2018
4,631 formed
3,420 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2022
1.9% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2021
Cherwell 1,187 formed
Oxford 1,141 formed
South Oxfordshire 924 formed
Vale of White Horse 757 formed
West Oxfordshire 815 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
17th
2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
23rd
2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
31st
2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
33rd
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
38th
2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th
2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
7.4
12.7
96% Private Limited Companies (4,657 companies)
4% Other company types (185 companies)
Other company types breakdown (185 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2022
46,748
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2022.
1.9% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2021
Warwickshire
42,564 total businesses
5,540 formed in 2022
4,367 dissolved in 2022
Buckinghamshire
78,850 total businesses
8,683 formed in 2022
8,214 dissolved in 2022
Gloucestershire
57,852 total businesses
6,373 formed in 2022
5,441 dissolved in 2022
Northamptonshire
51,966 total businesses
7,831 formed in 2022
6,606 dissolved in 2022
Berkshire
76,700 total businesses
9,571 formed in 2022
7,937 dissolved in 2022
Wiltshire
40,505 total businesses
4,536 formed in 2022
3,838 dissolved in 2022
Oxfordshire
46,748 total businesses
4,842 formed in 2022
4,009 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
9 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
8 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
-9 |
||
Banbury Easington |
38 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
90 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
-2 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
15 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
9 |
||
Bicester East |
35 |
||
Bicester North |
-5 |
||
Bicester South |
2 |
||
Bicester Town |
9 |
||
Bicester West |
16 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
5 |
||
Caversfield |
13 |
||
Cropredy |
6 |
||
Deddington |
5 |
||
Fringford |
6 |
||
Hook Norton |
1 |
||
Kidlington North |
18 |
||
Kidlington South |
14 |
||
Kirtlington |
-1 |
||
Launton |
-2 |
||
Otmoor |
13 |
||
Sibford |
7 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
8 |
||
Wroxton |
-5 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
29 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
-3 |
||
Carfax |
40 |
||
Churchill |
15 |
||
Cowley |
11 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
0 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
11 |
||
Headington |
31 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
7 |
||
Hinksey Park |
-10 |
||
Holywell |
11 |
||
Iffley Fields |
8 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
4 |
||
Littlemore |
19 |
||
Lye Valley |
18 |
||
Marston |
2 |
||
North |
8 |
||
Northfield Brook |
1 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
24 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
-11 |
||
St Clement's |
6 |
||
St Margaret's |
5 |
||
St Mary's |
29 |
||
Summertown |
-3 |
||
Wolvercote |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
2 |
||
Berinsfield |
2 |
||
Chalgrove |
-48 |
||
Chinnor |
18 |
||
Cholsey |
0 |
||
Didcot North East |
-19 |
||
Didcot South |
17 |
||
Didcot West |
11 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
11 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
4 |
||
Goring |
-7 |
||
Haseley Brook |
0 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
14 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
7 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
18 |
||
Sonning Common |
10 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
36 |
||
Thame |
-3 |
||
Wallingford |
-3 |
||
Watlington |
8 |
||
Wheatley |
-1 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
23 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
3 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
-8 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
30 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
2 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
0 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
14 |
||
Cumnor |
11 |
||
Didcot West |
11 |
||
Drayton |
-54 |
||
Faringdon |
13 |
||
Grove North |
4 |
||
Hendreds |
23 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
10 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
29 |
||
Marcham |
2 |
||
Ridgeway |
-1 |
||
Stanford |
5 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
-2 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
36 |
||
Thames |
4 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
-4 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
10 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
-2 |
||
Wootton |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
8 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
3 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
0 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
-1 |
||
Burford |
19 |
||
Carterton North East |
1 |
||
Carterton North West |
7 |
||
Carterton South |
5 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
3 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
3 |
||
Chipping Norton |
7 |
||
Ducklington |
1 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
1 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
10 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
13 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
13 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
-6 |
||
North Leigh |
12 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
-21 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
11 |
||
The Bartons |
-6 |
||
Witney Central |
11 |
||
Witney East |
8 |
||
Witney North |
-8 |
||
Witney South |
32 |
||
Witney West |
-5 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
-7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th
2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
25th
2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
29th
2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
32nd
2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
36th
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th
2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
71.4
82.7
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.
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
2022
4,842 formed
4,009 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.74% vs 2018
6.15% vs 2019
1.8% vs 2020
1.9% vs 2021