2016
5,328 formed
3,994 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2020
6.0% more companies in Somerset compared to 2019
Bath and North East Somerset 1,472 formed
Mendip 779 formed
North Somerset 1,555 formed
Sedgemoor 816 formed
South Somerset 737 formed
Taunton Deane 956 formed
West Somerset 106 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
26th
2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th
2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
31st
2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd
2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd
2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
7.1
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (6,156 companies)
4% Other company types (276 companies)
Other company types breakdown (276 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2020
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2020
55,092
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2020.
6.0% more companies in Somerset compared to 2019
Dorset
54,841 total businesses
7,253 formed in 2020
4,938 dissolved in 2020
Devon
57,278 total businesses
7,174 formed in 2020
3,994 dissolved in 2020
Gloucestershire
55,106 total businesses
6,419 formed in 2020
4,233 dissolved in 2020
Bristol
36,208 total businesses
5,559 formed in 2020
2,879 dissolved in 2020
Wiltshire
39,022 total businesses
4,645 formed in 2020
3,195 dissolved in 2020
Somerset
55,092 total businesses
6,432 formed in 2020
3,899 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
51 |
||
Bathavon North |
10 |
||
Bathavon South |
7 |
||
Bathavon West |
3 |
||
Bathwick |
6 |
||
Chew Valley North |
21 |
||
Chew Valley South |
4 |
||
Clutton |
9 |
||
Combe Down |
5 |
||
Farmborough |
6 |
||
High Littleton |
2 |
||
Keynsham East |
23 |
||
Keynsham North |
5 |
||
Keynsham South |
67 |
||
Kingsmead |
24 |
||
Lambridge |
25 |
||
Lansdown |
9 |
||
Lyncombe |
-4 |
||
Mendip |
-4 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
19 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
9 |
||
Newbridge |
10 |
||
Odd Down |
35 |
||
Oldfield |
10 |
||
Paulton |
10 |
||
Peasedown |
10 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
-3 |
||
Radstock |
9 |
||
Saltford |
3 |
||
Southdown |
11 |
||
Timsbury |
4 |
||
Twerton |
119 |
||
Walcot |
22 |
||
Westfield |
11 |
||
Westmoreland |
25 |
||
Weston |
15 |
||
Widcombe |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
9 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
18 |
||
Bathwick |
6 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
7 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
8 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
9 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
0 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
3 |
||
Creech |
6 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
3 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
9 |
||
Frome College |
-8 |
||
Frome Keyford |
23 |
||
Frome Market |
32 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
5 |
||
Frome Park |
8 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
11 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
10 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
-9 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
0 |
||
Moor |
1 |
||
Postlebury |
9 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
6 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
1 |
||
Shepton East |
15 |
||
Shepton West |
5 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
8 |
||
Street North |
6 |
||
Street South |
18 |
||
Street West |
0 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
12 |
||
Wells Central |
11 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
11 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
13 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
-8 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
10 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
-2 |
||
Clevedon East |
17 |
||
Clevedon South |
17 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
16 |
||
Clevedon West |
11 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
18 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
11 |
||
Gordano Valley |
8 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
23 |
||
Long Ashton |
38 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
11 |
||
Nailsea West End |
17 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
-19 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
0 |
||
Pill |
40 |
||
Portishead East |
20 |
||
Portishead North |
9 |
||
Portishead South |
7 |
||
Portishead West |
1 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
55 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
76 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
45 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
5 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
15 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
17 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
15 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
17 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
18 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
5 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
23 |
||
Winford |
18 |
||
Wrington |
-36 |
||
Yatton |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
5 |
||
Berrow |
7 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
-4 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
17 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
11 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
6 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
3 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
82 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
195 |
||
Burnham Central |
15 |
||
Burnham North |
-6 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
2 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
13 |
||
East Polden |
3 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
42 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
2 |
||
King's Isle |
30 |
||
Knoll |
5 |
||
North Petherton |
13 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
5 |
||
Quantocks |
-3 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
-6 |
||
West Polden |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
8 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
-9 |
||
Bruton |
11 |
||
Brympton |
9 |
||
Burrow Hill |
0 |
||
Camelot |
-4 |
||
Cary |
4 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
2 |
||
Chard Combe |
4 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
0 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
6 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
3 |
||
Coker |
11 |
||
Crewkerne |
9 |
||
Curry Rivel |
3 |
||
Eggwood |
5 |
||
Hamdon |
0 |
||
Ilminster |
13 |
||
Islemoor |
10 |
||
Ivelchester |
11 |
||
Langport and Huish |
11 |
||
Martock |
-13 |
||
Milborne Port |
5 |
||
Neroche |
14 |
||
Northstone |
4 |
||
Parrett |
5 |
||
South Petherton |
8 |
||
St Michael's |
-3 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
-4 |
||
Tower |
17 |
||
Turn Hill |
-2 |
||
Wessex |
4 |
||
Wincanton |
7 |
||
Windwhistle |
6 |
||
Yeovil Central |
24 |
||
Yeovil East |
10 |
||
Yeovil South |
9 |
||
Yeovil West |
0 |
||
Yeovil Without |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
19 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
10 |
||
Blackdown |
8 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
9 |
||
Comeytrowe |
8 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
123 |
||
Monument |
1 |
||
Neroche |
14 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
17 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
2 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
11 |
||
Staplegrove |
54 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
30 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
17 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
2 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
4 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
28 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
13 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
39 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
12 |
||
Trull |
10 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
-10 |
||
Wellington North |
37 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
9 |
||
West Monkton |
12 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
1 |
||
Brendon Hills |
3 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
-1 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
1 |
||
Dulverton and District |
13 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
0 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
4 |
||
Minehead Central |
-2 |
||
Minehead North |
-2 |
||
Minehead South |
1 |
||
Old Cleeve |
4 |
||
Porlock and District |
3 |
||
Quantock Vale |
3 |
||
Watchet |
1 |
||
West Quantock |
-2 |
||
Williton |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
19th
2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
22nd
2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd
2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
25th
2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th
2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
60.5
76.4
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.
2016
5,328 formed
3,994 dissolved
2017
5,329 formed
3,971 dissolved
2018
5,537 formed
4,146 dissolved
2019
6,041 formed
4,527 dissolved
2020
6,432 formed
3,899 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.13% vs 2016
3.1% vs 2017
5.18% vs 2018
6.0% vs 2019