2014
4,653 formed
2,795 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2018
3.0% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2017
Cherwell 1,113 formed
Oxford 1,115 formed
South Oxfordshire 940 formed
Vale of White Horse 736 formed
West Oxfordshire 719 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
13th
2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th
2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
18th
2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
31st
2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
34th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
36th
2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
38th
2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
7.1
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (4,500 companies)
3% Other company types (131 companies)
Other company types breakdown (131 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2018
40,930
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2018.
3.0% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2017
Warwickshire
37,025 total businesses
4,755 formed in 2018
3,572 dissolved in 2018
Buckinghamshire
69,301 total businesses
8,915 formed in 2018
6,799 dissolved in 2018
Gloucestershire
50,643 total businesses
5,719 formed in 2018
4,536 dissolved in 2018
Northamptonshire
44,212 total businesses
7,630 formed in 2018
5,516 dissolved in 2018
Berkshire
68,855 total businesses
9,166 formed in 2018
7,333 dissolved in 2018
Wiltshire
36,714 total businesses
4,348 formed in 2018
4,933 dissolved in 2018
Oxfordshire
40,930 total businesses
4,631 formed in 2018
3,420 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
2 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
14 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
-3 |
||
Banbury Easington |
20 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
46 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
16 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
21 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
16 |
||
Bicester East |
14 |
||
Bicester North |
15 |
||
Bicester South |
2 |
||
Bicester Town |
-9 |
||
Bicester West |
6 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
0 |
||
Caversfield |
46 |
||
Cropredy |
5 |
||
Deddington |
4 |
||
Fringford |
26 |
||
Hook Norton |
8 |
||
Kidlington North |
40 |
||
Kidlington South |
13 |
||
Kirtlington |
12 |
||
Launton |
9 |
||
Otmoor |
-1 |
||
Sibford |
7 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
7 |
||
Wroxton |
13 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
7 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
15 |
||
Carfax |
41 |
||
Churchill |
7 |
||
Cowley |
17 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
14 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
6 |
||
Headington |
-4 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
-5 |
||
Hinksey Park |
15 |
||
Holywell |
13 |
||
Iffley Fields |
3 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
-20 |
||
Littlemore |
9 |
||
Lye Valley |
16 |
||
Marston |
1 |
||
North |
4 |
||
Northfield Brook |
7 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
13 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
9 |
||
St Clement's |
16 |
||
St Margaret's |
12 |
||
St Mary's |
22 |
||
Summertown |
12 |
||
Wolvercote |
26 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
8 |
||
Berinsfield |
-5 |
||
Chalgrove |
3 |
||
Chinnor |
16 |
||
Cholsey |
4 |
||
Didcot North East |
12 |
||
Didcot South |
0 |
||
Didcot West |
9 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
6 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
6 |
||
Goring |
7 |
||
Haseley Brook |
2 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
32 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
25 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
10 |
||
Sonning Common |
20 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
2 |
||
Thame |
16 |
||
Wallingford |
-1 |
||
Watlington |
9 |
||
Wheatley |
17 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
-5 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
1 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
10 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
3 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
3 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
13 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
7 |
||
Cumnor |
19 |
||
Didcot West |
9 |
||
Drayton |
7 |
||
Faringdon |
15 |
||
Grove North |
20 |
||
Hendreds |
3 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
8 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
40 |
||
Marcham |
14 |
||
Ridgeway |
3 |
||
Stanford |
-3 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
3 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
2 |
||
Thames |
7 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
2 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
13 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
12 |
||
Wootton |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
2 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
0 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
5 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
-2 |
||
Burford |
7 |
||
Carterton North East |
19 |
||
Carterton North West |
1 |
||
Carterton South |
16 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
6 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
15 |
||
Chipping Norton |
-8 |
||
Ducklington |
3 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
32 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
3 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
-6 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
1 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
3 |
||
North Leigh |
2 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
2 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
15 |
||
The Bartons |
1 |
||
Witney Central |
29 |
||
Witney East |
22 |
||
Witney North |
7 |
||
Witney South |
36 |
||
Witney West |
17 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
11 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
12th
2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th
2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
22nd
2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
28th
2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
32nd
2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
35th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th
2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
62.5
68.1
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.
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
2018
4,631 formed
3,420 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.4% vs 2014
2.3% vs 2015
3.44% vs 2016
3.0% vs 2017