2020
1,560 formed
872 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2024
3.1% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2023
Northumberland 1,573 formed
Cumbria 2,453 formed
Dumfries and Galloway 496 formed
Scottish Borders 514 formed
Durham 5,616 formed
Tyne and Wear 8,269 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Northumberland compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
21st
2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
33rd
2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
44th
2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th
2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
4.9
12.5
95% Private Limited Companies (1,505 companies)
5% Other company types (72 companies)
Other company types breakdown (72 companies)
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Businesses formed in Northumberland during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Northumberland during 2024
13,228
businesses registered in Northumberland at the end of 2024.
3.1% more companies in Northumberland compared to 2023
Cumbria
24,059 total businesses
2,453 formed in 2024
2,158 dissolved in 2024
Dumfries and Galloway
4,259 total businesses
496 formed in 2024
340 dissolved in 2024
Scottish Borders
4,586 total businesses
514 formed in 2024
414 dissolved in 2024
Durham
38,779 total businesses
5,616 formed in 2024
4,370 dissolved in 2024
Tyne and Wear
54,971 total businesses
8,269 formed in 2024
6,582 dissolved in 2024
Northumberland
13,228 total businesses
1,577 formed in 2024
1,272 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alnwick |
38 |
||
Amble |
2 |
||
Amble West with Warkworth |
4 |
||
Ashington Central |
23 |
||
Bamburgh |
-7 |
||
Bedlington Central |
9 |
||
Bedlington East |
2 |
||
Bedlington West |
6 |
||
Bellingham |
-3 |
||
Berwick East |
5 |
||
Berwick North |
6 |
||
Berwick West with Ord |
6 |
||
Bothal |
3 |
||
Bywell |
0 |
||
Choppington |
3 |
||
College |
5 |
||
Corbridge |
16 |
||
Cowpen |
-2 |
||
Cramlington East |
-11 |
||
Cramlington Eastfield |
-3 |
||
Cramlington North |
0 |
||
Cramlington South East |
23 |
||
Cramlington Village |
1 |
||
Cramlington West |
-2 |
||
Croft |
0 |
||
Druridge Bay |
-2 |
||
Haltwhistle |
7 |
||
Hartley |
3 |
||
Haydon |
-7 |
||
Haydon and Hadrian |
3 |
||
Hexham Central with Acomb |
18 |
||
Hexham East |
9 |
||
Hexham West |
3 |
||
Hirst |
9 |
||
Holywell |
-12 |
||
Humshaugh |
9 |
||
Isabella |
15 |
||
Kitty Brewster |
6 |
||
Longhorsley |
23 |
||
Longhoughton |
-2 |
||
Lynemouth |
5 |
||
Morpeth Kirkhill |
2 |
||
Morpeth North |
-4 |
||
Morpeth Stobhill |
4 |
||
Newbiggin Central and East |
7 |
||
Newsham |
0 |
||
Norham and Islandshires |
-8 |
||
Pegswood |
8 |
||
Plessey |
2 |
||
Ponteland East and Stannington |
4 |
||
Ponteland North |
-1 |
||
Ponteland South with Heddon |
12 |
||
Ponteland West |
9 |
||
Prudhoe North |
8 |
||
Prudhoe South |
9 |
||
Rothbury |
-2 |
||
Seaton with Newbiggin West |
11 |
||
Seghill with Seaton Delaval |
2 |
||
Shilbottle |
8 |
||
Sleekburn |
8 |
||
South Blyth |
9 |
||
South Tynedale |
-1 |
||
Stakeford |
0 |
||
Stocksfield and Broomhaugh |
8 |
||
Wensleydale |
13 |
||
Wooler |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Northumberland compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
31st
2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
38th
2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
43rd
2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
45th
2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
40.8
83.4
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.
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
2024
1,577 formed
1,272 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.76% vs 2020
4.41% vs 2021
3.3% vs 2022
3.1% vs 2023