2013
7,256 formed
4,693 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2017
2.7% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2016
Barnsley 1,115 formed
Doncaster 2,325 formed
Rotherham 1,482 formed
Sheffield 3,396 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how South Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
16th
2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
21st
2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd
2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
27th
2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
31st
2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
35th
2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
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10.0
97% Private Limited Companies (8,052 companies)
3% Other company types (273 companies)
Other company types breakdown (273 companies)
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Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in South Yorkshire during 2017
56,932
businesses registered in South Yorkshire at the end of 2017.
2.7% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2016
North Yorkshire
50,798 total businesses
6,766 formed in 2017
4,636 dissolved in 2017
Derbyshire
44,849 total businesses
5,803 formed in 2017
4,531 dissolved in 2017
Lincolnshire
41,976 total businesses
5,414 formed in 2017
4,320 dissolved in 2017
Nottinghamshire
47,771 total businesses
6,937 formed in 2017
6,432 dissolved in 2017
Greater Manchester
177,360 total businesses
31,124 formed in 2017
23,467 dissolved in 2017
West Yorkshire
113,471 total businesses
16,604 formed in 2017
12,646 dissolved in 2017
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,585 total businesses
4,646 formed in 2017
2,631 dissolved in 2017
South Yorkshire
56,932 total businesses
8,325 formed in 2017
7,447 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Central |
130 |
||
Cudworth |
19 |
||
Darfield |
-7 |
||
Darton East |
17 |
||
Darton West |
14 |
||
Dearne North |
17 |
||
Dearne South |
22 |
||
Dodworth |
23 |
||
Hoyland Milton |
10 |
||
Kingstone |
36 |
||
Monk Bretton |
3 |
||
North East |
12 |
||
Old Town |
12 |
||
Penistone East |
10 |
||
Penistone West |
27 |
||
Rockingham |
27 |
||
Royston |
2 |
||
St Helens |
-2 |
||
Stairfoot |
16 |
||
Wombwell |
2 |
||
Worsbrough |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adwick le Street & Carcroft |
-3 |
||
Armthorpe |
30 |
||
Balby South |
-49 |
||
Bentley |
43 |
||
Bessacarr |
-8 |
||
Conisbrough |
8 |
||
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall |
20 |
||
Edlington & Warmsworth |
21 |
||
Finningley |
-7 |
||
Hatfield |
22 |
||
Hexthorpe & Balby North |
-127 |
||
Mexborough |
0 |
||
Norton & Askern |
14 |
||
Roman Ridge |
3 |
||
Rossington & Bawtry |
33 |
||
Sprotbrough |
15 |
||
Stainforth & Barnby Dun |
10 |
||
Thorne & Moorends |
18 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
-438 |
||
Town |
134 |
||
Wheatley Hills & Intake |
30 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Anston and Woodsetts |
6 |
||
Boston Castle |
139 |
||
Brinsworth and Catcliffe |
12 |
||
Dinnington |
43 |
||
Hellaby |
16 |
||
Holderness |
3 |
||
Hoober |
9 |
||
Keppel |
11 |
||
Maltby |
30 |
||
Rawmarsh |
64 |
||
Rother Vale |
35 |
||
Rotherham East |
18 |
||
Rotherham West |
15 |
||
Silverwood |
16 |
||
Sitwell |
16 |
||
Swinton |
9 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
-438 |
||
Valley |
5 |
||
Wales |
1 |
||
Wath |
-10 |
||
Wickersley |
20 |
||
Wingfield |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arbourthorne |
21 |
||
Beauchief and Greenhill |
35 |
||
Beighton |
16 |
||
Birley |
20 |
||
Broomhill |
66 |
||
Burngreave |
12 |
||
Central |
130 |
||
Crookes |
22 |
||
Darnall |
60 |
||
Dore and Totley |
17 |
||
East Ecclesfield |
4 |
||
Ecclesall |
-236 |
||
Firth Park |
18 |
||
Fulwood |
16 |
||
Gleadless Valley |
2 |
||
Graves Park |
29 |
||
Hillsborough |
36 |
||
Manor Castle |
14 |
||
Mosborough |
11 |
||
Nether Edge |
70 |
||
Richmond |
0 |
||
Shiregreen and Brightside |
-52 |
||
Southey |
14 |
||
Stannington |
-8 |
||
Stocksbridge and Upper Don |
1 |
||
Walkley |
36 |
||
West Ecclesfield |
19 |
||
Woodhouse |
22 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how South Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
17th
2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
19th
2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
25th
2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
28th
2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th
2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
40th
2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
42.4
65.1
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.
2013
7,256 formed
4,693 dissolved
2014
8,318 formed
5,130 dissolved
2015
9,290 formed
5,359 dissolved
2016
9,265 formed
6,970 dissolved
2017
8,325 formed
7,447 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.2% vs 2013
9.6% vs 2014
6.2% vs 2015
2.7% vs 2016