2016
31,162 formed
21,521 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2020
10.7% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2019
Birmingham 18,435 formed
Coventry 4,169 formed
Dudley 2,390 formed
Sandwell 4,765 formed
Solihull 1,818 formed
Walsall 2,635 formed
Wolverhampton 2,928 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Midlands compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
22nd
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
28th
2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
38th
2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
13.6
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (36,034 companies)
3% Other company types (1,168 companies)
Other company types breakdown (1,168 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in West Midlands during 2020
191,692
businesses registered in West Midlands at the end of 2020.
10.7% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2019
Staffordshire
54,862 total businesses
7,720 formed in 2020
4,885 dissolved in 2020
Warwickshire
40,304 total businesses
4,920 formed in 2020
3,587 dissolved in 2020
Worcestershire
44,570 total businesses
6,955 formed in 2020
5,992 dissolved in 2020
Shropshire
25,603 total businesses
3,386 formed in 2020
1,761 dissolved in 2020
West Midlands
191,692 total businesses
37,202 formed in 2020
20,310 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acocks Green |
201 |
||
Aston |
421 |
||
Bartley Green |
129 |
||
Bickenhill |
2 |
||
Billesley |
109 |
||
Bordesley Green |
270 |
||
Bournville |
63 |
||
Brandwood |
130 |
||
Curdworth |
0 |
||
Edgbaston |
424 |
||
Erdington |
229 |
||
Hall Green |
355 |
||
Handsworth Wood |
505 |
||
Harborne |
67 |
||
Hodge Hill |
201 |
||
Kings Norton |
90 |
||
Kingstanding |
92 |
||
Ladywood |
1039 |
||
Longbridge |
78 |
||
Lozells and East Handsworth |
439 |
||
Moseley and Kings Heath |
149 |
||
Nechells |
574 |
||
Northfield |
43 |
||
Oscott |
138 |
||
Perry Barr |
203 |
||
Quinton |
181 |
||
Selly Oak |
102 |
||
Shard End |
120 |
||
Sheldon |
72 |
||
Soho |
447 |
||
South Yardley |
386 |
||
Sparkbrook |
421 |
||
Springfield |
355 |
||
Stechford and Yardley North |
172 |
||
Stockland Green |
157 |
||
Sutton Four Oaks |
73 |
||
Sutton New Hall |
86 |
||
Sutton Trinity |
122 |
||
Sutton Vesey |
115 |
||
Tyburn |
114 |
||
Washwood Heath |
416 |
||
Weoley |
108 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bablake |
34 |
||
Binley and Willenhall |
72 |
||
Cheylesmore |
25 |
||
Earlsdon |
93 |
||
Foleshill |
326 |
||
Henley |
81 |
||
Holbrook |
287 |
||
Longford |
65 |
||
Lower Stoke |
124 |
||
Radford |
167 |
||
Sherbourne |
89 |
||
St Michael's |
406 |
||
Upper Stoke |
115 |
||
Wainbody |
39 |
||
Westwood |
-89 |
||
Whoberley |
28 |
||
Woodlands |
55 |
||
Wyken |
65 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amblecote |
29 |
||
Belle Vale |
49 |
||
Brierley Hill |
145 |
||
Brockmoor and Pensnett |
16 |
||
Castle and Priory |
48 |
||
Coseley East |
31 |
||
Cradley and Wollescote |
23 |
||
Darlaston South |
83 |
||
Gornal |
13 |
||
Halesowen North |
72 |
||
Halesowen South |
48 |
||
Hayley Green and Cradley South |
25 |
||
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath |
77 |
||
Kingswinford South |
20 |
||
Lye and Stourbridge North |
57 |
||
Netherton Woodside and St Andrews |
70 |
||
Norton |
26 |
||
Pedmore and Stourbridge East |
27 |
||
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood |
49 |
||
Sedgley |
90 |
||
St James's |
84 |
||
St Thomas's |
53 |
||
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton |
9 |
||
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town |
49 |
||
Wordsley |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
80 |
||
Blackheath |
38 |
||
Bristnall |
40 |
||
Charlemont with Grove Vale |
61 |
||
Cradley Heath and Old Hill |
61 |
||
Darlaston South |
83 |
||
Friar Park |
35 |
||
Great Barr with Yew Tree |
80 |
||
Great Bridge |
72 |
||
Greets Green and Lyng |
153 |
||
Hateley Heath |
126 |
||
Langley |
72 |
||
Newton |
51 |
||
Old Warley |
55 |
||
Oldbury |
171 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
73 |
||
Princes End |
52 |
||
Rowley |
47 |
||
Smethwick |
1323 |
||
Soho and Victoria |
275 |
||
St Pauls |
151 |
||
Tipton Green |
-2803 |
||
Tividale |
40 |
||
Wednesbury North |
70 |
||
Wednesbury South |
86 |
||
West Bromwich Central |
190 |
||
Willenhall South |
95 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bickenhill |
2 |
||
Blythe |
41 |
||
Castle Bromwich |
34 |
||
Chelmsley Wood |
25 |
||
Dorridge and Hockley Heath |
19 |
||
Elmdon |
38 |
||
Kingshurst and Fordbridge |
10 |
||
Knowle |
67 |
||
Lyndon |
23 |
||
Meriden |
18 |
||
Olton |
56 |
||
Shirley East |
40 |
||
Shirley South |
59 |
||
Shirley West |
73 |
||
Silhill |
58 |
||
Smith's Wood |
28 |
||
St Alphege |
73 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
74 |
||
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood |
44 |
||
Bentley and Darlaston North |
56 |
||
Birchills Leamore |
79 |
||
Blakenall |
72 |
||
Bloxwich East |
28 |
||
Bloxwich West |
10 |
||
Brownhills |
45 |
||
Darlaston South |
83 |
||
Paddock |
63 |
||
Palfrey |
121 |
||
Pelsall |
32 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
73 |
||
Pleck |
134 |
||
Rushall-Shelfield |
49 |
||
Short Heath |
27 |
||
St Matthew's |
258 |
||
Streetly |
61 |
||
Willenhall North |
5 |
||
Willenhall South |
95 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilston East |
100 |
||
Bilston North |
54 |
||
Blakenhall |
110 |
||
Bushbury North |
68 |
||
Bushbury South and Low Hill |
240 |
||
East Park |
111 |
||
Ettingshall |
125 |
||
Fallings Park |
51 |
||
Graiseley |
133 |
||
Heath Town |
75 |
||
Merry Hill |
25 |
||
Oxley |
49 |
||
Park |
105 |
||
Penn |
49 |
||
Spring Vale |
31 |
||
St Peter's |
256 |
||
Tettenhall Regis |
53 |
||
Tettenhall Wightwick |
53 |
||
Wednesfield North |
21 |
||
Wednesfield South |
91 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how West Midlands compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
24th
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
33rd
2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
35th
2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
70.0
76.4
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.
2016
31,162 formed
21,521 dissolved
2017
26,802 formed
21,082 dissolved
2018
32,571 formed
23,710 dissolved
2019
29,676 formed
25,246 dissolved
2020
37,202 formed
20,310 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.26% vs 2016
5.11% vs 2017
3.17% vs 2018
10.7% vs 2019