2019
1,531 formed
1,163 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2023
3.3% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2022
Northumberland 1,550 formed
Cumbria 2,686 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 487 formed
Scottish Borders 528 formed
Durham 5,696 formed
Tyne and Wear 8,274 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
24th
2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
34th
2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
43rd
2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
45th
2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
4.9
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (1,512 companies)
3% Other company types (42 companies)
Other company types breakdown (42 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2023
12,830
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2023.
3.3% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2022
Cumbria
23,719 total businesses
2,686 formed in 2023
2,115 dissolved in 2023
Dumfries and Galloway
4,113 total businesses
487 formed in 2023
347 dissolved in 2023
Scottish Borders
4,477 total businesses
528 formed in 2023
363 dissolved in 2023
Durham
37,332 total businesses
5,696 formed in 2023
4,327 dissolved in 2023
Tyne and Wear
53,391 total businesses
8,274 formed in 2023
6,624 dissolved in 2023
Northumberland
12,830 total businesses
1,554 formed in 2023
1,275 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
36 |
||
Amble |
-3 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
10 |
||
Ashington Central |
0 |
||
Bamburgh |
17 |
||
Bedlington Central |
16 |
||
Bedlington East |
1 |
||
Bedlington West |
1 |
||
Bellingham |
16 |
||
Berwick East |
5 |
||
Berwick North |
10 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
4 |
||
Bothal |
5 |
||
Bywell |
-8 |
||
Choppington |
8 |
||
College |
3 |
||
Corbridge |
17 |
||
Cowpen |
-59 |
||
Cramlington East |
13 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
0 |
||
Cramlington North |
1 |
||
Cramlington South East |
8 |
||
Cramlington Village |
5 |
||
Cramlington West |
12 |
||
Croft |
-1 |
||
Druridge Bay |
-4 |
||
Haltwhistle |
-8 |
||
Hartley |
2 |
||
Haydon |
-1 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
4 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
-5 |
||
Hexham East |
5 |
||
Hexham West |
4 |
||
Hirst |
9 |
||
Holywell |
9 |
||
Humshaugh |
22 |
||
Isabella |
-3 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
17 |
||
Longhorsley |
2 |
||
Longhoughton |
-3 |
||
Lynemouth |
-1 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
13 |
||
Morpeth North |
18 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
2 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
-1 |
||
Newsham |
5 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
6 |
||
Pegswood |
14 |
||
Plessey |
9 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
7 |
||
Ponteland North |
30 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
-6 |
||
Ponteland West |
20 |
||
Prudhoe North |
-5 |
||
Prudhoe South |
7 |
||
Rothbury |
0 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
5 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
13 |
||
Shilbottle |
2 |
||
Sleekburn |
3 |
||
South Blyth |
-5 |
||
South Tynedale |
-18 |
||
Stakeford |
8 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
6 |
||
Wensleydale |
-5 |
||
Wooler |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
30th
2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
43rd
2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
45th
2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
40.6
86.6
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.
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
2023
1,554 formed
1,275 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.4% vs 2019
2.76% vs 2020
4.41% vs 2021
3.3% vs 2022