2020
7,534 formed
5,208 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2024
3.6% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2023
Corby 635 formed
Daventry 629 formed
East Northamptonshire 610 formed
Kettering 776 formed
Northampton 2,725 formed
South Northamptonshire 790 formed
Wellingborough 708 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northamptonshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
13th
2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
17th
2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
20th
2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
22nd
2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
28th
2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
35th
2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
47th
2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
8.7
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (6,673 companies)
3% Other company types (221 companies)
Other company types breakdown (221 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northamptonshire during 2024
????
Businesses dissolved in Northamptonshire during 2024
55,842
businesses registered in Northamptonshire at the end of 2024.
3.6% more companies in Northamptonshire compared to 2023
Cambridgeshire
61,973 total businesses
8,588 formed in 2024
6,428 dissolved in 2024
Leicestershire
78,116 total businesses
11,209 formed in 2024
9,241 dissolved in 2024
Warwickshire
43,777 total businesses
5,070 formed in 2024
4,908 dissolved in 2024
Buckinghamshire
80,842 total businesses
9,185 formed in 2024
8,042 dissolved in 2024
Oxfordshire
48,887 total businesses
5,301 formed in 2024
4,305 dissolved in 2024
Bedfordshire
53,808 total businesses
8,251 formed in 2024
6,678 dissolved in 2024
Rutland
2,179 total businesses
242 formed in 2024
198 dissolved in 2024
Northamptonshire
55,842 total businesses
6,894 formed in 2024
6,637 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beanfield |
20 |
||
Central |
-4 |
||
Danesholme |
27 |
||
King's Forest |
4 |
||
Kingswood & Hazel Leys |
-6 |
||
Lloyds |
16 |
||
Lodge Park |
6 |
||
Oakley North |
-1 |
||
Oakley South |
7 |
||
Rowlett |
-4 |
||
Rural West |
5 |
||
Stanion & Corby Village |
5 |
||
Weldon & Gretton |
-17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey North |
41 |
||
Abbey South |
-8 |
||
Barby and Kilsby |
10 |
||
Braunston and Welton |
5 |
||
Brixworth |
-4 |
||
Drayton |
-9 |
||
Hill |
1 |
||
Long Buckby |
5 |
||
Moulton |
9 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
3 |
||
Spratton |
36 |
||
Walgrave |
9 |
||
Weedon |
10 |
||
Welford |
14 |
||
Woodford |
14 |
||
Yelvertoft |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnwell |
3 |
||
Fineshade |
7 |
||
Higham Ferrers Chichele |
-8 |
||
Higham Ferrers Lancaster |
15 |
||
Irthlingborough John Pyel |
5 |
||
Irthlingborough Waterloo |
11 |
||
King's Forest |
4 |
||
Lower Nene |
4 |
||
Lyveden |
3 |
||
Oundle |
-1 |
||
Prebendal |
2 |
||
Raunds Saxon |
14 |
||
Raunds Windmill |
10 |
||
Rushden Bates |
3 |
||
Rushden Hayden |
35 |
||
Rushden Pemberton |
-21 |
||
Rushden Sartoris |
20 |
||
Rushden Spencer |
4 |
||
Stanwick |
4 |
||
Thrapston Lakes |
-11 |
||
Thrapston Market |
-6 |
||
Woodford |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
17 |
||
Avondale Grange |
14 |
||
Barton |
2 |
||
Brambleside |
5 |
||
Burton Latimer |
20 |
||
Desborough Loatland |
12 |
||
Desborough St Giles |
3 |
||
Ise Lodge |
-6 |
||
Northfield |
10 |
||
Pipers Hill |
16 |
||
Queen Eleanor and Buccleuch |
3 |
||
Rothwell |
22 |
||
Slade |
6 |
||
St Michael's and Wicksteed |
37 |
||
St Peter's |
11 |
||
Welland |
-12 |
||
William Knibb |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abington |
-196 |
||
Billing |
-5 |
||
Boothville |
13 |
||
Brookside |
-5 |
||
Castle |
-5 |
||
Delapre and Briar Hill |
4 |
||
East Hunsbury |
5 |
||
Eastfield |
17 |
||
Headlands |
14 |
||
Kings Heath |
-4 |
||
Kingsley |
11 |
||
Kingsthorpe |
23 |
||
Nene Valley |
18 |
||
New Duston |
6 |
||
Obelisk |
-10 |
||
Old Duston |
3 |
||
Park |
22 |
||
Parklands |
-49 |
||
Phippsville |
8 |
||
Rectory Farm |
-6 |
||
Riverside |
-4 |
||
Rushmills |
-5 |
||
Semilong |
-6 |
||
Spencer |
12 |
||
Spring Park |
5 |
||
St David's |
-18 |
||
St James |
-188 |
||
Sunnyside |
-1 |
||
Talavera |
-14 |
||
Trinity |
2 |
||
Upton |
30 |
||
West Hunsbury |
4 |
||
Westone |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astwell |
0 |
||
Blakesley and Cote |
-35 |
||
Blisworth and Roade |
1 |
||
Brackley East |
43 |
||
Brackley South |
7 |
||
Brackley West |
-1 |
||
Brafield and Yardley |
-10 |
||
Cosgrove and Grafton |
5 |
||
Danvers and Wardoun |
21 |
||
Deanshanger |
0 |
||
Grange Park |
21 |
||
Hackleton |
0 |
||
Harpole and Grange |
16 |
||
Heyfords and Bugbrooke |
6 |
||
Kings Sutton |
2 |
||
Kingthorn |
2 |
||
Little Brook |
3 |
||
Middleton Cheney |
1 |
||
Old Stratford |
5 |
||
Salcey |
6 |
||
Silverstone |
16 |
||
Steane |
16 |
||
Tove |
26 |
||
Towcester Brook |
6 |
||
Towcester Mill |
-12 |
||
Washington |
-6 |
||
Whittlewood |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bozeat |
-1 |
||
Brickhill |
-3 |
||
Croyland |
12 |
||
Earls Barton |
-9 |
||
Finedon |
-16 |
||
Great Doddington & Wilby |
1 |
||
Harrowden & Sywell |
8 |
||
Hatton |
-3 |
||
Irchester |
-6 |
||
Isebrook |
-4 |
||
Queensway |
9 |
||
Redwell |
11 |
||
Rixon |
29 |
||
Swanspool |
2 |
||
Victoria |
10 |
||
Wollaston |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Northamptonshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
15th
2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
23rd
2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
29th
2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
32nd
2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
34th
2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
47th
2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
70.5
83.4
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.
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
2024
6,894 formed
6,637 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.18% vs 2020
-2.23% vs 2021
3.74% vs 2022
3.6% vs 2023