2013
5,791 formed
3,020 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2017
15.2% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2016
Corby 740 formed
Daventry 586 formed
East Northamptonshire 583 formed
Kettering 661 formed
Northampton 4,634 formed
South Northamptonshire 2,093 formed
Wellingborough 648 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire 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 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
13th
2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th
2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
17th
2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
23rd
2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
25th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th
2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
47th
2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
| 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
14.4
10.0
98% Private Limited Companies (9,807 companies)
2% Other company types (151 companies)
Other company types breakdown (151 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2017
46,778
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2017.
15.2% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2016
Cambridgeshire
46,059 total businesses
6,384 formed in 2017
4,395 dissolved in 2017
Leicestershire
57,830 total businesses
10,566 formed in 2017
6,061 dissolved in 2017
Warwickshire
35,844 total businesses
4,617 formed in 2017
3,309 dissolved in 2017
Buckinghamshire
64,538 total businesses
7,992 formed in 2017
6,695 dissolved in 2017
Oxfordshire
39,736 total businesses
4,612 formed in 2017
3,390 dissolved in 2017
Bedfordshire
38,894 total businesses
6,469 formed in 2017
11,232 dissolved in 2017
Rutland
1,797 total businesses
186 formed in 2017
142 dissolved in 2017
Northamptonshire
46,778 total businesses
9,958 formed in 2017
4,930 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
4 |
||
Central |
15 |
||
Danesholme |
17 |
||
King's Forest |
0 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
32 |
||
Lloyds |
22 |
||
Lodge Park |
4 |
||
Oakley North |
5 |
||
Oakley South |
37 |
||
Rowlett |
11 |
||
Rural West |
-1 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
14 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
217 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
16 |
||
Abbey South |
10 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
5 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
4 |
||
Brixworth |
17 |
||
Drayton |
-63 |
||
Hill |
22 |
||
Long Buckby |
-13 |
||
Moulton |
-1 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
17 |
||
Spratton |
6 |
||
Walgrave |
-1 |
||
Weedon |
10 |
||
Welford |
-5 |
||
Woodford |
-3 |
||
Yelvertoft |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
3 |
||
Fineshade |
10 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
12 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
15 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
3 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
18 |
||
King's Forest |
0 |
||
Lower Nene |
7 |
||
Lyveden |
-4 |
||
Oundle |
14 |
||
Prebendal |
-8 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
8 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
-3 |
||
Rushden Bates |
-1 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
24 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
0 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
28 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
7 |
||
Stanwick |
-7 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
4 |
||
Thrapston Market |
7 |
||
Woodford |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
10 |
||
Avondale Grange |
7 |
||
Barton |
4 |
||
Brambleside |
-1 |
||
Burton Latimer |
18 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
-8 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
-4 |
||
Ise Lodge |
7 |
||
Northfield |
16 |
||
Pipers Hill |
-6 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
-2 |
||
Rothwell |
12 |
||
Slade |
13 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
-3 |
||
St Peter's |
23 |
||
Welland |
5 |
||
William Knibb |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
47 |
||
Billing |
28 |
||
Boothville |
0 |
||
Brookside |
-19 |
||
Castle |
-220 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
28 |
||
East Hunsbury |
27 |
||
Eastfield |
-1 |
||
Headlands |
12 |
||
Kings Heath |
12 |
||
Kingsley |
4 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
0 |
||
Nene Valley |
2565 |
||
New Duston |
-5 |
||
Obelisk |
3 |
||
Old Duston |
13 |
||
Park |
9 |
||
Parklands |
-41 |
||
Phippsville |
18 |
||
Rectory Farm |
12 |
||
Riverside |
10 |
||
Rushmills |
8 |
||
Semilong |
18 |
||
Spencer |
18 |
||
Spring Park |
7 |
||
St David's |
7 |
||
St James |
-26 |
||
Sunnyside |
4 |
||
Talavera |
-1 |
||
Trinity |
-9 |
||
Upton |
30 |
||
West Hunsbury |
0 |
||
Westone |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
8 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
8 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
11 |
||
Brackley East |
34 |
||
Brackley South |
1 |
||
Brackley West |
5 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
7 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
-5 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
7 |
||
Deanshanger |
-5 |
||
Grange Park |
9 |
||
Hackleton |
4 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
13 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
17 |
||
Kings Sutton |
7 |
||
Kingthorn |
1380 |
||
Little Brook |
11 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
7 |
||
Old Stratford |
13 |
||
Salcey |
24 |
||
Silverstone |
3 |
||
Steane |
-7 |
||
Tove |
35 |
||
Towcester Brook |
-1 |
||
Towcester Mill |
1 |
||
Washington |
12 |
||
Whittlewood |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
2 |
||
Brickhill |
4 |
||
Croyland |
21 |
||
Earls Barton |
9 |
||
Finedon |
5 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
-2 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
6 |
||
Hatton |
6 |
||
Irchester |
13 |
||
Isebrook |
-1 |
||
Queensway |
4 |
||
Redwell |
6 |
||
Rixon |
15 |
||
Swanspool |
101 |
||
Victoria |
22 |
||
Wollaston |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Northamptonshire 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 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
14th
2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
16th
2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
26th
2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
31st
2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd
2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
47th
2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
| 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
67.4
65.1
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.
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
2017
9,958 formed
4,930 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.7% vs 2013
9.4% vs 2014
2.4% vs 2015
15.2% vs 2016