2013
5,052 formed
2,877 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2017
4.1% more companies in Somerset compared to 2016
Bath and North East Somerset 1,298 formed
Mendip 728 formed
North Somerset 1,311 formed
Sedgemoor 503 formed
South Somerset 738 formed
Taunton Deane 635 formed
West Somerset 111 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
20th
2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
28th
2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
32nd
2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd
2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th
2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
5.9
10.0
96% Private Limited Companies (5,117 companies)
4% Other company types (212 companies)
Other company types breakdown (212 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2017
47,912
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2017.
4.1% more companies in Somerset compared to 2016
Dorset
52,411 total businesses
7,242 formed in 2017
5,040 dissolved in 2017
Devon
48,848 total businesses
5,615 formed in 2017
4,335 dissolved in 2017
Gloucestershire
49,129 total businesses
5,447 formed in 2017
4,358 dissolved in 2017
Bristol
32,106 total businesses
4,744 formed in 2017
3,771 dissolved in 2017
Wiltshire
36,977 total businesses
5,227 formed in 2017
9,759 dissolved in 2017
Somerset
47,912 total businesses
5,329 formed in 2017
3,971 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
84 |
||
Bathavon North |
-2 |
||
Bathavon South |
11 |
||
Bathavon West |
5 |
||
Bathwick |
-2 |
||
Chew Valley North |
27 |
||
Chew Valley South |
8 |
||
Clutton |
-4 |
||
Combe Down |
-1 |
||
Farmborough |
11 |
||
High Littleton |
-1 |
||
Keynsham East |
8 |
||
Keynsham North |
30 |
||
Keynsham South |
7 |
||
Kingsmead |
37 |
||
Lambridge |
5 |
||
Lansdown |
6 |
||
Lyncombe |
8 |
||
Mendip |
-2 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
21 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
0 |
||
Newbridge |
4 |
||
Odd Down |
22 |
||
Oldfield |
4 |
||
Paulton |
12 |
||
Peasedown |
7 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
-4 |
||
Radstock |
6 |
||
Saltford |
12 |
||
Southdown |
7 |
||
Timsbury |
3 |
||
Twerton |
1 |
||
Walcot |
9 |
||
Westfield |
5 |
||
Westmoreland |
8 |
||
Weston |
11 |
||
Widcombe |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
0 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
19 |
||
Bathwick |
-2 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
-6 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
7 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
5 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
5 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
-8 |
||
Creech |
7 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
4 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
8 |
||
Frome College |
9 |
||
Frome Keyford |
6 |
||
Frome Market |
11 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
0 |
||
Frome Park |
4 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
0 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
-5 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
4 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
2 |
||
Moor |
1 |
||
Postlebury |
2 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
-6 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
-3 |
||
Shepton East |
38 |
||
Shepton West |
25 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
-6 |
||
Street North |
-8 |
||
Street South |
19 |
||
Street West |
-1 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
7 |
||
Wells Central |
25 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
9 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
15 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
6 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
-8 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
9 |
||
Clevedon East |
-7 |
||
Clevedon South |
11 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
35 |
||
Clevedon West |
-2 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
2 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
-3 |
||
Gordano Valley |
-4 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
6 |
||
Long Ashton |
26 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
-3 |
||
Nailsea West End |
-2 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
5 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
0 |
||
Pill |
30 |
||
Portishead East |
18 |
||
Portishead North |
4 |
||
Portishead South |
10 |
||
Portishead West |
12 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
17 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
22 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
56 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
22 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
12 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
3 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
18 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
-2 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
27 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
9 |
||
Winford |
8 |
||
Wrington |
-13 |
||
Yatton |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
4 |
||
Berrow |
3 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
5 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
0 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
-3 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
2 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
9 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
72 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
4 |
||
Burnham Central |
10 |
||
Burnham North |
11 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
5 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
5 |
||
East Polden |
0 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
2 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
3 |
||
King's Isle |
-8 |
||
Knoll |
6 |
||
North Petherton |
0 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
-1 |
||
Quantocks |
-2 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
-3 |
||
West Polden |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
0 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
10 |
||
Bruton |
6 |
||
Brympton |
3 |
||
Burrow Hill |
3 |
||
Camelot |
1 |
||
Cary |
21 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
4 |
||
Chard Combe |
1 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
7 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
-2 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
1 |
||
Coker |
6 |
||
Crewkerne |
3 |
||
Curry Rivel |
-3 |
||
Eggwood |
2 |
||
Hamdon |
1 |
||
Ilminster |
10 |
||
Islemoor |
12 |
||
Ivelchester |
-2 |
||
Langport and Huish |
6 |
||
Martock |
-6 |
||
Milborne Port |
-7 |
||
Neroche |
3 |
||
Northstone |
11 |
||
Parrett |
7 |
||
South Petherton |
-1 |
||
St Michael's |
2 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
3 |
||
Tower |
6 |
||
Turn Hill |
3 |
||
Wessex |
3 |
||
Wincanton |
-5 |
||
Windwhistle |
2 |
||
Yeovil Central |
38 |
||
Yeovil East |
5 |
||
Yeovil South |
22 |
||
Yeovil West |
0 |
||
Yeovil Without |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
1 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
6 |
||
Blackdown |
0 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
-1 |
||
Comeytrowe |
-1 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
2 |
||
Monument |
2 |
||
Neroche |
3 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
5 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
-3 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
9 |
||
Staplegrove |
24 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
15 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
6 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
6 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
-24 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
23 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
5 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
-5 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
3 |
||
Trull |
2 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
6 |
||
Wellington North |
20 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
3 |
||
West Monkton |
4 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
-1 |
||
Brendon Hills |
5 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
2 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
-2 |
||
Dulverton and District |
11 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
3 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
-1 |
||
Minehead Central |
5 |
||
Minehead North |
1 |
||
Minehead South |
-2 |
||
Old Cleeve |
0 |
||
Porlock and District |
2 |
||
Quantock Vale |
0 |
||
Watchet |
4 |
||
West Quantock |
-3 |
||
Williton |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
21st
2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd
2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
24th
2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
34th
2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
38th
2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
52.6
65.1
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.
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
2017
5,329 formed
3,971 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.3% vs 2013
5.8% vs 2014
3.9% vs 2015
4.1% vs 2016