2018
1,422 formed
1,052 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2022
4.4% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2021
Northumberland 1,524 formed
Cumbria 2,418 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 444 formed
Scottish Borders 472 formed
Durham 5,109 formed
Tyne and Wear 7,838 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
35th
2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
44th
2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th
2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
4.8
12.7
96% Private Limited Companies (1,473 companies)
4% Other company types (54 companies)
Other company types breakdown (54 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2022
12,420
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2022.
4.4% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2021
Cumbria
23,003 total businesses
2,418 formed in 2022
2,104 dissolved in 2022
Dumfries and Galloway
3,941 total businesses
444 formed in 2022
282 dissolved in 2022
Scottish Borders
4,289 total businesses
472 formed in 2022
313 dissolved in 2022
Durham
35,455 total businesses
5,109 formed in 2022
3,804 dissolved in 2022
Tyne and Wear
51,640 total businesses
7,838 formed in 2022
5,650 dissolved in 2022
Northumberland
12,420 total businesses
1,527 formed in 2022
1,137 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
28 |
||
Amble |
3 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
-7 |
||
Ashington Central |
11 |
||
Bamburgh |
4 |
||
Bedlington Central |
4 |
||
Bedlington East |
9 |
||
Bedlington West |
9 |
||
Bellingham |
10 |
||
Berwick East |
4 |
||
Berwick North |
8 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
-4 |
||
Bothal |
11 |
||
Bywell |
11 |
||
Choppington |
3 |
||
College |
18 |
||
Corbridge |
10 |
||
Cowpen |
-22 |
||
Cramlington East |
15 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
-3 |
||
Cramlington North |
11 |
||
Cramlington South East |
-8 |
||
Cramlington Village |
4 |
||
Cramlington West |
14 |
||
Croft |
27 |
||
Druridge Bay |
-6 |
||
Haltwhistle |
17 |
||
Hartley |
5 |
||
Haydon |
-1 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
-5 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
9 |
||
Hexham East |
7 |
||
Hexham West |
3 |
||
Hirst |
-1 |
||
Holywell |
6 |
||
Humshaugh |
-3 |
||
Isabella |
13 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
-6 |
||
Longhorsley |
7 |
||
Longhoughton |
21 |
||
Lynemouth |
5 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
9 |
||
Morpeth North |
7 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
8 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
0 |
||
Newsham |
6 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
1 |
||
Pegswood |
4 |
||
Plessey |
6 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
0 |
||
Ponteland North |
30 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
-4 |
||
Ponteland West |
22 |
||
Prudhoe North |
-1 |
||
Prudhoe South |
-4 |
||
Rothbury |
2 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
4 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
3 |
||
Shilbottle |
9 |
||
Sleekburn |
10 |
||
South Blyth |
6 |
||
South Tynedale |
14 |
||
Stakeford |
3 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
6 |
||
Wensleydale |
11 |
||
Wooler |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
30th
2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
39th
2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
43rd
2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
45th
2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
39.3
82.7
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.
2018
1,422 formed
1,052 dissolved
2019
1,531 formed
1,163 dissolved
2020
1,560 formed
872 dissolved
2021
1,421 formed
1,193 dissolved
2022
1,527 formed
1,137 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.37% vs 2018
6.4% vs 2019
2.76% vs 2020
4.4% vs 2021