
192
7
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
6087
12270
6183
Hoxton West
9831
14662
4831
King's Park
104
165
61
Lea Bridge
529
705
176
London Fields
320
378
58
Shacklewell
109
137
28
Springfield
234
604
370
Stamford Hill West
149
266
117
Stoke Newington
184
188
4
Victoria
119
150
31
Woodberry Down
110
167
57
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addison
189
273
84
Askew
161
234
73
Avonmore and Brook Green
173
239
66
College Park and Old Oak
232
261
29
Fulham Broadway
197
219
22
Fulham Reach
130
159
29
Hammersmith Broadway
926
2580
1654
Kensal Green
210
232
22
Munster
106
157
51
North End
275
476
201
Palace Riverside
88
115
27
Parsons Green and Walham
156
254
98
Ravenscourt Park
152
171
19
Sands End
195
274
79
Shepherd's Bush Green
234
320
86
Town
374
568
194
Wormholt and White City
148
137
-11
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
184
229
45
Bounds Green
199
234
35
Bruce Grove
246
243
-3
Crouch End
126
162
36
Fortis Green
136
166
30
Harringay
250
380
130
Highgate
219
282
63
Hornsey
85
128
43
Junction
162
163
1
Muswell Hill
78
103
25
Noel Park
192
259
67
Northumberland Park
267
347
80
Seven Sisters
304
545
241
St Ann's
203
270
67
Stroud Green
98
123
25
Tottenham Green
453
778
325
Tottenham Hale
305
406
101
West Green
236
221
-15
White Hart Lane
264
516
252
Woodside
636
695
59
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belmont
203
235
32
Canons
449
507
58
Edgware
727
1025
298
Greenhill
986
1355
369
Harrow on the Hill
197
266
69
Harrow Weald
111
165
54
Hatch End
135
169
34
Headstone North
155
233
78
Headstone South
200
234
34
Kenton East
149
195
46
Kenton West
223
340
117
Marlborough
278
391
113
Pinner
184
250
66
Pinner South
102
127
25
Queensbury
421
550
129
Rayners Lane
184
280
96
Roxbourne
170
213
43
Roxeth
141
226
85
Stanmore Park
220
270
50
Wealdstone
235
260
25
West Harrow
105
164
59
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brooklands
215
370
155
Cranham
72
92
20
Elm Park
96
154
58
Emerson Park
118
140
22
Gooshays
125
230
105
Hacton
197
203
6
Harold Wood
136
197
61
Havering Park
85
150
65
Heaton
108
187
79
Hylands
108
144
36
Mawneys
102
165
63
Pettits
104
157
53
Rainham and Wennington
136
250
114
Romford Town
346
517
171
South Hornchurch
143
241
98
Squirrel's Heath
128
189
61
St Andrew's
191
237
46
Upminster
273
156
-117
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnhill
367
600
233
Botwell
236
470
234
Brunel
185
240
55
Cavendish
113
154
41
Charville
122
216
94
Eastcote and East Ruislip
133
135
2
Harefield
66
79
13
Heathrow Villages
200
433
233
Hillingdon East
165
190
25
Ickenham
60
133
73
Manor
150
211
61
Northwood
227
196
-31
Northwood Hills
186
214
28
Pinkwell
184
333
149
South Ruislip
132
172
40
Townfield
414
503
89
Uxbridge North
186
249
63
Uxbridge South
274
370
96
West Drayton
178
258
80
West Ruislip
1578
2504
926
Yeading
160
256
96
Yiewsley
182
306
124
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bedfont
108
197
89
Brentford
198
277
79
Chiswick Homefields
118
132
14
Chiswick Riverside
109
122
13
Cranford
270
436
166
Feltham North
139
243
104
Feltham West
119
187
68
Hanworth
123
231
108
Hanworth Park
116
195
79
Heston Central
218
316
98
Heston East
214
271
57
Heston West
182
279
97
Hounslow Central
332
508
176
Hounslow Heath
230
335
105
Hounslow South
107
179
72
Hounslow West
217
356
139
Isleworth
128
170
42
Northfield
110
170
60
Osterley and Spring Grove
441
447
6
Ravenscourt Park
152
171
19
Syon
167
229
62
Turnham Green
274
352
78
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldgate
202
269
67
Barnsbury
164
196
32
Bunhill
10994
22785
11791
Caledonian
195
282
87
Canonbury
106
130
24
Clerkenwell
700
762
62
Farringdon Within
1171
854
-317
Finsbury Park
315
459
144
Highbury East
159
392
233
Highbury West
172
193
21
Hillrise
79
107
28
Holloway
157
226
69
Junction
162
163
1
King's Cross
1298
1367
69
Mildmay
153
217
64
St George's
91
97
6
St Mary's
334
540
206
St Pancras and Somers Town
188
200
12
St Peter's
630
1175
545
Tollington
357
172
-185
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abingdon
423
368
-55
Brompton & Hans Town
297
350
53
Campden
243
492
249
Chelsea Riverside
162
166
4
Colville
133
179
46
Courtfield
136
243
107
Dalgarno
77
87
10
Earl's Court
153
204
51
Golborne
162
217
55
Holland
139
147
8
Norland
73
79
6
Notting Dale
64
110
46
Pembridge
125
153
28
Queen's Gate
250
349
99
Redcliffe
156
203
47
Royal Hospital
153
235
82
St. Helen's
77
113
36
Stanley
140
175
35
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
184
229
45
Berrylands
96
174
78
Beverley
109
260
151
Canbury
121
141
20
Chessington North and Hook
58
104
46
Chessington South
67
89
22
Coombe Hill
102
103
1
Coombe Vale
73
88
15
Grove
156
176
20
Norbiton
130
190
60
Old Malden
80
118
38
St James
80
104
24
St Mark's
135
177
42
Surbiton Hill
117
85
-32
Tolworth and Hook Rise
127
246
119
Tudor
71
82
11
Village
359
449
90
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bishop's
237
292
55
Brixton Hill
171
203
32
Clapham Common
109
171
62
Clapham Town
228
279
51
Coldharbour
321
459
138
Ferndale
181
219
38
Gipsy Hill
146
185
39
Herne Hill
154
199
45
Knight's Hill
155
160
5
Larkhall
187
259
72
Oval
224
310
86
Prince's
191
254
63
St Leonard's
226
344
118
Stockwell
143
176
33
Streatham Hill
137
153
16
Streatham South
187
199
12
Streatham Wells
172
164
-8
Thornton
124
135
11
Thurlow Park
157
159
2
Tulse Hill
173
183
10
Vassall
178
200
22
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bellingham
215
205
-10
Blackheath
121
209
88
Brockley
180
222
42
Catford South
191
232
41
Crofton Park
158
167
9
Downham
162
193
31
Evelyn
236
296
60
Forest Hill
163
185
22
Grove Park
161
180
19
Ladywell
154
145
-9
Lee Green
143
175
32
Lewisham Central
309
355
46
Mottingham and Chislehurst North
84
111
27
New Cross
240
315
75
Perry Vale
137
155
18
Rushey Green
232
269
37
Sydenham
182
199
17
Telegraph Hill
149
229
80
Whitefoot
159
156
-3
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
1178
1038
-140
Cannon Hill
76
100
24
Colliers Wood
167
180
13
Cricket Green
147
271
124
Dundonald
244
230
-14
Farringdon Within
1171
854
-317
Figge's Marsh
127
169
42
Graveney
348
489
141
Hillside
141
125
-16
Lavender Fields
145
196
51
Longthornton
137
165
28
Lower Morden
60
92
32
Merton Park
314
449
135
Pollards Hill
141
173
32
Ravensbury
133
281
148
Raynes Park
134
167
33
St Helier
193
288
95
Trinity
112
150
38
Village
359
449
90
West Barnes
79
88
9
Wimbledon Park
136
133
-3
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beckton
231
251
20
Boleyn
255
417
162
Canning Town North
231
373
142
Canning Town South
288
389
101
Custom House
199
250
51
East Ham Central
371
508
137
East Ham North
842
4291
3449
East Ham South
251
290
39
Forest Gate North
277
406
129
Forest Gate South
475
565
90
Green Street East
374
509
135
Green Street West
310
471
161
Little Ilford
295
331
36
Manor Park
276
414
138
Plaistow North
249
262
13
Plaistow South
321
397
76
Royal Docks
1152
796
-356
Stratford and New Town
572
833
261
Wall End
227
335
108
West Ham
216
304
88
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldborough
212
323
111
Barkingside
274
404
130
Bridge
308
410
102
Chadwell
204
310
106
Church End
198
210
12
Clayhall
329
503
174
Clementswood
546
885
339
Cranbrook
284
413
129
Fairlop
177
290
113
Fullwell
139
206
67
Goodmayes
318
492
174
Hainault
486
1422
936
Loxford
437
644
207
Mayfield
269
412
143
Monkhams
209
193
-16
Newbury
275
464
189
Roding
168
359
191
Seven Kings
335
475
140
Snaresbrook
168
221
53
Valentines
557
771
214
Wanstead
100
119
19
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnes
99
124
25
East Sheen
122
113
-9
Fulwell and Hampton Hill
137
135
-2
Ham Petersham and Richmond Riverside
72
74
2
Hampton
190
130
-60
Hampton North
63
77
14
Hampton Wick
337
169
-168
Heathfield
192
273
81
Isleworth
128
170
42
Kew
86
131
45
Mortlake and Barnes Common
165
239
74
North Richmond
125
137
12
South Richmond
239
209
-30
South Twickenham
78
75
-3
St Margarets and North Twickenham
83
122
39
Teddington
123
132
9
Twickenham Riverside
123
173
50
West Twickenham
75
94
19
Whitton
84
110
26
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick Park
317
528
211
Camberwell Green
204
237
33
Cathedrals
2141
1488
-653
Chaucer
248
256
8
College
99
147
48
East Dulwich
129
143
14
East Walworth
199
252
53
Evelyn
236
296
60
Faraday
118
223
105
Grange
730
516
-214
Livesey
182
246
64
Newington
184
234
50
Nunhead
131
185
54
Peckham
195
198
3
Peckham Rye
126
127
1
Riverside
451
414
-37
Rotherhithe
385
761
376
South Bermondsey
157
199
42
South Camberwell
111
143
32
Surrey Docks
132
198
66
The Lane
198
281
83
Village
359
449
90
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beddington North
85
114
29
Beddington South
84
130
46
Belmont
203
235
32
Carshalton Central
155
102
-53
Carshalton South and Clockhouse
72
111
39
Cheam
115
105
-10
Nonsuch
82
112
30
St Helier
193
288
95
Stonecot
101
144
43
Sutton Central
135
222
87
Sutton North
71
109
38
Sutton South
87
118
31
Sutton West
85
108
23
The Wrythe
53
72
19
Wallington North
67
84
17
Wallington South
104
164
60
Wandle Valley
99
143
44
Worcester Park
124
143
19
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bethnal Green
190
307
117
Blackwall & Cubitt Town
416
530
114
Bow East
273
321
48
Bow West
113
156
43
Bromley North
115
152
37
Bromley South
130
148
18
Canary Wharf
2841
1690
-1151
Island Gardens
188
185
-3
Lansbury
448
748
300
Limehouse
80
73
-7
Mile End
415
548
133
Poplar
71
103
32
Shadwell
188
280
92
Spitalfields & Banglatown
558
715
157
St Dunstan's
136
256
120
St Katharine's & Wapping
186
197
11
St Peter's
630
1175
545
Stepney Green
338
1074
736
Weavers
163
268
105
Whitechapel
711
939
228
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Cann Hall
184
234
50
Cathall
258
216
-42
Chapel End
200
252
52
Chingford Green
209
425
216
Church End
198
210
12
Endlebury
91
152
61
Forest
167
288
121
Grove Green
224
249
25
Hale End and Highams Park
156
158
2
Hatch Lane
104
123
19
High Street
251
288
37
Higham Hill
372
498
126
Hoe Street
202
262
60
Larkswood
133
137
4
Lea Bridge
529
705
176
Leyton
250
319
69
Leytonstone
228
298
70
Markhouse
151
219
68
Valley
122
185
63
William Morris
224
286
62
Wood Street
186
326
140
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Balham
147
174
27
Bedford
119
135
16
Earlsfield
168
248
80
East Putney
208
240
32
Fairfield
958
1108
150
Furzedown
136
158
22
Graveney
348
489
141
Latchmere
362
195
-167
Nightingale
138
150
12
Northcote
106
145
39
Queenstown
212
286
74
Roehampton and Putney Heath
140
200
60
Shaftesbury
184
239
55
Southfields
141
238
97
St Mary's Park
246
274
28
Thamesfield
208
292
84
Tooting
213
284
71
Wandsworth Common
119
142
23
West Hill
127
168
41
West Putney
130
142
12
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Road
135
141
6
Bayswater
168
202
34
Bryanston and Dorset Square
737
737
0
Church Street
235
361
126
Churchill
122
113
-9
Harrow Road
153
183
30
Hyde Park
540
480
-60
Kilburn
461
654
193
Knightsbridge and Belgravia
316
338
22
Lancaster Gate
243
321
78
Little Venice
156
170
14
Maida Vale
97
122
25
Marylebone High Street
2347
4671
2324
Queen's Park
155
184
29
Regent's Park
499
518
19
St James's
4403
6199
1796
Tachbrook
104
116
12
Vincent Square
146
196
50
Warwick
625
566
-59
West End
5656
9168
3512
Westbourne
113
164
51

Total companies 2023 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how London compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
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
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
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

Total companies at the end of 2023 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.

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