2019
5,087 formed
3,723 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2023
2.7% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2022
Cherwell 1,388 formed
Oxford 1,254 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,072 formed
Vale of White Horse 866 formed
West Oxfordshire 850 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
16th
2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
25th
2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
30th
2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
35th
2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th
2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
8.3
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (5,259 companies)
3% Other company types (187 companies)
Other company types breakdown (187 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2023
48,030
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2023.
2.7% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2022
Warwickshire
43,587 total businesses
5,157 formed in 2023
4,554 dissolved in 2023
Buckinghamshire
78,961 total businesses
9,591 formed in 2023
7,897 dissolved in 2023
Gloucestershire
59,830 total businesses
6,902 formed in 2023
5,515 dissolved in 2023
Northamptonshire
53,911 total businesses
8,191 formed in 2023
6,747 dissolved in 2023
Berkshire
78,581 total businesses
10,571 formed in 2023
8,626 dissolved in 2023
Wiltshire
42,004 total businesses
4,965 formed in 2023
4,265 dissolved in 2023
Oxfordshire
48,030 total businesses
5,446 formed in 2023
4,452 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
3 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
-1 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
16 |
||
Banbury Easington |
4 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
71 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
17 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
0 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
14 |
||
Bicester East |
79 |
||
Bicester North |
4 |
||
Bicester South |
9 |
||
Bicester Town |
26 |
||
Bicester West |
-5 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
12 |
||
Caversfield |
0 |
||
Cropredy |
-5 |
||
Deddington |
17 |
||
Fringford |
15 |
||
Hook Norton |
3 |
||
Kidlington North |
33 |
||
Kidlington South |
23 |
||
Kirtlington |
-7 |
||
Launton |
-8 |
||
Otmoor |
-5 |
||
Sibford |
-8 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
15 |
||
Wroxton |
-2 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
-3 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
21 |
||
Carfax |
6 |
||
Churchill |
17 |
||
Cowley |
17 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
12 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
2 |
||
Headington |
-4 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
35 |
||
Hinksey Park |
13 |
||
Holywell |
-2 |
||
Iffley Fields |
4 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
-5 |
||
Littlemore |
26 |
||
Lye Valley |
20 |
||
Marston |
12 |
||
North |
15 |
||
Northfield Brook |
18 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
28 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
30 |
||
St Clement's |
30 |
||
St Margaret's |
7 |
||
St Mary's |
-2 |
||
Summertown |
-26 |
||
Wolvercote |
-8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
5 |
||
Berinsfield |
13 |
||
Chalgrove |
-4 |
||
Chinnor |
6 |
||
Cholsey |
-11 |
||
Didcot North East |
14 |
||
Didcot South |
2 |
||
Didcot West |
12 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
2 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
16 |
||
Goring |
-3 |
||
Haseley Brook |
-1 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
11 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
-3 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
11 |
||
Sonning Common |
5 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
80 |
||
Thame |
29 |
||
Wallingford |
4 |
||
Watlington |
6 |
||
Wheatley |
8 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
-1 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
-21 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
1 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
22 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
-12 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
11 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
15 |
||
Cumnor |
27 |
||
Didcot West |
12 |
||
Drayton |
-78 |
||
Faringdon |
23 |
||
Grove North |
10 |
||
Hendreds |
-15 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
10 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
9 |
||
Marcham |
16 |
||
Ridgeway |
-11 |
||
Stanford |
2 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
6 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
80 |
||
Thames |
5 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
2 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
26 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
12 |
||
Wootton |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
11 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
0 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
-3 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
9 |
||
Burford |
44 |
||
Carterton North East |
2 |
||
Carterton North West |
0 |
||
Carterton South |
7 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
4 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
-6 |
||
Chipping Norton |
4 |
||
Ducklington |
0 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
14 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
1 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
-5 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
6 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
6 |
||
North Leigh |
6 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
4 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
0 |
||
The Bartons |
-2 |
||
Witney Central |
0 |
||
Witney East |
-4 |
||
Witney North |
5 |
||
Witney South |
55 |
||
Witney West |
13 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
18 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
26th
2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
29th
2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
34th
2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
36th
2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th
2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
73.4
86.6
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.
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
2023
5,446 formed
4,452 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.15% vs 2019
1.8% vs 2020
1.89% vs 2021
2.7% vs 2022