2016
4,517 formed
3,529 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2020
6.1% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2019
Cherwell 1,279 formed
Oxford 1,257 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,131 formed
Vale of White Horse 815 formed
West Oxfordshire 868 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
15th
2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th
2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
23rd
2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
32nd
2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
34th
2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
38th
2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
8.2
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (5,148 companies)
4% Other company types (215 companies)
Other company types breakdown (215 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2020
45,071
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2020.
6.1% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2019
Warwickshire
40,304 total businesses
4,920 formed in 2020
3,587 dissolved in 2020
Buckinghamshire
73,748 total businesses
9,394 formed in 2020
6,115 dissolved in 2020
Gloucestershire
55,106 total businesses
6,419 formed in 2020
4,233 dissolved in 2020
Northamptonshire
52,017 total businesses
7,534 formed in 2020
5,208 dissolved in 2020
Berkshire
73,492 total businesses
9,920 formed in 2020
6,284 dissolved in 2020
Wiltshire
39,022 total businesses
4,645 formed in 2020
3,195 dissolved in 2020
Oxfordshire
45,071 total businesses
5,363 formed in 2020
3,171 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
9 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
26 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
5 |
||
Banbury Easington |
48 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
91 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
16 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
16 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
15 |
||
Bicester East |
20 |
||
Bicester North |
18 |
||
Bicester South |
16 |
||
Bicester Town |
52 |
||
Bicester West |
16 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
13 |
||
Caversfield |
3 |
||
Cropredy |
1 |
||
Deddington |
2 |
||
Fringford |
8 |
||
Hook Norton |
-2 |
||
Kidlington North |
45 |
||
Kidlington South |
24 |
||
Kirtlington |
4 |
||
Launton |
33 |
||
Otmoor |
4 |
||
Sibford |
10 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
29 |
||
Wroxton |
2 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
12 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
31 |
||
Carfax |
38 |
||
Churchill |
29 |
||
Cowley |
49 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
24 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
9 |
||
Headington |
11 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
24 |
||
Hinksey Park |
22 |
||
Holywell |
17 |
||
Iffley Fields |
10 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
13 |
||
Littlemore |
52 |
||
Lye Valley |
29 |
||
Marston |
8 |
||
North |
17 |
||
Northfield Brook |
22 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
29 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
41 |
||
St Clement's |
22 |
||
St Margaret's |
24 |
||
St Mary's |
32 |
||
Summertown |
55 |
||
Wolvercote |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
20 |
||
Berinsfield |
15 |
||
Chalgrove |
44 |
||
Chinnor |
18 |
||
Cholsey |
14 |
||
Didcot North East |
-2 |
||
Didcot South |
45 |
||
Didcot West |
20 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
9 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
10 |
||
Goring |
4 |
||
Haseley Brook |
16 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
82 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
11 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
17 |
||
Sonning Common |
26 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
42 |
||
Thame |
9 |
||
Wallingford |
11 |
||
Watlington |
23 |
||
Wheatley |
6 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
9 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
22 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
13 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
54 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
-15 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
23 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
18 |
||
Cumnor |
24 |
||
Didcot West |
20 |
||
Drayton |
-10 |
||
Faringdon |
25 |
||
Grove North |
0 |
||
Hendreds |
19 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
18 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
1 |
||
Marcham |
-2 |
||
Ridgeway |
13 |
||
Stanford |
2 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
2 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
42 |
||
Thames |
9 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
2 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
6 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
3 |
||
Wootton |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
1 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
5 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
8 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
6 |
||
Burford |
29 |
||
Carterton North East |
7 |
||
Carterton North West |
11 |
||
Carterton South |
7 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
6 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
6 |
||
Chipping Norton |
8 |
||
Ducklington |
-2 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
0 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
17 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
10 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
2 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
5 |
||
North Leigh |
0 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
32 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
7 |
||
The Bartons |
8 |
||
Witney Central |
66 |
||
Witney East |
27 |
||
Witney North |
3 |
||
Witney South |
52 |
||
Witney West |
11 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
28 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th
2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
22nd
2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
27th
2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
32nd
2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
35th
2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
68.8
76.4
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.
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
2020
5,363 formed
3,171 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.44% vs 2016
3% vs 2017
3.74% vs 2018
6.1% vs 2019