2017
4,612 formed
3,390 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2021
1.8% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2020
Cherwell 1,215 formed
Oxford 1,147 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,014 formed
Vale of White Horse 848 formed
West Oxfordshire 822 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
15th
2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th
2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
27th
2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
36th
2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
38th
2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th
2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
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96% Private Limited Companies (4,858 companies)
4% Other company types (195 companies)
Other company types breakdown (195 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2021
45,883
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2021.
1.8% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2020
Warwickshire
40,740 total businesses
5,117 formed in 2021
4,641 dissolved in 2021
Buckinghamshire
74,634 total businesses
8,910 formed in 2021
7,932 dissolved in 2021
Gloucestershire
56,711 total businesses
6,357 formed in 2021
5,435 dissolved in 2021
Northamptonshire
53,149 total businesses
7,131 formed in 2021
6,724 dissolved in 2021
Berkshire
75,011 total businesses
9,605 formed in 2021
8,449 dissolved in 2021
Wiltshire
39,338 total businesses
4,432 formed in 2021
4,387 dissolved in 2021
Oxfordshire
45,883 total businesses
5,053 formed in 2021
4,163 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
15 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
34 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
14 |
||
Banbury Easington |
-7 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
21 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
7 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
13 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
-3 |
||
Bicester East |
28 |
||
Bicester North |
24 |
||
Bicester South |
14 |
||
Bicester Town |
10 |
||
Bicester West |
15 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
16 |
||
Caversfield |
14 |
||
Cropredy |
15 |
||
Deddington |
1 |
||
Fringford |
-1 |
||
Hook Norton |
14 |
||
Kidlington North |
27 |
||
Kidlington South |
18 |
||
Kirtlington |
12 |
||
Launton |
9 |
||
Otmoor |
-3 |
||
Sibford |
-2 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
-5 |
||
Wroxton |
2 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
-2 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
12 |
||
Carfax |
18 |
||
Churchill |
6 |
||
Cowley |
30 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
30 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
10 |
||
Headington |
-18 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
-3 |
||
Hinksey Park |
0 |
||
Holywell |
-2 |
||
Iffley Fields |
8 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
5 |
||
Littlemore |
9 |
||
Lye Valley |
18 |
||
Marston |
6 |
||
North |
3 |
||
Northfield Brook |
4 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
-2 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
4 |
||
St Clement's |
18 |
||
St Margaret's |
-2 |
||
St Mary's |
5 |
||
Summertown |
-24 |
||
Wolvercote |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
-18 |
||
Berinsfield |
6 |
||
Chalgrove |
0 |
||
Chinnor |
-14 |
||
Cholsey |
30 |
||
Didcot North East |
-1 |
||
Didcot South |
-2 |
||
Didcot West |
-5 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
10 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
-3 |
||
Goring |
-2 |
||
Haseley Brook |
7 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
23 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
-5 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
6 |
||
Sonning Common |
3 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
26 |
||
Thame |
26 |
||
Wallingford |
9 |
||
Watlington |
5 |
||
Wheatley |
2 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
24 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
60 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
9 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
26 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
-11 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
8 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
6 |
||
Cumnor |
-5 |
||
Didcot West |
-5 |
||
Drayton |
1 |
||
Faringdon |
17 |
||
Grove North |
-2 |
||
Hendreds |
17 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
4 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
30 |
||
Marcham |
-1 |
||
Ridgeway |
13 |
||
Stanford |
16 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
-8 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
26 |
||
Thames |
-6 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
1 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
-4 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
17 |
||
Wootton |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
2 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
7 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
-3 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
1 |
||
Burford |
18 |
||
Carterton North East |
-7 |
||
Carterton North West |
20 |
||
Carterton South |
-1 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
5 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
7 |
||
Chipping Norton |
18 |
||
Ducklington |
-3 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
-13 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
15 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
5 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
1 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
3 |
||
North Leigh |
3 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
-3 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
7 |
||
The Bartons |
-4 |
||
Witney Central |
57 |
||
Witney East |
8 |
||
Witney North |
11 |
||
Witney South |
8 |
||
Witney West |
1 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th
2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
24th
2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
28th
2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
36th
2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th
2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
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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.
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
2021
5,053 formed
4,163 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3% vs 2017
3.74% vs 2018
6.15% vs 2019
1.8% vs 2020