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Company Formations in 2024: Staffordshire

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???? Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2024

2.5% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2023

New businesses in Staffordshire mapped

Cannock Chase 717 formed

East Staffordshire 1,069 formed

Lichfield 919 formed

Newcastle-under-Lyme 779 formed

South Staffordshire 626 formed

Stafford 802 formed

Staffordshire Moorlands 425 formed

Stoke-on-Trent 2,315 formed

Tamworth 520 formed

Companies formed in 2024 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2023: 1st
London
280,423
2nd 2023: 2nd
West Midlands
41,700
3rd 2023: 3rd
Greater Manchester
40,892
4th 2023: 4th
West Yorkshire
23,972
5th 2023: 5th
Essex
19,024
23rd 2023: 21st
Staffordshire
8,181
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
2nd 2023: 2nd
West Midlands
41,700
13th 2023: 13th
Leicestershire
11,209
15th 2023: 15th
Cheshire
9,854
23rd 2023: 21st
Staffordshire
8,181
25th 2023: 26th
Derbyshire
7,553
36th 2023: 36th
Warwickshire
5,070
37th 2023: 39th
Worcestershire
5,059
42nd 2023: 41st
Shropshire
3,031
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2023: 1st
London
280,423
2nd 2023: 2nd
West Midlands
41,700
3rd 2023: 3rd
Greater Manchester
40,892
4th 2023: 4th
West Yorkshire
23,972
5th 2023: 5th
Essex
19,024
6th 2023: 6th
Kent
16,490
7th 2023: 7th
Hampshire
14,534
8th 2023: 8th
Hertfordshire
14,111
9th 2023: 10th
Lancashire
13,620
10th 2023: 9th
Merseyside
13,029
11th 2023: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,673
12th 2023: 11th
Surrey
11,351
13th 2023: 13th
Leicestershire
11,209
14th 2023: 14th
Berkshire
10,454
15th 2023: 15th
Cheshire
9,854
16th 2023: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,248
17th 2023: 16th
Buckinghamshire
9,185
18th 2023: 20th
Suffolk
9,091
19th 2023: 18th
North Yorkshire
8,830
20th 2023: 22nd
Cambridgeshire
8,588
21st 2023: 24th
Tyne and Wear
8,269
22nd 2023: 19th
Bedfordshire
8,251
23rd 2023: 21st
Staffordshire
8,181
24th 2023: 23rd
Dorset
7,890
25th 2023: 26th
Derbyshire
7,553
26th 2023: 27th
East Sussex
7,231
27th 2023: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,132
28th 2023: 25th
Northamptonshire
6,894
29th 2023: 28th
Devon
6,646
30th 2023: 30th
Gloucestershire
6,522
31st 2023: 31st
West Sussex
6,467
32nd 2023: 32nd
Somerset
6,153
33rd 2023: 34th
Durham
5,616
34th 2023: 33rd
Norfolk
5,434
35th 2023: 35th
Oxfordshire
5,301
36th 2023: 36th
Warwickshire
5,070
37th 2023: 39th
Worcestershire
5,059
38th 2023: 38th
Wiltshire
4,609
39th 2023: 37th
Bristol
4,467
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,234
41st 2023: 44th
Herefordshire
4,025
42nd 2023: 41st
Shropshire
3,031
43rd 2023: 42nd
Cornwall
2,854
44th 2023: 43rd
Cumbria
2,453
45th 2023: 45th
Northumberland
1,577
46th 2023: 46th
Isle of Wight
718
47th 2023: 47th
Rutland
242

New incorporations in 2024 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in Staffordshire breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (7,976 companies)

3% Other company types (205 companies)

Other company types breakdown (205 companies)

Total companies in Staffordshire by the end of 2024

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Businesses formed in Staffordshire during 2024

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Businesses dissolved in Staffordshire during 2024

meaning there is a total of

62,904

businesses registered in Staffordshire at the end of 2024.

2.5% more companies in Staffordshire compared to 2023

Surrounding counties 2024 breakdown & comparison

Leicestershire

78,116 total businesses
11,209 formed in 2024
9,241 dissolved in 2024

Warwickshire

43,777 total businesses
5,070 formed in 2024
4,908 dissolved in 2024

Worcestershire

48,838 total businesses
5,059 formed in 2024
5,336 dissolved in 2024

Derbyshire

59,950 total businesses
7,553 formed in 2024
6,354 dissolved in 2024

West Midlands

234,944 total businesses
41,700 formed in 2024
35,192 dissolved in 2024

Cheshire

83,478 total businesses
9,854 formed in 2024
8,885 dissolved in 2024

Shropshire

28,136 total businesses
3,031 formed in 2024
2,522 dissolved in 2024

Staffordshire

62,904 total businesses
8,181 formed in 2024
7,228 dissolved in 2024

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Armitage with Handsacre
27
57
30
Brereton and Ravenhill
28
33
5
Cannock East
119
39
-80
Cannock North
21
29
8
Cannock South
105
154
49
Cannock West
48
56
8
Etching Hill and The Heath
15
19
4
Hagley
24
24
0
Hawks Green
49
107
58
Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury
23
32
9
Hednesford Green Heath
15
10
-5
Hednesford North
40
77
37
Hednesford South
19
22
3
Norton Canes
29
45
16
Rawnsley
16
14
-2
Western Springs
46
56
10
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
16
12
-4
Anglesey
166
147
-19
Bagots
15
14
-1
Branston
86
107
21
Brizlincote
21
18
-3
Burton
121
155
34
Churnet
27
32
5
Crown
21
31
10
Eton Park
97
96
-1
Heath
13
14
1
Horninglow
29
52
23
Needwood
31
41
10
Rolleston on Dove
32
8
-24
Shobnall
125
118
-7
Stapenhill
43
41
-2
Stretton
17
23
6
Town
281
250
-31
Tutbury and Outwoods
26
47
21
Weaver
14
6
-8
Winshill
28
33
5
Yoxall
14
23
9
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldridge Central and South
0
0
Alrewas & Fradley
35
36
1
Armitage with Handsacre
27
57
30
Boley Park
27
24
-3
Boney Hay & Central
18
17
-1
Bourne Vale
21
38
17
Chadsmead
9
15
6
Chase Terrace
20
20
0
Chasetown
18
28
10
Colton & the Ridwares
22
18
-4
Curborough
10
11
1
Fazeley
22
24
2
Hammerwich with Wall
18
24
6
Highfield
12
11
-1
Leomansley
111
190
79
Little Aston & Stonnall
48
58
10
Longdon
12
12
0
Mease Valley
15
11
-4
Shenstone
24
24
0
St John's
30
38
8
Stowe
402
208
-194
Summerfield & All Saints
12
24
12
Whittington & Streethay
30
31
1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Audley and Bignall End
19
20
1
Bradwell
30
22
-8
Butt Lane
18
17
-1
Chesterton
40
30
-10
Clayton
13
23
10
Cross Heath
18
26
8
Halmerend
18
16
-2
Holditch
104
67
-37
Keele
7
7
0
Kidsgrove
12
24
12
Knutton and Silverdale
18
25
7
Loggerheads and Whitmore
39
41
2
Madeley
9
16
7
May Bank
51
31
-20
Newchapel
20
19
-1
Porthill
19
23
4
Ravenscliffe
12
22
10
Seabridge
18
33
15
Silverdale and Parksite
11
20
9
Talke
17
20
3
Thistleberry
24
32
8
Town
281
250
-31
Westlands
15
33
18
Wolstanton
29
26
-3
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bilbrook
15
20
5
Brewood and Coven
44
39
-5
Cheslyn Hay North and Saredon
19
21
2
Cheslyn Hay South
8
10
2
Codsall North
17
19
2
Codsall South
19
20
1
Essington
30
20
-10
Featherstone and Shareshill
20
36
16
Great Wyrley Landywood
19
20
1
Great Wyrley Town
27
32
5
Himley and Swindon
18
22
4
Huntington and Hatherton
26
27
1
Kinver
42
31
-11
Pattingham and Patshull
4
14
10
Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell
22
40
18
Penkridge South East
17
28
11
Penkridge West
11
15
4
Perton Dippons
137
48
-89
Perton East
5
6
1
Perton Lakeside
21
16
-5
Trysull and Seisdon
23
23
0
Wheaton Aston Bishopswood and Lapley
18
24
6
Wombourne North and Lower Penn
29
53
24
Wombourne South East
23
22
-1
Wombourne South West
20
20
0
Worfield
0
0
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barlaston
13
18
5
Baswich
12
15
3
Common
25
37
12
Coton
40
46
6
Doxey & Castletown
17
15
-2
Eccleshall
68
70
2
Forebridge
58
73
15
Fulford
18
30
12
Gnosall & Woodseaves
33
24
-9
Haywood & Hixon
23
34
11
Highfields & Western Downs
24
21
-3
Holmcroft
27
24
-3
Littleworth
13
25
12
Manor
18
17
-1
Milford
16
14
-2
Milwich
89
105
16
Penkside
17
15
-2
Rowley
35
35
0
Seighford & Church Eaton
30
36
6
St Michael's & Stonefield
43
63
20
Swynnerton & Oulton
32
42
10
Walton
26
20
-6
Weeping Cross & Wildwood
15
23
8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alton
6
7
1
Bagnall and Stanley
8
9
1
Biddulph East
16
14
-2
Biddulph Moor
4
3
-1
Biddulph North
14
15
1
Biddulph South
9
6
-3
Biddulph West
17
24
7
Brown Edge and Endon
20
18
-2
Caverswall
9
7
-2
Cellarhead
7
12
5
Cheadle North East
14
15
1
Cheadle South East
9
16
7
Cheadle West
16
27
11
Checkley
14
22
8
Cheddleton
18
28
10
Churnet
27
32
5
Dane
4
9
5
Forsbrook
16
31
15
Hamps Valley
6
11
5
Horton
8
12
4
Ipstones
5
8
3
Leek East
37
41
4
Leek North
13
15
2
Leek South
28
28
0
Leek West
8
15
7
Manifold
4
7
3
Werrington
11
12
1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey Hulton and Townsend
31
41
10
Baddeley Milton and Norton
48
69
21
Bentilee and Ubberley
30
41
11
Birches Head and Central Forest Park
61
79
18
Blurton East
20
12
-8
Blurton West and Newstead
31
43
12
Boothen and Oak Hill
43
38
-5
Bradeley and Chell Heath
15
15
0
Broadway and Longton East
55
80
25
Burslem Central
116
166
50
Burslem Park
36
44
8
Dresden and Florence
34
68
34
Eaton Park
26
25
-1
Etruria and Hanley
173
245
72
Fenton East
42
65
23
Fenton West and Mount Pleasant
54
64
10
Ford Green and Smallthorne
26
37
11
Goldenhill and Sandyford
39
32
-7
Great Chell and Packmoor
31
48
17
Hanford and Trentham
40
59
19
Hanley Park and Shelton
140
168
28
Hartshill and Basford
70
80
10
Hollybush and Longton West
14
23
9
Joiner's Square
58
103
45
Lightwood North and Normacot
37
72
35
Little Chell and Stanfield
27
37
10
Meir Hay
21
13
-8
Meir North
25
38
13
Meir Park
9
10
1
Meir South
29
26
-3
Moorcroft
75
97
22
Penkhull and Stoke
65
63
-2
Sandford Hill
29
19
-10
Sneyd Green
22
27
5
Springfields and Trent Vale
114
121
7
Tunstall
87
133
46
Weston Coyney
14
14
0
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Amington
48
51
3
Belgrave
23
31
8
Bolehall
19
38
19
Castle
117
161
44
Glascote
22
29
7
Mercian
37
51
14
Spital
56
48
-8
Stonydelph
23
25
2
Trinity
32
25
-7
Wilnecote
47
61
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Total companies 2024 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Staffordshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2023: 1st
London
1,560,328
2nd 2023: 2nd
Greater Manchester
251,769
3rd 2023: 3rd
West Midlands
234,944
4th 2023: 5th
West Yorkshire
157,321
5th 2023: 4th
Essex
157,235
22nd 2023: 22nd
Staffordshire
62,904
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
3rd 2023: 3rd
West Midlands
234,944
12th 2023: 12th
Cheshire
83,478
15th 2023: 15th
Leicestershire
78,116
22nd 2023: 22nd
Staffordshire
62,904
27th 2023: 27th
Derbyshire
59,950
35th 2023: 35th
Worcestershire
48,838
36th 2023: 36th
Warwickshire
43,777
41st 2023: 41st
Shropshire
28,136
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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2023: 1st
London
1,560,328
2nd 2023: 2nd
Greater Manchester
251,769
3rd 2023: 3rd
West Midlands
234,944
4th 2023: 5th
West Yorkshire
157,321
5th 2023: 4th
Essex
157,235
6th 2023: 6th
Kent
136,504
7th 2023: 7th
Hampshire
127,564
8th 2023: 8th
Hertfordshire
125,410
9th 2023: 9th
Surrey
110,047
10th 2023: 10th
Lancashire
97,537
11th 2023: 11th
Merseyside
84,857
12th 2023: 12th
Cheshire
83,478
13th 2023: 13th
Buckinghamshire
80,842
14th 2023: 14th
Berkshire
80,348
15th 2023: 15th
Leicestershire
78,116
16th 2023: 16th
South Yorkshire
75,130
17th 2023: 17th
East Sussex
71,666
18th 2023: 18th
North Yorkshire
67,293
19th 2023: 19th
Nottinghamshire
65,784
20th 2023: 20th
Devon
64,346
21st 2023: 21st
Dorset
63,675
22nd 2023: 22nd
Staffordshire
62,904
23rd 2023: 24th
Cambridgeshire
61,973
24th 2023: 26th
Gloucestershire
61,133
25th 2023: 23rd
Somerset
60,769
26th 2023: 25th
West Sussex
60,518
27th 2023: 27th
Derbyshire
59,950
28th 2023: 28th
Lincolnshire
57,099
29th 2023: 29th
Northamptonshire
55,842
30th 2023: 32nd
Suffolk
55,335
31st 2023: 30th
Tyne and Wear
54,971
32nd 2023: 31st
Bedfordshire
53,808
33rd 2023: 33rd
Norfolk
49,863
34th 2023: 34th
Oxfordshire
48,887
35th 2023: 35th
Worcestershire
48,838
36th 2023: 36th
Warwickshire
43,777
37th 2023: 37th
Wiltshire
42,535
38th 2023: 38th
Durham
38,779
39th 2023: 39th
Bristol
36,561
40th 2023: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014
41st 2023: 41st
Shropshire
28,136
42nd 2023: 42nd
Cornwall
27,621
43rd 2023: 43rd
Cumbria
24,059
44th 2023: 44th
Herefordshire
18,258
45th 2023: 45th
Northumberland
13,228
46th 2023: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,739
47th 2023: 47th
Rutland
2,179

Total companies at the end of 2024 per 1000 Person people

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54.9

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83.4

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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.

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

2024

8,181 formed

7,228 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.91% vs 2020

4.26% vs 2021

2.25% vs 2022

2.5% vs 2023