2011
6,341 formed
4,635 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2015
9.6% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2014
Barnsley 1,088 formed
Doncaster 3,006 formed
Rotherham 1,454 formed
Sheffield 3,742 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how South Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
13th
2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
19th
2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th
2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st
2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
28th
2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
40th
2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
6.9
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (9,016 companies)
3% Other company types (274 companies)
Other company types breakdown (274 companies)
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Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in South Yorkshire during 2015
52,205
businesses registered in South Yorkshire at the end of 2015.
9.6% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2014
North Yorkshire
46,660 total businesses
6,437 formed in 2015
3,562 dissolved in 2015
Derbyshire
43,692 total businesses
7,414 formed in 2015
3,457 dissolved in 2015
Lincolnshire
39,944 total businesses
5,879 formed in 2015
3,577 dissolved in 2015
Nottinghamshire
43,336 total businesses
6,908 formed in 2015
4,305 dissolved in 2015
Greater Manchester
156,025 total businesses
28,265 formed in 2015
18,047 dissolved in 2015
West Yorkshire
102,450 total businesses
17,066 formed in 2015
10,272 dissolved in 2015
East Riding of Yorkshire
22,144 total businesses
2,967 formed in 2015
1,966 dissolved in 2015
South Yorkshire
52,205 total businesses
9,290 formed in 2015
5,359 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Central |
40 |
||
Cudworth |
16 |
||
Darfield |
-5 |
||
Darton East |
-2 |
||
Darton West |
8 |
||
Dearne North |
30 |
||
Dearne South |
15 |
||
Dodworth |
26 |
||
Hoyland Milton |
12 |
||
Kingstone |
-38 |
||
Monk Bretton |
9 |
||
North East |
-5 |
||
Old Town |
7 |
||
Penistone East |
15 |
||
Penistone West |
23 |
||
Rockingham |
19 |
||
Royston |
27 |
||
St Helens |
30 |
||
Stairfoot |
4 |
||
Wombwell |
10 |
||
Worsbrough |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adwick le Street & Carcroft |
8 |
||
Armthorpe |
54 |
||
Balby South |
31 |
||
Bentley |
46 |
||
Bessacarr |
65 |
||
Conisbrough |
28 |
||
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall |
19 |
||
Edlington & Warmsworth |
26 |
||
Finningley |
49 |
||
Hatfield |
29 |
||
Hexthorpe & Balby North |
422 |
||
Mexborough |
31 |
||
Norton & Askern |
31 |
||
Roman Ridge |
19 |
||
Rossington & Bawtry |
66 |
||
Sprotbrough |
30 |
||
Stainforth & Barnby Dun |
6 |
||
Thorne & Moorends |
-13 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
591 |
||
Town |
81 |
||
Wheatley Hills & Intake |
44 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Anston and Woodsetts |
19 |
||
Boston Castle |
76 |
||
Brinsworth and Catcliffe |
28 |
||
Dinnington |
25 |
||
Hellaby |
27 |
||
Holderness |
31 |
||
Hoober |
15 |
||
Keppel |
15 |
||
Maltby |
33 |
||
Rawmarsh |
31 |
||
Rother Vale |
17 |
||
Rotherham East |
20 |
||
Rotherham West |
14 |
||
Silverwood |
18 |
||
Sitwell |
4 |
||
Swinton |
43 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
591 |
||
Valley |
32 |
||
Wales |
31 |
||
Wath |
255 |
||
Wickersley |
44 |
||
Wingfield |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arbourthorne |
21 |
||
Beauchief and Greenhill |
13 |
||
Beighton |
76 |
||
Birley |
33 |
||
Broomhill |
223 |
||
Burngreave |
123 |
||
Central |
40 |
||
Crookes |
31 |
||
Darnall |
84 |
||
Dore and Totley |
61 |
||
East Ecclesfield |
48 |
||
Ecclesall |
-136 |
||
Firth Park |
50 |
||
Fulwood |
38 |
||
Gleadless Valley |
63 |
||
Graves Park |
58 |
||
Hillsborough |
46 |
||
Manor Castle |
47 |
||
Mosborough |
16 |
||
Nether Edge |
66 |
||
Richmond |
29 |
||
Shiregreen and Brightside |
66 |
||
Southey |
23 |
||
Stannington |
16 |
||
Stocksbridge and Upper Don |
27 |
||
Walkley |
43 |
||
West Ecclesfield |
40 |
||
Woodhouse |
28 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how South Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
20th
2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
25th
2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th
2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
28th
2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
40th
2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
38.8
59.4
How the total number of companies in South Yorkshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
6,341 formed
4,635 dissolved
2012
6,428 formed
4,493 dissolved
2013
7,256 formed
4,693 dissolved
2014
8,318 formed
5,130 dissolved
2015
9,290 formed
5,359 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.8% vs 2011
6.1% vs 2012
7.2% vs 2013
9.6% vs 2014