2019
8,393 formed
5,434 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2023
3.7% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2022
Corby 1,027 formed
Daventry 657 formed
East Northamptonshire 722 formed
Kettering 809 formed
Northampton 3,380 formed
South Northamptonshire 760 formed
Wellingborough 820 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
13th
2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
16th
2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
19th
2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
22nd
2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
25th
2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
35th
2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th
2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
47th
2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
11.8
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (7,959 companies)
3% Other company types (232 companies)
Other company types breakdown (232 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2023
????
Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2023
53,911
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2023.
3.7% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2022
Cambridgeshire
60,023 total businesses
8,677 formed in 2023
6,535 dissolved in 2023
Leicestershire
75,930 total businesses
11,417 formed in 2023
9,607 dissolved in 2023
Warwickshire
43,587 total businesses
5,157 formed in 2023
4,554 dissolved in 2023
Buckinghamshire
78,961 total businesses
9,591 formed in 2023
7,897 dissolved in 2023
Oxfordshire
48,030 total businesses
5,446 formed in 2023
4,452 dissolved in 2023
Bedfordshire
52,721 total businesses
9,025 formed in 2023
6,697 dissolved in 2023
Rutland
2,133 total businesses
232 formed in 2023
200 dissolved in 2023
Northamptonshire
53,911 total businesses
8,191 formed in 2023
6,747 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
1 |
||
Central |
32 |
||
Danesholme |
30 |
||
King's Forest |
13 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
-16 |
||
Lloyds |
17 |
||
Lodge Park |
-1 |
||
Oakley North |
1 |
||
Oakley South |
23 |
||
Rowlett |
1 |
||
Rural West |
4 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
11 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
172 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
5 |
||
Abbey South |
-10 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
11 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
7 |
||
Brixworth |
17 |
||
Drayton |
-31 |
||
Hill |
11 |
||
Long Buckby |
19 |
||
Moulton |
4 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
-4 |
||
Spratton |
40 |
||
Walgrave |
10 |
||
Weedon |
14 |
||
Welford |
-10 |
||
Woodford |
29 |
||
Yelvertoft |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
6 |
||
Fineshade |
5 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
1 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
-9 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
-4 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
11 |
||
King's Forest |
13 |
||
Lower Nene |
9 |
||
Lyveden |
10 |
||
Oundle |
21 |
||
Prebendal |
3 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
10 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
0 |
||
Rushden Bates |
13 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
14 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
-11 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
26 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
3 |
||
Stanwick |
-7 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
-4 |
||
Thrapston Market |
4 |
||
Woodford |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
24 |
||
Avondale Grange |
2 |
||
Barton |
8 |
||
Brambleside |
17 |
||
Burton Latimer |
18 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
11 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
0 |
||
Ise Lodge |
17 |
||
Northfield |
15 |
||
Pipers Hill |
0 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
20 |
||
Rothwell |
14 |
||
Slade |
12 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
28 |
||
St Peter's |
22 |
||
Welland |
-11 |
||
William Knibb |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
44 |
||
Billing |
34 |
||
Boothville |
14 |
||
Brookside |
11 |
||
Castle |
28 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
35 |
||
East Hunsbury |
34 |
||
Eastfield |
21 |
||
Headlands |
24 |
||
Kings Heath |
18 |
||
Kingsley |
1 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
25 |
||
Nene Valley |
54 |
||
New Duston |
39 |
||
Obelisk |
12 |
||
Old Duston |
21 |
||
Park |
11 |
||
Parklands |
38 |
||
Phippsville |
10 |
||
Rectory Farm |
13 |
||
Riverside |
-4 |
||
Rushmills |
38 |
||
Semilong |
14 |
||
Spencer |
22 |
||
Spring Park |
5 |
||
St David's |
11 |
||
St James |
-112 |
||
Sunnyside |
16 |
||
Talavera |
26 |
||
Trinity |
-1 |
||
Upton |
40 |
||
West Hunsbury |
7 |
||
Westone |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
-4 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
-3 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
17 |
||
Brackley East |
9 |
||
Brackley South |
10 |
||
Brackley West |
0 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
-5 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
8 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
-7 |
||
Deanshanger |
7 |
||
Grange Park |
32 |
||
Hackleton |
2 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
5 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
-4 |
||
Kings Sutton |
12 |
||
Kingthorn |
6 |
||
Little Brook |
-10 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
-3 |
||
Old Stratford |
-12 |
||
Salcey |
7 |
||
Silverstone |
12 |
||
Steane |
11 |
||
Tove |
28 |
||
Towcester Brook |
-1 |
||
Towcester Mill |
9 |
||
Washington |
-2 |
||
Whittlewood |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
-11 |
||
Brickhill |
-1 |
||
Croyland |
12 |
||
Earls Barton |
4 |
||
Finedon |
14 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
0 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
25 |
||
Hatton |
11 |
||
Irchester |
19 |
||
Isebrook |
4 |
||
Queensway |
27 |
||
Redwell |
-5 |
||
Rixon |
26 |
||
Swanspool |
9 |
||
Victoria |
27 |
||
Wollaston |
21 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Northamptonshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
15th
2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
24th
2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
29th
2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
31st
2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
34th
2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
36th
2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
47th
2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
77.7
86.6
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.
2019
8,393 formed
5,434 dissolved
2020
7,534 formed
5,208 dissolved
2021
7,131 formed
6,724 dissolved
2022
7,831 formed
6,606 dissolved
2023
8,191 formed
6,747 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.85% vs 2019
2.18% vs 2020
-2.23% vs 2021
3.7% vs 2022