2012
1,118 formed
628 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2016
3.7% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2015
Northumberland 1,301 formed
Cumbria 1,979 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 339 formed
Scottish Borders 375 formed
Durham 4,017 formed
Tyne and Wear 6,380 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
26th
2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
40th
2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
43rd
2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th
2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
4.1
10.5
96% Private Limited Companies (1,253 companies)
4% Other company types (49 companies)
Other company types breakdown (49 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2016
9,713
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2016.
3.7% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2015
Cumbria
19,675 total businesses
1,979 formed in 2016
1,825 dissolved in 2016
Dumfries and Galloway
3,066 total businesses
339 formed in 2016
262 dissolved in 2016
Scottish Borders
3,381 total businesses
375 formed in 2016
293 dissolved in 2016
Durham
25,127 total businesses
4,017 formed in 2016
3,035 dissolved in 2016
Tyne and Wear
38,544 total businesses
6,380 formed in 2016
4,962 dissolved in 2016
Northumberland
9,713 total businesses
1,302 formed in 2016
1,039 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
12 |
||
Amble |
9 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
-5 |
||
Ashington Central |
-3 |
||
Bamburgh |
1 |
||
Bedlington Central |
13 |
||
Bedlington East |
2 |
||
Bedlington West |
7 |
||
Bellingham |
0 |
||
Berwick East |
5 |
||
Berwick North |
23 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
3 |
||
Bothal |
4 |
||
Bywell |
6 |
||
Choppington |
6 |
||
College |
3 |
||
Corbridge |
10 |
||
Cowpen |
-1 |
||
Cramlington East |
3 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
-4 |
||
Cramlington North |
1 |
||
Cramlington South East |
9 |
||
Cramlington Village |
5 |
||
Cramlington West |
15 |
||
Croft |
2 |
||
Druridge Bay |
11 |
||
Haltwhistle |
5 |
||
Hartley |
1 |
||
Haydon |
4 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
2 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
-6 |
||
Hexham East |
3 |
||
Hexham West |
-5 |
||
Hirst |
8 |
||
Holywell |
7 |
||
Humshaugh |
3 |
||
Isabella |
-4 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
-7 |
||
Longhorsley |
15 |
||
Longhoughton |
15 |
||
Lynemouth |
13 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
-4 |
||
Morpeth North |
27 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
-2 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
-6 |
||
Newsham |
-3 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
4 |
||
Pegswood |
3 |
||
Plessey |
7 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
6 |
||
Ponteland North |
4 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
3 |
||
Ponteland West |
-7 |
||
Prudhoe North |
1 |
||
Prudhoe South |
-1 |
||
Rothbury |
7 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
0 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
5 |
||
Shilbottle |
4 |
||
Sleekburn |
2 |
||
South Blyth |
0 |
||
South Tynedale |
6 |
||
Stakeford |
7 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
2 |
||
Wensleydale |
3 |
||
Wooler |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
32nd
2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
39th
2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
42nd
2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
44th
2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
30.7
62.6
How the total number of companies in Northumberland has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
1,118 formed
628 dissolved
2013
1,139 formed
730 dissolved
2014
1,296 formed
788 dissolved
2015
1,289 formed
778 dissolved
2016
1,302 formed
1,039 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.3% vs 2012
6.2% vs 2013
8.2% vs 2014
3.7% vs 2015