2013
3,744 formed
2,273 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Norfolk during 2017
6.1% more companies in Norfolk compared to 2016
Breckland 607 formed
Broadland 583 formed
Great Yarmouth 450 formed
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 614 formed
North Norfolk 338 formed
Norwich 1,230 formed
South Norfolk 573 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Norfolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
25th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
31st
2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
38th
2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th
2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
5.1
10.0
97% Private Limited Companies (4,271 companies)
3% Other company types (128 companies)
Other company types breakdown (128 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Norfolk during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in Norfolk during 2017
36,459
businesses registered in Norfolk at the end of 2017.
6.1% more companies in Norfolk compared to 2016
Cambridgeshire
46,059 total businesses
6,384 formed in 2017
4,395 dissolved in 2017
Suffolk
33,994 total businesses
4,145 formed in 2017
2,936 dissolved in 2017
Lincolnshire
41,976 total businesses
5,414 formed in 2017
4,320 dissolved in 2017
Norfolk
36,459 total businesses
4,399 formed in 2017
3,332 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints & Wayland |
-2 |
||
Ashill |
7 |
||
Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft |
3 |
||
Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe |
38 |
||
Bedingfeld |
1 |
||
Dereham Neatherd |
28 |
||
Dereham Toftwood |
-17 |
||
Dereham Withburga |
2 |
||
Forest |
-3 |
||
Great Witchingham |
-8 |
||
Guiltcross |
4 |
||
Harling & Heathlands |
3 |
||
Hermitage |
0 |
||
Launditch |
4 |
||
Lincoln |
-2 |
||
Mattishall |
-1 |
||
Nar Valley |
6 |
||
Necton |
6 |
||
Saham Toney |
3 |
||
Shipdham-with-Scarning |
26 |
||
Swaffham |
46 |
||
The Buckenhams & Banham |
2 |
||
Thetford Boudica |
3 |
||
Thetford Burrell |
6 |
||
Thetford Castle |
8 |
||
Thetford Priory |
9 |
||
Upper Wensum |
-4 |
||
Watton |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acle |
-8 |
||
Aylsham |
10 |
||
Blofield with South Walsham |
15 |
||
Brundall |
4 |
||
Burlingham |
8 |
||
Buxton |
5 |
||
Coltishall |
0 |
||
Cringleford |
4 |
||
Drayton North |
4 |
||
Drayton South |
3 |
||
Eynesford |
-3 |
||
Fleggburgh |
-6 |
||
Great Witchingham |
-8 |
||
Hellesdon North West |
15 |
||
Hellesdon South East |
3 |
||
Hevingham |
-2 |
||
Horsford and Felthorpe |
13 |
||
Marshes |
6 |
||
Old Catton and Sprowston West |
15 |
||
Plumstead |
1 |
||
Reepham |
-4 |
||
Spixworth with St Faiths |
14 |
||
Sprowston Central |
19 |
||
Sprowston East |
4 |
||
Taverham North |
19 |
||
Taverham South |
0 |
||
Thorpe St Andrew North West |
3 |
||
Thorpe St Andrew South East |
27 |
||
Upper Wensum |
-4 |
||
Wroxham |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bradwell North |
4 |
||
Bradwell South and Hopton |
12 |
||
Caister North |
4 |
||
Caister South |
2 |
||
Central and Northgate |
39 |
||
Claydon |
5 |
||
East Flegg |
14 |
||
Fleggburgh |
-6 |
||
Gorleston |
22 |
||
Lothingland |
2 |
||
Magdalen |
-10 |
||
Nelson |
20 |
||
Ormesby |
-3 |
||
Southtown and Cobholm |
8 |
||
St Andrews |
2 |
||
West Flegg |
-4 |
||
Yarmouth North |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Airfield |
9 |
||
Brancaster |
0 |
||
Burnham |
5 |
||
Clenchwarton |
3 |
||
Denton |
-3 |
||
Dersingham |
4 |
||
Docking |
-1 |
||
Downham Old Town |
3 |
||
East Downham |
6 |
||
Emneth with Outwell |
6 |
||
Fairstead |
-6 |
||
Gayton |
5 |
||
Gaywood Chase |
-4 |
||
Gaywood North Bank |
-2 |
||
Grimston |
1 |
||
Heacham |
6 |
||
Hilgay with Denver |
2 |
||
Hunstanton |
6 |
||
Mershe Lande |
5 |
||
North Downham |
1 |
||
North Lynn |
8 |
||
North Wootton |
6 |
||
Old Gaywood |
4 |
||
Priory |
13 |
||
Rudham |
-2 |
||
Snettisham |
-5 |
||
South and West Lynn |
5 |
||
South Downham |
0 |
||
South Wootton |
8 |
||
Spellowfields |
3 |
||
Springwood |
-1 |
||
St Lawrence |
6 |
||
St Margarets with St Nicholas |
46 |
||
Upwell and Delph |
3 |
||
Valley Hill |
20 |
||
Walpole |
4 |
||
Walton |
1 |
||
Watlington |
3 |
||
West Winch |
7 |
||
Wiggenhall |
5 |
||
Wimbotsham with Fincham |
2 |
||
Wissey |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley |
5 |
||
Briston |
-2 |
||
Chaucer |
5 |
||
Corpusty |
0 |
||
Cromer Town |
-4 |
||
Erpingham |
11 |
||
Gaunt |
-1 |
||
Glaven Valley |
5 |
||
Happisburgh |
-2 |
||
High Heath |
-3 |
||
Holt |
8 |
||
Hoveton |
-1 |
||
Lancaster North |
13 |
||
Lancaster South |
11 |
||
Mundesley |
2 |
||
North Walsham East |
3 |
||
North Walsham North |
6 |
||
North Walsham West |
2 |
||
Poppyland |
4 |
||
Priory |
13 |
||
Roughton |
7 |
||
Scottow |
-1 |
||
Sheringham North |
2 |
||
Sheringham South |
9 |
||
St Benet |
0 |
||
Stalham and Sutton |
12 |
||
Suffield Park |
5 |
||
The Raynhams |
-8 |
||
The Runtons |
0 |
||
Walsingham |
-4 |
||
Waterside |
3 |
||
Waxham |
-3 |
||
Wensum |
25 |
||
Worstead |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bowthorpe |
18 |
||
Catton Grove |
49 |
||
Crome |
20 |
||
Eaton |
4 |
||
Lakenham |
5 |
||
Mancroft |
76 |
||
Mile Cross |
18 |
||
Nelson |
20 |
||
Sewell |
37 |
||
Thorpe Hamlet |
-134 |
||
Town Close |
23 |
||
University |
16 |
||
Wensum |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
18 |
||
Beck Vale |
1 |
||
Bressingham and Burston |
7 |
||
Brooke |
7 |
||
Bunwell |
-2 |
||
Chedgrave and Thurton |
9 |
||
Cringleford |
4 |
||
Cromwells |
2 |
||
Dickleburgh |
6 |
||
Diss |
-3 |
||
Ditchingham and Broome |
4 |
||
Earsham |
2 |
||
Easton |
8 |
||
Forncett |
9 |
||
Gillingham |
0 |
||
Great Witchingham |
-8 |
||
Harleston |
15 |
||
Hempnall |
4 |
||
Hethersett |
4 |
||
Hingham and Deopham |
6 |
||
Loddon |
10 |
||
Mulbarton |
14 |
||
New Costessey |
6 |
||
Newton Flotman |
5 |
||
Northfields |
4 |
||
Old Costessey |
11 |
||
Poringland with the Framinghams |
10 |
||
Rockland |
12 |
||
Roydon |
-1 |
||
Rustens |
4 |
||
Scole |
0 |
||
Stoke Holy Cross |
8 |
||
Stratton |
3 |
||
Tasburgh |
-2 |
||
Thurlton |
-3 |
||
Town |
-10 |
||
Wicklewood |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Norfolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
27th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
29th
2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
35th
2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
37th
2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
42.4
65.1
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.
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
2017
4,399 formed
3,332 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.8% vs 2013
6.9% vs 2014
5.8% vs 2015
6.1% vs 2016