2014
2,421 formed
1,518 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2018
4.4% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2017
Shropshire 1,637 formed
Telford and Wrekin 993 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Shropshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
9th
2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
22nd
2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
26th
2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
42nd
2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
5.6
10.6
96% Private Limited Companies (2,539 companies)
4% Other company types (95 companies)
Other company types breakdown (95 companies)
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Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Shropshire during 2018
22,421
businesses registered in Shropshire at the end of 2018.
4.4% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2017
Powys
4,892 total businesses
475 formed in 2018
366 dissolved in 2018
Wrexham
4,800 total businesses
617 formed in 2018
446 dissolved in 2018
Staffordshire
48,752 total businesses
6,474 formed in 2018
4,877 dissolved in 2018
Worcestershire
37,800 total businesses
6,889 formed in 2018
8,175 dissolved in 2018
West Midlands
167,807 total businesses
32,571 formed in 2018
23,710 dissolved in 2018
Cheshire
78,274 total businesses
13,259 formed in 2018
8,582 dissolved in 2018
Herefordshire
9,243 total businesses
1,054 formed in 2018
660 dissolved in 2018
Shropshire
22,421 total businesses
2,634 formed in 2018
1,851 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-5 |
||
Albrighton |
-1 |
||
Alveley and Claverley |
1 |
||
Bagley |
2 |
||
Battlefield |
-7 |
||
Bayston Hill Column and Sutton |
37 |
||
Belle Vue |
2 |
||
Bishop's Castle |
-2 |
||
Bowbrook |
3 |
||
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts |
40 |
||
Bridgnorth West and Tasley |
9 |
||
Broseley |
2 |
||
Brown Clee |
7 |
||
Burnell |
14 |
||
Castlefields and Ditherington |
11 |
||
Cheswardine |
8 |
||
Chirbury and Worthen |
-7 |
||
Church Stretton and Craven Arms |
10 |
||
Clee |
9 |
||
Cleobury Mortimer |
3 |
||
Clun |
5 |
||
Copthorne |
3 |
||
Corvedale |
1 |
||
Ellesmere Urban |
-3 |
||
Gobowen Selattyn and Weston Rhyn |
9 |
||
Harlescott |
34 |
||
Highley |
2 |
||
Hodnet |
5 |
||
Llanymynech |
15 |
||
Longden |
13 |
||
Loton |
3 |
||
Ludlow East |
-2 |
||
Ludlow North |
-4 |
||
Ludlow South |
17 |
||
Market Drayton East |
13 |
||
Market Drayton West |
19 |
||
Meole |
6 |
||
Monkmoor |
19 |
||
Much Wenlock |
4 |
||
Oswestry East |
8 |
||
Oswestry South |
4 |
||
Oswestry West |
8 |
||
Porthill |
4 |
||
Prees |
-4 |
||
Quarry and Coton Hill |
52 |
||
Radbrook |
2 |
||
Rea Valley |
4 |
||
Ruyton and Baschurch |
1 |
||
Severn Valley |
9 |
||
Shawbury |
5 |
||
Shifnal North |
15 |
||
Shifnal South and Cosford |
28 |
||
St Martin's |
6 |
||
St Oswald |
5 |
||
Sundorne |
3 |
||
Tern |
-6 |
||
The Meres |
8 |
||
Underdale |
0 |
||
Wem |
-4 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
1 |
||
Whitchurch North |
5 |
||
Whitchurch South |
-2 |
||
Whittington |
4 |
||
Worfield |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Admaston & Bratton |
1 |
||
Apley Castle |
1 |
||
Arleston |
9 |
||
Brookside |
2 |
||
Church Aston & Lilleshall |
1 |
||
College |
-7 |
||
Dawley & Aqueduct |
18 |
||
Donnington |
3 |
||
Dothill |
-2 |
||
Edgmond & Ercall Magna |
15 |
||
Ercall |
2 |
||
Hadley & Leegomery |
26 |
||
Haygate |
24 |
||
Horsehay & Lightmoor |
5 |
||
Ironbridge Gorge |
13 |
||
Ketley & Overdale |
18 |
||
Madeley & Sutton Hill |
51 |
||
Malinslee & Dawley Bank |
1 |
||
Muxton |
12 |
||
Newport North & West |
8 |
||
Newport South & East |
5 |
||
Oakengates & Ketley Bank |
72 |
||
Park |
4 |
||
Priorslee |
8 |
||
Shawbirch |
0 |
||
St Georges |
3 |
||
The Nedge |
15 |
||
Woodside |
18 |
||
Wrockwardine |
3 |
||
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Shropshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
10th
2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
25th
2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
33rd
2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
41st
2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
47.3
68.1
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.
2014
2,421 formed
1,518 dissolved
2015
2,416 formed
1,432 dissolved
2016
2,496 formed
1,763 dissolved
2017
2,474 formed
1,769 dissolved
2018
2,634 formed
1,851 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.4% vs 2014
5% vs 2015
5.15% vs 2016
4.4% vs 2017