2017
26,802 formed
21,082 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2021
3.7% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2020
Birmingham 16,589 formed
Coventry 3,932 formed
Dudley 2,888 formed
Sandwell 4,041 formed
Solihull 1,889 formed
Walsall 2,807 formed
Wolverhampton 4,246 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Midlands compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
18th
2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
25th
2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
36th
2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
42nd
2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
13.3
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (35,440 companies)
3% Other company types (1,045 companies)
Other company types breakdown (1,045 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in West Midlands during 2021
198,781
businesses registered in West Midlands at the end of 2021.
3.7% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2020
Staffordshire
57,556 total businesses
8,541 formed in 2021
6,245 dissolved in 2021
Warwickshire
40,740 total businesses
5,117 formed in 2021
4,641 dissolved in 2021
Worcestershire
42,443 total businesses
7,361 formed in 2021
10,248 dissolved in 2021
Shropshire
25,765 total businesses
2,914 formed in 2021
2,811 dissolved in 2021
West Midlands
198,781 total businesses
36,485 formed in 2021
30,607 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Acocks Green |
124 |
||
Aston |
147 |
||
Bartley Green |
26 |
||
Bickenhill |
-10 |
||
Billesley |
-41 |
||
Bordesley Green |
130 |
||
Bournville |
39 |
||
Brandwood |
117 |
||
Curdworth |
0 |
||
Edgbaston |
72 |
||
Erdington |
40 |
||
Hall Green |
137 |
||
Handsworth Wood |
207 |
||
Harborne |
66 |
||
Hodge Hill |
85 |
||
Kings Norton |
33 |
||
Kingstanding |
40 |
||
Ladywood |
-1288 |
||
Longbridge |
49 |
||
Lozells and East Handsworth |
417 |
||
Moseley and Kings Heath |
42 |
||
Nechells |
-1031 |
||
Northfield |
6 |
||
Oscott |
76 |
||
Perry Barr |
61 |
||
Quinton |
70 |
||
Selly Oak |
20 |
||
Shard End |
68 |
||
Sheldon |
33 |
||
Soho |
246 |
||
South Yardley |
220 |
||
Sparkbrook |
187 |
||
Springfield |
183 |
||
Stechford and Yardley North |
165 |
||
Stockland Green |
72 |
||
Sutton Four Oaks |
46 |
||
Sutton New Hall |
24 |
||
Sutton Trinity |
54 |
||
Sutton Vesey |
185 |
||
Tyburn |
145 |
||
Washwood Heath |
153 |
||
Weoley |
-18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bablake |
14 |
||
Binley and Willenhall |
17 |
||
Cheylesmore |
-20 |
||
Earlsdon |
80 |
||
Foleshill |
140 |
||
Henley |
18 |
||
Holbrook |
136 |
||
Longford |
23 |
||
Lower Stoke |
48 |
||
Radford |
93 |
||
Sherbourne |
11 |
||
St Michael's |
94 |
||
Upper Stoke |
82 |
||
Wainbody |
-13 |
||
Westwood |
-325 |
||
Whoberley |
14 |
||
Woodlands |
-10 |
||
Wyken |
30 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Amblecote |
2 |
||
Belle Vale |
111 |
||
Brierley Hill |
224 |
||
Brockmoor and Pensnett |
25 |
||
Castle and Priory |
36 |
||
Coseley East |
28 |
||
Cradley and Wollescote |
13 |
||
Darlaston South |
52 |
||
Gornal |
30 |
||
Halesowen North |
8 |
||
Halesowen South |
10 |
||
Hayley Green and Cradley South |
2 |
||
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath |
24 |
||
Kingswinford South |
30 |
||
Lye and Stourbridge North |
25 |
||
Netherton Woodside and St Andrews |
98 |
||
Norton |
-4 |
||
Pedmore and Stourbridge East |
7 |
||
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood |
26 |
||
Sedgley |
79 |
||
St James's |
33 |
||
St Thomas's |
17 |
||
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton |
16 |
||
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town |
61 |
||
Wordsley |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
43 |
||
Blackheath |
47 |
||
Bristnall |
33 |
||
Charlemont with Grove Vale |
24 |
||
Cradley Heath and Old Hill |
199 |
||
Darlaston South |
52 |
||
Friar Park |
5 |
||
Great Barr with Yew Tree |
24 |
||
Great Bridge |
24 |
||
Greets Green and Lyng |
181 |
||
Hateley Heath |
38 |
||
Langley |
29 |
||
Newton |
32 |
||
Old Warley |
16 |
||
Oldbury |
67 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
48 |
||
Princes End |
16 |
||
Rowley |
9 |
||
Smethwick |
54 |
||
Soho and Victoria |
718 |
||
St Pauls |
33 |
||
Tipton Green |
-1841 |
||
Tividale |
22 |
||
Wednesbury North |
1 |
||
Wednesbury South |
17 |
||
West Bromwich Central |
77 |
||
Willenhall South |
69 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bickenhill |
-10 |
||
Blythe |
44 |
||
Castle Bromwich |
23 |
||
Chelmsley Wood |
20 |
||
Dorridge and Hockley Heath |
13 |
||
Elmdon |
20 |
||
Kingshurst and Fordbridge |
2 |
||
Knowle |
50 |
||
Lyndon |
9 |
||
Meriden |
-2 |
||
Olton |
34 |
||
Shirley East |
16 |
||
Shirley South |
-12 |
||
Shirley West |
54 |
||
Silhill |
-2 |
||
Smith's Wood |
12 |
||
St Alphege |
72 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldridge Central and South |
29 |
||
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood |
168 |
||
Bentley and Darlaston North |
9 |
||
Birchills Leamore |
9 |
||
Blakenall |
14 |
||
Bloxwich East |
-1 |
||
Bloxwich West |
24 |
||
Brownhills |
-2 |
||
Darlaston South |
52 |
||
Paddock |
116 |
||
Palfrey |
171 |
||
Pelsall |
14 |
||
Pheasey Park Farm |
48 |
||
Pleck |
51 |
||
Rushall-Shelfield |
5 |
||
Short Heath |
11 |
||
St Matthew's |
-22 |
||
Streetly |
26 |
||
Willenhall North |
6 |
||
Willenhall South |
69 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bilston East |
135 |
||
Bilston North |
52 |
||
Blakenhall |
93 |
||
Bushbury North |
19 |
||
Bushbury South and Low Hill |
73 |
||
East Park |
241 |
||
Ettingshall |
260 |
||
Fallings Park |
20 |
||
Graiseley |
53 |
||
Heath Town |
72 |
||
Merry Hill |
18 |
||
Oxley |
27 |
||
Park |
55 |
||
Penn |
2 |
||
Spring Vale |
37 |
||
St Peter's |
1016 |
||
Tettenhall Regis |
11 |
||
Tettenhall Wightwick |
22 |
||
Wednesfield North |
11 |
||
Wednesfield South |
17 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how West Midlands compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
22nd
2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
34th
2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
36th
2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
41st
2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
72.6
79.1
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.
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
2021
36,485 formed
30,607 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.11% vs 2017
3.17% vs 2018
10.72% vs 2019
3.7% vs 2020