2018
2,634 formed
1,851 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2022
3.9% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2021
Shropshire 1,799 formed
Telford and Wrekin 1,330 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Shropshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
15th
2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
21st
2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
37th
2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
41st
2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd
2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
6.6
12.7
96% Private Limited Companies (3,007 companies)
4% Other company types (125 companies)
Other company types breakdown (125 companies)
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Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Shropshire during 2022
26,781
businesses registered in Shropshire at the end of 2022.
3.9% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2021
Powys
5,869 total businesses
580 formed in 2022
402 dissolved in 2022
Wrexham
5,440 total businesses
661 formed in 2022
501 dissolved in 2022
Staffordshire
60,009 total businesses
8,072 formed in 2022
6,527 dissolved in 2022
Worcestershire
43,964 total businesses
4,941 formed in 2022
4,899 dissolved in 2022
West Midlands
211,766 total businesses
39,355 formed in 2022
27,101 dissolved in 2022
Cheshire
81,809 total businesses
9,335 formed in 2022
9,819 dissolved in 2022
Herefordshire
16,412 total businesses
2,928 formed in 2022
1,497 dissolved in 2022
Shropshire
26,781 total businesses
3,132 formed in 2022
2,208 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
19 |
||
Albrighton |
0 |
||
Alveley and Claverley |
1 |
||
Bagley |
2 |
||
Battlefield |
13 |
||
Bayston Hill Column and Sutton |
3 |
||
Belle Vue |
3 |
||
Bishop's Castle |
1 |
||
Bowbrook |
9 |
||
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts |
32 |
||
Bridgnorth West and Tasley |
-4 |
||
Broseley |
2 |
||
Brown Clee |
3 |
||
Burnell |
5 |
||
Castlefields and Ditherington |
1 |
||
Cheswardine |
14 |
||
Chirbury and Worthen |
4 |
||
Church Stretton and Craven Arms |
21 |
||
Clee |
0 |
||
Cleobury Mortimer |
15 |
||
Clun |
4 |
||
Copthorne |
3 |
||
Corvedale |
16 |
||
Ellesmere Urban |
3 |
||
Gobowen Selattyn and Weston Rhyn |
-7 |
||
Harlescott |
66 |
||
Highley |
0 |
||
Hodnet |
-3 |
||
Llanymynech |
14 |
||
Longden |
9 |
||
Loton |
-4 |
||
Ludlow East |
0 |
||
Ludlow North |
9 |
||
Ludlow South |
-2 |
||
Market Drayton East |
11 |
||
Market Drayton West |
35 |
||
Meole |
5 |
||
Monkmoor |
6 |
||
Much Wenlock |
10 |
||
Oswestry East |
11 |
||
Oswestry South |
1 |
||
Oswestry West |
-5 |
||
Porthill |
13 |
||
Prees |
4 |
||
Quarry and Coton Hill |
24 |
||
Radbrook |
-8 |
||
Rea Valley |
9 |
||
Ruyton and Baschurch |
8 |
||
Severn Valley |
4 |
||
Shawbury |
-12 |
||
Shifnal North |
5 |
||
Shifnal South and Cosford |
27 |
||
St Martin's |
6 |
||
St Oswald |
-7 |
||
Sundorne |
-1 |
||
Tern |
5 |
||
The Meres |
2 |
||
Underdale |
1 |
||
Wem |
5 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
0 |
||
Whitchurch North |
11 |
||
Whitchurch South |
14 |
||
Whittington |
10 |
||
Worfield |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Admaston & Bratton |
7 |
||
Apley Castle |
14 |
||
Arleston |
8 |
||
Brookside |
8 |
||
Church Aston & Lilleshall |
6 |
||
College |
76 |
||
Dawley & Aqueduct |
7 |
||
Donnington |
5 |
||
Dothill |
3 |
||
Edgmond & Ercall Magna |
-3 |
||
Ercall |
2 |
||
Hadley & Leegomery |
36 |
||
Haygate |
3 |
||
Horsehay & Lightmoor |
10 |
||
Ironbridge Gorge |
3 |
||
Ketley & Overdale |
22 |
||
Madeley & Sutton Hill |
53 |
||
Malinslee & Dawley Bank |
-3 |
||
Muxton |
6 |
||
Newport North & West |
6 |
||
Newport South & East |
4 |
||
Oakengates & Ketley Bank |
41 |
||
Park |
2 |
||
Priorslee |
-10 |
||
Shawbirch |
4 |
||
St Georges |
5 |
||
The Nedge |
77 |
||
Woodside |
93 |
||
Wrockwardine |
9 |
||
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench |
-3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Shropshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
11th
2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
22nd
2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
35th
2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
41st
2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
44th
2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
56.5
82.7
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.
2018
2,634 formed
1,851 dissolved
2019
3,231 formed
2,041 dissolved
2020
3,386 formed
1,761 dissolved
2021
2,914 formed
2,811 dissolved
2022
3,132 formed
2,208 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.89% vs 2018
7.84% vs 2019
0.63% vs 2020
3.9% vs 2021