2020
3,386 formed
1,761 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2024
0.4% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2023
Shropshire 1,884 formed
Telford and Wrekin 1,140 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Shropshire 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 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
15th
2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
23rd
2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
37th
2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
41st
2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd
2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
| 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
5.9
12.5
96% Private Limited Companies (2,924 companies)
4% Other company types (107 companies)
Other company types breakdown (107 companies)
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Businesses formed in Shropshire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Shropshire during 2024
28,136
businesses registered in Shropshire at the end of 2024.
0.4% more companies in Shropshire compared to 2023
Powys
6,167 total businesses
598 formed in 2024
478 dissolved in 2024
Wrexham
5,781 total businesses
745 formed in 2024
581 dissolved in 2024
Staffordshire
62,904 total businesses
8,181 formed in 2024
7,228 dissolved in 2024
Worcestershire
48,838 total businesses
5,059 formed in 2024
5,336 dissolved in 2024
West Midlands
234,944 total businesses
41,700 formed in 2024
35,192 dissolved in 2024
Cheshire
83,478 total businesses
9,854 formed in 2024
8,885 dissolved in 2024
Herefordshire
18,258 total businesses
4,025 formed in 2024
1,413 dissolved in 2024
Shropshire
28,136 total businesses
3,031 formed in 2024
2,522 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
16 |
||
Albrighton |
9 |
||
Alveley and Claverley |
-17 |
||
Bagley |
-4 |
||
Battlefield |
6 |
||
Bayston Hill Column and Sutton |
36 |
||
Belle Vue |
13 |
||
Bishop's Castle |
0 |
||
Bowbrook |
16 |
||
Bridgnorth East and Astley Abbotts |
5 |
||
Bridgnorth West and Tasley |
16 |
||
Broseley |
-4 |
||
Brown Clee |
10 |
||
Burnell |
-6 |
||
Castlefields and Ditherington |
3 |
||
Cheswardine |
13 |
||
Chirbury and Worthen |
-6 |
||
Church Stretton and Craven Arms |
-5 |
||
Clee |
8 |
||
Cleobury Mortimer |
9 |
||
Clun |
3 |
||
Copthorne |
-1 |
||
Corvedale |
0 |
||
Ellesmere Urban |
5 |
||
Gobowen Selattyn and Weston Rhyn |
7 |
||
Harlescott |
18 |
||
Highley |
5 |
||
Hodnet |
1 |
||
Llanymynech |
7 |
||
Longden |
8 |
||
Loton |
12 |
||
Ludlow East |
-1 |
||
Ludlow North |
4 |
||
Ludlow South |
4 |
||
Market Drayton East |
16 |
||
Market Drayton West |
10 |
||
Meole |
-5 |
||
Monkmoor |
12 |
||
Much Wenlock |
-1 |
||
Oswestry East |
-1 |
||
Oswestry South |
9 |
||
Oswestry West |
0 |
||
Porthill |
6 |
||
Prees |
11 |
||
Quarry and Coton Hill |
42 |
||
Radbrook |
19 |
||
Rea Valley |
1 |
||
Ruyton and Baschurch |
10 |
||
Severn Valley |
4 |
||
Shawbury |
3 |
||
Shifnal North |
1 |
||
Shifnal South and Cosford |
18 |
||
St Martin's |
2 |
||
St Oswald |
4 |
||
Sundorne |
4 |
||
Tern |
7 |
||
The Meres |
7 |
||
Underdale |
4 |
||
Wem |
10 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
0 |
||
Whitchurch North |
-3 |
||
Whitchurch South |
2 |
||
Whittington |
12 |
||
Worfield |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Admaston & Bratton |
3 |
||
Apley Castle |
8 |
||
Arleston |
14 |
||
Brookside |
-2 |
||
Church Aston & Lilleshall |
3 |
||
College |
-28 |
||
Dawley & Aqueduct |
17 |
||
Donnington |
13 |
||
Dothill |
7 |
||
Edgmond & Ercall Magna |
4 |
||
Ercall |
-1 |
||
Hadley & Leegomery |
1 |
||
Haygate |
11 |
||
Horsehay & Lightmoor |
5 |
||
Ironbridge Gorge |
-3 |
||
Ketley & Overdale |
11 |
||
Madeley & Sutton Hill |
44 |
||
Malinslee & Dawley Bank |
9 |
||
Muxton |
9 |
||
Newport North & West |
15 |
||
Newport South & East |
-11 |
||
Oakengates & Ketley Bank |
10 |
||
Park |
6 |
||
Priorslee |
-29 |
||
Shawbirch |
2 |
||
St Georges |
5 |
||
The Nedge |
5 |
||
Woodside |
-4 |
||
Wrockwardine |
-1 |
||
Wrockwardine Wood & Trench |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Shropshire 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 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
12th
2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
22nd
2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
35th
2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
41st
2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
44th
2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
| 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
54.5
83.4
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.
2020
3,386 formed
1,761 dissolved
2021
2,914 formed
2,811 dissolved
2022
3,132 formed
2,208 dissolved
2023
3,480 formed
2,575 dissolved
2024
3,031 formed
2,522 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
0.63% vs 2020
3.94% vs 2021
4.69% vs 2022
0.4% vs 2023