2012
5,166 formed
2,697 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2016
2.4% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2015
Corby 534 formed
Daventry 665 formed
East Northamptonshire 655 formed
Kettering 727 formed
Northampton 2,297 formed
South Northamptonshire 729 formed
Wellingborough 1,436 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire 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 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
10th
2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
17th
2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th
2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
22nd
2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
28th
2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
35th
2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th
2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
47th
2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
| 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
10.2
10.5
98% Private Limited Companies (6,911 companies)
2% Other company types (139 companies)
Other company types breakdown (139 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2016
40,600
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2016.
2.4% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2015
Cambridgeshire
43,412 total businesses
6,208 formed in 2016
4,498 dissolved in 2016
Leicestershire
52,138 total businesses
8,307 formed in 2016
5,713 dissolved in 2016
Warwickshire
34,180 total businesses
4,709 formed in 2016
3,473 dissolved in 2016
Buckinghamshire
62,413 total businesses
8,523 formed in 2016
6,466 dissolved in 2016
Oxfordshire
38,413 total businesses
4,517 formed in 2016
3,529 dissolved in 2016
Bedfordshire
44,451 total businesses
13,677 formed in 2016
4,414 dissolved in 2016
Rutland
1,742 total businesses
217 formed in 2016
144 dissolved in 2016
Northamptonshire
40,600 total businesses
7,050 formed in 2016
4,393 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
20 |
||
Central |
18 |
||
Danesholme |
23 |
||
King's Forest |
0 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
39 |
||
Lloyds |
26 |
||
Lodge Park |
2 |
||
Oakley North |
15 |
||
Oakley South |
36 |
||
Rowlett |
9 |
||
Rural West |
-2 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
6 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
23 |
||
Abbey South |
6 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
21 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
4 |
||
Brixworth |
22 |
||
Drayton |
7 |
||
Hill |
11 |
||
Long Buckby |
1 |
||
Moulton |
12 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
5 |
||
Spratton |
5 |
||
Walgrave |
6 |
||
Weedon |
-3 |
||
Welford |
9 |
||
Woodford |
-11 |
||
Yelvertoft |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
24 |
||
Fineshade |
6 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
-2 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
-2 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
3 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
-2 |
||
King's Forest |
0 |
||
Lower Nene |
6 |
||
Lyveden |
1 |
||
Oundle |
62 |
||
Prebendal |
0 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
3 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
15 |
||
Rushden Bates |
0 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
39 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
1 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
54 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
-9 |
||
Stanwick |
-5 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
17 |
||
Thrapston Market |
1 |
||
Woodford |
-11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
20 |
||
Avondale Grange |
4 |
||
Barton |
7 |
||
Brambleside |
15 |
||
Burton Latimer |
8 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
9 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
2 |
||
Ise Lodge |
9 |
||
Northfield |
11 |
||
Pipers Hill |
11 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
6 |
||
Rothwell |
14 |
||
Slade |
11 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
50 |
||
St Peter's |
3 |
||
Welland |
8 |
||
William Knibb |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
59 |
||
Billing |
4 |
||
Boothville |
19 |
||
Brookside |
20 |
||
Castle |
23 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
79 |
||
East Hunsbury |
38 |
||
Eastfield |
17 |
||
Headlands |
7 |
||
Kings Heath |
-6 |
||
Kingsley |
7 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
32 |
||
Nene Valley |
98 |
||
New Duston |
10 |
||
Obelisk |
5 |
||
Old Duston |
15 |
||
Park |
11 |
||
Parklands |
19 |
||
Phippsville |
30 |
||
Rectory Farm |
21 |
||
Riverside |
16 |
||
Rushmills |
30 |
||
Semilong |
34 |
||
Spencer |
15 |
||
Spring Park |
5 |
||
St David's |
12 |
||
St James |
-44 |
||
Sunnyside |
11 |
||
Talavera |
45 |
||
Trinity |
16 |
||
Upton |
35 |
||
West Hunsbury |
3 |
||
Westone |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
10 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
-3 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
44 |
||
Brackley East |
16 |
||
Brackley South |
-7 |
||
Brackley West |
5 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
10 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
3 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
19 |
||
Deanshanger |
15 |
||
Grange Park |
7 |
||
Hackleton |
4 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
7 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
15 |
||
Kings Sutton |
-4 |
||
Kingthorn |
1 |
||
Little Brook |
11 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
8 |
||
Old Stratford |
0 |
||
Salcey |
6 |
||
Silverstone |
-7 |
||
Steane |
0 |
||
Tove |
41 |
||
Towcester Brook |
27 |
||
Towcester Mill |
4 |
||
Washington |
1 |
||
Whittlewood |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
3 |
||
Brickhill |
1 |
||
Croyland |
13 |
||
Earls Barton |
8 |
||
Finedon |
5 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
-2 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
9 |
||
Hatton |
26 |
||
Irchester |
5 |
||
Isebrook |
-28 |
||
Queensway |
-2 |
||
Redwell |
14 |
||
Rixon |
28 |
||
Swanspool |
857 |
||
Victoria |
31 |
||
Wollaston |
10 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Northamptonshire 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 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
14th
2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
17th
2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
26th
2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
28th
2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
31st
2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
33rd
2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
35th
2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
47th
2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
| 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
58.5
62.6
How the total number of companies in Northamptonshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
5,166 formed
2,697 dissolved
2013
5,791 formed
3,020 dissolved
2014
6,246 formed
3,343 dissolved
2015
6,347 formed
3,341 dissolved
2016
7,050 formed
4,393 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9.1% vs 2012
8.7% vs 2013
9.4% vs 2014
2.4% vs 2015