2018
6,474 formed
4,877 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2022
4.3% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2021
Cannock Chase 659 formed
East Staffordshire 1,049 formed
Lichfield 802 formed
Newcastle-under-Lyme 771 formed
South Staffordshire 628 formed
Stafford 921 formed
Staffordshire Moorlands 348 formed
Stoke-on-Trent 2,331 formed
Tamworth 545 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Staffordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
13th
2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
15th
2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
21st
2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
24th
2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
33rd
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
37th
2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
41st
2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
7.3
12.7
98% Private Limited Companies (7,879 companies)
2% Other company types (193 companies)
Other company types breakdown (193 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2022
????
Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2022
60,009
businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2022.
4.3% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2021
Leicestershire
73,507 total businesses
10,408 formed in 2022
9,741 dissolved in 2022
Warwickshire
42,564 total businesses
5,540 formed in 2022
4,367 dissolved in 2022
Worcestershire
43,964 total businesses
4,941 formed in 2022
4,899 dissolved in 2022
Derbyshire
55,697 total businesses
7,764 formed in 2022
5,565 dissolved in 2022
West Midlands
211,766 total businesses
39,355 formed in 2022
27,101 dissolved in 2022
Cheshire
81,809 total businesses
9,335 formed in 2022
9,819 dissolved in 2022
Shropshire
26,781 total businesses
3,132 formed in 2022
2,208 dissolved in 2022
Staffordshire
60,009 total businesses
8,072 formed in 2022
6,527 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Armitage with Handsacre |
-10 |
||
Brereton and Ravenhill |
4 |
||
Cannock East |
-160 |
||
Cannock North |
2 |
||
Cannock South |
24 |
||
Cannock West |
5 |
||
Etching Hill and The Heath |
12 |
||
Hagley |
1 |
||
Hawks Green |
29 |
||
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury |
3 |
||
Hednesford Green Heath |
1 |
||
Hednesford North |
13 |
||
Hednesford South |
7 |
||
Norton Canes |
12 |
||
Rawnsley |
-10 |
||
Western Springs |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
-7 |
||
Anglesey |
90 |
||
Bagots |
7 |
||
Branston |
25 |
||
Brizlincote |
-3 |
||
Burton |
47 |
||
Churnet |
-9 |
||
Crown |
1 |
||
Eton Park |
22 |
||
Heath |
10 |
||
Horninglow |
13 |
||
Needwood |
0 |
||
Rolleston on Dove |
8 |
||
Shobnall |
58 |
||
Stapenhill |
7 |
||
Stretton |
6 |
||
Town |
85 |
||
Tutbury and Outwoods |
2 |
||
Weaver |
-1 |
||
Winshill |
8 |
||
Yoxall |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
1 |
||
Alrewas & Fradley |
10 |
||
Armitage with Handsacre |
-10 |
||
Boley Park |
-1 |
||
Boney Hay & Central |
-4 |
||
Bourne Vale |
3 |
||
Chadsmead |
1 |
||
Chase Terrace |
-8 |
||
Chasetown |
10 |
||
Colton & the Ridwares |
13 |
||
Curborough |
-1 |
||
Fazeley |
17 |
||
Hammerwich with Wall |
1 |
||
Highfield |
-4 |
||
Leomansley |
73 |
||
Little Aston & Stonnall |
-7 |
||
Longdon |
7 |
||
Mease Valley |
4 |
||
Shenstone |
-8 |
||
St John's |
-12 |
||
Stowe |
-25 |
||
Summerfield & All Saints |
-4 |
||
Whittington & Streethay |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Audley and Bignall End |
11 |
||
Bradwell |
11 |
||
Butt Lane |
7 |
||
Chesterton |
-4 |
||
Clayton |
4 |
||
Cross Heath |
4 |
||
Halmerend |
4 |
||
Holditch |
17 |
||
Keele |
-3 |
||
Kidsgrove |
-4 |
||
Knutton and Silverdale |
4 |
||
Loggerheads and Whitmore |
4 |
||
Madeley |
4 |
||
May Bank |
-1 |
||
Newchapel |
7 |
||
Porthill |
10 |
||
Ravenscliffe |
3 |
||
Seabridge |
9 |
||
Silverdale and Parksite |
12 |
||
Talke |
7 |
||
Thistleberry |
13 |
||
Town |
85 |
||
Westlands |
4 |
||
Wolstanton |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilbrook |
9 |
||
Brewood and Coven |
-2 |
||
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon |
10 |
||
Cheslyn Hay South |
2 |
||
Codsall North |
-1 |
||
Codsall South |
14 |
||
Essington |
8 |
||
Featherstone and Shareshill |
30 |
||
Great Wyrley Landywood |
7 |
||
Great Wyrley Town |
7 |
||
Himley and Swindon |
26 |
||
Huntington and Hatherton |
10 |
||
Kinver |
-121 |
||
Pattingham and Patshull |
10 |
||
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell |
26 |
||
Penkridge South East |
5 |
||
Penkridge West |
5 |
||
Perton Dippons |
-31 |
||
Perton East |
0 |
||
Perton Lakeside |
-9 |
||
Trysull and Seisdon |
14 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
-4 |
||
Wombourne North and Lower Penn |
-1 |
||
Wombourne South East |
-1 |
||
Wombourne South West |
-4 |
||
Worfield |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barlaston |
10 |
||
Baswich |
5 |
||
Common |
22 |
||
Coton |
67 |
||
Doxey & Castletown |
5 |
||
Eccleshall |
17 |
||
Forebridge |
28 |
||
Fulford |
10 |
||
Gnosall & Woodseaves |
1 |
||
Haywood & Hixon |
8 |
||
Highfields & Western Downs |
2 |
||
Holmcroft |
1 |
||
Littleworth |
-6 |
||
Manor |
1 |
||
Milford |
3 |
||
Milwich |
46 |
||
Penkside |
3 |
||
Rowley |
30 |
||
Seighford & Church Eaton |
3 |
||
St Michael's & Stonefield |
6 |
||
Swynnerton & Oulton |
-3 |
||
Walton |
12 |
||
Weeping Cross & Wildwood |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
4 |
||
Bagnall and Stanley |
0 |
||
Biddulph East |
-3 |
||
Biddulph Moor |
2 |
||
Biddulph North |
3 |
||
Biddulph South |
2 |
||
Biddulph West |
2 |
||
Brown Edge and Endon |
3 |
||
Caverswall |
0 |
||
Cellarhead |
6 |
||
Cheadle North East |
-4 |
||
Cheadle South East |
0 |
||
Cheadle West |
-11 |
||
Checkley |
-6 |
||
Cheddleton |
6 |
||
Churnet |
-9 |
||
Dane |
-1 |
||
Forsbrook |
-2 |
||
Hamps Valley |
8 |
||
Horton |
1 |
||
Ipstones |
-1 |
||
Leek East |
13 |
||
Leek North |
7 |
||
Leek South |
1 |
||
Leek West |
8 |
||
Manifold |
-4 |
||
Werrington |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hulton and Townsend |
19 |
||
Baddeley Milton and Norton |
2 |
||
Bentilee and Ubberley |
-3 |
||
Birches Head and Central Forest Park |
20 |
||
Blurton East |
7 |
||
Blurton West and Newstead |
13 |
||
Boothen and Oak Hill |
10 |
||
Bradeley and Chell Heath |
-9 |
||
Broadway and Longton East |
-1 |
||
Burslem Central |
49 |
||
Burslem Park |
9 |
||
Dresden and Florence |
24 |
||
Eaton Park |
-114 |
||
Etruria and Hanley |
34 |
||
Fenton East |
48 |
||
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant |
39 |
||
Ford Green and Smallthorne |
16 |
||
Goldenhill and Sandyford |
28 |
||
Great Chell and Packmoor |
6 |
||
Hanford and Trentham |
7 |
||
Hanley Park and Shelton |
84 |
||
Hartshill and Basford |
38 |
||
Hollybush and Longton West |
4 |
||
Joiner's Square |
59 |
||
Lightwood North and Normacot |
26 |
||
Little Chell and Stanfield |
10 |
||
Meir Hay |
19 |
||
Meir North |
21 |
||
Meir Park |
1 |
||
Meir South |
6 |
||
Moorcroft |
24 |
||
Penkhull and Stoke |
-20 |
||
Sandford Hill |
46 |
||
Sneyd Green |
15 |
||
Springfields and Trent Vale |
57 |
||
Tunstall |
81 |
||
Weston Coyney |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amington |
-46 |
||
Belgrave |
18 |
||
Bolehall |
-4 |
||
Castle |
43 |
||
Glascote |
10 |
||
Mercian |
0 |
||
Spital |
30 |
||
Stonydelph |
-32 |
||
Trinity |
10 |
||
Wilnecote |
19 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Staffordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
11th
2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
15th
2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
22nd
2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
27th
2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
35th
2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
41st
2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
54.6
82.7
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.
2018
6,474 formed
4,877 dissolved
2019
6,927 formed
5,118 dissolved
2020
7,720 formed
4,885 dissolved
2021
8,541 formed
6,245 dissolved
2022
8,072 formed
6,527 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.17% vs 2018
6% vs 2019
4.91% vs 2020
4.3% vs 2021