2020
8,200 formed
4,289 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in North Yorkshire during 2024
2.1% more companies in North Yorkshire compared to 2023
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how North Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
9th
2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
11th
2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
19th
2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
33rd
2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
40th
2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
44th
2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
7.5
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (8,540 companies)
3% Other company types (290 companies)
Other company types breakdown (290 companies)
????
Businesses formed in North Yorkshire during 2024
????
Businesses dissolved in North Yorkshire during 2024
67,293
businesses registered in North Yorkshire at the end of 2024.
2.1% more companies in North Yorkshire compared to 2023
Cumbria
24,059 total businesses
2,453 formed in 2024
2,158 dissolved in 2024
Lancashire
97,537 total businesses
13,620 formed in 2024
11,578 dissolved in 2024
South Yorkshire
75,130 total businesses
11,673 formed in 2024
9,417 dissolved in 2024
West Yorkshire
157,321 total businesses
23,972 formed in 2024
20,287 dissolved in 2024
Durham
38,779 total businesses
5,616 formed in 2024
4,370 dissolved in 2024
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014 total businesses
4,234 formed in 2024
3,505 dissolved in 2024
North Yorkshire
67,293 total businesses
8,830 formed in 2024
6,463 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aire Valley with Lothersdale |
10 |
||
Barden Fell |
-2 |
||
Bentham |
10 |
||
Cowling |
-2 |
||
Embsay-with-Eastby |
9 |
||
Gargrave and Malhamdale |
8 |
||
Glusburn |
0 |
||
Grassington |
6 |
||
Hellifield and Long Preston |
5 |
||
Ingleton and Clapham |
7 |
||
Penyghent |
-8 |
||
Settle and Ribblebanks |
2 |
||
Skipton East |
-3 |
||
Skipton North |
22 |
||
Skipton South |
5 |
||
Skipton West |
15 |
||
Sutton-in-Craven |
2 |
||
Upper Lune Valley |
0 |
||
Upper Wharfedale |
-1 |
||
West Craven |
5 |
||
Worth Valley |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton Wiske & Smeatons |
13 |
||
Bagby & Thorntons |
-7 |
||
Bedale |
20 |
||
Coulby Newham |
9 |
||
Easingwold |
12 |
||
Great Ayton |
-3 |
||
Huby |
-1 |
||
Hutton Rudby |
-2 |
||
Morton-on-Swale |
-7 |
||
Northallerton North & Brompton |
10 |
||
Northallerton South |
10 |
||
Osmotherley & Swainby |
5 |
||
Raskelf & White Horse |
20 |
||
Romanby |
4 |
||
Sowerby & Topcliffe |
15 |
||
Stokesley |
27 |
||
Tanfield |
1 |
||
Thirsk |
21 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilton |
10 |
||
Bishop Monkton |
3 |
||
Boroughbridge |
4 |
||
Claro |
-37 |
||
Granby |
8 |
||
Harlow Moor |
2 |
||
High Harrogate |
45 |
||
Hookstone |
-7 |
||
Killinghall |
5 |
||
Kirkby Malzeard |
12 |
||
Knaresborough East |
10 |
||
Knaresborough King James |
-22 |
||
Knaresborough Scriven Park |
-8 |
||
Low Harrogate |
478 |
||
Lower Nidderdale |
11 |
||
Marston Moor |
7 |
||
Mashamshire |
-5 |
||
New Park |
12 |
||
Newby |
21 |
||
Nidd Valley |
5 |
||
Ouseburn |
3 |
||
Pannal |
1 |
||
Pateley Bridge |
0 |
||
Ribston |
10 |
||
Ripon Minster |
11 |
||
Ripon Moorside |
0 |
||
Ripon Spa |
11 |
||
Rossett |
21 |
||
Saltergate |
0 |
||
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale |
5 |
||
Starbeck |
1 |
||
Stray |
-3 |
||
Washburn |
23 |
||
Wathvale |
8 |
||
Woodfield |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acklam |
3 |
||
Ayresome |
12 |
||
Berwick Hills & Pallister |
28 |
||
Brambles & Thorntree |
34 |
||
Central |
97 |
||
Coulby Newham |
9 |
||
Hemlington |
2 |
||
Kader |
27 |
||
Ladgate |
16 |
||
Linthorpe |
24 |
||
Longlands & Beechwood |
20 |
||
Marton East |
23 |
||
Marton West |
1 |
||
Newport |
43 |
||
North Ormesby |
-83 |
||
Nunthorpe |
10 |
||
Park |
20 |
||
Park End & Beckfield |
4 |
||
Stainton & Thornton |
3 |
||
Trimdon |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brotton |
4 |
||
Coatham |
24 |
||
Dormanstown |
-8 |
||
Eston |
12 |
||
Grangetown |
2 |
||
Guisborough |
17 |
||
Hutton |
0 |
||
Kirkleatham |
-8 |
||
Lockwood |
10 |
||
Loftus |
17 |
||
Longbeck |
9 |
||
Mulgrave |
6 |
||
Newcomen |
-1 |
||
Normanby |
13 |
||
Ormesby |
1 |
||
Saltburn |
9 |
||
Skelton |
8 |
||
South Bank |
29 |
||
St Germain's |
7 |
||
Teesville |
3 |
||
West Dyke |
25 |
||
Westworth |
5 |
||
Zetland |
-8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Addlebrough |
5 |
||
Barton |
-3 |
||
Bolton Castle |
0 |
||
Brompton-on-Swale and Scorton |
12 |
||
Catterick |
5 |
||
Colburn |
-2 |
||
Croft |
7 |
||
Gilling West |
17 |
||
Hawes and High Abbotside |
2 |
||
Hipswell |
5 |
||
Hornby Castle |
5 |
||
Leyburn |
2 |
||
Lower Wensleydale |
6 |
||
Melsonby |
16 |
||
Middleham |
0 |
||
Middleton Tyas |
4 |
||
Newsham with Eppleby |
1 |
||
Penhill |
1 |
||
Reeth and Arkengarthdale |
0 |
||
Richmond Central |
-9 |
||
Richmond East |
-4 |
||
Richmond West |
348 |
||
Scotton |
2 |
||
Swaledale |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amotherby |
12 |
||
Ampleforth |
-7 |
||
Cropton |
6 |
||
Dales |
4 |
||
Derwent |
5 |
||
Helmsley |
-1 |
||
Hovingham |
9 |
||
Kirkbymoorside |
4 |
||
Malton |
18 |
||
Norton East |
-1 |
||
Norton West |
9 |
||
Pickering East |
14 |
||
Pickering West |
1 |
||
Rillington |
2 |
||
Ryedale South West |
-8 |
||
Sherburn |
9 |
||
Sheriff Hutton |
7 |
||
Sinnington |
8 |
||
Thornton Dale |
-2 |
||
Wolds |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Castle |
-1 |
||
Cayton |
4 |
||
Central |
97 |
||
Danby |
-2 |
||
Derwent Valley |
1 |
||
Eastfield |
12 |
||
Esk Valley |
10 |
||
Falsgrave Park |
23 |
||
Filey |
13 |
||
Fylingdales |
8 |
||
Hertford |
-5 |
||
Lindhead |
3 |
||
Mayfield |
-10 |
||
Mulgrave |
6 |
||
Newby |
21 |
||
North Bay |
6 |
||
Northstead |
-6 |
||
Ramshill |
22 |
||
Scalby Hackness and Staintondale |
-4 |
||
Seamer |
36 |
||
Stepney |
15 |
||
Streonshalh |
6 |
||
Weaponness |
-6 |
||
Whitby West Cliff |
3 |
||
Woodlands |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton |
10 |
||
Barlby Village |
1 |
||
Brayton |
9 |
||
Byram & Brotherton |
-12 |
||
Camblesforth & Carlton |
6 |
||
Cawood & Wistow |
10 |
||
Derwent |
5 |
||
Eggborough |
14 |
||
Escrick |
20 |
||
Hambleton |
-7 |
||
Marston Moor |
7 |
||
Monk Fryston |
-4 |
||
Riccall |
-4 |
||
Selby East |
34 |
||
Selby West |
0 |
||
Sherburn in Elmet |
7 |
||
South Milford |
-4 |
||
Tadcaster |
-8 |
||
Thorpe Willoughby |
-1 |
||
Whitley |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ingleby Barwick East |
23 |
||
Ingleby Barwick West |
19 |
||
Mandale and Victoria |
50 |
||
Stainsby Hill |
7 |
||
Village |
14 |
||
Yarm |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acomb |
12 |
||
Bishopthorpe |
-3 |
||
Clifton |
12 |
||
Copmanthorpe |
4 |
||
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe |
16 |
||
Fishergate |
10 |
||
Fulford & Heslington |
24 |
||
Guildhall |
68 |
||
Haxby & Wigginton |
13 |
||
Heworth |
29 |
||
Heworth Without |
3 |
||
Holgate |
9 |
||
Hull Road |
-19 |
||
Huntington & New Earswick |
28 |
||
Micklegate |
34 |
||
Osbaldwick & Derwent |
-6 |
||
Rawcliffe & Clifton Without |
-52 |
||
Rural West York |
-4 |
||
Strensall |
24 |
||
Westfield |
26 |
||
Wheldrake |
20 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how North Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
10th
2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
16th
2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
18th
2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
38th
2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
40th
2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
43rd
2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
57.4
83.4
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.
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
2024
8,830 formed
6,463 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.21% vs 2020
4.24% vs 2021
5.68% vs 2022
2.1% vs 2023