2011
3,877 formed
2,328 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2015
5.4% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2014
Cherwell 1,038 formed
Oxford 1,073 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,020 formed
Vale of White Horse 735 formed
West Oxfordshire 745 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
29th
2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th
2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
7.0
9.7
96% Private Limited Companies (4,442 companies)
4% Other company types (169 companies)
Other company types breakdown (169 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2015
37,534
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2015.
5.4% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2014
Warwickshire
32,797 total businesses
4,424 formed in 2015
2,675 dissolved in 2015
Buckinghamshire
59,305 total businesses
8,249 formed in 2015
5,489 dissolved in 2015
Gloucestershire
46,009 total businesses
5,741 formed in 2015
3,809 dissolved in 2015
Northamptonshire
39,638 total businesses
6,347 formed in 2015
3,341 dissolved in 2015
Berkshire
63,186 total businesses
9,135 formed in 2015
6,380 dissolved in 2015
Wiltshire
33,003 total businesses
4,506 formed in 2015
2,718 dissolved in 2015
Oxfordshire
37,534 total businesses
4,611 formed in 2015
2,781 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
12 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
38 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
27 |
||
Banbury Easington |
58 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
63 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
7 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
18 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
5 |
||
Bicester East |
29 |
||
Bicester North |
26 |
||
Bicester South |
12 |
||
Bicester Town |
16 |
||
Bicester West |
17 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
26 |
||
Caversfield |
17 |
||
Cropredy |
1 |
||
Deddington |
4 |
||
Fringford |
21 |
||
Hook Norton |
4 |
||
Kidlington North |
24 |
||
Kidlington South |
3 |
||
Kirtlington |
4 |
||
Launton |
-1 |
||
Otmoor |
7 |
||
Sibford |
5 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
22 |
||
Wroxton |
15 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
24 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
18 |
||
Carfax |
-6 |
||
Churchill |
19 |
||
Cowley |
11 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
1 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
11 |
||
Headington |
31 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
11 |
||
Hinksey Park |
8 |
||
Holywell |
16 |
||
Iffley Fields |
9 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
29 |
||
Littlemore |
55 |
||
Lye Valley |
15 |
||
Marston |
11 |
||
North |
9 |
||
Northfield Brook |
20 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
31 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
12 |
||
St Clement's |
15 |
||
St Margaret's |
13 |
||
St Mary's |
14 |
||
Summertown |
32 |
||
Wolvercote |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
33 |
||
Berinsfield |
21 |
||
Chalgrove |
11 |
||
Chinnor |
29 |
||
Cholsey |
11 |
||
Didcot North East |
15 |
||
Didcot South |
27 |
||
Didcot West |
14 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
11 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
2 |
||
Goring |
9 |
||
Haseley Brook |
16 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
53 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
-2 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
3 |
||
Sonning Common |
19 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
9 |
||
Thame |
56 |
||
Wallingford |
13 |
||
Watlington |
13 |
||
Wheatley |
0 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
41 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
33 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
10 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
9 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
6 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
9 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
24 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
19 |
||
Cumnor |
28 |
||
Didcot West |
14 |
||
Drayton |
10 |
||
Faringdon |
16 |
||
Grove North |
11 |
||
Hendreds |
-5 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
-1 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
44 |
||
Marcham |
-8 |
||
Ridgeway |
6 |
||
Stanford |
12 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
8 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
9 |
||
Thames |
11 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
-6 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
7 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
9 |
||
Wootton |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
-5 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
7 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
8 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
12 |
||
Burford |
7 |
||
Carterton North East |
9 |
||
Carterton North West |
3 |
||
Carterton South |
6 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
-4 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
20 |
||
Chipping Norton |
28 |
||
Ducklington |
1 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
20 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
5 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
9 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
13 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
3 |
||
North Leigh |
2 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
10 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
7 |
||
The Bartons |
14 |
||
Witney Central |
31 |
||
Witney East |
8 |
||
Witney North |
7 |
||
Witney South |
14 |
||
Witney West |
2 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
27 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
12th
2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
14th
2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
21st
2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
29th
2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th
2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
57.3
59.4
How the total number of companies in Oxfordshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
3,877 formed
2,328 dissolved
2012
4,096 formed
2,231 dissolved
2013
4,295 formed
2,674 dissolved
2014
4,653 formed
2,795 dissolved
2015
4,611 formed
2,781 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.2% vs 2011
5% vs 2012
5.5% vs 2013
5.4% vs 2014