2014
6,246 formed
3,343 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2018
5.5% fewer companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2017
Corby 1,033 formed
Daventry 669 formed
East Northamptonshire 626 formed
Kettering 671 formed
Northampton 2,784 formed
South Northamptonshire 716 formed
Wellingborough 1,119 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire compares.
| 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 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th
2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
18th
2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
21st
2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
24th
2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
34th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
36th
2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
| 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 |
people
11.0
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (7,492 companies)
2% Other company types (138 companies)
Other company types breakdown (138 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2018
44,212
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2018.
5.5% fewer companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2017
Cambridgeshire
48,390 total businesses
6,786 formed in 2018
4,809 dissolved in 2018
Leicestershire
60,027 total businesses
8,896 formed in 2018
8,358 dissolved in 2018
Warwickshire
37,025 total businesses
4,755 formed in 2018
3,572 dissolved in 2018
Buckinghamshire
69,301 total businesses
8,915 formed in 2018
6,799 dissolved in 2018
Oxfordshire
40,930 total businesses
4,631 formed in 2018
3,420 dissolved in 2018
Bedfordshire
42,015 total businesses
7,013 formed in 2018
4,534 dissolved in 2018
Rutland
1,840 total businesses
198 formed in 2018
165 dissolved in 2018
Northamptonshire
44,212 total businesses
7,630 formed in 2018
5,516 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
43 |
||
Central |
27 |
||
Danesholme |
27 |
||
King's Forest |
9 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
27 |
||
Lloyds |
7 |
||
Lodge Park |
27 |
||
Oakley North |
-2 |
||
Oakley South |
-8 |
||
Rowlett |
22 |
||
Rural West |
17 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
1 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
422 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
21 |
||
Abbey South |
39 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
11 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
-9 |
||
Brixworth |
-4 |
||
Drayton |
-83 |
||
Hill |
-6 |
||
Long Buckby |
25 |
||
Moulton |
11 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
9 |
||
Spratton |
17 |
||
Walgrave |
1 |
||
Weedon |
21 |
||
Welford |
4 |
||
Woodford |
11 |
||
Yelvertoft |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
-3 |
||
Fineshade |
4 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
-3 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
-3 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
6 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
13 |
||
King's Forest |
9 |
||
Lower Nene |
0 |
||
Lyveden |
2 |
||
Oundle |
24 |
||
Prebendal |
3 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
9 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
-3 |
||
Rushden Bates |
4 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
22 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
-3 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
29 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
-12 |
||
Stanwick |
3 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
7 |
||
Thrapston Market |
17 |
||
Woodford |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
14 |
||
Avondale Grange |
3 |
||
Barton |
2 |
||
Brambleside |
-5 |
||
Burton Latimer |
-4 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
3 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
12 |
||
Ise Lodge |
0 |
||
Northfield |
0 |
||
Pipers Hill |
4 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
6 |
||
Rothwell |
-2 |
||
Slade |
6 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
16 |
||
St Peter's |
0 |
||
Welland |
22 |
||
William Knibb |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
313 |
||
Billing |
17 |
||
Boothville |
5 |
||
Brookside |
-3 |
||
Castle |
97 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
44 |
||
East Hunsbury |
7 |
||
Eastfield |
19 |
||
Headlands |
9 |
||
Kings Heath |
9 |
||
Kingsley |
25 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
18 |
||
Nene Valley |
79 |
||
New Duston |
25 |
||
Obelisk |
6 |
||
Old Duston |
23 |
||
Park |
13 |
||
Parklands |
-50 |
||
Phippsville |
22 |
||
Rectory Farm |
12 |
||
Riverside |
10 |
||
Rushmills |
28 |
||
Semilong |
23 |
||
Spencer |
27 |
||
Spring Park |
13 |
||
St David's |
18 |
||
St James |
-82 |
||
Sunnyside |
18 |
||
Talavera |
27 |
||
Trinity |
-3 |
||
Upton |
45 |
||
West Hunsbury |
8 |
||
Westone |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
0 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
6 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
23 |
||
Brackley East |
24 |
||
Brackley South |
5 |
||
Brackley West |
11 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
15 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
-4 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
1 |
||
Deanshanger |
4 |
||
Grange Park |
-1 |
||
Hackleton |
22 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
10 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
0 |
||
Kings Sutton |
3 |
||
Kingthorn |
3 |
||
Little Brook |
6 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
-5 |
||
Old Stratford |
11 |
||
Salcey |
10 |
||
Silverstone |
5 |
||
Steane |
3 |
||
Tove |
28 |
||
Towcester Brook |
17 |
||
Towcester Mill |
15 |
||
Washington |
-5 |
||
Whittlewood |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
3 |
||
Brickhill |
0 |
||
Croyland |
4 |
||
Earls Barton |
17 |
||
Finedon |
-1 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
5 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
42 |
||
Hatton |
-11 |
||
Irchester |
11 |
||
Isebrook |
12 |
||
Queensway |
2 |
||
Redwell |
313 |
||
Rixon |
41 |
||
Swanspool |
-285 |
||
Victoria |
29 |
||
Wollaston |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Northamptonshire compares to them.
| 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 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
12th
2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
16th
2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
26th
2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
28th
2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
31st
2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd
2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
35th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
| 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 |
people
63.7
68.1
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.
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
2018
7,630 formed
5,516 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9.4% vs 2014
2.4% vs 2015
15.22% vs 2016
-5.5% vs 2017