Company Formations in 2015: Tyne and Wear

???? 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.

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

Rank

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 people

In Tyne and Wear

5.5

National Average

9.7

Type of companies formed in Tyne and Wear breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (5,820 companies)

4% Other company types (222 companies)

Public Limited Company 1.4% (3 companies)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 31.5% (70 companies)
Company Limited by Guarantee 36.5% (81 companies)
Limited Partnership 0.5% (1 company)
Community Interest Company 29.3% (65 companies)
Other 0.9% (2 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

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	-48
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	-2
Windy Nook and Whitehills	10	30	20
Winlaton and High Spen	16	22	6

Ward

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	-124

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.

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 people

In Tyne and Wear

33.2

National Average

59.4

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

Company Formations in 2015: Tyne and Wear

New businesses in Tyne and Wear mapped

Companies formed in 2015 league table

New incorporations in 2015 per 1000 people

In Tyne and Wear

National Average

Type of companies formed in Tyne and Wear breakdown

Total companies in Tyne and Wear by the end of 2015

meaning there is a total of

Surrounding counties 2015 breakdown & comparison

Ward breakdown data for Gateshead Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside South Tyneside Sunderland

Total companies 2015 league table

Total companies at the end of 2015 per 1000 people

In Tyne and Wear

National Average

The last 5 years

Ward breakdown data for