2017
5,329 formed
3,971 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2021
4.0% more companies in Somerset compared to 2020
Bath and North East Somerset 1,305 formed
Mendip 782 formed
North Somerset 2,137 formed
Sedgemoor 938 formed
South Somerset 765 formed
Taunton Deane 994 formed
West Somerset 115 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
28th
2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
30th
2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
35th
2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
39th
2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
7.8
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (6,812 companies)
3% Other company types (245 companies)
Other company types breakdown (245 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2021
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2021
57,300
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2021.
4.0% more companies in Somerset compared to 2020
Dorset
56,465 total businesses
7,584 formed in 2021
6,001 dissolved in 2021
Devon
60,022 total businesses
6,825 formed in 2021
5,551 dissolved in 2021
Gloucestershire
56,711 total businesses
6,357 formed in 2021
5,435 dissolved in 2021
Bristol
36,239 total businesses
5,125 formed in 2021
4,158 dissolved in 2021
Wiltshire
39,338 total businesses
4,432 formed in 2021
4,387 dissolved in 2021
Somerset
57,300 total businesses
7,057 formed in 2021
5,667 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
46 |
||
Bathavon North |
9 |
||
Bathavon South |
-7 |
||
Bathavon West |
0 |
||
Bathwick |
13 |
||
Chew Valley North |
4 |
||
Chew Valley South |
2 |
||
Clutton |
6 |
||
Combe Down |
0 |
||
Farmborough |
-3 |
||
High Littleton |
0 |
||
Keynsham East |
-6 |
||
Keynsham North |
-12 |
||
Keynsham South |
-19 |
||
Kingsmead |
18 |
||
Lambridge |
10 |
||
Lansdown |
13 |
||
Lyncombe |
0 |
||
Mendip |
5 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
21 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
4 |
||
Newbridge |
-5 |
||
Odd Down |
-12 |
||
Oldfield |
6 |
||
Paulton |
18 |
||
Peasedown |
7 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
-4 |
||
Radstock |
8 |
||
Saltford |
15 |
||
Southdown |
-3 |
||
Timsbury |
-3 |
||
Twerton |
-3 |
||
Walcot |
-10 |
||
Westfield |
17 |
||
Westmoreland |
14 |
||
Weston |
-5 |
||
Widcombe |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
4 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
26 |
||
Bathwick |
13 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
-13 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
8 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
1 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
4 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
6 |
||
Creech |
-2 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
17 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
5 |
||
Frome College |
-1 |
||
Frome Keyford |
11 |
||
Frome Market |
-9 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
6 |
||
Frome Park |
9 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
3 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
0 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
-2 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
3 |
||
Moor |
9 |
||
Postlebury |
4 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
5 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
12 |
||
Shepton East |
37 |
||
Shepton West |
16 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
0 |
||
Street North |
4 |
||
Street South |
12 |
||
Street West |
1 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
1 |
||
Wells Central |
-6 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
-1 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
8 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
12 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
13 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
-4 |
||
Clevedon East |
4 |
||
Clevedon South |
3 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
16 |
||
Clevedon West |
8 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
4 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
18 |
||
Gordano Valley |
-4 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
0 |
||
Long Ashton |
33 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
5 |
||
Nailsea West End |
3 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
-29 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
7 |
||
Pill |
50 |
||
Portishead East |
-9 |
||
Portishead North |
-6 |
||
Portishead South |
4 |
||
Portishead West |
13 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
18 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
18 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
16 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
672 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
6 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
-7 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
-20 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
-19 |
||
Winford |
10 |
||
Wrington |
-17 |
||
Yatton |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
43 |
||
Berrow |
-2 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
-1 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
13 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
-1 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
7 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
12 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
42 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
-14 |
||
Burnham Central |
16 |
||
Burnham North |
4 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
-1 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
-9 |
||
East Polden |
4 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
25 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
6 |
||
King's Isle |
100 |
||
Knoll |
7 |
||
North Petherton |
-4 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
3 |
||
Quantocks |
4 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
94 |
||
West Polden |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
14 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
0 |
||
Bruton |
2 |
||
Brympton |
4 |
||
Burrow Hill |
-6 |
||
Camelot |
-11 |
||
Cary |
-6 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
1 |
||
Chard Combe |
48 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
2 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
3 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
-2 |
||
Coker |
-2 |
||
Crewkerne |
5 |
||
Curry Rivel |
4 |
||
Eggwood |
-8 |
||
Hamdon |
-13 |
||
Ilminster |
15 |
||
Islemoor |
6 |
||
Ivelchester |
7 |
||
Langport and Huish |
-13 |
||
Martock |
-6 |
||
Milborne Port |
-2 |
||
Neroche |
12 |
||
Northstone |
-6 |
||
Parrett |
-2 |
||
South Petherton |
-5 |
||
St Michael's |
6 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
0 |
||
Tower |
8 |
||
Turn Hill |
-3 |
||
Wessex |
14 |
||
Wincanton |
-1 |
||
Windwhistle |
-4 |
||
Yeovil Central |
-3 |
||
Yeovil East |
3 |
||
Yeovil South |
7 |
||
Yeovil West |
-8 |
||
Yeovil Without |
-13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
36 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
7 |
||
Blackdown |
14 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
2 |
||
Comeytrowe |
11 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
-355 |
||
Monument |
-2 |
||
Neroche |
12 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
-28 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
8 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
11 |
||
Staplegrove |
31 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
-22 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
-22 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
8 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
-15 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
81 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
16 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
19 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
-6 |
||
Trull |
3 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
15 |
||
Wellington North |
-10 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
-1 |
||
West Monkton |
28 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
7 |
||
Brendon Hills |
1 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
2 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
1 |
||
Dulverton and District |
0 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
1 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
0 |
||
Minehead Central |
-2 |
||
Minehead North |
-2 |
||
Minehead South |
3 |
||
Old Cleeve |
0 |
||
Porlock and District |
0 |
||
Quantock Vale |
4 |
||
Watchet |
-5 |
||
West Quantock |
0 |
||
Williton |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
23rd
2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th
2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th
2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
37th
2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th
2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
63.0
79.1
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.
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
2021
7,057 formed
5,667 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.1% vs 2017
5.18% vs 2018
6.03% vs 2019
4.0% vs 2020