2011
4,556 formed
2,637 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2015
5.8% more companies in Somerset compared to 2014
Bath and North East Somerset 1,299 formed
Mendip 742 formed
North Somerset 1,319 formed
Sedgemoor 482 formed
South Somerset 704 formed
Taunton Deane 721 formed
West Somerset 116 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
17th
2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
29th
2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th
2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st
2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd
2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
34th
2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
5.9
9.7
96% Private Limited Companies (5,180 companies)
4% Other company types (203 companies)
Other company types breakdown (203 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2015
44,277
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2015.
5.8% more companies in Somerset compared to 2014
Dorset
47,433 total businesses
7,791 formed in 2015
3,732 dissolved in 2015
Devon
44,917 total businesses
5,394 formed in 2015
3,653 dissolved in 2015
Gloucestershire
46,009 total businesses
5,741 formed in 2015
3,809 dissolved in 2015
Bristol
30,301 total businesses
4,942 formed in 2015
3,170 dissolved in 2015
Wiltshire
33,003 total businesses
4,506 formed in 2015
2,718 dissolved in 2015
Somerset
44,277 total businesses
5,383 formed in 2015
3,379 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
107 |
||
Bathavon North |
13 |
||
Bathavon South |
6 |
||
Bathavon West |
2 |
||
Bathwick |
9 |
||
Chew Valley North |
24 |
||
Chew Valley South |
-2 |
||
Clutton |
4 |
||
Combe Down |
12 |
||
Farmborough |
22 |
||
High Littleton |
2 |
||
Keynsham East |
13 |
||
Keynsham North |
19 |
||
Keynsham South |
12 |
||
Kingsmead |
2 |
||
Lambridge |
21 |
||
Lansdown |
16 |
||
Lyncombe |
11 |
||
Mendip |
15 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
16 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
2 |
||
Newbridge |
13 |
||
Odd Down |
21 |
||
Oldfield |
37 |
||
Paulton |
14 |
||
Peasedown |
2 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
4 |
||
Radstock |
-1 |
||
Saltford |
22 |
||
Southdown |
4 |
||
Timsbury |
-1 |
||
Twerton |
7 |
||
Walcot |
40 |
||
Westfield |
6 |
||
Westmoreland |
8 |
||
Weston |
29 |
||
Widcombe |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
2 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
15 |
||
Bathwick |
9 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
31 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
33 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
10 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
15 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
3 |
||
Creech |
5 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
-1 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
2 |
||
Frome College |
6 |
||
Frome Keyford |
7 |
||
Frome Market |
53 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
3 |
||
Frome Park |
9 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
6 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
1 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
-3 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
-1 |
||
Moor |
-2 |
||
Postlebury |
5 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
12 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
0 |
||
Shepton East |
23 |
||
Shepton West |
10 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
5 |
||
Street North |
42 |
||
Street South |
-2 |
||
Street West |
1 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
6 |
||
Wells Central |
26 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
6 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
5 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
19 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
-13 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
9 |
||
Clevedon East |
12 |
||
Clevedon South |
2 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
16 |
||
Clevedon West |
10 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
8 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
-3 |
||
Gordano Valley |
10 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
7 |
||
Long Ashton |
26 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
-1 |
||
Nailsea West End |
6 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
38 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
-1 |
||
Pill |
23 |
||
Portishead East |
30 |
||
Portishead North |
9 |
||
Portishead South |
-1 |
||
Portishead West |
21 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
19 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
32 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
49 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
6 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
10 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
16 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
16 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
10 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
22 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
46 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
3 |
||
Winford |
-11 |
||
Wrington |
-44 |
||
Yatton |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
4 |
||
Berrow |
-3 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
4 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
-4 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
7 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
-1 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
3 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
43 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
7 |
||
Burnham Central |
11 |
||
Burnham North |
4 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
0 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
22 |
||
East Polden |
0 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
-1 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
3 |
||
King's Isle |
9 |
||
Knoll |
7 |
||
North Petherton |
24 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
-3 |
||
Quantocks |
5 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
11 |
||
West Polden |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
1 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
9 |
||
Bruton |
4 |
||
Brympton |
1 |
||
Burrow Hill |
3 |
||
Camelot |
-2 |
||
Cary |
-3 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
-1 |
||
Chard Combe |
4 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
4 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
1 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
0 |
||
Coker |
11 |
||
Crewkerne |
10 |
||
Curry Rivel |
6 |
||
Eggwood |
0 |
||
Hamdon |
2 |
||
Ilminster |
10 |
||
Islemoor |
11 |
||
Ivelchester |
6 |
||
Langport and Huish |
4 |
||
Martock |
2 |
||
Milborne Port |
3 |
||
Neroche |
2 |
||
Northstone |
4 |
||
Parrett |
4 |
||
South Petherton |
16 |
||
St Michael's |
5 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
7 |
||
Tower |
2 |
||
Turn Hill |
7 |
||
Wessex |
-3 |
||
Wincanton |
13 |
||
Windwhistle |
3 |
||
Yeovil Central |
37 |
||
Yeovil East |
6 |
||
Yeovil South |
11 |
||
Yeovil West |
14 |
||
Yeovil Without |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
5 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
12 |
||
Blackdown |
1 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
-6 |
||
Comeytrowe |
16 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
1 |
||
Monument |
-2 |
||
Neroche |
2 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
20 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
7 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
6 |
||
Staplegrove |
35 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
13 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
27 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
29 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
-17 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
45 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
10 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
22 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
-1 |
||
Trull |
-8 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
7 |
||
Wellington North |
33 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
13 |
||
West Monkton |
14 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
-1 |
||
Brendon Hills |
2 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
0 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
-1 |
||
Dulverton and District |
10 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
-2 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
2 |
||
Minehead Central |
17 |
||
Minehead North |
4 |
||
Minehead South |
8 |
||
Old Cleeve |
0 |
||
Porlock and District |
3 |
||
Quantock Vale |
2 |
||
Watchet |
-5 |
||
West Quantock |
1 |
||
Williton |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
21st
2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd
2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
33rd
2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
37th
2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
48.6
59.4
How the total number of companies in Somerset has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
4,556 formed
2,637 dissolved
2012
4,956 formed
2,557 dissolved
2013
5,052 formed
2,877 dissolved
2014
5,428 formed
3,321 dissolved
2015
5,383 formed
3,379 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.8% vs 2011
5.8% vs 2012
5.3% vs 2013
5.8% vs 2014