2019
6,041 formed
4,527 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Somerset during 2023
1.1% more companies in Somerset compared to 2022
Bath and North East Somerset 1,414 formed
Mendip 784 formed
North Somerset 1,655 formed
Sedgemoor 698 formed
South Somerset 861 formed
Taunton Deane 990 formed
West Somerset 114 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Somerset compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
23rd
2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
28th
2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
30th
2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
32nd
2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
37th
2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
7.2
14.2
96% Private Limited Companies (6,260 companies)
4% Other company types (271 companies)
Other company types breakdown (271 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Somerset during 2023
????
Businesses dissolved in Somerset during 2023
60,186
businesses registered in Somerset at the end of 2023.
1.1% more companies in Somerset compared to 2022
Dorset
63,266 total businesses
8,565 formed in 2023
7,339 dissolved in 2023
Devon
63,364 total businesses
7,183 formed in 2023
6,148 dissolved in 2023
Gloucestershire
59,830 total businesses
6,902 formed in 2023
5,515 dissolved in 2023
Bristol
37,161 total businesses
5,050 formed in 2023
4,143 dissolved in 2023
Wiltshire
42,004 total businesses
4,965 formed in 2023
4,265 dissolved in 2023
Somerset
60,186 total businesses
6,531 formed in 2023
6,028 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
40 |
||
Bathavon North |
7 |
||
Bathavon South |
5 |
||
Bathavon West |
4 |
||
Bathwick |
-3 |
||
Chew Valley North |
21 |
||
Chew Valley South |
0 |
||
Clutton |
2 |
||
Combe Down |
5 |
||
Farmborough |
7 |
||
High Littleton |
-2 |
||
Keynsham East |
7 |
||
Keynsham North |
10 |
||
Keynsham South |
26 |
||
Kingsmead |
-24 |
||
Lambridge |
24 |
||
Lansdown |
12 |
||
Lyncombe |
8 |
||
Mendip |
6 |
||
Midsomer Norton North |
14 |
||
Midsomer Norton Redfield |
-5 |
||
Newbridge |
-2 |
||
Odd Down |
16 |
||
Oldfield |
-4 |
||
Paulton |
19 |
||
Peasedown |
-11 |
||
Publow and Whitchurch |
7 |
||
Radstock |
19 |
||
Saltford |
6 |
||
Southdown |
4 |
||
Timsbury |
8 |
||
Twerton |
7 |
||
Walcot |
25 |
||
Westfield |
1 |
||
Westmoreland |
7 |
||
Weston |
0 |
||
Widcombe |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ammerdown |
-9 |
||
Ashwick Chilcompton and Stratton |
9 |
||
Bathwick |
-3 |
||
Beckington and Selwood |
11 |
||
Butleigh and Baltonsborough |
0 |
||
Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton |
0 |
||
Coleford and Holcombe |
-7 |
||
Cranmore Doulting and Nunney |
-9 |
||
Creech |
18 |
||
Croscombe and Pilton |
-1 |
||
Frome Berkley Down |
-3 |
||
Frome College |
4 |
||
Frome Keyford |
-2 |
||
Frome Market |
15 |
||
Frome Oakfield |
12 |
||
Frome Park |
0 |
||
Glastonbury St Benedict's |
-2 |
||
Glastonbury St Edmund's |
1 |
||
Glastonbury St John's |
10 |
||
Glastonbury St Mary's |
1 |
||
Moor |
3 |
||
Postlebury |
-2 |
||
Rode and Norton St Philip |
1 |
||
Rodney and Westbury |
8 |
||
Shepton East |
28 |
||
Shepton West |
3 |
||
St Cuthbert Out North |
5 |
||
Street North |
11 |
||
Street South |
2 |
||
Street West |
3 |
||
The Pennards and Ditcheat |
7 |
||
Wells Central |
7 |
||
Wells St Cuthbert's |
6 |
||
Wells St Thomas' |
-6 |
||
Wookey and St Cuthbert Out West |
-17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Backwell |
-5 |
||
Banwell & Winscombe |
31 |
||
Blagdon & Churchill |
8 |
||
Clevedon East |
16 |
||
Clevedon South |
-2 |
||
Clevedon Walton |
-17 |
||
Clevedon West |
13 |
||
Clevedon Yeo |
-9 |
||
Congresbury & Puxton |
7 |
||
Gordano Valley |
14 |
||
Hutton & Locking |
4 |
||
Long Ashton |
14 |
||
Nailsea Golden Valley |
-7 |
||
Nailsea West End |
-5 |
||
Nailsea Yeo |
-8 |
||
Nailsea Youngwood |
5 |
||
Pill |
26 |
||
Portishead East |
21 |
||
Portishead North |
7 |
||
Portishead South |
-15 |
||
Portishead West |
14 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Bournville |
29 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Central |
-3 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Hillside |
55 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Kewstoke |
26 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Mid Worle |
0 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Milton |
-181 |
||
Weston-super-Mare North Worle |
15 |
||
Weston-super-Mare South Worle |
4 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Uphill |
-1 |
||
Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke |
31 |
||
Wick St Lawrence & St Georges |
2 |
||
Winford |
-3 |
||
Wrington |
-33 |
||
Yatton |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Axevale |
4 |
||
Berrow |
4 |
||
Bridgwater Dunwear |
-5 |
||
Bridgwater Eastover |
12 |
||
Bridgwater Fairfax |
2 |
||
Bridgwater Hamp |
-1 |
||
Bridgwater Victoria |
1 |
||
Bridgwater Westover |
26 |
||
Bridgwater Wyndham |
-3 |
||
Burnham Central |
10 |
||
Burnham North |
-8 |
||
Cannington and Wembdon |
1 |
||
Cheddar and Shipham |
0 |
||
East Polden |
-2 |
||
Highbridge and Burnham Marine |
13 |
||
Huntspill and Pawlett |
10 |
||
King's Isle |
-25 |
||
Knoll |
19 |
||
North Petherton |
9 |
||
Puriton and Woolavington |
4 |
||
Quantocks |
4 |
||
Wedmore and Mark |
-175 |
||
West Polden |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blackdown |
4 |
||
Blackmoor Vale |
-7 |
||
Bruton |
-5 |
||
Brympton |
4 |
||
Burrow Hill |
-1 |
||
Camelot |
3 |
||
Cary |
8 |
||
Chard Avishayes |
3 |
||
Chard Combe |
-3 |
||
Chard Crimchard |
5 |
||
Chard Holyrood |
-4 |
||
Chard Jocelyn |
0 |
||
Coker |
20 |
||
Crewkerne |
10 |
||
Curry Rivel |
10 |
||
Eggwood |
8 |
||
Hamdon |
-1 |
||
Ilminster |
19 |
||
Islemoor |
-4 |
||
Ivelchester |
8 |
||
Langport and Huish |
2 |
||
Martock |
-9 |
||
Milborne Port |
13 |
||
Neroche |
-2 |
||
Northstone |
0 |
||
Parrett |
5 |
||
South Petherton |
9 |
||
St Michael's |
-5 |
||
Tatworth and Forton |
2 |
||
Tower |
10 |
||
Turn Hill |
6 |
||
Wessex |
7 |
||
Wincanton |
6 |
||
Windwhistle |
-13 |
||
Yeovil Central |
11 |
||
Yeovil East |
1 |
||
Yeovil South |
-7 |
||
Yeovil West |
7 |
||
Yeovil Without |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bishop's Hull |
-25 |
||
Bishop's Lydeard |
-7 |
||
Blackdown |
4 |
||
Bradford-on-Tone |
3 |
||
Comeytrowe |
19 |
||
Milverton and North Deane |
-31 |
||
Monument |
2 |
||
Neroche |
-2 |
||
North Curry and Stoke St Gregory |
-4 |
||
Norton Fitzwarren |
6 |
||
Ruishton and Creech |
2 |
||
Staplegrove |
-98 |
||
Taunton Blackbrook and Holway |
-8 |
||
Taunton Eastgate |
38 |
||
Taunton Fairwater |
10 |
||
Taunton Halcon |
-13 |
||
Taunton Killams and Mountfield |
67 |
||
Taunton Lyngford |
27 |
||
Taunton Manor and Wilton |
30 |
||
Taunton Pyrland and Rowbarton |
8 |
||
Trull |
8 |
||
Upper Culm |
0 |
||
Wellington East |
-3 |
||
Wellington North |
12 |
||
Wellington Rockwell Green and West |
2 |
||
West Monkton |
52 |
||
Wiveliscombe and West Deane |
-8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcombe |
0 |
||
Brendon Hills |
-3 |
||
Carhampton and Withycombe |
0 |
||
Crowcombe and Stogumber |
-28 |
||
Dulverton and District |
-10 |
||
Dunster and Timberscombe |
3 |
||
Greater Exmoor |
-1 |
||
Minehead Central |
11 |
||
Minehead North |
1 |
||
Minehead South |
0 |
||
Old Cleeve |
-8 |
||
Porlock and District |
-6 |
||
Quantock Vale |
1 |
||
Watchet |
2 |
||
West Quantock |
1 |
||
Williton |
-3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Somerset compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
23rd
2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
26th
2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
37th
2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
39th
2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
66.1
86.6
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.
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
2023
6,531 formed
6,028 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.03% vs 2019
4.01% vs 2020
3.89% vs 2021
1.1% vs 2022