2012
3,603 formed
1,859 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Norfolk during 2016
5.8% more companies in Norfolk compared to 2015
Breckland 608 formed
Broadland 779 formed
Great Yarmouth 472 formed
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 596 formed
North Norfolk 311 formed
Norwich 1,112 formed
South Norfolk 601 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Norfolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
28th
2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
31st
2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
37th
2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th
2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
5.2
10.5
98% Private Limited Companies (4,379 companies)
2% Other company types (101 companies)
Other company types breakdown (101 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Norfolk during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Norfolk during 2016
34,374
businesses registered in Norfolk at the end of 2016.
5.8% more companies in Norfolk compared to 2015
Cambridgeshire
43,412 total businesses
6,208 formed in 2016
4,498 dissolved in 2016
Suffolk
32,526 total businesses
4,291 formed in 2016
2,931 dissolved in 2016
Lincolnshire
40,701 total businesses
5,698 formed in 2016
4,729 dissolved in 2016
Norfolk
34,374 total businesses
4,480 formed in 2016
3,217 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints & Wayland |
32 |
||
Ashill |
6 |
||
Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft |
-3 |
||
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe |
17 |
||
Bedingfeld |
-2 |
||
Dereham Neatherd |
46 |
||
Dereham Toftwood |
3 |
||
Dereham Withburga |
11 |
||
Forest |
-5 |
||
Great Witchingham |
-2 |
||
Guiltcross |
5 |
||
Harling & Heathlands |
-9 |
||
Hermitage |
-4 |
||
Launditch |
-5 |
||
Lincoln |
8 |
||
Mattishall |
-1 |
||
Nar Valley |
0 |
||
Necton |
5 |
||
Saham Toney |
-2 |
||
Shipdham-with-Scarning |
26 |
||
Swaffham |
10 |
||
The Buckenhams & Banham |
2 |
||
Thetford Boudica |
7 |
||
Thetford Burrell |
12 |
||
Thetford Castle |
6 |
||
Thetford Priory |
6 |
||
Upper Wensum |
-4 |
||
Watton |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acle |
0 |
||
Aylsham |
13 |
||
Blofield with South Walsham |
4 |
||
Brundall |
28 |
||
Burlingham |
7 |
||
Buxton |
10 |
||
Coltishall |
8 |
||
Cringleford |
39 |
||
Drayton North |
5 |
||
Drayton South |
11 |
||
Eynesford |
7 |
||
Fleggburgh |
2 |
||
Great Witchingham |
-2 |
||
Hellesdon North West |
10 |
||
Hellesdon South East |
10 |
||
Hevingham |
0 |
||
Horsford and Felthorpe |
10 |
||
Marshes |
1 |
||
Old Catton and Sprowston West |
4 |
||
Plumstead |
2 |
||
Reepham |
9 |
||
Spixworth with St Faiths |
7 |
||
Sprowston Central |
12 |
||
Sprowston East |
1 |
||
Taverham North |
-2 |
||
Taverham South |
3 |
||
Thorpe St Andrew North West |
12 |
||
Thorpe St Andrew South East |
36 |
||
Upper Wensum |
-4 |
||
Wroxham |
187 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bradwell North |
5 |
||
Bradwell South and Hopton |
8 |
||
Caister North |
9 |
||
Caister South |
7 |
||
Central and Northgate |
34 |
||
Claydon |
-1 |
||
East Flegg |
5 |
||
Fleggburgh |
2 |
||
Gorleston |
15 |
||
Lothingland |
2 |
||
Magdalen |
1 |
||
Nelson |
7 |
||
Ormesby |
3 |
||
Southtown and Cobholm |
9 |
||
St Andrews |
13 |
||
West Flegg |
11 |
||
Yarmouth North |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Airfield |
-5 |
||
Brancaster |
-3 |
||
Burnham |
-3 |
||
Clenchwarton |
2 |
||
Denton |
6 |
||
Dersingham |
11 |
||
Docking |
3 |
||
Downham Old Town |
0 |
||
East Downham |
2 |
||
Emneth with Outwell |
-2 |
||
Fairstead |
1 |
||
Gayton |
2 |
||
Gaywood Chase |
6 |
||
Gaywood North Bank |
3 |
||
Grimston |
-2 |
||
Heacham |
-2 |
||
Hilgay with Denver |
1 |
||
Hunstanton |
7 |
||
Mershe Lande |
7 |
||
North Downham |
-3 |
||
North Lynn |
15 |
||
North Wootton |
-1 |
||
Old Gaywood |
0 |
||
Priory |
3 |
||
Rudham |
6 |
||
Snettisham |
0 |
||
South and West Lynn |
4 |
||
South Downham |
7 |
||
South Wootton |
1 |
||
Spellowfields |
3 |
||
Springwood |
3 |
||
St Lawrence |
-1 |
||
St Margarets with St Nicholas |
35 |
||
Upwell and Delph |
7 |
||
Valley Hill |
-2 |
||
Walpole |
0 |
||
Walton |
4 |
||
Watlington |
0 |
||
West Winch |
3 |
||
Wiggenhall |
5 |
||
Wimbotsham with Fincham |
-3 |
||
Wissey |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley |
3 |
||
Briston |
-1 |
||
Chaucer |
0 |
||
Corpusty |
-1 |
||
Cromer Town |
5 |
||
Erpingham |
9 |
||
Gaunt |
5 |
||
Glaven Valley |
-4 |
||
Happisburgh |
3 |
||
High Heath |
4 |
||
Holt |
5 |
||
Hoveton |
-3 |
||
Lancaster North |
-4 |
||
Lancaster South |
1 |
||
Mundesley |
4 |
||
North Walsham East |
-1 |
||
North Walsham North |
-2 |
||
North Walsham West |
4 |
||
Poppyland |
7 |
||
Priory |
3 |
||
Roughton |
-2 |
||
Scottow |
0 |
||
Sheringham North |
-3 |
||
Sheringham South |
-6 |
||
St Benet |
5 |
||
Stalham and Sutton |
5 |
||
Suffield Park |
5 |
||
The Raynhams |
7 |
||
The Runtons |
0 |
||
Walsingham |
6 |
||
Waterside |
1 |
||
Waxham |
-1 |
||
Wensum |
14 |
||
Worstead |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bowthorpe |
25 |
||
Catton Grove |
26 |
||
Crome |
12 |
||
Eaton |
-1 |
||
Lakenham |
11 |
||
Mancroft |
53 |
||
Mile Cross |
2 |
||
Nelson |
7 |
||
Sewell |
22 |
||
Thorpe Hamlet |
1 |
||
Town Close |
19 |
||
University |
5 |
||
Wensum |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
1 |
||
Beck Vale |
2 |
||
Bressingham and Burston |
-1 |
||
Brooke |
5 |
||
Bunwell |
3 |
||
Chedgrave and Thurton |
-2 |
||
Cringleford |
39 |
||
Cromwells |
10 |
||
Dickleburgh |
3 |
||
Diss |
7 |
||
Ditchingham and Broome |
10 |
||
Earsham |
5 |
||
Easton |
14 |
||
Forncett |
4 |
||
Gillingham |
3 |
||
Great Witchingham |
-2 |
||
Harleston |
14 |
||
Hempnall |
5 |
||
Hethersett |
7 |
||
Hingham and Deopham |
2 |
||
Loddon |
1 |
||
Mulbarton |
8 |
||
New Costessey |
5 |
||
Newton Flotman |
6 |
||
Northfields |
4 |
||
Old Costessey |
34 |
||
Poringland with the Framinghams |
8 |
||
Rockland |
0 |
||
Roydon |
3 |
||
Rustens |
4 |
||
Scole |
2 |
||
Stoke Holy Cross |
-4 |
||
Stratton |
3 |
||
Tasburgh |
-9 |
||
Thurlton |
10 |
||
Town |
4 |
||
Wicklewood |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Norfolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
28th
2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
30th
2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
34th
2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
37th
2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
40.0
62.6
How the total number of companies in Norfolk has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
3,603 formed
1,859 dissolved
2013
3,744 formed
2,273 dissolved
2014
4,086 formed
2,416 dissolved
2015
4,296 formed
2,441 dissolved
2016
4,480 formed
3,217 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.4% vs 2012
5.8% vs 2013
6.9% vs 2014
5.8% vs 2015