2015
2,416 formed
1,432 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2019
5.9% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2018
Shropshire 1,784 formed
Telford and Wrekin 1,443 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Shropshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
9th
2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
14th
2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
24th
2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
41st
2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
6.8
10.9
95% Private Limited Companies (3,080 companies)
5% Other company types (151 companies)
Other company types breakdown (151 companies)
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Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Shropshire during 2019
23,741
businesses registered in Shropshire at the end of 2019.
5.9% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2018
Powys
5,058 total businesses
506 formed in 2019
398 dissolved in 2019
Wrexham
4,980 total businesses
675 formed in 2019
539 dissolved in 2019
Staffordshire
51,758 total businesses
6,927 formed in 2019
5,118 dissolved in 2019
Worcestershire
43,247 total businesses
9,971 formed in 2019
5,579 dissolved in 2019
West Midlands
173,134 total businesses
29,676 formed in 2019
25,246 dissolved in 2019
Cheshire
80,108 total businesses
12,221 formed in 2019
8,748 dissolved in 2019
Herefordshire
10,498 total businesses
1,499 formed in 2019
797 dissolved in 2019
Shropshire
23,741 total businesses
3,231 formed in 2019
2,041 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
7 |
||
Albrighton |
0 |
||
Alveley and Claverley |
13 |
||
Bagley |
16 |
||
Battlefield |
7 |
||
Bayston Hill Column and Sutton |
35 |
||
Belle Vue |
6 |
||
Bishop's Castle |
-3 |
||
Bowbrook |
2 |
||
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts |
23 |
||
Bridgnorth West and Tasley |
1 |
||
Broseley |
13 |
||
Brown Clee |
0 |
||
Burnell |
10 |
||
Castlefields and Ditherington |
9 |
||
Cheswardine |
-8 |
||
Chirbury and Worthen |
-3 |
||
Church Stretton and Craven Arms |
6 |
||
Clee |
10 |
||
Cleobury Mortimer |
1 |
||
Clun |
3 |
||
Copthorne |
10 |
||
Corvedale |
-5 |
||
Ellesmere Urban |
1 |
||
Gobowen Selattyn and Weston Rhyn |
18 |
||
Harlescott |
46 |
||
Highley |
10 |
||
Hodnet |
7 |
||
Llanymynech |
9 |
||
Longden |
4 |
||
Loton |
2 |
||
Ludlow East |
6 |
||
Ludlow North |
13 |
||
Ludlow South |
13 |
||
Market Drayton East |
7 |
||
Market Drayton West |
13 |
||
Meole |
4 |
||
Monkmoor |
9 |
||
Much Wenlock |
2 |
||
Oswestry East |
10 |
||
Oswestry South |
-5 |
||
Oswestry West |
5 |
||
Porthill |
-7 |
||
Prees |
16 |
||
Quarry and Coton Hill |
27 |
||
Radbrook |
5 |
||
Rea Valley |
8 |
||
Ruyton and Baschurch |
-3 |
||
Severn Valley |
8 |
||
Shawbury |
15 |
||
Shifnal North |
1 |
||
Shifnal South and Cosford |
23 |
||
St Martin's |
-4 |
||
St Oswald |
2 |
||
Sundorne |
4 |
||
Tern |
10 |
||
The Meres |
12 |
||
Underdale |
-7 |
||
Wem |
21 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
-1 |
||
Whitchurch North |
-5 |
||
Whitchurch South |
2 |
||
Whittington |
3 |
||
Worfield |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Admaston & Bratton |
1 |
||
Apley Castle |
8 |
||
Arleston |
4 |
||
Brookside |
9 |
||
Church Aston & Lilleshall |
4 |
||
College |
-3 |
||
Dawley & Aqueduct |
14 |
||
Donnington |
13 |
||
Dothill |
2 |
||
Edgmond & Ercall Magna |
27 |
||
Ercall |
-1 |
||
Hadley & Leegomery |
25 |
||
Haygate |
7 |
||
Horsehay & Lightmoor |
5 |
||
Ironbridge Gorge |
4 |
||
Ketley & Overdale |
35 |
||
Madeley & Sutton Hill |
-6 |
||
Malinslee & Dawley Bank |
8 |
||
Muxton |
-1 |
||
Newport North & West |
2 |
||
Newport South & East |
-4 |
||
Oakengates & Ketley Bank |
536 |
||
Park |
1 |
||
Priorslee |
19 |
||
Shawbirch |
5 |
||
St Georges |
9 |
||
The Nedge |
-10 |
||
Woodside |
8 |
||
Wrockwardine |
4 |
||
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Shropshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
10th
2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
24th
2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
31st
2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
41st
2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
50.1
70.7
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.
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
2019
3,231 formed
2,041 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5% vs 2015
5.15% vs 2016
4.41% vs 2017
5.9% vs 2018