2015
9,290 formed
5,359 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2019
3.7% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2018
Barnsley 1,201 formed
Doncaster 2,563 formed
Rotherham 1,855 formed
Sheffield 3,694 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how South Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
15th
2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
21st
2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd
2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
27th
2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
30th
2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
40th
2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
6.9
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (9,080 companies)
3% Other company types (245 companies)
Other company types breakdown (245 companies)
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Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in South Yorkshire during 2019
60,360
businesses registered in South Yorkshire at the end of 2019.
3.7% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2018
North Yorkshire
54,481 total businesses
7,260 formed in 2019
5,315 dissolved in 2019
Derbyshire
48,355 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2019
5,119 dissolved in 2019
Lincolnshire
45,109 total businesses
6,042 formed in 2019
4,846 dissolved in 2019
Nottinghamshire
51,677 total businesses
7,348 formed in 2019
6,195 dissolved in 2019
Greater Manchester
189,867 total businesses
31,440 formed in 2019
27,478 dissolved in 2019
West Yorkshire
123,678 total businesses
18,752 formed in 2019
14,731 dissolved in 2019
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,383 total businesses
3,258 formed in 2019
2,692 dissolved in 2019
South Yorkshire
60,360 total businesses
9,325 formed in 2019
7,937 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Central |
40 |
||
Cudworth |
10 |
||
Darfield |
23 |
||
Darton East |
6 |
||
Darton West |
-10 |
||
Dearne North |
-1 |
||
Dearne South |
22 |
||
Dodworth |
18 |
||
Hoyland Milton |
23 |
||
Kingstone |
27 |
||
Monk Bretton |
-6 |
||
North East |
27 |
||
Old Town |
-3 |
||
Penistone East |
8 |
||
Penistone West |
7 |
||
Rockingham |
1 |
||
Royston |
11 |
||
St Helens |
1 |
||
Stairfoot |
6 |
||
Wombwell |
10 |
||
Worsbrough |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adwick le Street & Carcroft |
152 |
||
Armthorpe |
53 |
||
Balby South |
1 |
||
Bentley |
33 |
||
Bessacarr |
7 |
||
Conisbrough |
22 |
||
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall |
3 |
||
Edlington & Warmsworth |
-1 |
||
Finningley |
-9 |
||
Hatfield |
12 |
||
Hexthorpe & Balby North |
-81 |
||
Mexborough |
47 |
||
Norton & Askern |
-10 |
||
Roman Ridge |
-5 |
||
Rossington & Bawtry |
38 |
||
Sprotbrough |
21 |
||
Stainforth & Barnby Dun |
13 |
||
Thorne & Moorends |
64 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
-111 |
||
Town |
46 |
||
Wheatley Hills & Intake |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Anston and Woodsetts |
4 |
||
Boston Castle |
17 |
||
Brinsworth and Catcliffe |
17 |
||
Dinnington |
6 |
||
Hellaby |
9 |
||
Holderness |
4 |
||
Hoober |
28 |
||
Keppel |
125 |
||
Maltby |
3 |
||
Rawmarsh |
17 |
||
Rother Vale |
20 |
||
Rotherham East |
0 |
||
Rotherham West |
19 |
||
Silverwood |
-9 |
||
Sitwell |
12 |
||
Swinton |
25 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
-111 |
||
Valley |
66 |
||
Wales |
5 |
||
Wath |
-34 |
||
Wickersley |
82 |
||
Wingfield |
188 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arbourthorne |
5 |
||
Beauchief and Greenhill |
15 |
||
Beighton |
31 |
||
Birley |
17 |
||
Broomhill |
22 |
||
Burngreave |
61 |
||
Central |
40 |
||
Crookes |
5 |
||
Darnall |
55 |
||
Dore and Totley |
-3 |
||
East Ecclesfield |
32 |
||
Ecclesall |
-310 |
||
Firth Park |
34 |
||
Fulwood |
22 |
||
Gleadless Valley |
23 |
||
Graves Park |
6 |
||
Hillsborough |
49 |
||
Manor Castle |
56 |
||
Mosborough |
-4 |
||
Nether Edge |
42 |
||
Richmond |
16 |
||
Shiregreen and Brightside |
5 |
||
Southey |
23 |
||
Stannington |
5 |
||
Stocksbridge and Upper Don |
16 |
||
Walkley |
30 |
||
West Ecclesfield |
5 |
||
Woodhouse |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how South Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
17th
2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
19th
2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
25th
2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
28th
2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th
2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
40th
2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
44.9
70.7
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.
2015
9,290 formed
5,359 dissolved
2016
9,265 formed
6,970 dissolved
2017
8,325 formed
7,447 dissolved
2018
8,542 formed
7,564 dissolved
2019
9,325 formed
7,937 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.2% vs 2015
2.69% vs 2016
2.21% vs 2017
3.7% vs 2018