2015
1,289 formed
778 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2019
4.4% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2018
Northumberland 1,530 formed
Cumbria 2,171 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 395 formed
Scottish Borders 472 formed
Durham 4,623 formed
Tyne and Wear 7,132 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
23rd
2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
37th
2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
43rd
2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th
2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
4.8
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (1,467 companies)
4% Other company types (64 companies)
Other company types breakdown (64 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2019
10,879
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2019.
4.4% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2018
Cumbria
21,286 total businesses
2,171 formed in 2019
1,979 dissolved in 2019
Dumfries and Galloway
3,456 total businesses
395 formed in 2019
316 dissolved in 2019
Scottish Borders
3,828 total businesses
472 formed in 2019
343 dissolved in 2019
Durham
29,218 total businesses
4,623 formed in 2019
3,695 dissolved in 2019
Tyne and Wear
44,237 total businesses
7,132 formed in 2019
5,583 dissolved in 2019
Northumberland
10,879 total businesses
1,531 formed in 2019
1,163 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
31 |
||
Amble |
-3 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
-3 |
||
Ashington Central |
27 |
||
Bamburgh |
-2 |
||
Bedlington Central |
10 |
||
Bedlington East |
3 |
||
Bedlington West |
-2 |
||
Bellingham |
14 |
||
Berwick East |
-3 |
||
Berwick North |
39 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
7 |
||
Bothal |
5 |
||
Bywell |
15 |
||
Choppington |
35 |
||
College |
-6 |
||
Corbridge |
16 |
||
Cowpen |
10 |
||
Cramlington East |
-4 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
2 |
||
Cramlington North |
-3 |
||
Cramlington South East |
-5 |
||
Cramlington Village |
5 |
||
Cramlington West |
-2 |
||
Croft |
-2 |
||
Druridge Bay |
19 |
||
Haltwhistle |
2 |
||
Hartley |
7 |
||
Haydon |
-5 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
-7 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
-7 |
||
Hexham East |
3 |
||
Hexham West |
-6 |
||
Hirst |
-4 |
||
Holywell |
5 |
||
Humshaugh |
11 |
||
Isabella |
0 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
3 |
||
Longhorsley |
12 |
||
Longhoughton |
6 |
||
Lynemouth |
-9 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
8 |
||
Morpeth North |
28 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
9 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
11 |
||
Newsham |
-1 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
1 |
||
Pegswood |
-3 |
||
Plessey |
0 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
26 |
||
Ponteland North |
0 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
1 |
||
Ponteland West |
6 |
||
Prudhoe North |
-2 |
||
Prudhoe South |
-1 |
||
Rothbury |
19 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
6 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
16 |
||
Shilbottle |
7 |
||
Sleekburn |
7 |
||
South Blyth |
3 |
||
South Tynedale |
6 |
||
Stakeford |
1 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
0 |
||
Wensleydale |
7 |
||
Wooler |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
30th
2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
39th
2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
43rd
2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th
2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
34.4
70.7
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.
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
2019
1,531 formed
1,163 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.7% vs 2015
3.98% vs 2016
3.2% vs 2017
4.4% vs 2018