2014
1,296 formed
788 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2018
3.2% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2017
Northumberland 1,418 formed
Cumbria 2,259 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 402 formed
Scottish Borders 421 formed
Durham 5,223 formed
Tyne and Wear 6,669 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
25th
2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
33rd
2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
43rd
2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th
2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
4.5
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (1,373 companies)
3% Other company types (49 companies)
Other company types breakdown (49 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2018
10,423
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2018.
3.2% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2017
Cumbria
20,916 total businesses
2,259 formed in 2018
1,786 dissolved in 2018
Dumfries and Galloway
3,361 total businesses
402 formed in 2018
274 dissolved in 2018
Scottish Borders
3,657 total businesses
421 formed in 2018
308 dissolved in 2018
Durham
28,771 total businesses
5,223 formed in 2018
3,133 dissolved in 2018
Tyne and Wear
42,534 total businesses
6,669 formed in 2018
4,868 dissolved in 2018
Northumberland
10,423 total businesses
1,422 formed in 2018
1,052 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
3 |
||
Amble |
1 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
7 |
||
Ashington Central |
8 |
||
Bamburgh |
12 |
||
Bedlington Central |
16 |
||
Bedlington East |
7 |
||
Bedlington West |
-2 |
||
Bellingham |
17 |
||
Berwick East |
0 |
||
Berwick North |
-3 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
8 |
||
Bothal |
-4 |
||
Bywell |
14 |
||
Choppington |
38 |
||
College |
12 |
||
Corbridge |
14 |
||
Cowpen |
4 |
||
Cramlington East |
-2 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
-2 |
||
Cramlington North |
0 |
||
Cramlington South East |
7 |
||
Cramlington Village |
-3 |
||
Cramlington West |
25 |
||
Croft |
7 |
||
Druridge Bay |
10 |
||
Haltwhistle |
2 |
||
Hartley |
10 |
||
Haydon |
4 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
-10 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
1 |
||
Hexham East |
3 |
||
Hexham West |
10 |
||
Hirst |
1 |
||
Holywell |
-2 |
||
Humshaugh |
0 |
||
Isabella |
4 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
1 |
||
Longhorsley |
17 |
||
Longhoughton |
-1 |
||
Lynemouth |
-2 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
4 |
||
Morpeth North |
18 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
12 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
5 |
||
Newsham |
8 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
-4 |
||
Pegswood |
6 |
||
Plessey |
6 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
16 |
||
Ponteland North |
12 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
4 |
||
Ponteland West |
11 |
||
Prudhoe North |
-8 |
||
Prudhoe South |
0 |
||
Rothbury |
-1 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
1 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
5 |
||
Shilbottle |
-2 |
||
Sleekburn |
6 |
||
South Blyth |
2 |
||
South Tynedale |
12 |
||
Stakeford |
11 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
0 |
||
Wensleydale |
9 |
||
Wooler |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
30th
2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
39th
2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
43rd
2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th
2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
33.0
68.1
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.
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
2018
1,422 formed
1,052 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.2% vs 2014
3.7% vs 2015
3.98% vs 2016
3.2% vs 2017