2015
4,611 formed
2,781 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2019
3.7% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2018
Cherwell 1,324 formed
Oxford 1,077 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,120 formed
Vale of White Horse 740 formed
West Oxfordshire 817 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
16th
2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th
2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th
2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
32nd
2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd
2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th
2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
39th
2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
7.8
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (4,897 companies)
4% Other company types (190 companies)
Other company types breakdown (190 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2019
42,461
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2019.
3.7% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2018
Warwickshire
38,998 total businesses
5,256 formed in 2019
4,003 dissolved in 2019
Buckinghamshire
69,470 total businesses
8,835 formed in 2019
9,133 dissolved in 2019
Gloucestershire
52,494 total businesses
5,971 formed in 2019
4,752 dissolved in 2019
Northamptonshire
49,144 total businesses
8,393 formed in 2019
5,434 dissolved in 2019
Berkshire
70,177 total businesses
9,009 formed in 2019
7,831 dissolved in 2019
Wiltshire
37,182 total businesses
4,428 formed in 2019
4,156 dissolved in 2019
Oxfordshire
42,461 total businesses
5,087 formed in 2019
3,723 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
1 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
6 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
4 |
||
Banbury Easington |
309 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
7 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
19 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
26 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
-5 |
||
Bicester East |
-3 |
||
Bicester North |
-1 |
||
Bicester South |
12 |
||
Bicester Town |
-1 |
||
Bicester West |
15 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
19 |
||
Caversfield |
4 |
||
Cropredy |
6 |
||
Deddington |
5 |
||
Fringford |
0 |
||
Hook Norton |
3 |
||
Kidlington North |
18 |
||
Kidlington South |
3 |
||
Kirtlington |
-4 |
||
Launton |
4 |
||
Otmoor |
3 |
||
Sibford |
3 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
9 |
||
Wroxton |
-10 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
2 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
8 |
||
Carfax |
48 |
||
Churchill |
17 |
||
Cowley |
20 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
13 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
-8 |
||
Headington |
-8 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
3 |
||
Hinksey Park |
13 |
||
Holywell |
10 |
||
Iffley Fields |
13 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
-29 |
||
Littlemore |
23 |
||
Lye Valley |
9 |
||
Marston |
9 |
||
North |
20 |
||
Northfield Brook |
3 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
23 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
16 |
||
St Clement's |
15 |
||
St Margaret's |
11 |
||
St Mary's |
13 |
||
Summertown |
-41 |
||
Wolvercote |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
-13 |
||
Berinsfield |
-1 |
||
Chalgrove |
191 |
||
Chinnor |
7 |
||
Cholsey |
9 |
||
Didcot North East |
23 |
||
Didcot South |
8 |
||
Didcot West |
0 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
-8 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
2 |
||
Goring |
12 |
||
Haseley Brook |
-8 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
8 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
2 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
10 |
||
Sonning Common |
2 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
-12 |
||
Thame |
43 |
||
Wallingford |
6 |
||
Watlington |
5 |
||
Wheatley |
1 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
11 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
16 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
4 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
11 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
-1 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
2 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
21 |
||
Cumnor |
14 |
||
Didcot West |
0 |
||
Drayton |
18 |
||
Faringdon |
18 |
||
Grove North |
0 |
||
Hendreds |
1 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
0 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
21 |
||
Marcham |
-15 |
||
Ridgeway |
14 |
||
Stanford |
5 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
6 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
-12 |
||
Thames |
10 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
6 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
-4 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
1 |
||
Wootton |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
10 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
-9 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
8 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
-6 |
||
Burford |
-6 |
||
Carterton North East |
6 |
||
Carterton North West |
-5 |
||
Carterton South |
18 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
5 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
7 |
||
Chipping Norton |
3 |
||
Ducklington |
2 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
31 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
20 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
10 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
14 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
6 |
||
North Leigh |
1 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
4 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
12 |
||
The Bartons |
7 |
||
Witney Central |
53 |
||
Witney East |
28 |
||
Witney North |
4 |
||
Witney South |
19 |
||
Witney West |
-4 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
26 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
12th
2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th
2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
22nd
2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
27th
2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
32nd
2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
34th
2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
36th
2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
64.8
70.7
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.
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
2019
5,087 formed
3,723 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.3% vs 2015
3.44% vs 2016
3% vs 2017
3.7% vs 2018