2011
18,412 formed
15,914 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2015
8.2% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2014
Birmingham 14,333 formed
Coventry 3,346 formed
Dudley 1,821 formed
Sandwell 2,404 formed
Solihull 1,584 formed
Walsall 1,597 formed
Wolverhampton 1,867 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Midlands compares.
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 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
22nd
2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
35th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
39th
2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
41st
2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
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 |
9.8
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (26,264 companies)
3% Other company types (688 companies)
Other company types breakdown (688 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in West Midlands during 2015
147,044
businesses registered in West Midlands at the end of 2015.
8.2% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2014
Staffordshire
44,125 total businesses
6,375 formed in 2015
3,827 dissolved in 2015
Warwickshire
32,797 total businesses
4,424 formed in 2015
2,675 dissolved in 2015
Worcestershire
29,303 total businesses
3,572 formed in 2015
2,593 dissolved in 2015
Shropshire
19,451 total businesses
2,416 formed in 2015
1,432 dissolved in 2015
West Midlands
147,044 total businesses
26,952 formed in 2015
17,109 dissolved in 2015
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Acocks Green |
69 |
||
Aston |
222 |
||
Bartley Green |
68 |
||
Bickenhill |
-4 |
||
Billesley |
70 |
||
Bordesley Green |
108 |
||
Bournville |
65 |
||
Brandwood |
69 |
||
Curdworth |
0 |
||
Edgbaston |
703 |
||
Erdington |
160 |
||
Hall Green |
187 |
||
Handsworth Wood |
148 |
||
Harborne |
104 |
||
Hodge Hill |
130 |
||
Kings Norton |
59 |
||
Kingstanding |
48 |
||
Ladywood |
-162 |
||
Longbridge |
49 |
||
Lozells and East Handsworth |
118 |
||
Moseley and Kings Heath |
134 |
||
Nechells |
518 |
||
Northfield |
43 |
||
Oscott |
45 |
||
Perry Barr |
93 |
||
Quinton |
89 |
||
Selly Oak |
45 |
||
Shard End |
56 |
||
Sheldon |
38 |
||
Soho |
75 |
||
South Yardley |
99 |
||
Sparkbrook |
158 |
||
Springfield |
106 |
||
Stechford and Yardley North |
137 |
||
Stockland Green |
122 |
||
Sutton Four Oaks |
103 |
||
Sutton New Hall |
57 |
||
Sutton Trinity |
50 |
||
Sutton Vesey |
99 |
||
Tyburn |
62 |
||
Washwood Heath |
81 |
||
Weoley |
75 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bablake |
85 |
||
Binley and Willenhall |
46 |
||
Cheylesmore |
139 |
||
Earlsdon |
81 |
||
Foleshill |
123 |
||
Henley |
120 |
||
Holbrook |
94 |
||
Longford |
70 |
||
Lower Stoke |
81 |
||
Radford |
76 |
||
Sherbourne |
82 |
||
St Michael's |
195 |
||
Upper Stoke |
80 |
||
Wainbody |
22 |
||
Westwood |
124 |
||
Whoberley |
36 |
||
Woodlands |
17 |
||
Wyken |
32 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Amblecote |
-6 |
||
Belle Vale |
23 |
||
Brierley Hill |
55 |
||
Brockmoor and Pensnett |
25 |
||
Castle and Priory |
66 |
||
Coseley East |
3 |
||
Cradley and Wollescote |
19 |
||
Darlaston South |
44 |
||
Gornal |
10 |
||
Halesowen North |
40 |
||
Halesowen South |
11 |
||
Hayley Green and Cradley South |
15 |
||
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath |
31 |
||
Kingswinford South |
13 |
||
Lye and Stourbridge North |
7 |
||
Netherton Woodside and St Andrews |
48 |
||
Norton |
11 |
||
Pedmore and Stourbridge East |
32 |
||
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood |
19 |
||
Sedgley |
57 |
||
St James's |
40 |
||
St Thomas's |
40 |
||
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton |
12 |
||
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town |
38 |
||
Wordsley |
11 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
133 |
||
Blackheath |
73 |
||
Bristnall |
24 |
||
Charlemont with Grove Vale |
19 |
||
Cradley Heath and Old Hill |
48 |
||
Darlaston South |
44 |
||
Friar Park |
12 |
||
Great Barr with Yew Tree |
23 |
||
Great Bridge |
62 |
||
Greets Green and Lyng |
75 |
||
Hateley Heath |
38 |
||
Langley |
38 |
||
Newton |
40 |
||
Old Warley |
33 |
||
Oldbury |
124 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
38 |
||
Princes End |
31 |
||
Rowley |
8 |
||
Smethwick |
51 |
||
Soho and Victoria |
93 |
||
St Pauls |
49 |
||
Tipton Green |
17 |
||
Tividale |
30 |
||
Wednesbury North |
35 |
||
Wednesbury South |
55 |
||
West Bromwich Central |
132 |
||
Willenhall South |
49 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bickenhill |
-4 |
||
Blythe |
61 |
||
Castle Bromwich |
9 |
||
Chelmsley Wood |
18 |
||
Dorridge and Hockley Heath |
23 |
||
Elmdon |
15 |
||
Kingshurst and Fordbridge |
21 |
||
Knowle |
55 |
||
Lyndon |
37 |
||
Meriden |
52 |
||
Olton |
42 |
||
Shirley East |
43 |
||
Shirley South |
27 |
||
Shirley West |
70 |
||
Silhill |
46 |
||
Smith's Wood |
12 |
||
St Alphege |
48 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
4 |
||
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood |
24 |
||
Bentley and Darlaston North |
10 |
||
Birchills Leamore |
37 |
||
Blakenall |
36 |
||
Bloxwich East |
16 |
||
Bloxwich West |
20 |
||
Brownhills |
18 |
||
Darlaston South |
44 |
||
Paddock |
79 |
||
Palfrey |
52 |
||
Pelsall |
19 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
38 |
||
Pleck |
56 |
||
Rushall-Shelfield |
19 |
||
Short Heath |
19 |
||
St Matthew's |
2 |
||
Streetly |
38 |
||
Willenhall North |
14 |
||
Willenhall South |
49 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bilston East |
60 |
||
Bilston North |
20 |
||
Blakenhall |
42 |
||
Bushbury North |
29 |
||
Bushbury South and Low Hill |
45 |
||
East Park |
29 |
||
Ettingshall |
81 |
||
Fallings Park |
13 |
||
Graiseley |
44 |
||
Heath Town |
35 |
||
Merry Hill |
23 |
||
Oxley |
30 |
||
Park |
40 |
||
Penn |
28 |
||
Spring Vale |
34 |
||
St Peter's |
143 |
||
Tettenhall Regis |
42 |
||
Tettenhall Wightwick |
14 |
||
Wednesfield North |
20 |
||
Wednesfield South |
36 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how West Midlands compares to them.
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 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
24th
2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
34th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
38th
2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
41st
2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
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 |
53.7
59.4
How the total number of companies in West Midlands has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
18,412 formed
15,914 dissolved
2012
19,906 formed
13,595 dissolved
2013
21,412 formed
14,981 dissolved
2014
25,059 formed
16,298 dissolved
2015
26,952 formed
17,109 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.5% vs 2011
5.3% vs 2012
6.9% vs 2013
8.2% vs 2014