2013
1,139 formed
730 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2017
4.0% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2016
Northumberland 1,359 formed
Cumbria 2,215 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 384 formed
Scottish Borders 392 formed
Durham 4,077 formed
Tyne and Wear 6,166 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
26th
2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
40th
2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
43rd
2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th
2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
4.3
10.0
96% Private Limited Companies (1,310 companies)
4% Other company types (50 companies)
Other company types breakdown (50 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2017
10,100
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2017.
4.0% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2016
Cumbria
20,316 total businesses
2,215 formed in 2017
1,733 dissolved in 2017
Dumfries and Galloway
3,215 total businesses
384 formed in 2017
238 dissolved in 2017
Scottish Borders
3,520 total businesses
392 formed in 2017
302 dissolved in 2017
Durham
26,562 total businesses
4,077 formed in 2017
3,050 dissolved in 2017
Tyne and Wear
40,273 total businesses
6,166 formed in 2017
4,797 dissolved in 2017
Northumberland
10,100 total businesses
1,360 formed in 2017
1,019 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
3 |
||
Amble |
11 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
-3 |
||
Ashington Central |
26 |
||
Bamburgh |
12 |
||
Bedlington Central |
10 |
||
Bedlington East |
1 |
||
Bedlington West |
4 |
||
Bellingham |
1 |
||
Berwick East |
4 |
||
Berwick North |
31 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
-1 |
||
Bothal |
-1 |
||
Bywell |
12 |
||
Choppington |
25 |
||
College |
0 |
||
Corbridge |
4 |
||
Cowpen |
-1 |
||
Cramlington East |
3 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
2 |
||
Cramlington North |
9 |
||
Cramlington South East |
9 |
||
Cramlington Village |
3 |
||
Cramlington West |
7 |
||
Croft |
-3 |
||
Druridge Bay |
2 |
||
Haltwhistle |
2 |
||
Hartley |
-5 |
||
Haydon |
7 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
2 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
13 |
||
Hexham East |
5 |
||
Hexham West |
-2 |
||
Hirst |
-4 |
||
Holywell |
4 |
||
Humshaugh |
5 |
||
Isabella |
1 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
11 |
||
Longhorsley |
8 |
||
Longhoughton |
4 |
||
Lynemouth |
3 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
5 |
||
Morpeth North |
13 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
-6 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
8 |
||
Newsham |
-3 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
1 |
||
Pegswood |
1 |
||
Plessey |
-1 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
-2 |
||
Ponteland North |
-7 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
-2 |
||
Ponteland West |
21 |
||
Prudhoe North |
8 |
||
Prudhoe South |
8 |
||
Rothbury |
4 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
6 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
2 |
||
Shilbottle |
14 |
||
Sleekburn |
3 |
||
South Blyth |
0 |
||
South Tynedale |
10 |
||
Stakeford |
15 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
6 |
||
Wensleydale |
5 |
||
Wooler |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
39th
2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
43rd
2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th
2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
31.9
65.1
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.
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
2017
1,360 formed
1,019 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.2% vs 2013
8.2% vs 2014
3.7% vs 2015
4.0% vs 2016