2017
8,325 formed
7,447 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2021
4.3% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2020
Barnsley 1,322 formed
Doncaster 2,939 formed
Rotherham 1,747 formed
Sheffield 4,770 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how South Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
12th
2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
17th
2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
21st
2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
26th
2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
29th
2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
40th
2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
8.0
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (10,521 companies)
3% Other company types (294 companies)
Other company types breakdown (294 companies)
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Businesses formed in South Yorkshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in South Yorkshire during 2021
68,227
businesses registered in South Yorkshire at the end of 2021.
4.3% more companies in South Yorkshire compared to 2020
North Yorkshire
59,819 total businesses
7,614 formed in 2021
6,384 dissolved in 2021
Derbyshire
53,394 total businesses
7,261 formed in 2021
5,840 dissolved in 2021
Lincolnshire
50,076 total businesses
6,903 formed in 2021
5,393 dissolved in 2021
Nottinghamshire
58,780 total businesses
8,810 formed in 2021
6,491 dissolved in 2021
Greater Manchester
217,557 total businesses
36,442 formed in 2021
28,629 dissolved in 2021
West Yorkshire
141,120 total businesses
22,140 formed in 2021
17,256 dissolved in 2021
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909 total businesses
3,749 formed in 2021
2,949 dissolved in 2021
South Yorkshire
68,227 total businesses
10,815 formed in 2021
8,503 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Central |
8 |
||
Cudworth |
22 |
||
Darfield |
-6 |
||
Darton East |
-4 |
||
Darton West |
25 |
||
Dearne North |
2 |
||
Dearne South |
14 |
||
Dodworth |
29 |
||
Hoyland Milton |
-20 |
||
Kingstone |
22 |
||
Monk Bretton |
-7 |
||
North East |
13 |
||
Old Town |
9 |
||
Penistone East |
23 |
||
Penistone West |
-13 |
||
Rockingham |
4 |
||
Royston |
-8 |
||
St Helens |
22 |
||
Stairfoot |
9 |
||
Wombwell |
22 |
||
Worsbrough |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adwick le Street & Carcroft |
285 |
||
Armthorpe |
30 |
||
Balby South |
-4 |
||
Bentley |
39 |
||
Bessacarr |
16 |
||
Conisbrough |
26 |
||
Edenthorpe & Kirk Sandall |
-3 |
||
Edlington & Warmsworth |
13 |
||
Finningley |
11 |
||
Hatfield |
21 |
||
Hexthorpe & Balby North |
-20 |
||
Mexborough |
27 |
||
Norton & Askern |
29 |
||
Roman Ridge |
-2 |
||
Rossington & Bawtry |
26 |
||
Sprotbrough |
19 |
||
Stainforth & Barnby Dun |
-2 |
||
Thorne & Moorends |
146 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
-64 |
||
Town |
-13 |
||
Wheatley Hills & Intake |
32 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Anston and Woodsetts |
0 |
||
Boston Castle |
127 |
||
Brinsworth and Catcliffe |
8 |
||
Dinnington |
29 |
||
Hellaby |
58 |
||
Holderness |
-4 |
||
Hoober |
32 |
||
Keppel |
-3 |
||
Maltby |
21 |
||
Rawmarsh |
58 |
||
Rother Vale |
24 |
||
Rotherham East |
47 |
||
Rotherham West |
-1 |
||
Silverwood |
25 |
||
Sitwell |
28 |
||
Swinton |
40 |
||
Tickhill & Wadsworth |
-64 |
||
Valley |
-14 |
||
Wales |
14 |
||
Wath |
-3 |
||
Wickersley |
20 |
||
Wingfield |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arbourthorne |
22 |
||
Beauchief and Greenhill |
0 |
||
Beighton |
85 |
||
Birley |
19 |
||
Broomhill |
10 |
||
Burngreave |
45 |
||
Central |
8 |
||
Crookes |
185 |
||
Darnall |
358 |
||
Dore and Totley |
20 |
||
East Ecclesfield |
62 |
||
Ecclesall |
-289 |
||
Firth Park |
30 |
||
Fulwood |
25 |
||
Gleadless Valley |
27 |
||
Graves Park |
5 |
||
Hillsborough |
60 |
||
Manor Castle |
53 |
||
Mosborough |
18 |
||
Nether Edge |
125 |
||
Richmond |
-3 |
||
Shiregreen and Brightside |
39 |
||
Southey |
16 |
||
Stannington |
24 |
||
Stocksbridge and Upper Don |
17 |
||
Walkley |
52 |
||
West Ecclesfield |
2 |
||
Woodhouse |
30 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how South Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
17th
2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
19th
2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th
2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
27th
2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
29th
2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
40th
2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
50.8
79.1
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.
2017
8,325 formed
7,447 dissolved
2018
8,542 formed
7,564 dissolved
2019
9,325 formed
7,937 dissolved
2020
10,450 formed
5,761 dissolved
2021
10,815 formed
8,503 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.21% vs 2017
3.72% vs 2018
8.35% vs 2019
4.3% vs 2020