2019
7,260 formed
5,315 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in North Yorkshire during 2023
5.7% more companies in North Yorkshire compared to 2022
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how North Yorkshire 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 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
12th
2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
18th
2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
34th
2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
40th
2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
43rd
2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
| 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 |
people
8.6
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (8,963 companies)
3% Other company types (303 companies)
Other company types breakdown (303 companies)
????
Businesses formed in North Yorkshire during 2023
????
Businesses dissolved in North Yorkshire during 2023
65,895
businesses registered in North Yorkshire at the end of 2023.
5.7% more companies in North Yorkshire compared to 2022
Cumbria
23,719 total businesses
2,686 formed in 2023
2,115 dissolved in 2023
Lancashire
95,511 total businesses
14,223 formed in 2023
11,495 dissolved in 2023
South Yorkshire
73,897 total businesses
11,638 formed in 2023
9,819 dissolved in 2023
West Yorkshire
153,003 total businesses
24,534 formed in 2023
21,511 dissolved in 2023
Durham
37,332 total businesses
5,696 formed in 2023
4,327 dissolved in 2023
East Riding of Yorkshire
30,108 total businesses
4,211 formed in 2023
3,665 dissolved in 2023
North Yorkshire
65,895 total businesses
9,266 formed in 2023
7,024 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aire Valley with Lothersdale |
-1 |
||
Barden Fell |
5 |
||
Bentham |
0 |
||
Cowling |
8 |
||
Embsay-with-Eastby |
24 |
||
Gargrave and Malhamdale |
12 |
||
Glusburn |
86 |
||
Grassington |
5 |
||
Hellifield and Long Preston |
6 |
||
Ingleton and Clapham |
4 |
||
Penyghent |
2 |
||
Settle and Ribblebanks |
9 |
||
Skipton East |
3 |
||
Skipton North |
9 |
||
Skipton South |
1 |
||
Skipton West |
6 |
||
Sutton-in-Craven |
5 |
||
Upper Lune Valley |
0 |
||
Upper Wharfedale |
1 |
||
West Craven |
3 |
||
Worth Valley |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton Wiske & Smeatons |
4 |
||
Bagby & Thorntons |
7 |
||
Bedale |
9 |
||
Coulby Newham |
-6 |
||
Easingwold |
-8 |
||
Great Ayton |
3 |
||
Huby |
-3 |
||
Hutton Rudby |
11 |
||
Morton-on-Swale |
-5 |
||
Northallerton North & Brompton |
0 |
||
Northallerton South |
9 |
||
Osmotherley & Swainby |
-6 |
||
Raskelf & White Horse |
9 |
||
Romanby |
-1 |
||
Sowerby & Topcliffe |
14 |
||
Stokesley |
10 |
||
Tanfield |
-3 |
||
Thirsk |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilton |
-2 |
||
Bishop Monkton |
5 |
||
Boroughbridge |
2 |
||
Claro |
12 |
||
Granby |
3 |
||
Harlow Moor |
4 |
||
High Harrogate |
82 |
||
Hookstone |
5 |
||
Killinghall |
-10 |
||
Kirkby Malzeard |
-5 |
||
Knaresborough East |
15 |
||
Knaresborough King James |
15 |
||
Knaresborough Scriven Park |
17 |
||
Low Harrogate |
-134 |
||
Lower Nidderdale |
-2 |
||
Marston Moor |
-5 |
||
Mashamshire |
-6 |
||
New Park |
-16 |
||
Newby |
-3 |
||
Nidd Valley |
8 |
||
Ouseburn |
11 |
||
Pannal |
0 |
||
Pateley Bridge |
5 |
||
Ribston |
15 |
||
Ripon Minster |
25 |
||
Ripon Moorside |
0 |
||
Ripon Spa |
16 |
||
Rossett |
0 |
||
Saltergate |
7 |
||
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale |
11 |
||
Starbeck |
-4 |
||
Stray |
11 |
||
Washburn |
27 |
||
Wathvale |
2 |
||
Woodfield |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acklam |
9 |
||
Ayresome |
18 |
||
Berwick Hills & Pallister |
9 |
||
Brambles & Thorntree |
29 |
||
Central |
95 |
||
Coulby Newham |
-6 |
||
Hemlington |
17 |
||
Kader |
13 |
||
Ladgate |
21 |
||
Linthorpe |
32 |
||
Longlands & Beechwood |
25 |
||
Marton East |
21 |
||
Marton West |
12 |
||
Newport |
54 |
||
North Ormesby |
-5 |
||
Nunthorpe |
3 |
||
Park |
51 |
||
Park End & Beckfield |
17 |
||
Stainton & Thornton |
4 |
||
Trimdon |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brotton |
11 |
||
Coatham |
53 |
||
Dormanstown |
3 |
||
Eston |
3 |
||
Grangetown |
38 |
||
Guisborough |
13 |
||
Hutton |
13 |
||
Kirkleatham |
8 |
||
Lockwood |
-2 |
||
Loftus |
14 |
||
Longbeck |
23 |
||
Mulgrave |
-1 |
||
Newcomen |
2 |
||
Normanby |
9 |
||
Ormesby |
18 |
||
Saltburn |
-1 |
||
Skelton |
20 |
||
South Bank |
22 |
||
St Germain's |
5 |
||
Teesville |
14 |
||
West Dyke |
14 |
||
Westworth |
-4 |
||
Zetland |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Addlebrough |
1 |
||
Barton |
-6 |
||
Bolton Castle |
2 |
||
Brompton-on-Swale and Scorton |
7 |
||
Catterick |
2 |
||
Colburn |
-29 |
||
Croft |
2 |
||
Gilling West |
-6 |
||
Hawes and High Abbotside |
0 |
||
Hipswell |
-2 |
||
Hornby Castle |
-2 |
||
Leyburn |
6 |
||
Lower Wensleydale |
1 |
||
Melsonby |
10 |
||
Middleham |
-3 |
||
Middleton Tyas |
1 |
||
Newsham with Eppleby |
2 |
||
Penhill |
0 |
||
Reeth and Arkengarthdale |
2 |
||
Richmond Central |
7 |
||
Richmond East |
3 |
||
Richmond West |
485 |
||
Scotton |
8 |
||
Swaledale |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amotherby |
-7 |
||
Ampleforth |
1 |
||
Cropton |
2 |
||
Dales |
-3 |
||
Derwent |
15 |
||
Helmsley |
6 |
||
Hovingham |
-2 |
||
Kirkbymoorside |
-3 |
||
Malton |
-1 |
||
Norton East |
4 |
||
Norton West |
1 |
||
Pickering East |
10 |
||
Pickering West |
0 |
||
Rillington |
5 |
||
Ryedale South West |
14 |
||
Sherburn |
4 |
||
Sheriff Hutton |
12 |
||
Sinnington |
-3 |
||
Thornton Dale |
9 |
||
Wolds |
-7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Castle |
-20 |
||
Cayton |
17 |
||
Central |
95 |
||
Danby |
-2 |
||
Derwent Valley |
4 |
||
Eastfield |
10 |
||
Esk Valley |
3 |
||
Falsgrave Park |
26 |
||
Filey |
1 |
||
Fylingdales |
6 |
||
Hertford |
6 |
||
Lindhead |
4 |
||
Mayfield |
1 |
||
Mulgrave |
-1 |
||
Newby |
-3 |
||
North Bay |
-3 |
||
Northstead |
7 |
||
Ramshill |
3 |
||
Scalby Hackness and Staintondale |
8 |
||
Seamer |
-5 |
||
Stepney |
3 |
||
Streonshalh |
9 |
||
Weaponness |
4 |
||
Whitby West Cliff |
18 |
||
Woodlands |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton |
3 |
||
Barlby Village |
-2 |
||
Brayton |
11 |
||
Byram & Brotherton |
13 |
||
Camblesforth & Carlton |
10 |
||
Cawood & Wistow |
8 |
||
Derwent |
15 |
||
Eggborough |
5 |
||
Escrick |
3 |
||
Hambleton |
-1 |
||
Marston Moor |
-5 |
||
Monk Fryston |
-6 |
||
Riccall |
8 |
||
Selby East |
29 |
||
Selby West |
18 |
||
Sherburn in Elmet |
14 |
||
South Milford |
1 |
||
Tadcaster |
-5 |
||
Thorpe Willoughby |
11 |
||
Whitley |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ingleby Barwick East |
35 |
||
Ingleby Barwick West |
17 |
||
Mandale and Victoria |
13 |
||
Stainsby Hill |
6 |
||
Village |
16 |
||
Yarm |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acomb |
8 |
||
Bishopthorpe |
-2 |
||
Clifton |
37 |
||
Copmanthorpe |
-5 |
||
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe |
17 |
||
Fishergate |
26 |
||
Fulford & Heslington |
50 |
||
Guildhall |
22 |
||
Haxby & Wigginton |
-3 |
||
Heworth |
49 |
||
Heworth Without |
3 |
||
Holgate |
21 |
||
Hull Road |
67 |
||
Huntington & New Earswick |
11 |
||
Micklegate |
35 |
||
Osbaldwick & Derwent |
25 |
||
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without |
-21 |
||
Rural West York |
-48 |
||
Strensall |
25 |
||
Westfield |
19 |
||
Wheldrake |
25 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how North Yorkshire 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 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
16th
2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
18th
2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
40th
2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
43rd
2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
| 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 |
people
61.4
86.6
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.
2019
7,260 formed
5,315 dissolved
2020
8,200 formed
4,289 dissolved
2021
7,614 formed
6,384 dissolved
2022
8,424 formed
5,885 dissolved
2023
9,266 formed
7,024 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.42% vs 2019
2.21% vs 2020
4.24% vs 2021
5.7% vs 2022