2012
2,228 formed
1,121 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2016
5.0% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2015
Shropshire 1,613 formed
Telford and Wrekin 883 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Shropshire compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
7th
2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
21st
2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
24th
2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
41st
2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
45th
2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
5.3
10.5
96% Private Limited Companies (2,404 companies)
4% Other company types (92 companies)
Other company types breakdown (92 companies)
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Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Shropshire during 2016
20,422
businesses registered in Shropshire at the end of 2016.
5.0% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2015
Powys
4,657 total businesses
425 formed in 2016
392 dissolved in 2016
Wrexham
4,150 total businesses
575 formed in 2016
393 dissolved in 2016
Staffordshire
47,000 total businesses
7,618 formed in 2016
4,763 dissolved in 2016
Worcestershire
33,436 total businesses
6,602 formed in 2016
2,820 dissolved in 2016
West Midlands
156,118 total businesses
31,162 formed in 2016
21,521 dissolved in 2016
Cheshire
74,912 total businesses
15,328 formed in 2016
6,908 dissolved in 2016
Herefordshire
8,293 total businesses
853 formed in 2016
687 dissolved in 2016
Shropshire
20,422 total businesses
2,496 formed in 2016
1,763 dissolved in 2016
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
13 |
||
Albrighton |
7 |
||
Alveley and Claverley |
-3 |
||
Bagley |
10 |
||
Battlefield |
2 |
||
Bayston Hill Column and Sutton |
51 |
||
Belle Vue |
6 |
||
Bishop's Castle |
-4 |
||
Bowbrook |
-4 |
||
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts |
39 |
||
Bridgnorth West and Tasley |
-4 |
||
Broseley |
8 |
||
Brown Clee |
3 |
||
Burnell |
-7 |
||
Castlefields and Ditherington |
9 |
||
Cheswardine |
16 |
||
Chirbury and Worthen |
1 |
||
Church Stretton and Craven Arms |
21 |
||
Clee |
-4 |
||
Cleobury Mortimer |
3 |
||
Clun |
-2 |
||
Copthorne |
-1 |
||
Corvedale |
-12 |
||
Ellesmere Urban |
5 |
||
Gobowen Selattyn and Weston Rhyn |
6 |
||
Harlescott |
29 |
||
Highley |
-3 |
||
Hodnet |
-2 |
||
Llanymynech |
5 |
||
Longden |
0 |
||
Loton |
-4 |
||
Ludlow East |
-5 |
||
Ludlow North |
10 |
||
Ludlow South |
33 |
||
Market Drayton East |
13 |
||
Market Drayton West |
9 |
||
Meole |
-2 |
||
Monkmoor |
22 |
||
Much Wenlock |
7 |
||
Oswestry East |
8 |
||
Oswestry South |
11 |
||
Oswestry West |
-1 |
||
Porthill |
19 |
||
Prees |
12 |
||
Quarry and Coton Hill |
41 |
||
Radbrook |
7 |
||
Rea Valley |
-7 |
||
Ruyton and Baschurch |
0 |
||
Severn Valley |
21 |
||
Shawbury |
25 |
||
Shifnal North |
7 |
||
Shifnal South and Cosford |
26 |
||
St Martin's |
-1 |
||
St Oswald |
26 |
||
Sundorne |
7 |
||
Tern |
-7 |
||
The Meres |
11 |
||
Underdale |
7 |
||
Wem |
2 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
1 |
||
Whitchurch North |
1 |
||
Whitchurch South |
2 |
||
Whittington |
2 |
||
Worfield |
-5 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Admaston & Bratton |
9 |
||
Apley Castle |
6 |
||
Arleston |
4 |
||
Brookside |
-1 |
||
Church Aston & Lilleshall |
6 |
||
College |
3 |
||
Dawley & Aqueduct |
1 |
||
Donnington |
11 |
||
Dothill |
5 |
||
Edgmond & Ercall Magna |
-2 |
||
Ercall |
8 |
||
Hadley & Leegomery |
2 |
||
Haygate |
15 |
||
Horsehay & Lightmoor |
13 |
||
Ironbridge Gorge |
3 |
||
Ketley & Overdale |
25 |
||
Madeley & Sutton Hill |
31 |
||
Malinslee & Dawley Bank |
4 |
||
Muxton |
-1 |
||
Newport North & West |
13 |
||
Newport South & East |
2 |
||
Oakengates & Ketley Bank |
42 |
||
Park |
-5 |
||
Priorslee |
18 |
||
Shawbirch |
4 |
||
St Georges |
4 |
||
The Nedge |
4 |
||
Woodside |
14 |
||
Wrockwardine |
-4 |
||
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench |
13 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Shropshire compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
10th
2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
23rd
2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
36th
2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
41st
2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
45th
2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
43.1
62.6
How the total number of companies in Shropshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
2,228 formed
1,121 dissolved
2013
2,301 formed
1,287 dissolved
2014
2,421 formed
1,518 dissolved
2015
2,416 formed
1,432 dissolved
2016
2,496 formed
1,763 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.1% vs 2012
5.1% vs 2013
5.4% vs 2014
5.0% vs 2015