2013
4,295 formed
2,674 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2017
3.4% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2016
Cherwell 1,080 formed
Oxford 1,027 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,012 formed
Vale of White Horse 771 formed
West Oxfordshire 706 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th
2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
17th
2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
33rd
2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th
2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
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10.0
96% Private Limited Companies (4,445 companies)
4% Other company types (167 companies)
Other company types breakdown (167 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2017
39,736
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2017.
3.4% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2016
Warwickshire
35,844 total businesses
4,617 formed in 2017
3,309 dissolved in 2017
Buckinghamshire
64,538 total businesses
7,992 formed in 2017
6,695 dissolved in 2017
Gloucestershire
49,129 total businesses
5,447 formed in 2017
4,358 dissolved in 2017
Northamptonshire
46,778 total businesses
9,958 formed in 2017
4,930 dissolved in 2017
Berkshire
66,738 total businesses
8,679 formed in 2017
7,336 dissolved in 2017
Wiltshire
36,977 total businesses
5,227 formed in 2017
9,759 dissolved in 2017
Oxfordshire
39,736 total businesses
4,612 formed in 2017
3,390 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
15 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
4 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
-2 |
||
Banbury Easington |
14 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
56 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
18 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
9 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
26 |
||
Bicester East |
6 |
||
Bicester North |
-7 |
||
Bicester South |
8 |
||
Bicester Town |
43 |
||
Bicester West |
-2 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
23 |
||
Caversfield |
13 |
||
Cropredy |
0 |
||
Deddington |
2 |
||
Fringford |
8 |
||
Hook Norton |
2 |
||
Kidlington North |
17 |
||
Kidlington South |
25 |
||
Kirtlington |
-1 |
||
Launton |
10 |
||
Otmoor |
8 |
||
Sibford |
6 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
15 |
||
Wroxton |
3 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
-1 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
-1 |
||
Carfax |
-37 |
||
Churchill |
11 |
||
Cowley |
6 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
10 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
14 |
||
Headington |
5 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
-5 |
||
Hinksey Park |
-7 |
||
Holywell |
10 |
||
Iffley Fields |
5 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
44 |
||
Littlemore |
2 |
||
Lye Valley |
16 |
||
Marston |
1 |
||
North |
10 |
||
Northfield Brook |
2 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
0 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
8 |
||
St Clement's |
4 |
||
St Margaret's |
4 |
||
St Mary's |
17 |
||
Summertown |
41 |
||
Wolvercote |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
18 |
||
Berinsfield |
14 |
||
Chalgrove |
29 |
||
Chinnor |
11 |
||
Cholsey |
12 |
||
Didcot North East |
24 |
||
Didcot South |
38 |
||
Didcot West |
13 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
14 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
7 |
||
Goring |
13 |
||
Haseley Brook |
13 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
-2 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
1 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
1 |
||
Sonning Common |
6 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
19 |
||
Thame |
53 |
||
Wallingford |
15 |
||
Watlington |
0 |
||
Wheatley |
10 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
28 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
8 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
9 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
24 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
37 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
5 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
17 |
||
Cumnor |
-2 |
||
Didcot West |
13 |
||
Drayton |
7 |
||
Faringdon |
-11 |
||
Grove North |
9 |
||
Hendreds |
30 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
14 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
17 |
||
Marcham |
3 |
||
Ridgeway |
12 |
||
Stanford |
5 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
13 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
19 |
||
Thames |
2 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
9 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
20 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
7 |
||
Wootton |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
1 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
7 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
-5 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
0 |
||
Burford |
-4 |
||
Carterton North East |
1 |
||
Carterton North West |
11 |
||
Carterton South |
5 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
-4 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
5 |
||
Chipping Norton |
10 |
||
Ducklington |
-7 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
21 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
13 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
3 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
0 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
1 |
||
North Leigh |
0 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
19 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
2 |
||
The Bartons |
0 |
||
Witney Central |
17 |
||
Witney East |
23 |
||
Witney North |
6 |
||
Witney South |
10 |
||
Witney West |
-5 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
19 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
12th
2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
14th
2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
21st
2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
26th
2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
31st
2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
34th
2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
60.7
65.1
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.
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
2017
4,612 formed
3,390 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.5% vs 2013
5.4% vs 2014
2.3% vs 2015
3.4% vs 2016