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Company Formations in 2015: Tyne and Wear

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???? Businesses formed in Tyne and Wear during 2015

6.5% more companies in Tyne and Wear compared to 2014

New businesses in Tyne and Wear mapped

Gateshead 1,073 formed

Newcastle upon Tyne 1,966 formed

North Tyneside 1,114 formed

South Tyneside 805 formed

Sunderland 1,084 formed

Companies formed in 2015 league table

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

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2014: 1st
London
198,282
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
28,265
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
26,952
4th 2014: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,066
5th 2014: 5th
Essex
16,147
27th 2014: 28th
Tyne and Wear
6,042
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
21st 2014: 19th
North Yorkshire
6,437
27th 2014: 28th
Tyne and Wear
6,042
38th 2014: 37th
Durham
3,834
43rd 2014: 43rd
Cumbria
2,166
44th 2014: 44th
Northumberland
1,289
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2014: 1st
London
198,282
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
28,265
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
26,952
4th 2014: 4th
West Yorkshire
17,066
5th 2014: 5th
Essex
16,147
6th 2014: 7th
Hertfordshire
14,575
7th 2014: 8th
Kent
14,246
8th 2014: 6th
Hampshire
13,779
9th 2014: 9th
Surrey
12,014
10th 2014: 10th
Cheshire
11,974
11th 2014: 11th
Lancashire
10,080
12th 2014: 12th
Merseyside
9,857
13th 2014: 15th
South Yorkshire
9,290
14th 2014: 13th
Berkshire
9,135
15th 2014: 14th
East Sussex
8,786
16th 2014: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,249
17th 2014: 20th
Dorset
7,791
18th 2014: 18th
Leicestershire
7,712
19th 2014: 25th
Derbyshire
7,414
20th 2014: 17th
Nottinghamshire
6,908
21st 2014: 19th
North Yorkshire
6,437
22nd 2014: 24th
Staffordshire
6,375
23rd 2014: 23rd
Northamptonshire
6,347
24th 2014: 26th
Bedfordshire
6,245
25th 2014: 27th
Cambridgeshire
6,235
26th 2014: 21st
West Sussex
6,136
27th 2014: 28th
Tyne and Wear
6,042
28th 2014: 22nd
Lincolnshire
5,879
29th 2014: 29th
Gloucestershire
5,741
30th 2014: 30th
Devon
5,394
31st 2014: 31st
Somerset
5,383
32nd 2014: 32nd
Bristol
4,942
33rd 2014: 33rd
Oxfordshire
4,611
34th 2014: 35th
Wiltshire
4,506
35th 2014: 34th
Warwickshire
4,424
36th 2014: 36th
Norfolk
4,296
37th 2014: 38th
Suffolk
4,031
38th 2014: 37th
Durham
3,834
39th 2014: 39th
Worcestershire
3,572
40th 2014: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
2,967
41st 2014: 42nd
Shropshire
2,416
42nd 2014: 41st
Cornwall
2,392
43rd 2014: 43rd
Cumbria
2,166
44th 2014: 44th
Northumberland
1,289
45th 2014: 45th
Herefordshire
950
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
560
47th 2014: 47th
Rutland
194

New incorporations in 2015 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Tyne and Wear

5.5

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National Average

9.7

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Type of companies formed in Tyne and Wear breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (5,820 companies)

4% Other company types (222 companies)

Other company types breakdown (222 companies)

Total companies in Tyne and Wear by the end of 2015

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Businesses formed in Tyne and Wear during 2015

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Businesses dissolved in Tyne and Wear during 2015

meaning there is a total of

36,643

businesses registered in Tyne and Wear at the end of 2015.

6.5% more companies in Tyne and Wear compared to 2014

Surrounding counties 2015 breakdown & comparison

Cumbria

19,348 total businesses
2,166 formed in 2015
1,374 dissolved in 2015

North Yorkshire

46,660 total businesses
6,437 formed in 2015
3,562 dissolved in 2015

Durham

24,091 total businesses
3,834 formed in 2015
2,264 dissolved in 2015

Northumberland

9,370 total businesses
1,289 formed in 2015
778 dissolved in 2015

Tyne and Wear

36,643 total businesses
6,042 formed in 2015
3,982 dissolved in 2015

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Birtley
46
76
30
Blaydon
26
44
18
Bridges
63
146
83
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
11
32
21
Chowdene
11
14
3
Crawcrook and Greenside
14
15
1
Deckham
11
19
8
Dene
33
57
24
Dunston and Teams
42
73
31
Dunston Hill and Whickham East
15
19
4
Fellgate and Hedworth
13
37
24
Felling
36
37
1
High Fell
12
16
4
Lamesley
127
79
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Lobley Hill and Bensham
73
113
40
Low Fell
47
67
20
Pelaw and Heworth
13
25
12
Ryton Crookhill and Stella
20
40
20
Saltwell
46
113
67
Wardley and Leam Lane
12
22
10
Whickham North
36
53
17
Whickham South and Sunniside
20
18
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Windy Nook and Whitehills
10
30
20
Winlaton and High Spen
16
22
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Benwell and Scotswood
25
52
27
Blakelaw
26
32
6
Byker
25
54
29
Castle
66
115
49
Dene
33
57
24
Denton
10
19
9
East Gosforth
33
47
14
Elswick
110
132
22
Fawdon
4
25
21
Fenham
25
53
28
Kenton
23
51
28
Lemington
32
35
3
Newburn
21
31
10
North Heaton
42
49
7
North Jesmond
41
67
26
Ouseburn
82
143
61
Parklands
27
54
27
South Heaton
42
73
31
South Jesmond
128
157
29
Walker
12
24
12
Walkergate
15
32
17
West Gosforth
92
98
6
Westerhope
15
33
18
Westgate
380
438
58
Wingrove
47
82
35
Woolsington
29
45
16
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Battle Hill
12
34
22
Benton
21
42
21
Camperdown
29
39
10
Chirton
17
48
31
Collingwood
35
67
32
Cullercoats
16
26
10
Howdon
12
27
15
Killingworth
41
54
13
Longbenton
53
58
5
Monkseaton North
25
37
12
Monkseaton South
15
39
24
Northumberland
7
22
15
Preston
26
28
2
Riverside
42
52
10
St Mary's
17
29
12
Tynemouth
61
128
67
Valley
35
62
27
Wallsend
38
85
47
Weetslade
27
53
26
Whitley Bay
128
184
56
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beacon and Bents
71
107
36
Bede
23
30
7
Biddick and All Saints
19
39
20
Boldon Colliery
35
30
-5
Cleadon and East Boldon
41
83
42
Cleadon Park
10
17
7
Fellgate and Hedworth
13
37
24
Harton
74
71
-3
Hebburn North
18
21
3
Hebburn South
12
33
21
Horsley Hill
19
37
18
Monkton
6
28
22
Primrose
37
50
13
Simonside and Rekendyke
26
97
71
West Park
19
33
14
Westoe
11
39
28
Whitburn and Marsden
17
21
4
Whiteleas
16
32
16
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnes
28
38
10
Castle
66
115
49
Copt Hill
11
27
16
Doxford
24
41
17
Fulwell
21
36
15
Hendon
77
97
20
Hetton
27
36
9
Houghton
27
43
16
Millfield
36
83
47
Pallion
12
22
10
Redhill
9
14
5
Ryhope
19
40
21
Sandhill
4
16
12
Shiney Row
14
42
28
Silksworth
14
34
20
Southwick
35
62
27
St Anne's
16
34
18
St Chad's
9
12
3
St Michael's
74
119
45
St Peter's
34
50
16
Washington Central
17
24
7
Washington East
28
50
22
Washington North
21
34
13
Washington South
19
32
13
Washington West
190
66
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Total companies 2015 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Tyne and Wear compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2014: 1st
London
1,017,154
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
156,025
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
147,044
4th 2014: 4th
Essex
107,891
5th 2014: 5th
West Yorkshire
102,450
31st 2014: 31st
Tyne and Wear
36,643
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
20th 2014: 21st
North Yorkshire
46,660
31st 2014: 31st
Tyne and Wear
36,643
39th 2014: 39th
Durham
24,091
42nd 2014: 42nd
Cumbria
19,348
44th 2014: 44th
Northumberland
9,370
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2014: 1st
London
1,017,154
2nd 2014: 2nd
Greater Manchester
156,025
3rd 2014: 3rd
West Midlands
147,044
4th 2014: 4th
Essex
107,891
5th 2014: 5th
West Yorkshire
102,450
6th 2014: 6th
Hampshire
98,825
7th 2014: 8th
Hertfordshire
96,909
8th 2014: 9th
Kent
94,176
9th 2014: 7th
Surrey
93,699
10th 2014: 10th
Cheshire
67,995
11th 2014: 11th
Lancashire
65,240
12th 2014: 12th
Berkshire
63,186
13th 2014: 13th
East Sussex
61,290
14th 2014: 14th
Buckinghamshire
59,305
15th 2014: 15th
Merseyside
56,875
16th 2014: 16th
South Yorkshire
52,205
17th 2014: 18th
Leicestershire
48,126
18th 2014: 19th
Dorset
47,433
19th 2014: 17th
West Sussex
47,267
20th 2014: 21st
North Yorkshire
46,660
21st 2014: 20th
Gloucestershire
46,009
22nd 2014: 22nd
Devon
44,917
23rd 2014: 23rd
Somerset
44,277
24th 2014: 25th
Staffordshire
44,125
25th 2014: 26th
Derbyshire
43,692
26th 2014: 24th
Nottinghamshire
43,336
27th 2014: 27th
Cambridgeshire
41,403
28th 2014: 28th
Lincolnshire
39,944
29th 2014: 29th
Northamptonshire
39,638
30th 2014: 30th
Oxfordshire
37,534
31st 2014: 31st
Tyne and Wear
36,643
32nd 2014: 32nd
Bedfordshire
34,911
33rd 2014: 33rd
Wiltshire
33,003
34th 2014: 34th
Warwickshire
32,797
35th 2014: 35th
Norfolk
32,493
36th 2014: 36th
Suffolk
30,944
37th 2014: 37th
Bristol
30,301
38th 2014: 38th
Worcestershire
29,303
39th 2014: 39th
Durham
24,091
40th 2014: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
22,144
41st 2014: 41st
Shropshire
19,451
42nd 2014: 42nd
Cumbria
19,348
43rd 2014: 43rd
Cornwall
18,859
44th 2014: 44th
Northumberland
9,370
45th 2014: 45th
Herefordshire
8,115
46th 2014: 46th
Isle of Wight
4,853
47th 2014: 47th
Rutland
1,677

Total companies at the end of 2015 per 1000 Person people

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In Tyne and Wear

33.2

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59.4

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in Tyne and Wear has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2011

4,683 formed

3,005 dissolved

2012

5,044 formed

2,982 dissolved

2013

5,370 formed

3,481 dissolved

2014

5,832 formed

3,790 dissolved

2015

6,042 formed

3,982 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

7.3% vs 2011

6.2% vs 2012

6.3% vs 2013

6.5% vs 2014