2012
4,096 formed
2,231 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2016
2.3% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2015
Cherwell 1,025 formed
Oxford 1,006 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,032 formed
Vale of White Horse 737 formed
West Oxfordshire 708 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
16th
2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th
2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
22nd
2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
32nd
2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
35th
2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th
2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
6.9
10.5
96% Private Limited Companies (4,352 companies)
4% Other company types (165 companies)
Other company types breakdown (165 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2016
38,413
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2016.
2.3% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2015
Warwickshire
34,180 total businesses
4,709 formed in 2016
3,473 dissolved in 2016
Buckinghamshire
62,413 total businesses
8,523 formed in 2016
6,466 dissolved in 2016
Gloucestershire
47,665 total businesses
5,639 formed in 2016
4,437 dissolved in 2016
Northamptonshire
40,600 total businesses
7,050 formed in 2016
4,393 dissolved in 2016
Berkshire
64,828 total businesses
9,081 formed in 2016
7,364 dissolved in 2016
Wiltshire
41,591 total businesses
11,837 formed in 2016
3,316 dissolved in 2016
Oxfordshire
38,413 total businesses
4,517 formed in 2016
3,529 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
7 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
24 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
7 |
||
Banbury Easington |
24 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
24 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
3 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
20 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
11 |
||
Bicester East |
1 |
||
Bicester North |
16 |
||
Bicester South |
2 |
||
Bicester Town |
12 |
||
Bicester West |
12 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
5 |
||
Caversfield |
15 |
||
Cropredy |
1 |
||
Deddington |
2 |
||
Fringford |
18 |
||
Hook Norton |
9 |
||
Kidlington North |
12 |
||
Kidlington South |
10 |
||
Kirtlington |
5 |
||
Launton |
-3 |
||
Otmoor |
2 |
||
Sibford |
-5 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
16 |
||
Wroxton |
4 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
9 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
21 |
||
Carfax |
-37 |
||
Churchill |
11 |
||
Cowley |
-2 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
21 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
23 |
||
Headington |
12 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
10 |
||
Hinksey Park |
15 |
||
Holywell |
12 |
||
Iffley Fields |
6 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
27 |
||
Littlemore |
5 |
||
Lye Valley |
23 |
||
Marston |
-1 |
||
North |
-3 |
||
Northfield Brook |
3 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
0 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
7 |
||
St Clement's |
4 |
||
St Margaret's |
7 |
||
St Mary's |
-3 |
||
Summertown |
25 |
||
Wolvercote |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
-18 |
||
Berinsfield |
4 |
||
Chalgrove |
-9 |
||
Chinnor |
19 |
||
Cholsey |
17 |
||
Didcot North East |
14 |
||
Didcot South |
27 |
||
Didcot West |
17 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
23 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
6 |
||
Goring |
0 |
||
Haseley Brook |
11 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
39 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
8 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
12 |
||
Sonning Common |
4 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
12 |
||
Thame |
15 |
||
Wallingford |
-11 |
||
Watlington |
7 |
||
Wheatley |
0 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
47 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
20 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
2 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
-2 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
4 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
2 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
23 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
16 |
||
Cumnor |
8 |
||
Didcot West |
17 |
||
Drayton |
-1 |
||
Faringdon |
-6 |
||
Grove North |
-5 |
||
Hendreds |
5 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
5 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
41 |
||
Marcham |
4 |
||
Ridgeway |
10 |
||
Stanford |
0 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
5 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
12 |
||
Thames |
14 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
1 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
10 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
7 |
||
Wootton |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
2 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
7 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
1 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
9 |
||
Burford |
6 |
||
Carterton North East |
7 |
||
Carterton North West |
-3 |
||
Carterton South |
0 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
-1 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
-2 |
||
Chipping Norton |
50 |
||
Ducklington |
6 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
3 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
-4 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
20 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
3 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
6 |
||
North Leigh |
1 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
5 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
8 |
||
The Bartons |
-2 |
||
Witney Central |
8 |
||
Witney East |
-11 |
||
Witney North |
-2 |
||
Witney South |
6 |
||
Witney West |
-6 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
12th
2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
14th
2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
21st
2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
29th
2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
31st
2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
33rd
2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
35th
2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
58.7
62.6
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.
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
2016
4,517 formed
3,529 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5% vs 2012
5.5% vs 2013
5.4% vs 2014
2.3% vs 2015