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Company Formations in 2018: North Yorkshire

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4.1% more companies in North Yorkshire compared to 2017

New businesses in North Yorkshire mapped

Boroughs

  • ACraven: 294
  • BHambleton: 418
  • CHarrogate: 1,202
  • DMiddlesbrough: 1,044
  • ERedcar and Cleveland: 638
  • FRichmondshire: 481
  • GRyedale: 241
  • HScarborough: 469
  • ISelby: 437
  • JStockton-on-Tees: 329
  • KYork: 1,258

Companies formed in 2018 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st
London
217,617
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
5th 2017: 5th
Essex
17,063
23rd 2017: 22nd
North Yorkshire
6,822
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
11th 2017: 12th
Lancashire
11,291
16th 2017: 16th
South Yorkshire
8,542
23rd 2017: 22nd
North Yorkshire
6,822
33rd 2017: 40th
Durham
5,223
40th 2017: 35th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,195
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
2,259
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st
London
217,617
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
5th 2017: 5th
Essex
17,063
6th 2017: 7th
Hertfordshire
15,554
7th 2017: 6th
Kent
15,057
8th 2017: 8th
Hampshire
14,244
9th 2017: 9th
Cheshire
13,259
10th 2017: 10th
Merseyside
11,451
11th 2017: 12th
Lancashire
11,291
12th 2017: 11th
Surrey
11,179
13th 2017: 15th
Berkshire
9,166
14th 2017: 17th
Buckinghamshire
8,915
15th 2017: 13th
Leicestershire
8,896
16th 2017: 16th
South Yorkshire
8,542
17th 2017: 20th
Dorset
8,314
18th 2017: 14th
Northamptonshire
7,630
19th 2017: 19th
East Sussex
7,462
20th 2017: 21st
Nottinghamshire
7,429
21st 2017: 23rd
Bedfordshire
7,013
22nd 2017: 18th
Worcestershire
6,889
23rd 2017: 22nd
North Yorkshire
6,822
24th 2017: 25th
Cambridgeshire
6,786
25th 2017: 26th
Tyne and Wear
6,669
26th 2017: 24th
Staffordshire
6,474
27th 2017: 27th
Derbyshire
6,167
28th 2017: 29th
West Sussex
6,048
29th 2017: 31st
Lincolnshire
5,910
30th 2017: 28th
Devon
5,908
31st 2017: 30th
Gloucestershire
5,719
32nd 2017: 32nd
Somerset
5,537
33rd 2017: 40th
Durham
5,223
34th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
4,755
35th 2017: 34th
Bristol
4,635
36th 2017: 37th
Oxfordshire
4,631
37th 2017: 38th
Norfolk
4,542
38th 2017: 33rd
Wiltshire
4,348
39th 2017: 39th
Suffolk
4,292
40th 2017: 35th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,195
41st 2017: 41st
Cornwall
2,829
42nd 2017: 42nd
Shropshire
2,634
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
2,259
44th 2017: 44th
Northumberland
1,422
45th 2017: 45th
Herefordshire
1,054
46th 2017: 46th
Isle of Wight
645
47th 2017: 47th
Rutland
198

New incorporations in 2018 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in North Yorkshire breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (6,564 companies)

4% Other company types (258 companies)

Other company types breakdown (258 companies)

Total companies in North Yorkshire by the end of 2018

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Businesses formed in North Yorkshire during 2018

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Businesses dissolved in North Yorkshire during 2018

meaning there is a total of

52,860

businesses registered in North Yorkshire at the end of 2018.

4.1% more companies in North Yorkshire compared to 2017

Surrounding counties 2018 breakdown & comparison

Cumbria

20,916 total businesses
2,259 formed in 2018
1,786 dissolved in 2018

Lancashire

75,763 total businesses
11,291 formed in 2018
8,127 dissolved in 2018

South Yorkshire

58,193 total businesses
8,542 formed in 2018
7,564 dissolved in 2018

West Yorkshire

118,705 total businesses
18,204 formed in 2018
15,022 dissolved in 2018

Durham

28,771 total businesses
5,223 formed in 2018
3,133 dissolved in 2018

East Riding of Yorkshire

24,661 total businesses
3,195 formed in 2018
2,432 dissolved in 2018

North Yorkshire

52,860 total businesses
6,822 formed in 2018
4,881 dissolved in 2018

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aire Valley with Lothersdale
15
16
1
Barden Fell
24
9
-15
Bentham
19
12
-7
Cowling
7
12
5
Embsay-with-Eastby
3
7
4
Gargrave and Malhamdale
19
27
8
Glusburn
15
18
3
Grassington
1
8
7
Hellifield and Long Preston
3
11
8
Ingleton and Clapham
10
20
10
Penyghent
6
11
5
Settle and Ribblebanks
7
12
5
Skipton East
6
7
1
Skipton North
96
48
-48
Skipton South
6
11
5
Skipton West
24
42
18
Sutton-in-Craven
7
6
-1
Upper Lune Valley
1
1
Upper Wharfedale
6
6
0
West Craven
7
10
3
Worth Valley
0
0
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Appleton Wiske & Smeatons
4
14
10
Bagby & Thorntons
18
23
5
Bedale
26
41
15
Coulby Newham
33
30
-3
Easingwold
30
40
10
Great Ayton
15
18
3
Huby
11
20
9
Hutton Rudby
15
21
6
Morton-on-Swale
8
7
-1
Northallerton North & Brompton
33
30
-3
Northallerton South
12
22
10
Osmotherley & Swainby
10
16
6
Raskelf & White Horse
6
18
12
Romanby
6
10
4
Sowerby & Topcliffe
14
15
1
Stokesley
38
58
20
Tanfield
14
23
9
Thirsk
27
42
15
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bilton
16
19
3
Bishop Monkton
13
18
5
Boroughbridge
10
18
8
Claro
16
17
1
Granby
32
26
-6
Harlow Moor
40
43
3
High Harrogate
94
151
57
Hookstone
31
49
18
Killinghall
17
16
-1
Kirkby Malzeard
11
13
2
Knaresborough East
10
19
9
Knaresborough King James
27
50
23
Knaresborough Scriven Park
14
31
17
Low Harrogate
77
120
43
Lower Nidderdale
16
23
7
Marston Moor
17
27
10
Mashamshire
9
17
8
New Park
25
35
10
Newby
28
44
16
Nidd Valley
11
21
10
Ouseburn
10
19
9
Pannal
31
42
11
Pateley Bridge
9
16
7
Ribston
22
44
22
Ripon Minster
17
54
37
Ripon Moorside
10
8
-2
Ripon Spa
17
16
-1
Rossett
21
38
17
Saltergate
14
24
10
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale
15
20
5
Starbeck
17
30
13
Stray
32
40
8
Washburn
70
76
6
Wathvale
9
12
3
Woodfield
8
25
17
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Acklam
30
45
15
Ayresome
21
16
-5
Berwick Hills & Pallister
14
25
11
Brambles & Thorntree
23
30
7
Central
351
493
142
Coulby Newham
33
30
-3
Hemlington
11
11
0
Kader
16
26
10
Ladgate
23
15
-8
Linthorpe
20
45
25
Longlands & Beechwood
23
30
7
Marton East
21
24
3
Marton West
13
20
7
Newport
55
72
17
North Ormesby
45
11
-34
Nunthorpe
18
32
14
Park
51
83
32
Park End & Beckfield
24
23
-1
Stainton & Thornton
10
13
3
Trimdon
12
21
9
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brotton
7
14
7
Coatham
24
59
35
Dormanstown
25
56
31
Eston
13
20
7
Grangetown
6
11
5
Guisborough
54
76
22
Hutton
18
36
18
Kirkleatham
20
22
2
Lockwood
1
5
4
Loftus
4
15
11
Longbeck
26
36
10
Mulgrave
5
15
10
Newcomen
11
18
7
Normanby
27
30
3
Ormesby
24
20
-4
Saltburn
21
17
-4
Skelton
18
37
19
South Bank
45
49
4
St Germain's
15
22
7
Teesville
9
20
11
West Dyke
27
36
9
Westworth
14
15
1
Zetland
10
24
14
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addlebrough
2
4
2
Barton
1
2
1
Bolton Castle
3
4
1
Brompton-on-Swale and Scorton
6
19
13
Catterick
8
9
1
Colburn
10
8
-2
Croft
4
3
-1
Gilling West
4
18
14
Hawes and High Abbotside
10
9
-1
Hipswell
6
6
0
Hornby Castle
9
17
8
Leyburn
13
10
-3
Lower Wensleydale
8
6
-2
Melsonby
10
12
2
Middleham
3
3
0
Middleton Tyas
7
7
0
Newsham with Eppleby
7
11
4
Penhill
1
5
4
Reeth and Arkengarthdale
4
5
1
Richmond Central
5
5
0
Richmond East
4
6
2
Richmond West
46
307
261
Scotton
6
2
-4
Swaledale
3
3
0
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Amotherby
7
14
7
Ampleforth
3
6
3
Cropton
3
10
7
Dales
3
15
12
Derwent
29
51
22
Helmsley
13
10
-3
Hovingham
2
5
3
Kirkbymoorside
9
12
3
Malton
26
35
9
Norton East
5
10
5
Norton West
6
11
5
Pickering East
25
34
9
Pickering West
6
4
-2
Rillington
2
6
4
Ryedale South West
11
6
-5
Sherburn
2
2
0
Sheriff Hutton
5
10
5
Sinnington
6
3
-3
Thornton Dale
6
12
6
Wolds
2
10
8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Castle
45
88
43
Cayton
7
10
3
Central
351
493
142
Danby
8
5
-3
Derwent Valley
10
12
2
Eastfield
6
7
1
Esk Valley
5
9
4
Falsgrave Park
22
38
16
Filey
12
18
6
Fylingdales
5
11
6
Hertford
11
16
5
Lindhead
2
7
5
Mayfield
5
11
6
Mulgrave
5
15
10
Newby
28
44
16
North Bay
9
11
2
Northstead
6
2
-4
Ramshill
26
12
-14
Scalby Hackness and Staintondale
14
9
-5
Seamer
24
38
14
Stepney
31
26
-5
Streonshalh
9
23
14
Weaponness
10
10
0
Whitby West Cliff
19
43
24
Woodlands
8
8
0
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton
32
33
1
Barlby Village
6
4
-2
Brayton
14
19
5
Byram & Brotherton
7
20
13
Camblesforth & Carlton
20
22
2
Cawood & Wistow
15
17
2
Derwent
29
51
22
Eggborough
6
12
6
Escrick
17
25
8
Hambleton
14
13
-1
Marston Moor
17
27
10
Monk Fryston
12
21
9
Riccall
7
11
4
Selby East
31
47
16
Selby West
21
44
23
Sherburn in Elmet
32
41
9
South Milford
10
13
3
Tadcaster
32
29
-3
Thorpe Willoughby
5
5
0
Whitley
13
36
23
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ingleby Barwick East
58
54
-4
Ingleby Barwick West
54
75
21
Mandale and Victoria
61
65
4
Stainsby Hill
17
24
7
Village
16
23
7
Yarm
63
88
25
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Acomb
16
27
11
Bishopthorpe
10
14
4
Clifton
20
30
10
Copmanthorpe
11
26
15
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe
22
30
8
Fishergate
26
37
11
Fulford & Heslington
22
46
24
Guildhall
123
207
84
Haxby & Wigginton
27
41
14
Heworth
48
60
12
Heworth Without
6
7
1
Holgate
35
67
32
Hull Road
22
30
8
Huntington & New Earswick
35
44
9
Micklegate
54
60
6
Osbaldwick & Derwent
35
40
5
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without
302
233
-69
Rural West York
115
61
-54
Strensall
31
37
6
Westfield
45
55
10
Wheldrake
25
106
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Total companies 2018 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how North Yorkshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2017: 1st
London
1,163,777
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
4th 2017: 4th
Essex
122,421
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
19th 2017: 19th
North Yorkshire
52,860
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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
11th 2017: 11th
Lancashire
75,763
17th 2017: 17th
South Yorkshire
58,193
19th 2017: 19th
North Yorkshire
52,860
39th 2017: 39th
Durham
28,771
40th 2017: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
24,661
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
20,916
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2017: 1st
London
1,163,777
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
4th 2017: 4th
Essex
122,421
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
6th 2017: 7th
Hertfordshire
111,063
7th 2017: 6th
Hampshire
110,793
8th 2017: 8th
Kent
108,910
9th 2017: 9th
Surrey
98,968
10th 2017: 10th
Cheshire
78,274
11th 2017: 11th
Lancashire
75,763
12th 2017: 14th
Buckinghamshire
69,301
13th 2017: 12th
Berkshire
68,855
14th 2017: 13th
East Sussex
66,405
15th 2017: 15th
Merseyside
65,551
16th 2017: 16th
Leicestershire
60,027
17th 2017: 17th
South Yorkshire
58,193
18th 2017: 18th
Dorset
56,307
19th 2017: 19th
North Yorkshire
52,860
20th 2017: 20th
West Sussex
51,556
21st 2017: 22nd
Devon
51,129
22nd 2017: 21st
Gloucestershire
50,643
23rd 2017: 25th
Nottinghamshire
50,491
24th 2017: 24th
Somerset
49,396
25th 2017: 23rd
Staffordshire
48,752
26th 2017: 27th
Cambridgeshire
48,390
27th 2017: 28th
Derbyshire
46,632
28th 2017: 26th
Northamptonshire
44,212
29th 2017: 29th
Lincolnshire
43,713
30th 2017: 30th
Tyne and Wear
42,534
31st 2017: 32nd
Bedfordshire
42,015
32nd 2017: 31st
Oxfordshire
40,930
33rd 2017: 33rd
Worcestershire
37,800
34th 2017: 35th
Norfolk
37,466
35th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
37,025
36th 2017: 34th
Wiltshire
36,714
37th 2017: 37th
Suffolk
35,510
38th 2017: 38th
Bristol
32,794
39th 2017: 39th
Durham
28,771
40th 2017: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
24,661
41st 2017: 41st
Shropshire
22,421
42nd 2017: 42nd
Cornwall
21,904
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
20,916
44th 2017: 44th
Northumberland
10,423
45th 2017: 45th
Herefordshire
9,243
46th 2017: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,417
47th 2017: 47th
Rutland
1,840

Total companies at the end of 2018 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

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

2014

6,537 formed

3,603 dissolved

2015

6,437 formed

3,562 dissolved

2016

6,525 formed

5,093 dissolved

2017

6,766 formed

4,636 dissolved

2018

6,822 formed

4,881 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

7.1% vs 2014

3.2% vs 2015

5.47% vs 2016

4.1% vs 2017