2015
6,375 formed
3,827 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2019
6.2% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2018
Cannock Chase 658 formed
East Staffordshire 835 formed
Lichfield 889 formed
Newcastle-under-Lyme 683 formed
South Staffordshire 589 formed
Stafford 789 formed
Staffordshire Moorlands 397 formed
Stoke-on-Trent 1,568 formed
Tamworth 510 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Staffordshire 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 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
9th
2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
13th
2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th
2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
24th
2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
27th
2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
33rd
2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
41st
2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
| 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
6.3
10.9
96% Private Limited Companies (6,665 companies)
4% Other company types (262 companies)
Other company types breakdown (262 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2019
????
Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2019
51,758
businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2019.
6.2% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2018
Leicestershire
63,315 total businesses
10,825 formed in 2019
8,301 dissolved in 2019
Warwickshire
38,998 total businesses
5,256 formed in 2019
4,003 dissolved in 2019
Worcestershire
43,247 total businesses
9,971 formed in 2019
5,579 dissolved in 2019
Derbyshire
48,355 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2019
5,119 dissolved in 2019
West Midlands
173,134 total businesses
29,676 formed in 2019
25,246 dissolved in 2019
Cheshire
80,108 total businesses
12,221 formed in 2019
8,748 dissolved in 2019
Shropshire
23,741 total businesses
3,231 formed in 2019
2,041 dissolved in 2019
Staffordshire
51,758 total businesses
6,927 formed in 2019
5,118 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Armitage with Handsacre |
20 |
||
Brereton and Ravenhill |
2 |
||
Cannock East |
-1 |
||
Cannock North |
5 |
||
Cannock South |
52 |
||
Cannock West |
30 |
||
Etching Hill and The Heath |
6 |
||
Hagley |
14 |
||
Hawks Green |
14 |
||
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury |
9 |
||
Hednesford Green Heath |
-5 |
||
Hednesford North |
4 |
||
Hednesford South |
12 |
||
Norton Canes |
9 |
||
Rawnsley |
7 |
||
Western Springs |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
0 |
||
Anglesey |
37 |
||
Bagots |
-1 |
||
Branston |
11 |
||
Brizlincote |
11 |
||
Burton |
33 |
||
Churnet |
10 |
||
Crown |
2 |
||
Eton Park |
9 |
||
Heath |
7 |
||
Horninglow |
3 |
||
Needwood |
9 |
||
Rolleston on Dove |
10 |
||
Shobnall |
29 |
||
Stapenhill |
-1 |
||
Stretton |
-1 |
||
Town |
58 |
||
Tutbury and Outwoods |
13 |
||
Weaver |
3 |
||
Winshill |
11 |
||
Yoxall |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
0 |
||
Alrewas & Fradley |
10 |
||
Armitage with Handsacre |
20 |
||
Boley Park |
-4 |
||
Boney Hay & Central |
-7 |
||
Bourne Vale |
9 |
||
Chadsmead |
4 |
||
Chase Terrace |
14 |
||
Chasetown |
15 |
||
Colton & the Ridwares |
-2 |
||
Curborough |
5 |
||
Fazeley |
99 |
||
Hammerwich with Wall |
-6 |
||
Highfield |
3 |
||
Leomansley |
17 |
||
Little Aston & Stonnall |
45 |
||
Longdon |
3 |
||
Mease Valley |
8 |
||
Shenstone |
19 |
||
St John's |
-12 |
||
Stowe |
12 |
||
Summerfield & All Saints |
-1 |
||
Whittington & Streethay |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Audley and Bignall End |
6 |
||
Bradwell |
6 |
||
Butt Lane |
3 |
||
Chesterton |
14 |
||
Clayton |
-6 |
||
Cross Heath |
-10 |
||
Halmerend |
8 |
||
Holditch |
1 |
||
Keele |
1 |
||
Kidsgrove |
4 |
||
Knutton and Silverdale |
3 |
||
Loggerheads and Whitmore |
7 |
||
Madeley |
5 |
||
May Bank |
-3 |
||
Newchapel |
3 |
||
Porthill |
10 |
||
Ravenscliffe |
4 |
||
Seabridge |
21 |
||
Silverdale and Parksite |
-1 |
||
Talke |
5 |
||
Thistleberry |
13 |
||
Town |
58 |
||
Westlands |
8 |
||
Wolstanton |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilbrook |
5 |
||
Brewood and Coven |
1 |
||
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon |
12 |
||
Cheslyn Hay South |
0 |
||
Codsall North |
8 |
||
Codsall South |
-1 |
||
Essington |
2 |
||
Featherstone and Shareshill |
9 |
||
Great Wyrley Landywood |
6 |
||
Great Wyrley Town |
4 |
||
Himley and Swindon |
12 |
||
Huntington and Hatherton |
4 |
||
Kinver |
27 |
||
Pattingham and Patshull |
7 |
||
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell |
6 |
||
Penkridge South East |
2 |
||
Penkridge West |
11 |
||
Perton Dippons |
14 |
||
Perton East |
-1 |
||
Perton Lakeside |
13 |
||
Trysull and Seisdon |
24 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
9 |
||
Wombourne North and Lower Penn |
10 |
||
Wombourne South East |
6 |
||
Wombourne South West |
-2 |
||
Worfield |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barlaston |
1 |
||
Baswich |
-6 |
||
Common |
25 |
||
Coton |
-5 |
||
Doxey & Castletown |
-3 |
||
Eccleshall |
47 |
||
Forebridge |
54 |
||
Fulford |
11 |
||
Gnosall & Woodseaves |
-7 |
||
Haywood & Hixon |
1 |
||
Highfields & Western Downs |
4 |
||
Holmcroft |
3 |
||
Littleworth |
-7 |
||
Manor |
4 |
||
Milford |
0 |
||
Milwich |
0 |
||
Penkside |
4 |
||
Rowley |
22 |
||
Seighford & Church Eaton |
12 |
||
St Michael's & Stonefield |
31 |
||
Swynnerton & Oulton |
11 |
||
Walton |
10 |
||
Weeping Cross & Wildwood |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
-2 |
||
Bagnall and Stanley |
2 |
||
Biddulph East |
5 |
||
Biddulph Moor |
5 |
||
Biddulph North |
13 |
||
Biddulph South |
1 |
||
Biddulph West |
7 |
||
Brown Edge and Endon |
6 |
||
Caverswall |
11 |
||
Cellarhead |
7 |
||
Cheadle North East |
-4 |
||
Cheadle South East |
0 |
||
Cheadle West |
13 |
||
Checkley |
13 |
||
Cheddleton |
2 |
||
Churnet |
10 |
||
Dane |
10 |
||
Forsbrook |
7 |
||
Hamps Valley |
-8 |
||
Horton |
-6 |
||
Ipstones |
2 |
||
Leek East |
18 |
||
Leek North |
-1 |
||
Leek South |
5 |
||
Leek West |
0 |
||
Manifold |
-3 |
||
Werrington |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hulton and Townsend |
9 |
||
Baddeley Milton and Norton |
25 |
||
Bentilee and Ubberley |
0 |
||
Birches Head and Central Forest Park |
5 |
||
Blurton East |
-6 |
||
Blurton West and Newstead |
12 |
||
Boothen and Oak Hill |
2 |
||
Bradeley and Chell Heath |
3 |
||
Broadway and Longton East |
26 |
||
Burslem Central |
30 |
||
Burslem Park |
6 |
||
Dresden and Florence |
3 |
||
Eaton Park |
22 |
||
Etruria and Hanley |
50 |
||
Fenton East |
12 |
||
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant |
15 |
||
Ford Green and Smallthorne |
9 |
||
Goldenhill and Sandyford |
9 |
||
Great Chell and Packmoor |
23 |
||
Hanford and Trentham |
8 |
||
Hanley Park and Shelton |
8 |
||
Hartshill and Basford |
-12 |
||
Hollybush and Longton West |
14 |
||
Joiner's Square |
23 |
||
Lightwood North and Normacot |
9 |
||
Little Chell and Stanfield |
8 |
||
Meir Hay |
-4 |
||
Meir North |
12 |
||
Meir Park |
-6 |
||
Meir South |
10 |
||
Moorcroft |
14 |
||
Penkhull and Stoke |
-15 |
||
Sandford Hill |
-4 |
||
Sneyd Green |
-4 |
||
Springfields and Trent Vale |
85 |
||
Tunstall |
5 |
||
Weston Coyney |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amington |
91 |
||
Belgrave |
3 |
||
Bolehall |
7 |
||
Castle |
-13 |
||
Glascote |
3 |
||
Mercian |
7 |
||
Spital |
3 |
||
Stonydelph |
1 |
||
Trinity |
8 |
||
Wilnecote |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Staffordshire 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 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
10th
2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
16th
2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
24th
2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
28th
2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
31st
2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
34th
2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
41st
2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
| 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
47.1
70.7
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.
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
2019
6,927 formed
5,118 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.5% vs 2015
1.98% vs 2016
1.72% vs 2017
6.2% vs 2018