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Company Formations in 2018: Staffordshire

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???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2018

1.7% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2017

New businesses in Staffordshire mapped

Cannock Chase 605 formed

East Staffordshire 790 formed

Lichfield 826 formed

Newcastle-under-Lyme 672 formed

South Staffordshire 590 formed

Stafford 716 formed

Staffordshire Moorlands 381 formed

Stoke-on-Trent 1,425 formed

Tamworth 462 formed

Companies formed in 2018 league table

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

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st
London
217,617
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
5th 2017: 5th
Essex
17,063
26th 2017: 24th
Staffordshire
6,474
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
9th 2017: 9th
Cheshire
13,259
15th 2017: 13th
Leicestershire
8,896
22nd 2017: 18th
Worcestershire
6,889
26th 2017: 24th
Staffordshire
6,474
27th 2017: 27th
Derbyshire
6,167
34th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
4,755
42nd 2017: 42nd
Shropshire
2,634
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st
London
217,617
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
5th 2017: 5th
Essex
17,063
6th 2017: 7th
Hertfordshire
15,554
7th 2017: 6th
Kent
15,057
8th 2017: 8th
Hampshire
14,244
9th 2017: 9th
Cheshire
13,259
10th 2017: 10th
Merseyside
11,451
11th 2017: 12th
Lancashire
11,291
12th 2017: 11th
Surrey
11,179
13th 2017: 15th
Berkshire
9,166
14th 2017: 17th
Buckinghamshire
8,915
15th 2017: 13th
Leicestershire
8,896
16th 2017: 16th
South Yorkshire
8,542
17th 2017: 20th
Dorset
8,314
18th 2017: 14th
Northamptonshire
7,630
19th 2017: 19th
East Sussex
7,462
20th 2017: 21st
Nottinghamshire
7,429
21st 2017: 23rd
Bedfordshire
7,013
22nd 2017: 18th
Worcestershire
6,889
23rd 2017: 22nd
North Yorkshire
6,822
24th 2017: 25th
Cambridgeshire
6,786
25th 2017: 26th
Tyne and Wear
6,669
26th 2017: 24th
Staffordshire
6,474
27th 2017: 27th
Derbyshire
6,167
28th 2017: 29th
West Sussex
6,048
29th 2017: 31st
Lincolnshire
5,910
30th 2017: 28th
Devon
5,908
31st 2017: 30th
Gloucestershire
5,719
32nd 2017: 32nd
Somerset
5,537
33rd 2017: 40th
Durham
5,223
34th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
4,755
35th 2017: 34th
Bristol
4,635
36th 2017: 37th
Oxfordshire
4,631
37th 2017: 38th
Norfolk
4,542
38th 2017: 33rd
Wiltshire
4,348
39th 2017: 39th
Suffolk
4,292
40th 2017: 35th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,195
41st 2017: 41st
Cornwall
2,829
42nd 2017: 42nd
Shropshire
2,634
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
2,259
44th 2017: 44th
Northumberland
1,422
45th 2017: 45th
Herefordshire
1,054
46th 2017: 46th
Isle of Wight
645
47th 2017: 47th
Rutland
198

New incorporations in 2018 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in Staffordshire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (6,346 companies)

2% Other company types (128 companies)

Other company types breakdown (128 companies)

Total companies in Staffordshire by the end of 2018

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Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2018

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Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2018

meaning there is a total of

48,752

businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2018.

1.7% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2017

Surrounding counties 2018 breakdown & comparison

Leicestershire

60,027 total businesses
8,896 formed in 2018
8,358 dissolved in 2018

Warwickshire

37,025 total businesses
4,755 formed in 2018
3,572 dissolved in 2018

Worcestershire

37,800 total businesses
6,889 formed in 2018
8,175 dissolved in 2018

Derbyshire

46,632 total businesses
6,167 formed in 2018
4,379 dissolved in 2018

West Midlands

167,807 total businesses
32,571 formed in 2018
23,710 dissolved in 2018

Cheshire

78,274 total businesses
13,259 formed in 2018
8,582 dissolved in 2018

Shropshire

22,421 total businesses
2,634 formed in 2018
1,851 dissolved in 2018

Staffordshire

48,752 total businesses
6,474 formed in 2018
4,877 dissolved in 2018

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Armitage with Handsacre
28
50
22
Brereton and Ravenhill
19
36
17
Cannock East
20
32
12
Cannock North
10
17
7
Cannock South
100
157
57
Cannock West
47
45
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Etching Hill and The Heath
19
22
3
Hagley
14
22
8
Hawks Green
46
59
13
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
17
26
9
Hednesford Green Heath
11
14
3
Hednesford North
48
74
26
Hednesford South
30
22
-8
Norton Canes
27
36
9
Rawnsley
10
6
-4
Western Springs
38
37
-1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
16
16
0
Anglesey
45
79
34
Bagots
11
17
6
Branston
39
61
22
Brizlincote
15
19
4
Burton
77
125
48
Churnet
18
26
8
Crown
7
22
15
Eton Park
29
47
18
Heath
6
14
8
Horninglow
21
31
10
Needwood
26
34
8
Rolleston on Dove
24
52
28
Shobnall
81
71
-10
Stapenhill
15
15
0
Stretton
12
21
9
Town
153
217
64
Tutbury and Outwoods
18
33
15
Weaver
7
4
-3
Winshill
23
33
10
Yoxall
16
25
9
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldridge Central and South
0
0
Alrewas & Fradley
21
34
13
Armitage with Handsacre
28
50
22
Boley Park
12
15
3
Boney Hay & Central
12
28
16
Bourne Vale
12
19
7
Chadsmead
6
22
16
Chase Terrace
19
21
2
Chasetown
13
31
18
Colton & the Ridwares
13
26
13
Curborough
5
13
8
Fazeley
16
55
39
Hammerwich with Wall
16
23
7
Highfield
11
23
12
Leomansley
213
175
-38
Little Aston & Stonnall
41
52
11
Longdon
13
13
0
Mease Valley
13
13
0
Shenstone
35
48
13
St John's
36
50
14
Stowe
93
71
-22
Summerfield & All Saints
17
24
7
Whittington & Streethay
13
20
7
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Audley and Bignall End
9
20
11
Bradwell
13
19
6
Butt Lane
11
22
11
Chesterton
22
32
10
Clayton
11
12
1
Cross Heath
28
25
-3
Halmerend
14
30
16
Holditch
32
34
2
Keele
7
11
4
Kidsgrove
11
23
12
Knutton and Silverdale
11
16
5
Loggerheads and Whitmore
32
47
15
Madeley
8
21
13
May Bank
48
45
-3
Newchapel
13
11
-2
Porthill
18
26
8
Ravenscliffe
10
12
2
Seabridge
22
14
-8
Silverdale and Parksite
7
10
3
Talke
5
10
5
Thistleberry
24
27
3
Town
153
217
64
Westlands
15
20
5
Wolstanton
22
30
8
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bilbrook
5
14
9
Brewood and Coven
28
34
6
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon
17
28
11
Cheslyn Hay South
10
10
0
Codsall North
18
29
11
Codsall South
15
18
3
Essington
8
19
11
Featherstone and Shareshill
22
30
8
Great Wyrley Landywood
8
15
7
Great Wyrley Town
25
31
6
Himley and Swindon
20
40
20
Huntington and Hatherton
9
26
17
Kinver
50
47
-3
Pattingham and Patshull
11
11
0
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell
28
37
9
Penkridge South East
9
10
1
Penkridge West
15
21
6
Perton Dippons
7
35
28
Perton East
6
5
-1
Perton Lakeside
13
22
9
Trysull and Seisdon
16
14
-2
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley
18
26
8
Wombourne North and Lower Penn
39
27
-12
Wombourne South East
13
24
11
Wombourne South West
13
17
4
Worfield
0
0
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barlaston
6
16
10
Baswich
17
19
2
Common
21
28
7
Coton
33
39
6
Doxey & Castletown
11
16
5
Eccleshall
39
61
22
Forebridge
57
63
6
Fulford
18
15
-3
Gnosall & Woodseaves
14
33
19
Haywood & Hixon
28
33
5
Highfields & Western Downs
13
27
14
Holmcroft
18
18
0
Littleworth
18
21
3
Manor
13
18
5
Milford
13
12
-1
Milwich
29
73
44
Penkside
11
14
3
Rowley
41
35
-6
Seighford & Church Eaton
22
31
9
St Michael's & Stonefield
51
59
8
Swynnerton & Oulton
20
31
11
Walton
12
29
17
Weeping Cross & Wildwood
10
25
15
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alton
5
8
3
Bagnall and Stanley
4
7
3
Biddulph East
6
14
8
Biddulph Moor
1
3
2
Biddulph North
13
17
4
Biddulph South
4
3
-1
Biddulph West
23
13
-10
Brown Edge and Endon
14
22
8
Caverswall
7
12
5
Cellarhead
5
6
1
Cheadle North East
15
16
1
Cheadle South East
1
8
7
Cheadle West
16
21
5
Checkley
15
27
12
Cheddleton
23
15
-8
Churnet
18
26
8
Dane
6
9
3
Forsbrook
10
21
11
Hamps Valley
2
10
8
Horton
6
17
11
Ipstones
5
9
4
Leek East
23
34
11
Leek North
10
21
11
Leek South
20
31
11
Leek West
9
7
-2
Manifold
5
3
-2
Werrington
11
10
-1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Hulton and Townsend
17
24
7
Baddeley Milton and Norton
30
59
29
Bentilee and Ubberley
27
29
2
Birches Head and Central Forest Park
27
40
13
Blurton East
11
11
0
Blurton West and Newstead
22
29
7
Boothen and Oak Hill
35
39
4
Bradeley and Chell Heath
9
13
4
Broadway and Longton East
29
53
24
Burslem Central
75
93
18
Burslem Park
15
23
8
Dresden and Florence
19
24
5
Eaton Park
9
19
10
Etruria and Hanley
129
157
28
Fenton East
31
52
21
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant
28
31
3
Ford Green and Smallthorne
18
21
3
Goldenhill and Sandyford
18
25
7
Great Chell and Packmoor
20
32
12
Hanford and Trentham
29
35
6
Hanley Park and Shelton
55
58
3
Hartshill and Basford
94
102
8
Hollybush and Longton West
16
18
2
Joiner's Square
40
62
22
Lightwood North and Normacot
9
21
12
Little Chell and Stanfield
17
26
9
Meir Hay
21
21
0
Meir North
22
23
1
Meir Park
12
15
3
Meir South
10
19
9
Moorcroft
38
48
10
Penkhull and Stoke
39
58
19
Sandford Hill
8
15
7
Sneyd Green
13
17
4
Springfields and Trent Vale
49
39
-10
Tunstall
96
66
-30
Weston Coyney
9
8
-1
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Amington
43
54
11
Belgrave
17
23
6
Bolehall
19
23
4
Castle
90
125
35
Glascote
13
23
10
Mercian
24
44
20
Spital
24
49
25
Stonydelph
46
34
-12
Trinity
25
30
5
Wilnecote
50
57
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Total companies 2018 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Staffordshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2017: 1st
London
1,163,777
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
4th 2017: 4th
Essex
122,421
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
25th 2017: 23rd
Staffordshire
48,752
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
10th 2017: 10th
Cheshire
78,274
16th 2017: 16th
Leicestershire
60,027
25th 2017: 23rd
Staffordshire
48,752
27th 2017: 28th
Derbyshire
46,632
33rd 2017: 33rd
Worcestershire
37,800
35th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
37,025
41st 2017: 41st
Shropshire
22,421
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2017: 1st
London
1,163,777
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
4th 2017: 4th
Essex
122,421
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
6th 2017: 7th
Hertfordshire
111,063
7th 2017: 6th
Hampshire
110,793
8th 2017: 8th
Kent
108,910
9th 2017: 9th
Surrey
98,968
10th 2017: 10th
Cheshire
78,274
11th 2017: 11th
Lancashire
75,763
12th 2017: 14th
Buckinghamshire
69,301
13th 2017: 12th
Berkshire
68,855
14th 2017: 13th
East Sussex
66,405
15th 2017: 15th
Merseyside
65,551
16th 2017: 16th
Leicestershire
60,027
17th 2017: 17th
South Yorkshire
58,193
18th 2017: 18th
Dorset
56,307
19th 2017: 19th
North Yorkshire
52,860
20th 2017: 20th
West Sussex
51,556
21st 2017: 22nd
Devon
51,129
22nd 2017: 21st
Gloucestershire
50,643
23rd 2017: 25th
Nottinghamshire
50,491
24th 2017: 24th
Somerset
49,396
25th 2017: 23rd
Staffordshire
48,752
26th 2017: 27th
Cambridgeshire
48,390
27th 2017: 28th
Derbyshire
46,632
28th 2017: 26th
Northamptonshire
44,212
29th 2017: 29th
Lincolnshire
43,713
30th 2017: 30th
Tyne and Wear
42,534
31st 2017: 32nd
Bedfordshire
42,015
32nd 2017: 31st
Oxfordshire
40,930
33rd 2017: 33rd
Worcestershire
37,800
34th 2017: 35th
Norfolk
37,466
35th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
37,025
36th 2017: 34th
Wiltshire
36,714
37th 2017: 37th
Suffolk
35,510
38th 2017: 38th
Bristol
32,794
39th 2017: 39th
Durham
28,771
40th 2017: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
24,661
41st 2017: 41st
Shropshire
22,421
42nd 2017: 42nd
Cornwall
21,904
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
20,916
44th 2017: 44th
Northumberland
10,423
45th 2017: 45th
Herefordshire
9,243
46th 2017: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,417
47th 2017: 47th
Rutland
1,840

Total companies at the end of 2018 per 1000 Person people

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44.4

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The last 5 years

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.

2014

6,155 formed

4,036 dissolved

2015

6,375 formed

3,827 dissolved

2016

7,618 formed

4,763 dissolved

2017

6,449 formed

5,953 dissolved

2018

6,474 formed

4,877 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

6.5% vs 2014

6.5% vs 2015

1.98% vs 2016

1.7% vs 2017