2016
7,618 formed
4,763 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2020
6.0% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2019
Cannock Chase 630 formed
East Staffordshire 1,002 formed
Lichfield 872 formed
Newcastle-under-Lyme 783 formed
South Staffordshire 903 formed
Stafford 792 formed
Staffordshire Moorlands 433 formed
Stoke-on-Trent 1,779 formed
Tamworth 512 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Staffordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
11th
2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
13th
2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
22nd
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
25th
2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
28th
2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
38th
2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
7.0
12.3
98% Private Limited Companies (7,542 companies)
2% Other company types (178 companies)
Other company types breakdown (178 companies)
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Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2020
54,862
businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2020.
6.0% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2019
Leicestershire
71,425 total businesses
12,543 formed in 2020
5,797 dissolved in 2020
Warwickshire
40,304 total businesses
4,920 formed in 2020
3,587 dissolved in 2020
Worcestershire
44,570 total businesses
6,955 formed in 2020
5,992 dissolved in 2020
Derbyshire
51,742 total businesses
7,413 formed in 2020
3,918 dissolved in 2020
West Midlands
191,692 total businesses
37,202 formed in 2020
20,310 dissolved in 2020
Cheshire
86,796 total businesses
11,017 formed in 2020
7,263 dissolved in 2020
Shropshire
25,603 total businesses
3,386 formed in 2020
1,761 dissolved in 2020
Staffordshire
54,862 total businesses
7,720 formed in 2020
4,885 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Armitage with Handsacre |
32 |
||
Brereton and Ravenhill |
8 |
||
Cannock East |
12 |
||
Cannock North |
5 |
||
Cannock South |
43 |
||
Cannock West |
15 |
||
Etching Hill and The Heath |
-5 |
||
Hagley |
17 |
||
Hawks Green |
32 |
||
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury |
18 |
||
Hednesford Green Heath |
9 |
||
Hednesford North |
23 |
||
Hednesford South |
-1 |
||
Norton Canes |
21 |
||
Rawnsley |
5 |
||
Western Springs |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
0 |
||
Anglesey |
67 |
||
Bagots |
2 |
||
Branston |
45 |
||
Brizlincote |
4 |
||
Burton |
71 |
||
Churnet |
30 |
||
Crown |
23 |
||
Eton Park |
48 |
||
Heath |
0 |
||
Horninglow |
30 |
||
Needwood |
20 |
||
Rolleston on Dove |
21 |
||
Shobnall |
77 |
||
Stapenhill |
22 |
||
Stretton |
17 |
||
Town |
170 |
||
Tutbury and Outwoods |
2 |
||
Weaver |
6 |
||
Winshill |
17 |
||
Yoxall |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
0 |
||
Alrewas & Fradley |
8 |
||
Armitage with Handsacre |
32 |
||
Boley Park |
7 |
||
Boney Hay & Central |
10 |
||
Bourne Vale |
24 |
||
Chadsmead |
2 |
||
Chase Terrace |
12 |
||
Chasetown |
0 |
||
Colton & the Ridwares |
-1 |
||
Curborough |
3 |
||
Fazeley |
23 |
||
Hammerwich with Wall |
9 |
||
Highfield |
15 |
||
Leomansley |
43 |
||
Little Aston & Stonnall |
48 |
||
Longdon |
16 |
||
Mease Valley |
5 |
||
Shenstone |
11 |
||
St John's |
18 |
||
Stowe |
77 |
||
Summerfield & All Saints |
9 |
||
Whittington & Streethay |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Audley and Bignall End |
3 |
||
Bradwell |
20 |
||
Butt Lane |
9 |
||
Chesterton |
19 |
||
Clayton |
-2 |
||
Cross Heath |
13 |
||
Halmerend |
12 |
||
Holditch |
28 |
||
Keele |
5 |
||
Kidsgrove |
6 |
||
Knutton and Silverdale |
2 |
||
Loggerheads and Whitmore |
10 |
||
Madeley |
9 |
||
May Bank |
5 |
||
Newchapel |
10 |
||
Porthill |
20 |
||
Ravenscliffe |
5 |
||
Seabridge |
11 |
||
Silverdale and Parksite |
10 |
||
Talke |
5 |
||
Thistleberry |
22 |
||
Town |
170 |
||
Westlands |
9 |
||
Wolstanton |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilbrook |
4 |
||
Brewood and Coven |
20 |
||
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon |
14 |
||
Cheslyn Hay South |
8 |
||
Codsall North |
13 |
||
Codsall South |
5 |
||
Essington |
10 |
||
Featherstone and Shareshill |
23 |
||
Great Wyrley Landywood |
9 |
||
Great Wyrley Town |
9 |
||
Himley and Swindon |
5 |
||
Huntington and Hatherton |
8 |
||
Kinver |
-467 |
||
Pattingham and Patshull |
8 |
||
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell |
14 |
||
Penkridge South East |
17 |
||
Penkridge West |
1 |
||
Perton Dippons |
3 |
||
Perton East |
8 |
||
Perton Lakeside |
5 |
||
Trysull and Seisdon |
3 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
9 |
||
Wombourne North and Lower Penn |
10 |
||
Wombourne South East |
5 |
||
Wombourne South West |
15 |
||
Worfield |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barlaston |
6 |
||
Baswich |
7 |
||
Common |
9 |
||
Coton |
42 |
||
Doxey & Castletown |
5 |
||
Eccleshall |
28 |
||
Forebridge |
34 |
||
Fulford |
9 |
||
Gnosall & Woodseaves |
2 |
||
Haywood & Hixon |
-7 |
||
Highfields & Western Downs |
16 |
||
Holmcroft |
9 |
||
Littleworth |
21 |
||
Manor |
23 |
||
Milford |
6 |
||
Milwich |
8 |
||
Penkside |
0 |
||
Rowley |
13 |
||
Seighford & Church Eaton |
28 |
||
St Michael's & Stonefield |
-2 |
||
Swynnerton & Oulton |
7 |
||
Walton |
38 |
||
Weeping Cross & Wildwood |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
2 |
||
Bagnall and Stanley |
5 |
||
Biddulph East |
4 |
||
Biddulph Moor |
0 |
||
Biddulph North |
13 |
||
Biddulph South |
-1 |
||
Biddulph West |
10 |
||
Brown Edge and Endon |
15 |
||
Caverswall |
18 |
||
Cellarhead |
6 |
||
Cheadle North East |
14 |
||
Cheadle South East |
1 |
||
Cheadle West |
20 |
||
Checkley |
10 |
||
Cheddleton |
2 |
||
Churnet |
30 |
||
Dane |
1 |
||
Forsbrook |
12 |
||
Hamps Valley |
6 |
||
Horton |
-2 |
||
Ipstones |
3 |
||
Leek East |
12 |
||
Leek North |
-2 |
||
Leek South |
12 |
||
Leek West |
2 |
||
Manifold |
9 |
||
Werrington |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hulton and Townsend |
17 |
||
Baddeley Milton and Norton |
53 |
||
Bentilee and Ubberley |
31 |
||
Birches Head and Central Forest Park |
49 |
||
Blurton East |
5 |
||
Blurton West and Newstead |
12 |
||
Boothen and Oak Hill |
31 |
||
Bradeley and Chell Heath |
10 |
||
Broadway and Longton East |
54 |
||
Burslem Central |
87 |
||
Burslem Park |
14 |
||
Dresden and Florence |
17 |
||
Eaton Park |
6 |
||
Etruria and Hanley |
108 |
||
Fenton East |
-1 |
||
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant |
22 |
||
Ford Green and Smallthorne |
18 |
||
Goldenhill and Sandyford |
14 |
||
Great Chell and Packmoor |
10 |
||
Hanford and Trentham |
15 |
||
Hanley Park and Shelton |
52 |
||
Hartshill and Basford |
45 |
||
Hollybush and Longton West |
7 |
||
Joiner's Square |
56 |
||
Lightwood North and Normacot |
22 |
||
Little Chell and Stanfield |
5 |
||
Meir Hay |
0 |
||
Meir North |
12 |
||
Meir Park |
9 |
||
Meir South |
11 |
||
Moorcroft |
41 |
||
Penkhull and Stoke |
35 |
||
Sandford Hill |
1 |
||
Sneyd Green |
5 |
||
Springfields and Trent Vale |
3 |
||
Tunstall |
34 |
||
Weston Coyney |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amington |
14 |
||
Belgrave |
8 |
||
Bolehall |
7 |
||
Castle |
42 |
||
Glascote |
20 |
||
Mercian |
21 |
||
Spital |
24 |
||
Stonydelph |
1 |
||
Trinity |
10 |
||
Wilnecote |
34 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Staffordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
10th
2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
15th
2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
24th
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
28th
2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
33rd
2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
35th
2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
50.0
76.4
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.
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
2020
7,720 formed
4,885 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.98% vs 2016
1.72% vs 2017
6.17% vs 2018
6.0% vs 2019