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Company Formations in 2015: South Yorkshire

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???? Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2015

9.6% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2014

New businesses in South Yorkshire mapped

Barnsley 1,088 formed

Doncaster 3,006 formed

Rotherham 1,454 formed

Sheffield 3,742 formed

Companies formed in 2015 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how South Yorkshire compares.

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County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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
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

New incorporations in 2015 per 1000 Man standing people

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In South Yorkshire

6.9

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National Average

9.7

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Type of companies formed in South Yorkshire breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (9,016 companies)

3% Other company types (274 companies)

Other company types breakdown (274 companies)

Total companies in South Yorkshire by the end of 2015

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Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2015

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Businesses dissolved in South Yorkshire during 2015

meaning there is a total of

52,205

businesses registered in South Yorkshire at the end of 2015.

9.6% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2014

Surrounding counties 2015 breakdown & comparison

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

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Central
855
895
40
Cudworth
25
41
16
Darfield
29
24
-5
Darton East
24
22
-2
Darton West
50
58
8
Dearne North
11
41
30
Dearne South
22
37
15
Dodworth
47
73
26
Hoyland Milton
21
33
12
Kingstone
91
53
-38
Monk Bretton
32
41
9
North East
41
36
-5
Old Town
45
52
7
Penistone East
34
49
15
Penistone West
29
52
23
Rockingham
26
45
19
Royston
8
35
27
St Helens
24
54
30
Stairfoot
46
50
4
Wombwell
29
39
10
Worsbrough
13
24
11
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Adwick le Street & Carcroft
336
344
8
Armthorpe
33
87
54
Balby South
59
90
31
Bentley
36
82
46
Bessacarr
27
92
65
Conisbrough
20
48
28
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall
28
47
19
Edlington & Warmsworth
17
43
26
Finningley
72
121
49
Hatfield
29
58
29
Hexthorpe & Balby North
111
533
422
Mexborough
27
58
31
Norton & Askern
33
64
31
Roman Ridge
10
29
19
Rossington & Bawtry
70
136
66
Sprotbrough
40
70
30
Stainforth & Barnby Dun
17
23
6
Thorne & Moorends
56
43
-13
Tickhill & Wadsworth
47
638
591
Town
239
320
81
Wheatley Hills & Intake
36
80
44
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Anston and Woodsetts
14
33
19
Boston Castle
95
171
76
Brinsworth and Catcliffe
21
49
28
Dinnington
44
69
25
Hellaby
28
55
27
Holderness
18
49
31
Hoober
20
35
15
Keppel
12
27
15
Maltby
32
65
33
Rawmarsh
19
50
31
Rother Vale
35
52
17
Rotherham East
22
42
20
Rotherham West
38
52
14
Silverwood
20
38
18
Sitwell
34
38
4
Swinton
47
90
43
Tickhill & Wadsworth
47
638
591
Valley
19
51
32
Wales
27
58
31
Wath
85
340
255
Wickersley
24
68
44
Wingfield
17
22
5
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Arbourthorne
44
65
21
Beauchief and Greenhill
46
59
13
Beighton
32
108
76
Birley
46
79
33
Broomhill
193
416
223
Burngreave
84
207
123
Central
855
895
40
Crookes
42
73
31
Darnall
212
296
84
Dore and Totley
63
124
61
East Ecclesfield
33
81
48
Ecclesall
290
154
-136
Firth Park
38
88
50
Fulwood
49
87
38
Gleadless Valley
49
112
63
Graves Park
73
131
58
Hillsborough
48
94
46
Manor Castle
64
111
47
Mosborough
39
55
16
Nether Edge
90
156
66
Richmond
19
48
29
Shiregreen and Brightside
43
109
66
Southey
27
50
23
Stannington
51
67
16
Stocksbridge and Upper Don
36
63
27
Walkley
64
107
43
West Ecclesfield
33
73
40
Woodhouse
35
63
28

Total companies 2015 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how South Yorkshire compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
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
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
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

Total companies at the end of 2015 per 1000 Person people

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In South Yorkshire

38.8

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59.4

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The last 5 years

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