2019
6,927 formed
5,118 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2023
2.3% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2022
Cannock Chase 887 formed
East Staffordshire 1,349 formed
Lichfield 848 formed
Newcastle-under-Lyme 804 formed
South Staffordshire 642 formed
Stafford 971 formed
Staffordshire Moorlands 433 formed
Stoke-on-Trent 2,414 formed
Tamworth 516 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Staffordshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
13th
2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
15th
2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
26th
2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
36th
2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
39th
2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
8.1
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (8,654 companies)
3% Other company types (224 companies)
Other company types breakdown (224 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2023
????
Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2023
61,360
businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2023.
2.3% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2022
Leicestershire
75,930 total businesses
11,417 formed in 2023
9,607 dissolved in 2023
Warwickshire
43,587 total businesses
5,157 formed in 2023
4,554 dissolved in 2023
Worcestershire
45,794 total businesses
4,808 formed in 2023
4,858 dissolved in 2023
Derbyshire
57,297 total businesses
7,528 formed in 2023
6,299 dissolved in 2023
West Midlands
227,431 total businesses
44,594 formed in 2023
32,819 dissolved in 2023
Cheshire
82,175 total businesses
9,952 formed in 2023
10,096 dissolved in 2023
Shropshire
28,037 total businesses
3,480 formed in 2023
2,575 dissolved in 2023
Staffordshire
61,360 total businesses
8,878 formed in 2023
7,179 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Armitage with Handsacre |
0 |
||
Brereton and Ravenhill |
17 |
||
Cannock East |
172 |
||
Cannock North |
-3 |
||
Cannock South |
32 |
||
Cannock West |
20 |
||
Etching Hill and The Heath |
-8 |
||
Hagley |
14 |
||
Hawks Green |
39 |
||
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury |
14 |
||
Hednesford Green Heath |
2 |
||
Hednesford North |
20 |
||
Hednesford South |
14 |
||
Norton Canes |
-6 |
||
Rawnsley |
4 |
||
Western Springs |
20 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
7 |
||
Anglesey |
108 |
||
Bagots |
1 |
||
Branston |
30 |
||
Brizlincote |
0 |
||
Burton |
79 |
||
Churnet |
12 |
||
Crown |
1 |
||
Eton Park |
40 |
||
Heath |
6 |
||
Horninglow |
2 |
||
Needwood |
12 |
||
Rolleston on Dove |
9 |
||
Shobnall |
18 |
||
Stapenhill |
0 |
||
Stretton |
0 |
||
Town |
44 |
||
Tutbury and Outwoods |
10 |
||
Weaver |
5 |
||
Winshill |
-1 |
||
Yoxall |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
0 |
||
Alrewas & Fradley |
-6 |
||
Armitage with Handsacre |
0 |
||
Boley Park |
2 |
||
Boney Hay & Central |
4 |
||
Bourne Vale |
20 |
||
Chadsmead |
-2 |
||
Chase Terrace |
10 |
||
Chasetown |
2 |
||
Colton & the Ridwares |
-7 |
||
Curborough |
8 |
||
Fazeley |
3 |
||
Hammerwich with Wall |
-4 |
||
Highfield |
2 |
||
Leomansley |
32 |
||
Little Aston & Stonnall |
12 |
||
Longdon |
12 |
||
Mease Valley |
-6 |
||
Shenstone |
-6 |
||
St John's |
1 |
||
Stowe |
-40 |
||
Summerfield & All Saints |
14 |
||
Whittington & Streethay |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Audley and Bignall End |
-2 |
||
Bradwell |
-12 |
||
Butt Lane |
18 |
||
Chesterton |
17 |
||
Clayton |
7 |
||
Cross Heath |
7 |
||
Halmerend |
-12 |
||
Holditch |
-5 |
||
Keele |
-5 |
||
Kidsgrove |
15 |
||
Knutton and Silverdale |
14 |
||
Loggerheads and Whitmore |
8 |
||
Madeley |
-3 |
||
May Bank |
-52 |
||
Newchapel |
-5 |
||
Porthill |
4 |
||
Ravenscliffe |
3 |
||
Seabridge |
21 |
||
Silverdale and Parksite |
9 |
||
Talke |
8 |
||
Thistleberry |
8 |
||
Town |
44 |
||
Westlands |
-1 |
||
Wolstanton |
21 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilbrook |
8 |
||
Brewood and Coven |
4 |
||
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon |
2 |
||
Cheslyn Hay South |
-1 |
||
Codsall North |
3 |
||
Codsall South |
9 |
||
Essington |
-5 |
||
Featherstone and Shareshill |
12 |
||
Great Wyrley Landywood |
3 |
||
Great Wyrley Town |
18 |
||
Himley and Swindon |
12 |
||
Huntington and Hatherton |
7 |
||
Kinver |
-1 |
||
Pattingham and Patshull |
4 |
||
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell |
10 |
||
Penkridge South East |
3 |
||
Penkridge West |
-1 |
||
Perton Dippons |
-4 |
||
Perton East |
3 |
||
Perton Lakeside |
1 |
||
Trysull and Seisdon |
-1 |
||
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley |
10 |
||
Wombourne North and Lower Penn |
14 |
||
Wombourne South East |
3 |
||
Wombourne South West |
11 |
||
Worfield |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barlaston |
-7 |
||
Baswich |
3 |
||
Common |
21 |
||
Coton |
-33 |
||
Doxey & Castletown |
-1 |
||
Eccleshall |
32 |
||
Forebridge |
55 |
||
Fulford |
3 |
||
Gnosall & Woodseaves |
4 |
||
Haywood & Hixon |
16 |
||
Highfields & Western Downs |
14 |
||
Holmcroft |
20 |
||
Littleworth |
-8 |
||
Manor |
-8 |
||
Milford |
1 |
||
Milwich |
112 |
||
Penkside |
7 |
||
Rowley |
8 |
||
Seighford & Church Eaton |
11 |
||
St Michael's & Stonefield |
24 |
||
Swynnerton & Oulton |
20 |
||
Walton |
1 |
||
Weeping Cross & Wildwood |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
3 |
||
Bagnall and Stanley |
13 |
||
Biddulph East |
4 |
||
Biddulph Moor |
0 |
||
Biddulph North |
14 |
||
Biddulph South |
4 |
||
Biddulph West |
6 |
||
Brown Edge and Endon |
5 |
||
Caverswall |
-4 |
||
Cellarhead |
4 |
||
Cheadle North East |
-9 |
||
Cheadle South East |
5 |
||
Cheadle West |
6 |
||
Checkley |
-11 |
||
Cheddleton |
-3 |
||
Churnet |
12 |
||
Dane |
2 |
||
Forsbrook |
6 |
||
Hamps Valley |
1 |
||
Horton |
11 |
||
Ipstones |
4 |
||
Leek East |
12 |
||
Leek North |
3 |
||
Leek South |
-6 |
||
Leek West |
0 |
||
Manifold |
4 |
||
Werrington |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey Hulton and Townsend |
7 |
||
Baddeley Milton and Norton |
9 |
||
Bentilee and Ubberley |
0 |
||
Birches Head and Central Forest Park |
12 |
||
Blurton East |
21 |
||
Blurton West and Newstead |
21 |
||
Boothen and Oak Hill |
3 |
||
Bradeley and Chell Heath |
8 |
||
Broadway and Longton East |
28 |
||
Burslem Central |
20 |
||
Burslem Park |
14 |
||
Dresden and Florence |
1 |
||
Eaton Park |
-27 |
||
Etruria and Hanley |
68 |
||
Fenton East |
30 |
||
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant |
32 |
||
Ford Green and Smallthorne |
0 |
||
Goldenhill and Sandyford |
-2 |
||
Great Chell and Packmoor |
2 |
||
Hanford and Trentham |
8 |
||
Hanley Park and Shelton |
10 |
||
Hartshill and Basford |
-1 |
||
Hollybush and Longton West |
14 |
||
Joiner's Square |
25 |
||
Lightwood North and Normacot |
26 |
||
Little Chell and Stanfield |
6 |
||
Meir Hay |
-10 |
||
Meir North |
-4 |
||
Meir Park |
-3 |
||
Meir South |
12 |
||
Moorcroft |
-7 |
||
Penkhull and Stoke |
11 |
||
Sandford Hill |
5 |
||
Sneyd Green |
15 |
||
Springfields and Trent Vale |
-4 |
||
Tunstall |
19 |
||
Weston Coyney |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amington |
-18 |
||
Belgrave |
-9 |
||
Bolehall |
-7 |
||
Castle |
21 |
||
Glascote |
-16 |
||
Mercian |
10 |
||
Spital |
5 |
||
Stonydelph |
-1 |
||
Trinity |
3 |
||
Wilnecote |
14 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Staffordshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
12th
2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
15th
2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
22nd
2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
27th
2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
35th
2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th
2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
55.9
86.6
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.
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
2023
8,878 formed
7,179 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6% vs 2019
4.91% vs 2020
4.26% vs 2021
2.3% vs 2022