2020
5,363 formed
3,171 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2024
1.8% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2023
Cherwell 1,214 formed
Oxford 1,295 formed
South Oxfordshire 1,068 formed
Vale of White Horse 883 formed
West Oxfordshire 830 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Oxfordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
14th
2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
17th
2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
28th
2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
30th
2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
35th
2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
38th
2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
7.2
12.5
96% Private Limited Companies (5,100 companies)
4% Other company types (201 companies)
Other company types breakdown (201 companies)
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Businesses formed in Oxfordshire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Oxfordshire during 2024
48,887
businesses registered in Oxfordshire at the end of 2024.
1.8% more companies in Oxfordshire compared to 2023
Warwickshire
43,777 total businesses
5,070 formed in 2024
4,908 dissolved in 2024
Buckinghamshire
80,842 total businesses
9,185 formed in 2024
8,042 dissolved in 2024
Gloucestershire
61,133 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2024
5,495 dissolved in 2024
Northamptonshire
55,842 total businesses
6,894 formed in 2024
6,637 dissolved in 2024
Berkshire
80,348 total businesses
10,454 formed in 2024
8,209 dissolved in 2024
Wiltshire
42,535 total businesses
4,609 formed in 2024
4,357 dissolved in 2024
Oxfordshire
48,887 total businesses
5,301 formed in 2024
4,305 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adderbury |
10 |
||
Ambrosden and Chesterton |
-1 |
||
Banbury Calthorpe |
8 |
||
Banbury Easington |
34 |
||
Banbury Grimsbury and Castle |
-16 |
||
Banbury Hardwick |
13 |
||
Banbury Neithrop |
24 |
||
Banbury Ruscote |
14 |
||
Bicester East |
55 |
||
Bicester North |
2 |
||
Bicester South |
11 |
||
Bicester Town |
-1 |
||
Bicester West |
-3 |
||
Bloxham and Bodicote |
-11 |
||
Caversfield |
9 |
||
Cropredy |
6 |
||
Deddington |
11 |
||
Fringford |
-1 |
||
Hook Norton |
4 |
||
Kidlington North |
3 |
||
Kidlington South |
12 |
||
Kirtlington |
9 |
||
Launton |
2 |
||
Otmoor |
4 |
||
Sibford |
7 |
||
The Astons and Heyfords |
-5 |
||
Wroxton |
-3 |
||
Yarnton Gosford and Water Eaton |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barton and Sandhills |
7 |
||
Blackbird Leys |
-2 |
||
Carfax |
39 |
||
Churchill |
21 |
||
Cowley |
4 |
||
Cowley Marsh |
39 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
16 |
||
Headington |
-1 |
||
Headington Hill and Northway |
14 |
||
Hinksey Park |
7 |
||
Holywell |
10 |
||
Iffley Fields |
9 |
||
Jericho and Osney |
-20 |
||
Littlemore |
18 |
||
Lye Valley |
20 |
||
Marston |
26 |
||
North |
12 |
||
Northfield Brook |
4 |
||
Quarry and Risinghurst |
12 |
||
Rose Hill and Iffley |
4 |
||
St Clement's |
23 |
||
St Margaret's |
-1 |
||
St Mary's |
29 |
||
Summertown |
13 |
||
Wolvercote |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Benson & Crowmarsh |
11 |
||
Berinsfield |
-16 |
||
Chalgrove |
0 |
||
Chinnor |
23 |
||
Cholsey |
-5 |
||
Didcot North East |
5 |
||
Didcot South |
33 |
||
Didcot West |
26 |
||
Forest Hill & Holton |
16 |
||
Garsington & Horspath |
2 |
||
Goring |
-4 |
||
Haseley Brook |
-1 |
||
Henley-on-Thames |
38 |
||
Kidmore End & Whitchurch |
-8 |
||
Sandford & the Wittenhams |
-16 |
||
Sonning Common |
11 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
111 |
||
Thame |
32 |
||
Wallingford |
4 |
||
Watlington |
6 |
||
Wheatley |
-6 |
||
Woodcote & Rotherfield |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abingdon Abbey Northcourt |
32 |
||
Abingdon Caldecott |
-3 |
||
Abingdon Dunmore |
15 |
||
Abingdon Fitzharris |
31 |
||
Abingdon Peachcroft |
4 |
||
Blewbury & Harwell |
1 |
||
Botley & Sunningwell |
10 |
||
Cumnor |
24 |
||
Didcot West |
26 |
||
Drayton |
-56 |
||
Faringdon |
39 |
||
Grove North |
5 |
||
Hendreds |
-15 |
||
Kennington & Radley |
13 |
||
Kingston Bagpuize |
16 |
||
Marcham |
0 |
||
Ridgeway |
11 |
||
Stanford |
2 |
||
Steventon & the Hanneys |
4 |
||
Sutton Courtenay |
111 |
||
Thames |
3 |
||
Wantage & Grove Brook |
2 |
||
Wantage Charlton |
19 |
||
Watchfield & Shrivenham |
5 |
||
Wootton |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvescot and Filkins |
-5 |
||
Ascott and Shipton |
4 |
||
Bampton and Clanfield |
0 |
||
Brize Norton and Shilton |
10 |
||
Burford |
-13 |
||
Carterton North East |
1 |
||
Carterton North West |
-6 |
||
Carterton South |
-3 |
||
Chadlington and Churchill |
-2 |
||
Charlbury and Finstock |
-5 |
||
Chipping Norton |
2 |
||
Ducklington |
2 |
||
Eynsham and Cassington |
23 |
||
Freeland and Hanborough |
0 |
||
Hailey Minster Lovell and Leafield |
9 |
||
Kingham Rollright and Enstone |
11 |
||
Milton-under-Wychwood |
0 |
||
North Leigh |
8 |
||
Standlake Aston and Stanton Harcourt |
1 |
||
Stonesfield and Tackley |
3 |
||
The Bartons |
6 |
||
Witney Central |
-16 |
||
Witney East |
0 |
||
Witney North |
12 |
||
Witney South |
36 |
||
Witney West |
4 |
||
Woodstock and Bladon |
16 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Oxfordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
13th
2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th
2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
24th
2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
29th
2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
34th
2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th
2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
66.2
83.4
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.
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
2024
5,301 formed
4,305 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.8% vs 2020
1.89% vs 2021
2.74% vs 2022
1.8% vs 2023