2013
21,412 formed
14,981 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2017
2.3% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2016
Birmingham 13,288 formed
Coventry 3,138 formed
Dudley 2,128 formed
Sandwell 2,667 formed
Solihull 1,632 formed
Walsall 1,705 formed
Wolverhampton 2,229 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Midlands compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
18th
2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
24th
2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
42nd
2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
9.8
10.0
98% Private Limited Companies (26,142 companies)
2% Other company types (660 companies)
Other company types breakdown (660 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in West Midlands during 2017
159,647
businesses registered in West Midlands at the end of 2017.
2.3% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2016
Staffordshire
47,930 total businesses
6,449 formed in 2017
5,953 dissolved in 2017
Warwickshire
35,844 total businesses
4,617 formed in 2017
3,309 dissolved in 2017
Worcestershire
38,764 total businesses
7,804 formed in 2017
3,700 dissolved in 2017
Shropshire
21,473 total businesses
2,474 formed in 2017
1,769 dissolved in 2017
West Midlands
159,647 total businesses
26,802 formed in 2017
21,082 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acocks Green |
138 |
||
Aston |
124 |
||
Bartley Green |
1 |
||
Bickenhill |
63 |
||
Billesley |
75 |
||
Bordesley Green |
142 |
||
Bournville |
54 |
||
Brandwood |
65 |
||
Curdworth |
0 |
||
Edgbaston |
134 |
||
Erdington |
129 |
||
Hall Green |
150 |
||
Handsworth Wood |
137 |
||
Harborne |
91 |
||
Hodge Hill |
81 |
||
Kings Norton |
34 |
||
Kingstanding |
32 |
||
Ladywood |
-1841 |
||
Longbridge |
7 |
||
Lozells and East Handsworth |
113 |
||
Moseley and Kings Heath |
75 |
||
Nechells |
206 |
||
Northfield |
32 |
||
Oscott |
68 |
||
Perry Barr |
127 |
||
Quinton |
57 |
||
Selly Oak |
51 |
||
Shard End |
24 |
||
Sheldon |
57 |
||
Soho |
157 |
||
South Yardley |
260 |
||
Sparkbrook |
118 |
||
Springfield |
113 |
||
Stechford and Yardley North |
79 |
||
Stockland Green |
316 |
||
Sutton Four Oaks |
24 |
||
Sutton New Hall |
40 |
||
Sutton Trinity |
10 |
||
Sutton Vesey |
39 |
||
Tyburn |
6 |
||
Washwood Heath |
126 |
||
Weoley |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bablake |
35 |
||
Binley and Willenhall |
27 |
||
Cheylesmore |
73 |
||
Earlsdon |
82 |
||
Foleshill |
89 |
||
Henley |
-40 |
||
Holbrook |
87 |
||
Longford |
31 |
||
Lower Stoke |
37 |
||
Radford |
57 |
||
Sherbourne |
47 |
||
St Michael's |
114 |
||
Upper Stoke |
19 |
||
Wainbody |
34 |
||
Westwood |
119 |
||
Whoberley |
11 |
||
Woodlands |
23 |
||
Wyken |
-76 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amblecote |
31 |
||
Belle Vale |
8 |
||
Brierley Hill |
32 |
||
Brockmoor and Pensnett |
16 |
||
Castle and Priory |
19 |
||
Coseley East |
16 |
||
Cradley and Wollescote |
-8 |
||
Darlaston South |
14 |
||
Gornal |
11 |
||
Halesowen North |
287 |
||
Halesowen South |
14 |
||
Hayley Green and Cradley South |
13 |
||
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath |
28 |
||
Kingswinford South |
34 |
||
Lye and Stourbridge North |
4 |
||
Netherton Woodside and St Andrews |
37 |
||
Norton |
-3 |
||
Pedmore and Stourbridge East |
3 |
||
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood |
5 |
||
Sedgley |
19 |
||
St James's |
33 |
||
St Thomas's |
45 |
||
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton |
20 |
||
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town |
19 |
||
Wordsley |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
0 |
||
Blackheath |
9 |
||
Bristnall |
20 |
||
Charlemont with Grove Vale |
16 |
||
Cradley Heath and Old Hill |
32 |
||
Darlaston South |
14 |
||
Friar Park |
9 |
||
Great Barr with Yew Tree |
26 |
||
Great Bridge |
35 |
||
Greets Green and Lyng |
71 |
||
Hateley Heath |
13 |
||
Langley |
11 |
||
Newton |
205 |
||
Old Warley |
33 |
||
Oldbury |
68 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
9 |
||
Princes End |
25 |
||
Rowley |
5 |
||
Smethwick |
76 |
||
Soho and Victoria |
31 |
||
St Pauls |
58 |
||
Tipton Green |
97 |
||
Tividale |
7 |
||
Wednesbury North |
23 |
||
Wednesbury South |
12 |
||
West Bromwich Central |
69 |
||
Willenhall South |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bickenhill |
63 |
||
Blythe |
51 |
||
Castle Bromwich |
28 |
||
Chelmsley Wood |
15 |
||
Dorridge and Hockley Heath |
-17 |
||
Elmdon |
26 |
||
Kingshurst and Fordbridge |
6 |
||
Knowle |
39 |
||
Lyndon |
28 |
||
Meriden |
29 |
||
Olton |
51 |
||
Shirley East |
-11 |
||
Shirley South |
65 |
||
Shirley West |
45 |
||
Silhill |
37 |
||
Smith's Wood |
8 |
||
St Alphege |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
22 |
||
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood |
16 |
||
Bentley and Darlaston North |
37 |
||
Birchills Leamore |
15 |
||
Blakenall |
50 |
||
Bloxwich East |
25 |
||
Bloxwich West |
11 |
||
Brownhills |
11 |
||
Darlaston South |
14 |
||
Paddock |
23 |
||
Palfrey |
28 |
||
Pelsall |
12 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
9 |
||
Pleck |
19 |
||
Rushall-Shelfield |
27 |
||
Short Heath |
25 |
||
St Matthew's |
66 |
||
Streetly |
7 |
||
Willenhall North |
17 |
||
Willenhall South |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilston East |
44 |
||
Bilston North |
6 |
||
Blakenhall |
59 |
||
Bushbury North |
12 |
||
Bushbury South and Low Hill |
34 |
||
East Park |
28 |
||
Ettingshall |
25 |
||
Fallings Park |
23 |
||
Graiseley |
39 |
||
Heath Town |
15 |
||
Merry Hill |
-6 |
||
Oxley |
13 |
||
Park |
151 |
||
Penn |
15 |
||
Spring Vale |
50 |
||
St Peter's |
159 |
||
Tettenhall Regis |
17 |
||
Tettenhall Wightwick |
10 |
||
Wednesfield North |
7 |
||
Wednesfield South |
25 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how West Midlands compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
23rd
2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
33rd
2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
41st
2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
58.3
65.1
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.
2013
21,412 formed
14,981 dissolved
2014
25,059 formed
16,298 dissolved
2015
26,952 formed
17,109 dissolved
2016
31,162 formed
21,521 dissolved
2017
26,802 formed
21,082 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.9% vs 2013
8.2% vs 2014
6.2% vs 2015
2.3% vs 2016