2011
4,894 formed
3,030 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2015
6.5% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2014
Cannock Chase 675 formed
East Staffordshire 712 formed
Lichfield 1,038 formed
Newcastle-under-Lyme 613 formed
South Staffordshire 551 formed
Stafford 681 formed
Staffordshire Moorlands 374 formed
Stoke-on-Trent 1,290 formed
Tamworth 441 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Staffordshire 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 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
18th
2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th
2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
22nd
2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
35th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
39th
2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
41st
2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
| 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
5.8
9.7
98% Private Limited Companies (6,241 companies)
2% Other company types (134 companies)
Other company types breakdown (134 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2015
44,125
businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2015.
6.5% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2014
Leicestershire
48,126 total businesses
7,712 formed in 2015
4,538 dissolved in 2015
Warwickshire
32,797 total businesses
4,424 formed in 2015
2,675 dissolved in 2015
Worcestershire
29,303 total businesses
3,572 formed in 2015
2,593 dissolved in 2015
Derbyshire
43,692 total businesses
7,414 formed in 2015
3,457 dissolved in 2015
West Midlands
147,044 total businesses
26,952 formed in 2015
17,109 dissolved in 2015
Cheshire
67,995 total businesses
11,974 formed in 2015
5,482 dissolved in 2015
Shropshire
19,451 total businesses
2,416 formed in 2015
1,432 dissolved in 2015
Staffordshire
44,125 total businesses
6,375 formed in 2015
3,827 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Armitage with Handsacre |
43 |
||
Brereton and Ravenhill |
18 |
||
Cannock East |
13 |
||
Cannock North |
15 |
||
Cannock South |
76 |
||
Cannock West |
3 |
||
Etching Hill and The Heath |
4 |
||
Hagley |
6 |
||
Hawks Green |
98 |
||
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury |
-3 |
||
Hednesford Green Heath |
6 |
||
Hednesford North |
18 |
||
Hednesford South |
11 |
||
Norton Canes |
0 |
||
Rawnsley |
-1 |
||
Western Springs |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
14 |
||
Anglesey |
35 |
||
Bagots |
6 |
||
Branston |
10 |
||
Brizlincote |
9 |
||
Burton |
52 |
||
Churnet |
13 |
||
Crown |
8 |
||
Eton Park |
18 |
||
Heath |
1 |
||
Horninglow |
15 |
||
Needwood |
13 |
||
Rolleston on Dove |
13 |
||
Shobnall |
15 |
||
Stapenhill |
16 |
||
Stretton |
14 |
||
Town |
82 |
||
Tutbury and Outwoods |
15 |
||
Weaver |
10 |
||
Winshill |
5 |
||
Yoxall |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
0 |
||
Alrewas & Fradley |
15 |
||
Armitage with Handsacre |
43 |
||
Boley Park |
2 |
||
Boney Hay & Central |
-3 |
||
Bourne Vale |
15 |
||
Chadsmead |
1 |
||
Chase Terrace |
6 |
||
Chasetown |
9 |
||
Colton & the Ridwares |
-2 |
||
Curborough |
-2 |
||
Fazeley |
2 |
||
Hammerwich with Wall |
11 |
||
Highfield |
4 |
||
Leomansley |
361 |
||
Little Aston & Stonnall |
17 |
||
Longdon |
-1 |
||
Mease Valley |
1 |
||
Shenstone |
4 |
||
St John's |
20 |
||
Stowe |
47 |
||
Summerfield & All Saints |
4 |
||
Whittington & Streethay |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Audley and Bignall End |
15 |
||
Bradwell |
6 |
||
Butt Lane |
2 |
||
Chesterton |
22 |
||
Clayton |
8 |
||
Cross Heath |
27 |
||
Halmerend |
11 |
||
Holditch |
19 |
||
Keele |
2 |
||
Kidsgrove |
9 |
||
Knutton and Silverdale |
8 |
||
Loggerheads and Whitmore |
13 |
||
Madeley |
3 |
||
May Bank |
1 |
||
Newchapel |
8 |
||
Porthill |
6 |
||
Ravenscliffe |
15 |
||
Seabridge |
0 |
||
Silverdale and Parksite |
-8 |
||
Talke |
-4 |
||
Thistleberry |
13 |
||
Town |
82 |
||
Westlands |
2 |
||
Wolstanton |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilbrook |
12 |
||
Brewood and Coven |
15 |
||
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon |
26 |
||
Cheslyn Hay South |
3 |
||
Codsall North |
19 |
||
Codsall South |
-7 |
||
Essington |
5 |
||
Featherstone and Shareshill |
-12 |
||
Great Wyrley Landywood |
8 |
||
Great Wyrley Town |
-1 |
||
Himley and Swindon |
16 |
||
Huntington and Hatherton |
9 |
||
Kinver |
24 |
||
Pattingham and Patshull |
1 |
||
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell |
11 |
||
Penkridge South East |
4 |
||
Penkridge West |
14 |
||
Perton Dippons |
-43 |
||
Perton East |
7 |
||
Perton Lakeside |
1 |
||
Trysull and Seisdon |
21 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
7 |
||
Wombourne North and Lower Penn |
34 |
||
Wombourne South East |
0 |
||
Wombourne South West |
1 |
||
Worfield |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barlaston |
9 |
||
Baswich |
9 |
||
Common |
15 |
||
Coton |
23 |
||
Doxey & Castletown |
10 |
||
Eccleshall |
28 |
||
Forebridge |
36 |
||
Fulford |
-2 |
||
Gnosall & Woodseaves |
7 |
||
Haywood & Hixon |
4 |
||
Highfields & Western Downs |
4 |
||
Holmcroft |
3 |
||
Littleworth |
-2 |
||
Manor |
11 |
||
Milford |
10 |
||
Milwich |
13 |
||
Penkside |
6 |
||
Rowley |
21 |
||
Seighford & Church Eaton |
6 |
||
St Michael's & Stonefield |
22 |
||
Swynnerton & Oulton |
14 |
||
Walton |
9 |
||
Weeping Cross & Wildwood |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
7 |
||
Bagnall and Stanley |
0 |
||
Biddulph East |
14 |
||
Biddulph Moor |
4 |
||
Biddulph North |
8 |
||
Biddulph South |
-2 |
||
Biddulph West |
6 |
||
Brown Edge and Endon |
3 |
||
Caverswall |
0 |
||
Cellarhead |
9 |
||
Cheadle North East |
9 |
||
Cheadle South East |
3 |
||
Cheadle West |
13 |
||
Checkley |
11 |
||
Cheddleton |
9 |
||
Churnet |
13 |
||
Dane |
-2 |
||
Forsbrook |
8 |
||
Hamps Valley |
5 |
||
Horton |
3 |
||
Ipstones |
-1 |
||
Leek East |
22 |
||
Leek North |
6 |
||
Leek South |
3 |
||
Leek West |
1 |
||
Manifold |
3 |
||
Werrington |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hulton and Townsend |
5 |
||
Baddeley Milton and Norton |
24 |
||
Bentilee and Ubberley |
15 |
||
Birches Head and Central Forest Park |
25 |
||
Blurton East |
10 |
||
Blurton West and Newstead |
24 |
||
Boothen and Oak Hill |
10 |
||
Bradeley and Chell Heath |
1 |
||
Broadway and Longton East |
10 |
||
Burslem Central |
43 |
||
Burslem Park |
9 |
||
Dresden and Florence |
12 |
||
Eaton Park |
2 |
||
Etruria and Hanley |
10 |
||
Fenton East |
15 |
||
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant |
4 |
||
Ford Green and Smallthorne |
13 |
||
Goldenhill and Sandyford |
7 |
||
Great Chell and Packmoor |
3 |
||
Hanford and Trentham |
20 |
||
Hanley Park and Shelton |
6 |
||
Hartshill and Basford |
43 |
||
Hollybush and Longton West |
12 |
||
Joiner's Square |
14 |
||
Lightwood North and Normacot |
0 |
||
Little Chell and Stanfield |
9 |
||
Meir Hay |
-9 |
||
Meir North |
-8 |
||
Meir Park |
6 |
||
Meir South |
6 |
||
Moorcroft |
18 |
||
Penkhull and Stoke |
26 |
||
Sandford Hill |
5 |
||
Sneyd Green |
13 |
||
Springfields and Trent Vale |
26 |
||
Tunstall |
2 |
||
Weston Coyney |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amington |
-31 |
||
Belgrave |
8 |
||
Bolehall |
1 |
||
Castle |
61 |
||
Glascote |
12 |
||
Mercian |
2 |
||
Spital |
34 |
||
Stonydelph |
13 |
||
Trinity |
2 |
||
Wilnecote |
22 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Staffordshire 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 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
17th
2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
24th
2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th
2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
34th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
38th
2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
41st
2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
| 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
40.2
59.4
How the total number of companies in Staffordshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
4,894 formed
3,030 dissolved
2012
5,276 formed
3,017 dissolved
2013
5,538 formed
3,355 dissolved
2014
6,155 formed
4,036 dissolved
2015
6,375 formed
3,827 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.5% vs 2011
5.9% vs 2012
5.4% vs 2013
6.5% vs 2014