2012
4,956 formed
2,557 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2016
3.9% more companies in Somerset compared to 2015
Bath and North East Somerset 1,275 formed
Mendip 728 formed
North Somerset 1,306 formed
Sedgemoor 492 formed
South Somerset 762 formed
Taunton Deane 658 formed
West Somerset 98 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
19th
2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
30th
2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
32nd
2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd
2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th
2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
5.9
10.5
96% Private Limited Companies (5,139 companies)
4% Other company types (189 companies)
Other company types breakdown (189 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2016
46,011
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2016.
3.9% more companies in Somerset compared to 2015
Dorset
50,419 total businesses
8,113 formed in 2016
4,726 dissolved in 2016
Devon
47,095 total businesses
5,703 formed in 2016
4,331 dissolved in 2016
Gloucestershire
47,665 total businesses
5,639 formed in 2016
4,437 dissolved in 2016
Bristol
31,308 total businesses
5,196 formed in 2016
3,846 dissolved in 2016
Wiltshire
41,591 total businesses
11,837 formed in 2016
3,316 dissolved in 2016
Somerset
46,011 total businesses
5,328 formed in 2016
3,994 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
63 |
||
Bathavon North |
24 |
||
Bathavon South |
11 |
||
Bathavon West |
-5 |
||
Bathwick |
6 |
||
Chew Valley North |
4 |
||
Chew Valley South |
0 |
||
Clutton |
-6 |
||
Combe Down |
13 |
||
Farmborough |
-9 |
||
High Littleton |
7 |
||
Keynsham East |
-1 |
||
Keynsham North |
16 |
||
Keynsham South |
3 |
||
Kingsmead |
38 |
||
Lambridge |
5 |
||
Lansdown |
6 |
||
Lyncombe |
7 |
||
Mendip |
2 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
16 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
-3 |
||
Newbridge |
7 |
||
Odd Down |
7 |
||
Oldfield |
7 |
||
Paulton |
9 |
||
Peasedown |
7 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
7 |
||
Radstock |
-3 |
||
Saltford |
-2 |
||
Southdown |
1 |
||
Timsbury |
7 |
||
Twerton |
3 |
||
Walcot |
31 |
||
Westfield |
-6 |
||
Westmoreland |
10 |
||
Weston |
5 |
||
Widcombe |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
10 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
22 |
||
Bathwick |
6 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
9 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
1 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
3 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
7 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
11 |
||
Creech |
-5 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
8 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
1 |
||
Frome College |
2 |
||
Frome Keyford |
2 |
||
Frome Market |
4 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
3 |
||
Frome Park |
0 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
-3 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
7 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
6 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
2 |
||
Moor |
4 |
||
Postlebury |
12 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
9 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
5 |
||
Shepton East |
5 |
||
Shepton West |
5 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
-1 |
||
Street North |
45 |
||
Street South |
4 |
||
Street West |
6 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
11 |
||
Wells Central |
31 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
16 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
17 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
14 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
18 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
13 |
||
Clevedon East |
13 |
||
Clevedon South |
6 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
25 |
||
Clevedon West |
-1 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
9 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
11 |
||
Gordano Valley |
-4 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
13 |
||
Long Ashton |
12 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
5 |
||
Nailsea West End |
7 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
26 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
4 |
||
Pill |
14 |
||
Portishead East |
25 |
||
Portishead North |
-8 |
||
Portishead South |
15 |
||
Portishead West |
27 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
6 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
17 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
29 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
11 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
11 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
6 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
1 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
49 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
-1 |
||
Winford |
-14 |
||
Wrington |
-16 |
||
Yatton |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
6 |
||
Berrow |
-6 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
5 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
8 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
7 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
-5 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
3 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
30 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
3 |
||
Burnham Central |
-5 |
||
Burnham North |
8 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
0 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
1 |
||
East Polden |
0 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
27 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
3 |
||
King's Isle |
0 |
||
Knoll |
0 |
||
North Petherton |
16 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
1 |
||
Quantocks |
5 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
-9 |
||
West Polden |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
3 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
2 |
||
Bruton |
4 |
||
Brympton |
19 |
||
Burrow Hill |
5 |
||
Camelot |
-6 |
||
Cary |
-11 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
-1 |
||
Chard Combe |
11 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
9 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
5 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
-3 |
||
Coker |
8 |
||
Crewkerne |
-1 |
||
Curry Rivel |
5 |
||
Eggwood |
-4 |
||
Hamdon |
1 |
||
Ilminster |
-3 |
||
Islemoor |
-6 |
||
Ivelchester |
9 |
||
Langport and Huish |
1 |
||
Martock |
7 |
||
Milborne Port |
5 |
||
Neroche |
10 |
||
Northstone |
6 |
||
Parrett |
2 |
||
South Petherton |
-6 |
||
St Michael's |
3 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
5 |
||
Tower |
-4 |
||
Turn Hill |
-8 |
||
Wessex |
4 |
||
Wincanton |
-3 |
||
Windwhistle |
3 |
||
Yeovil Central |
63 |
||
Yeovil East |
13 |
||
Yeovil South |
10 |
||
Yeovil West |
10 |
||
Yeovil Without |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
19 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
5 |
||
Blackdown |
3 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
4 |
||
Comeytrowe |
-3 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
6 |
||
Monument |
12 |
||
Neroche |
10 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
-5 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
1 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
-1 |
||
Staplegrove |
27 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
4 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
7 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
9 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
-7 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
20 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
4 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
2 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
3 |
||
Trull |
1 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
-5 |
||
Wellington North |
1 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
2 |
||
West Monkton |
8 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
2 |
||
Brendon Hills |
0 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
-2 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
-4 |
||
Dulverton and District |
-1 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
-1 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
4 |
||
Minehead Central |
8 |
||
Minehead North |
1 |
||
Minehead South |
0 |
||
Old Cleeve |
-2 |
||
Porlock and District |
8 |
||
Quantock Vale |
4 |
||
Watchet |
-7 |
||
West Quantock |
0 |
||
Williton |
-7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
21st
2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd
2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
24th
2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
29th
2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
38th
2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
50.6
62.6
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.
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
2016
5,328 formed
3,994 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.8% vs 2012
5.3% vs 2013
5.8% vs 2014
3.9% vs 2015