2016
7,050 formed
4,393 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2020
5.8% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2019
Corby 661 formed
Daventry 657 formed
East Northamptonshire 655 formed
Kettering 697 formed
Northampton 3,238 formed
South Northamptonshire 818 formed
Wellingborough 790 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
16th
2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
18th
2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
23rd
2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th
2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
34th
2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
38th
2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
47th
2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
10.9
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (7,314 companies)
3% Other company types (220 companies)
Other company types breakdown (220 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2020
52,017
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2020.
5.8% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2019
Cambridgeshire
54,497 total businesses
7,516 formed in 2020
4,534 dissolved in 2020
Leicestershire
71,425 total businesses
12,543 formed in 2020
5,797 dissolved in 2020
Warwickshire
40,304 total businesses
4,920 formed in 2020
3,587 dissolved in 2020
Buckinghamshire
73,748 total businesses
9,394 formed in 2020
6,115 dissolved in 2020
Oxfordshire
45,071 total businesses
5,363 formed in 2020
3,171 dissolved in 2020
Bedfordshire
46,207 total businesses
8,238 formed in 2020
3,941 dissolved in 2020
Rutland
2,257 total businesses
410 formed in 2020
113 dissolved in 2020
Northamptonshire
52,017 total businesses
7,534 formed in 2020
5,208 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
32 |
||
Central |
25 |
||
Danesholme |
8 |
||
King's Forest |
6 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
42 |
||
Lloyds |
21 |
||
Lodge Park |
5 |
||
Oakley North |
22 |
||
Oakley South |
24 |
||
Rowlett |
31 |
||
Rural West |
-1 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
11 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
54 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
20 |
||
Abbey South |
29 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
9 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
-7 |
||
Brixworth |
6 |
||
Drayton |
6 |
||
Hill |
13 |
||
Long Buckby |
-9 |
||
Moulton |
21 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
12 |
||
Spratton |
14 |
||
Walgrave |
17 |
||
Weedon |
25 |
||
Welford |
10 |
||
Woodford |
31 |
||
Yelvertoft |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
5 |
||
Fineshade |
0 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
8 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
21 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
15 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
18 |
||
King's Forest |
6 |
||
Lower Nene |
5 |
||
Lyveden |
2 |
||
Oundle |
27 |
||
Prebendal |
5 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
15 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
9 |
||
Rushden Bates |
14 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
45 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
9 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
2 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
22 |
||
Stanwick |
0 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
16 |
||
Thrapston Market |
7 |
||
Woodford |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
22 |
||
Avondale Grange |
13 |
||
Barton |
3 |
||
Brambleside |
15 |
||
Burton Latimer |
16 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
20 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
2 |
||
Ise Lodge |
-3 |
||
Northfield |
31 |
||
Pipers Hill |
-3 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
-2 |
||
Rothwell |
9 |
||
Slade |
9 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
32 |
||
St Peter's |
8 |
||
Welland |
20 |
||
William Knibb |
55 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
260 |
||
Billing |
63 |
||
Boothville |
9 |
||
Brookside |
63 |
||
Castle |
285 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
118 |
||
East Hunsbury |
46 |
||
Eastfield |
27 |
||
Headlands |
32 |
||
Kings Heath |
30 |
||
Kingsley |
21 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
11 |
||
Nene Valley |
85 |
||
New Duston |
43 |
||
Obelisk |
10 |
||
Old Duston |
46 |
||
Park |
25 |
||
Parklands |
52 |
||
Phippsville |
24 |
||
Rectory Farm |
12 |
||
Riverside |
28 |
||
Rushmills |
50 |
||
Semilong |
87 |
||
Spencer |
33 |
||
Spring Park |
9 |
||
St David's |
26 |
||
St James |
-12 |
||
Sunnyside |
30 |
||
Talavera |
77 |
||
Trinity |
45 |
||
Upton |
67 |
||
West Hunsbury |
23 |
||
Westone |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
3 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
17 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
12 |
||
Brackley East |
47 |
||
Brackley South |
5 |
||
Brackley West |
6 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
14 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
6 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
12 |
||
Deanshanger |
16 |
||
Grange Park |
26 |
||
Hackleton |
17 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
13 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
5 |
||
Kings Sutton |
-5 |
||
Kingthorn |
11 |
||
Little Brook |
13 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
13 |
||
Old Stratford |
-7 |
||
Salcey |
7 |
||
Silverstone |
20 |
||
Steane |
3 |
||
Tove |
46 |
||
Towcester Brook |
9 |
||
Towcester Mill |
24 |
||
Washington |
-3 |
||
Whittlewood |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
3 |
||
Brickhill |
8 |
||
Croyland |
21 |
||
Earls Barton |
18 |
||
Finedon |
8 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
2 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
14 |
||
Hatton |
33 |
||
Irchester |
-979 |
||
Isebrook |
24 |
||
Queensway |
37 |
||
Redwell |
21 |
||
Rixon |
47 |
||
Swanspool |
-13 |
||
Victoria |
50 |
||
Wollaston |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Northamptonshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
15th
2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
26th
2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th
2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
31st
2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd
2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
35th
2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
47th
2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
75.0
76.4
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.
2016
7,050 formed
4,393 dissolved
2017
9,958 formed
4,930 dissolved
2018
7,630 formed
5,516 dissolved
2019
8,393 formed
5,434 dissolved
2020
7,534 formed
5,208 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
15.22% vs 2016
-5.49% vs 2017
11.16% vs 2018
5.8% vs 2019