2016
1,302 formed
1,039 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2020
6.4% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2019
Northumberland 1,555 formed
Cumbria 2,333 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 416 formed
Scottish Borders 477 formed
Durham 5,083 formed
Tyne and Wear 7,867 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
21st
2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
36th
2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
43rd
2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
45th
2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
4.9
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (1,500 companies)
4% Other company types (60 companies)
Other company types breakdown (60 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2020
11,575
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2020.
6.4% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2019
Cumbria
22,186 total businesses
2,333 formed in 2020
1,684 dissolved in 2020
Dumfries and Galloway
3,591 total businesses
416 formed in 2020
267 dissolved in 2020
Scottish Borders
4,001 total businesses
477 formed in 2020
329 dissolved in 2020
Durham
31,943 total businesses
5,083 formed in 2020
2,804 dissolved in 2020
Tyne and Wear
47,790 total businesses
7,867 formed in 2020
4,475 dissolved in 2020
Northumberland
11,575 total businesses
1,560 formed in 2020
872 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
25 |
||
Amble |
1 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
-4 |
||
Ashington Central |
35 |
||
Bamburgh |
6 |
||
Bedlington Central |
12 |
||
Bedlington East |
11 |
||
Bedlington West |
9 |
||
Bellingham |
2 |
||
Berwick East |
-1 |
||
Berwick North |
38 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
5 |
||
Bothal |
13 |
||
Bywell |
12 |
||
Choppington |
2 |
||
College |
19 |
||
Corbridge |
18 |
||
Cowpen |
6 |
||
Cramlington East |
3 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
2 |
||
Cramlington North |
7 |
||
Cramlington South East |
38 |
||
Cramlington Village |
-2 |
||
Cramlington West |
15 |
||
Croft |
15 |
||
Druridge Bay |
6 |
||
Haltwhistle |
1 |
||
Hartley |
-7 |
||
Haydon |
7 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
10 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
2 |
||
Hexham East |
0 |
||
Hexham West |
3 |
||
Hirst |
5 |
||
Holywell |
13 |
||
Humshaugh |
15 |
||
Isabella |
2 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
25 |
||
Longhorsley |
45 |
||
Longhoughton |
10 |
||
Lynemouth |
1 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
15 |
||
Morpeth North |
25 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
1 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
6 |
||
Newsham |
7 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
7 |
||
Pegswood |
9 |
||
Plessey |
6 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
16 |
||
Ponteland North |
18 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
18 |
||
Ponteland West |
16 |
||
Prudhoe North |
11 |
||
Prudhoe South |
12 |
||
Rothbury |
15 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
-5 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
16 |
||
Shilbottle |
11 |
||
Sleekburn |
25 |
||
South Blyth |
10 |
||
South Tynedale |
-2 |
||
Stakeford |
6 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
1 |
||
Wensleydale |
22 |
||
Wooler |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
30th
2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
43rd
2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
45th
2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
36.6
76.4
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.
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
2020
1,560 formed
872 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.98% vs 2016
3.2% vs 2017
4.37% vs 2018
6.4% vs 2019