2018
5,537 formed
4,146 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2022
3.9% more companies in Somerset compared to 2021
Bath and North East Somerset 1,298 formed
Mendip 791 formed
North Somerset 1,830 formed
Sedgemoor 1,264 formed
South Somerset 723 formed
Taunton Deane 1,064 formed
West Somerset 141 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
19th
2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
27th
2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
29th
2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
31st
2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
36th
2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
39th
2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
7.8
12.7
97% Private Limited Companies (6,877 companies)
3% Other company types (244 companies)
Other company types breakdown (244 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2022
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2022
59,531
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2022.
3.9% more companies in Somerset compared to 2021
Dorset
61,217 total businesses
8,427 formed in 2022
5,845 dissolved in 2022
Devon
61,854 total businesses
6,814 formed in 2022
5,521 dissolved in 2022
Gloucestershire
57,852 total businesses
6,373 formed in 2022
5,441 dissolved in 2022
Bristol
37,039 total businesses
4,951 formed in 2022
3,839 dissolved in 2022
Wiltshire
40,505 total businesses
4,536 formed in 2022
3,838 dissolved in 2022
Somerset
59,531 total businesses
7,121 formed in 2022
5,386 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
108 |
||
Bathavon North |
-2 |
||
Bathavon South |
-8 |
||
Bathavon West |
-1 |
||
Bathwick |
5 |
||
Chew Valley North |
11 |
||
Chew Valley South |
3 |
||
Clutton |
4 |
||
Combe Down |
9 |
||
Farmborough |
12 |
||
High Littleton |
6 |
||
Keynsham East |
15 |
||
Keynsham North |
-1 |
||
Keynsham South |
-12 |
||
Kingsmead |
-16 |
||
Lambridge |
-2 |
||
Lansdown |
5 |
||
Lyncombe |
5 |
||
Mendip |
5 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
32 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
11 |
||
Newbridge |
10 |
||
Odd Down |
27 |
||
Oldfield |
-6 |
||
Paulton |
-6 |
||
Peasedown |
9 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
4 |
||
Radstock |
-2 |
||
Saltford |
6 |
||
Southdown |
12 |
||
Timsbury |
5 |
||
Twerton |
-7 |
||
Walcot |
18 |
||
Westfield |
-1 |
||
Westmoreland |
-3 |
||
Weston |
1 |
||
Widcombe |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
2 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
21 |
||
Bathwick |
5 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
8 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
3 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
1 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
4 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
10 |
||
Creech |
7 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
-6 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
2 |
||
Frome College |
-1 |
||
Frome Keyford |
15 |
||
Frome Market |
21 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
0 |
||
Frome Park |
1 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
18 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
-1 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
0 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
4 |
||
Moor |
3 |
||
Postlebury |
-8 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
5 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
2 |
||
Shepton East |
61 |
||
Shepton West |
-12 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
12 |
||
Street North |
6 |
||
Street South |
12 |
||
Street West |
7 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
-2 |
||
Wells Central |
-1 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
18 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
10 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
94 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
9 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
3 |
||
Clevedon East |
10 |
||
Clevedon South |
-5 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
-7 |
||
Clevedon West |
8 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
-7 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
4 |
||
Gordano Valley |
6 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
1 |
||
Long Ashton |
24 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
5 |
||
Nailsea West End |
-7 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
-12 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
3 |
||
Pill |
26 |
||
Portishead East |
12 |
||
Portishead North |
-1 |
||
Portishead South |
0 |
||
Portishead West |
11 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
3 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
173 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
140 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
-2 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
14 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
-419 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
27 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
6 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
7 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
7 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
12 |
||
Winford |
8 |
||
Wrington |
-16 |
||
Yatton |
-10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
125 |
||
Berrow |
1 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
0 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
11 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
8 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
-1 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
18 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
-3 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
-10 |
||
Burnham Central |
1 |
||
Burnham North |
4 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
-2 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
5 |
||
East Polden |
6 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
-28 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
-4 |
||
King's Isle |
-45 |
||
Knoll |
11 |
||
North Petherton |
-12 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
-1 |
||
Quantocks |
4 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
586 |
||
West Polden |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
0 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
6 |
||
Bruton |
0 |
||
Brympton |
0 |
||
Burrow Hill |
1 |
||
Camelot |
10 |
||
Cary |
-3 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
-2 |
||
Chard Combe |
4 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
13 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
3 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
2 |
||
Coker |
-11 |
||
Crewkerne |
-13 |
||
Curry Rivel |
-4 |
||
Eggwood |
3 |
||
Hamdon |
3 |
||
Ilminster |
3 |
||
Islemoor |
-6 |
||
Ivelchester |
1 |
||
Langport and Huish |
8 |
||
Martock |
-9 |
||
Milborne Port |
3 |
||
Neroche |
2 |
||
Northstone |
-3 |
||
Parrett |
0 |
||
South Petherton |
13 |
||
St Michael's |
1 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
7 |
||
Tower |
4 |
||
Turn Hill |
-2 |
||
Wessex |
11 |
||
Wincanton |
5 |
||
Windwhistle |
4 |
||
Yeovil Central |
2 |
||
Yeovil East |
5 |
||
Yeovil South |
5 |
||
Yeovil West |
3 |
||
Yeovil Without |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
10 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
0 |
||
Blackdown |
0 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
2 |
||
Comeytrowe |
-2 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
-14 |
||
Monument |
-3 |
||
Neroche |
2 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
9 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
15 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
8 |
||
Staplegrove |
101 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
25 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
15 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
29 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
-45 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
92 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
25 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
13 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
10 |
||
Trull |
9 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
12 |
||
Wellington North |
0 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
3 |
||
West Monkton |
42 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
1 |
||
Brendon Hills |
2 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
3 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
5 |
||
Dulverton and District |
1 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
1 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
2 |
||
Minehead Central |
8 |
||
Minehead North |
-1 |
||
Minehead South |
3 |
||
Old Cleeve |
7 |
||
Porlock and District |
9 |
||
Quantock Vale |
2 |
||
Watchet |
4 |
||
West Quantock |
0 |
||
Williton |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st
2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
23rd
2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
25th
2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
37th
2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th
2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
65.4
82.7
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.
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
2022
7,121 formed
5,386 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.18% vs 2018
6.03% vs 2019
4.01% vs 2020
3.9% vs 2021