2017
9,958 formed
4,930 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2021
2.2% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2020
Corby 717 formed
Daventry 611 formed
East Northamptonshire 604 formed
Kettering 747 formed
Northampton 2,840 formed
South Northamptonshire 811 formed
Wellingborough 784 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
16th
2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
23rd
2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th
2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
27th
2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
36th
2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
38th
2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
47th
2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
10.3
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (6,941 companies)
3% Other company types (190 companies)
Other company types breakdown (190 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2021
53,149
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2021.
2.2% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2020
Cambridgeshire
56,346 total businesses
7,476 formed in 2021
6,893 dissolved in 2021
Leicestershire
71,867 total businesses
9,685 formed in 2021
10,352 dissolved in 2021
Warwickshire
40,740 total businesses
5,117 formed in 2021
4,641 dissolved in 2021
Buckinghamshire
74,634 total businesses
8,910 formed in 2021
7,932 dissolved in 2021
Oxfordshire
45,883 total businesses
5,053 formed in 2021
4,163 dissolved in 2021
Bedfordshire
47,831 total businesses
7,413 formed in 2021
5,675 dissolved in 2021
Rutland
2,056 total businesses
195 formed in 2021
236 dissolved in 2021
Northamptonshire
53,149 total businesses
7,131 formed in 2021
6,724 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
0 |
||
Central |
-28 |
||
Danesholme |
21 |
||
King's Forest |
10 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
15 |
||
Lloyds |
72 |
||
Lodge Park |
8 |
||
Oakley North |
11 |
||
Oakley South |
-32 |
||
Rowlett |
-6 |
||
Rural West |
10 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
22 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
47 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
3 |
||
Abbey South |
14 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
0 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
13 |
||
Brixworth |
-1 |
||
Drayton |
-38 |
||
Hill |
4 |
||
Long Buckby |
-3 |
||
Moulton |
-3 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
4 |
||
Spratton |
7 |
||
Walgrave |
7 |
||
Weedon |
-19 |
||
Welford |
-1 |
||
Woodford |
2 |
||
Yelvertoft |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
2 |
||
Fineshade |
-3 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
-19 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
1 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
-6 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
0 |
||
King's Forest |
10 |
||
Lower Nene |
-2 |
||
Lyveden |
3 |
||
Oundle |
-14 |
||
Prebendal |
-11 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
50 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
-3 |
||
Rushden Bates |
-2 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
19 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
25 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
-11 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
2 |
||
Stanwick |
-2 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
11 |
||
Thrapston Market |
-5 |
||
Woodford |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
17 |
||
Avondale Grange |
5 |
||
Barton |
2 |
||
Brambleside |
9 |
||
Burton Latimer |
46 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
5 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
1 |
||
Ise Lodge |
-4 |
||
Northfield |
4 |
||
Pipers Hill |
13 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
0 |
||
Rothwell |
-4 |
||
Slade |
7 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
23 |
||
St Peter's |
5 |
||
Welland |
0 |
||
William Knibb |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
95 |
||
Billing |
28 |
||
Boothville |
8 |
||
Brookside |
14 |
||
Castle |
91 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
31 |
||
East Hunsbury |
-8 |
||
Eastfield |
8 |
||
Headlands |
-4 |
||
Kings Heath |
-3 |
||
Kingsley |
3 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
11 |
||
Nene Valley |
17 |
||
New Duston |
-11 |
||
Obelisk |
7 |
||
Old Duston |
25 |
||
Park |
5 |
||
Parklands |
-14 |
||
Phippsville |
16 |
||
Rectory Farm |
11 |
||
Riverside |
29 |
||
Rushmills |
-7 |
||
Semilong |
32 |
||
Spencer |
21 |
||
Spring Park |
15 |
||
St David's |
6 |
||
St James |
-93 |
||
Sunnyside |
6 |
||
Talavera |
-12 |
||
Trinity |
4 |
||
Upton |
8 |
||
West Hunsbury |
3 |
||
Westone |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
-4 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
2 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
-15 |
||
Brackley East |
14 |
||
Brackley South |
4 |
||
Brackley West |
8 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
7 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
2 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
-10 |
||
Deanshanger |
10 |
||
Grange Park |
-2 |
||
Hackleton |
37 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
8 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
11 |
||
Kings Sutton |
5 |
||
Kingthorn |
2 |
||
Little Brook |
-7 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
13 |
||
Old Stratford |
-3 |
||
Salcey |
-1 |
||
Silverstone |
7 |
||
Steane |
8 |
||
Tove |
47 |
||
Towcester Brook |
-4 |
||
Towcester Mill |
40 |
||
Washington |
2 |
||
Whittlewood |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
-4 |
||
Brickhill |
18 |
||
Croyland |
-4 |
||
Earls Barton |
11 |
||
Finedon |
6 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
7 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
24 |
||
Hatton |
17 |
||
Irchester |
-402 |
||
Isebrook |
8 |
||
Queensway |
-2 |
||
Redwell |
-8 |
||
Rixon |
17 |
||
Swanspool |
-68 |
||
Victoria |
-15 |
||
Wollaston |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Northamptonshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
14th
2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th
2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
26th
2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
28th
2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
31st
2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
36th
2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
47th
2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
76.6
79.1
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.
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
2021
7,131 formed
6,724 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
-5.49% vs 2017
11.16% vs 2018
5.85% vs 2019
2.2% vs 2020