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Company Formations in 2019: Tyne and Wear

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???? Businesses formed in Tyne and Wear during 2019

4.0% more companies in Tyne and Wear compared to 2018

New businesses in Tyne and Wear mapped

Gateshead 1,392 formed

Newcastle upon Tyne 2,210 formed

North Tyneside 1,155 formed

South Tyneside 948 formed

Sunderland 1,419 formed

Companies formed in 2019 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 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
23rd 2018: 25th
Tyne and Wear
7,132
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
22nd 2018: 23rd
North Yorkshire
7,260
23rd 2018: 25th
Tyne and Wear
7,132
37th 2018: 33rd
Durham
4,623
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
2,171
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
1,531
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
6th 2018: 7th
Kent
15,963
7th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
15,231
8th 2018: 8th
Hampshire
15,174
9th 2018: 9th
Cheshire
12,221
10th 2018: 10th
Merseyside
11,866
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
11,229
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
13th 2018: 15th
Leicestershire
10,825
14th 2018: 22nd
Worcestershire
9,971
15th 2018: 16th
South Yorkshire
9,325
16th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
9,009
17th 2018: 14th
Buckinghamshire
8,835
18th 2018: 18th
Northamptonshire
8,393
19th 2018: 17th
Dorset
8,020
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
21st 2018: 20th
Nottinghamshire
7,348
22nd 2018: 23rd
North Yorkshire
7,260
23rd 2018: 25th
Tyne and Wear
7,132
24th 2018: 26th
Staffordshire
6,927
25th 2018: 24th
Cambridgeshire
6,779
26th 2018: 21st
Bedfordshire
6,766
27th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
6,522
28th 2018: 30th
Devon
6,196
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
30th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
6,042
31st 2018: 32nd
Somerset
6,041
32nd 2018: 31st
Gloucestershire
5,971
33rd 2018: 34th
Warwickshire
5,256
34th 2018: 36th
Oxfordshire
5,087
35th 2018: 35th
Bristol
5,040
36th 2018: 37th
Norfolk
4,731
37th 2018: 33rd
Durham
4,623
38th 2018: 39th
Suffolk
4,518
39th 2018: 38th
Wiltshire
4,428
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,258
41st 2018: 42nd
Shropshire
3,231
42nd 2018: 41st
Cornwall
2,948
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
2,171
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
1,531
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
1,499
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
675
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
230

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Tyne and Wear

6.5

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National Average

10.9

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Type of companies formed in Tyne and Wear breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (6,876 companies)

4% Other company types (256 companies)

Other company types breakdown (256 companies)

Total companies in Tyne and Wear by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in Tyne and Wear during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in Tyne and Wear during 2019

meaning there is a total of

44,237

businesses registered in Tyne and Wear at the end of 2019.

4.0% more companies in Tyne and Wear compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

Cumbria

21,286 total businesses
2,171 formed in 2019
1,979 dissolved in 2019

North Yorkshire

54,481 total businesses
7,260 formed in 2019
5,315 dissolved in 2019

Durham

29,218 total businesses
4,623 formed in 2019
3,695 dissolved in 2019

Northumberland

10,879 total businesses
1,531 formed in 2019
1,163 dissolved in 2019

Tyne and Wear

44,237 total businesses
7,132 formed in 2019
5,583 dissolved in 2019

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Birtley
137
107
-30
Blaydon
34
56
22
Bridges
81
193
112
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill
26
32
6
Chowdene
17
19
2
Crawcrook and Greenside
14
28
14
Deckham
33
32
-1
Dene
52
63
11
Dunston and Teams
114
160
46
Dunston Hill and Whickham East
24
42
18
Fellgate and Hedworth
34
37
3
Felling
30
56
26
High Fell
14
30
16
Lamesley
143
77
-66
Lobley Hill and Bensham
130
164
34
Low Fell
52
73
21
Pelaw and Heworth
26
32
6
Ryton Crookhill and Stella
39
40
1
Saltwell
66
86
20
Wardley and Leam Lane
19
26
7
Whickham North
48
57
9
Whickham South and Sunniside
22
35
13
Windy Nook and Whitehills
11
22
11
Winlaton and High Spen
27
25
-2
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Benwell and Scotswood
58
67
9
Blakelaw
40
61
21
Byker
58
72
14
Castle
89
113
24
Dene
52
63
11
Denton
26
35
9
East Gosforth
35
60
25
Elswick
114
156
42
Fawdon
21
34
13
Fenham
30
63
33
Kenton
41
52
11
Lemington
34
42
8
Newburn
41
43
2
North Heaton
33
44
11
North Jesmond
30
43
13
Ouseburn
79
176
97
Parklands
40
55
15
South Heaton
65
61
-4
South Jesmond
86
130
44
Walker
26
28
2
Walkergate
27
31
4
West Gosforth
120
147
27
Westerhope
34
34
0
Westgate
470
439
-31
Wingrove
90
129
39
Woolsington
36
60
24
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Battle Hill
33
38
5
Benton
33
36
3
Camperdown
31
39
8
Chirton
41
64
23
Collingwood
62
68
6
Cullercoats
22
36
14
Howdon
31
28
-3
Killingworth
43
47
4
Longbenton
110
72
-38
Monkseaton North
24
34
10
Monkseaton South
25
32
7
Northumberland
28
35
7
Preston
34
34
0
Riverside
84
94
10
St Mary's
25
31
6
Tynemouth
109
89
-20
Valley
45
66
21
Wallsend
112
142
30
Weetslade
40
55
15
Whitley Bay
105
115
10
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beacon and Bents
89
131
42
Bede
39
54
15
Biddick and All Saints
28
34
6
Boldon Colliery
36
55
19
Cleadon and East Boldon
63
59
-4
Cleadon Park
21
34
13
Fellgate and Hedworth
34
37
3
Harton
34
36
2
Hebburn North
31
40
9
Hebburn South
31
26
-5
Horsley Hill
22
31
9
Monkton
33
40
7
Primrose
68
169
101
Simonside and Rekendyke
49
50
1
West Park
30
39
9
Westoe
38
40
2
Whitburn and Marsden
19
33
14
Whiteleas
26
40
14
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barnes
41
54
13
Castle
89
113
24
Copt Hill
22
39
17
Doxford
42
35
-7
Fulwell
43
53
10
Hendon
76
172
96
Hetton
45
72
27
Houghton
40
52
12
Millfield
73
111
38
Pallion
28
29
1
Redhill
17
27
10
Ryhope
42
43
1
Sandhill
20
20
0
Shiney Row
32
55
23
Silksworth
15
27
12
Southwick
46
77
31
St Anne's
25
43
18
St Chad's
21
24
3
St Michael's
94
116
22
St Peter's
54
60
6
Washington Central
34
24
-10
Washington East
40
67
27
Washington North
31
63
32
Washington South
23
42
19
Washington West
44
86
42

Total companies 2019 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Tyne and Wear compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
30th 2018: 30th
Tyne and Wear
44,237
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
19th 2018: 19th
North Yorkshire
54,481
30th 2018: 30th
Tyne and Wear
44,237
39th 2018: 39th
Durham
29,218
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
21,286
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
10,879
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
6th 2018: 7th
Hampshire
114,831
7th 2018: 8th
Kent
113,551
8th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
113,106
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
10th 2018: 10th
Cheshire
80,108
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
77,937
12th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
70,177
13th 2018: 12th
Buckinghamshire
69,470
14th 2018: 15th
Merseyside
68,401
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
16th 2018: 16th
Leicestershire
63,315
17th 2018: 17th
South Yorkshire
60,360
18th 2018: 18th
Dorset
57,606
19th 2018: 19th
North Yorkshire
54,481
20th 2018: 21st
Devon
53,264
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
22nd 2018: 22nd
Gloucestershire
52,494
23rd 2018: 24th
Somerset
51,957
24th 2018: 25th
Staffordshire
51,758
25th 2018: 23rd
Nottinghamshire
51,677
26th 2018: 26th
Cambridgeshire
50,160
27th 2018: 28th
Northamptonshire
49,144
28th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
48,355
29th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
45,109
30th 2018: 30th
Tyne and Wear
44,237
31st 2018: 33rd
Worcestershire
43,247
32nd 2018: 32nd
Oxfordshire
42,461
33rd 2018: 31st
Bedfordshire
42,145
34th 2018: 35th
Warwickshire
38,998
35th 2018: 34th
Norfolk
38,911
36th 2018: 36th
Wiltshire
37,182
37th 2018: 37th
Suffolk
36,907
38th 2018: 38th
Bristol
33,594
39th 2018: 39th
Durham
29,218
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,383
41st 2018: 41st
Shropshire
23,741
42nd 2018: 42nd
Cornwall
23,037
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
21,286
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
10,879
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
10,498
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,705
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
1,904

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 Person people

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In Tyne and Wear

40.1

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National Average

70.7

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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.

2015

6,042 formed

3,982 dissolved

2016

6,380 formed

4,962 dissolved

2017

6,166 formed

4,797 dissolved

2018

6,669 formed

4,868 dissolved

2019

7,132 formed

5,583 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

5.2% vs 2015

4.49% vs 2016

5.61% vs 2017

4.0% vs 2018