Company Formations in 2022: West Midlands

???? Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2022

6.5% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2021

New businesses in West Midlands mapped

Birmingham 18,128 formed

Coventry 5,053 formed

Dudley 2,720 formed

Sandwell 4,405 formed

Solihull 2,265 formed

Walsall 2,997 formed

Wolverhampton 3,754 formed

Companies formed in 2022 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Midlands compares.

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st	London	274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd	West Midlands	39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd	Greater Manchester	38,756
4th 2021: 4th	West Yorkshire	25,517
5th 2021: 5th	Essex	18,955

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
2nd 2021: 2nd	West Midlands	39,355
21st 2021: 18th	Staffordshire	8,072
33rd 2021: 36th	Warwickshire	5,540
37th 2021: 25th	Worcestershire	4,941
41st 2021: 42nd	Shropshire	3,132

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st	London	274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd	West Midlands	39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd	Greater Manchester	38,756
4th 2021: 4th	West Yorkshire	25,517
5th 2021: 5th	Essex	18,955
6th 2021: 6th	Kent	16,109
7th 2021: 7th	Hampshire	14,533
8th 2021: 8th	Hertfordshire	13,643
9th 2021: 9th	Merseyside	13,358
10th 2021: 10th	Lancashire	13,312
11th 2021: 12th	South Yorkshire	11,901
12th 2021: 11th	Surrey	10,902
13th 2021: 14th	Leicestershire	10,408
14th 2021: 15th	Berkshire	9,571
15th 2021: 13th	Cheshire	9,335
16th 2021: 17th	Nottinghamshire	9,235
17th 2021: 16th	Buckinghamshire	8,683
18th 2021: 24th	Bedfordshire	8,495
19th 2021: 22nd	Dorset	8,427
20th 2021: 21st	North Yorkshire	8,424
21st 2021: 18th	Staffordshire	8,072
22nd 2021: 20th	Tyne and Wear	7,838
23rd 2021: 27th	Northamptonshire	7,831
24th 2021: 26th	Derbyshire	7,764
25th 2021: 23rd	Cambridgeshire	7,739
26th 2021: 19th	East Sussex	7,193
27th 2021: 28th	Somerset	7,121
28th 2021: 29th	Lincolnshire	7,100
29th 2021: 30th	Devon	6,814
30th 2021: 33rd	Suffolk	6,749
31st 2021: 32nd	Gloucestershire	6,373
32nd 2021: 31st	West Sussex	6,136
33rd 2021: 36th	Warwickshire	5,540
34th 2021: 34th	Norfolk	5,384
35th 2021: 37th	Durham	5,109
36th 2021: 35th	Bristol	4,951
37th 2021: 25th	Worcestershire	4,941
38th 2021: 38th	Oxfordshire	4,842
39th 2021: 39th	Wiltshire	4,536
40th 2021: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	4,233
41st 2021: 42nd	Shropshire	3,132
42nd 2021: 43rd	Herefordshire	2,928
43rd 2021: 41st	Cornwall	2,912
44th 2021: 44th	Cumbria	2,418
45th 2021: 45th	Northumberland	1,527
46th 2021: 46th	Isle of Wight	652
47th 2021: 47th	Rutland	193

New incorporations in 2022 per 1000 people

In West Midlands

14.4

National Average

12.7

Type of companies formed in West Midlands breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (38,156 companies)

3% Other company types (1,199 companies)

Public Limited Company 0.4% (5 companies)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 5.9% (71 companies)
Company Limited by Guarantee 60.0% (719 companies)
Limited Partnership 1.2% (14 companies)
Community Interest Company 29.3% (351 companies)
Other 3.3% (39 companies)

Other company types breakdown (1,199 companies)

Total companies in West Midlands by the end of 2022

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Businesses formed in West Midlands during 2022

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Businesses dissolved in West Midlands during 2022

Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

211,766

businesses registered in West Midlands at the end of 2022.

6.5% more companies in West Midlands compared to 2021

Surrounding counties 2022 breakdown & comparison

Staffordshire

60,009 total businesses
8,072 formed in 2022
6,527 dissolved in 2022

Warwickshire

42,564 total businesses
5,540 formed in 2022
4,367 dissolved in 2022

Worcestershire

43,964 total businesses
4,941 formed in 2022
4,899 dissolved in 2022

Shropshire

26,781 total businesses
3,132 formed in 2022
2,208 dissolved in 2022

West Midlands

211,766 total businesses
39,355 formed in 2022
27,101 dissolved in 2022

Ward breakdown data for

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Acocks Green	224	447	223
Aston	445	723	278
Bartley Green	117	428	311
Bickenhill	130	179	49
Billesley	186	199	13
Bordesley Green	311	554	243
Bournville	97	156	59
Brandwood	185	249	64
Curdworth		0	0
Edgbaston	464	767	303
Erdington	273	338	65
Hall Green	264	422	158
Handsworth Wood	335	466	131
Harborne	169	336	167
Hodge Hill	237	465	228
Kings Norton	125	159	34
Kingstanding	140	185	45
Ladywood	3057	2363	-694
Longbridge	116	196	80
Lozells and East Handsworth	474	615	141
Moseley and Kings Heath	207	273	66
Nechells	1073	1362	289
Northfield	105	165	60
Oscott	169	232	63
Perry Barr	200	375	175
Quinton	207	288	81
Selly Oak	125	229	104
Shard End	149	236	87
Sheldon	150	189	39
Soho	419	778	359
South Yardley	396	678	282
Sparkbrook	424	743	319
Springfield	341	516	175
Stechford and Yardley North	253	392	139
Stockland Green	222	499	277
Sutton Four Oaks	173	232	59
Sutton New Hall	108	178	70
Sutton Trinity	282	290	8
Sutton Vesey	174	241	67
Tyburn	227	290	63
Washwood Heath	324	705	381
Weoley	136	169	33

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bablake	88	107	19
Binley and Willenhall	94	154	60
Cheylesmore	112	199	87
Earlsdon	155	188	33
Foleshill	269	670	401
Henley	159	215	56
Holbrook	270	388	118
Longford	121	250	129
Lower Stoke	181	283	102
Radford	192	442	250
Sherbourne	122	189	67
St Michael's	696	943	247
Upper Stoke	150	301	151
Wainbody	62	84	22
Westwood	436	202	-234
Whoberley	80	101	21
Woodlands	128	126	-2
Wyken	83	211	128

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Amblecote	46	62	16
Belle Vale	149	163	14
Brierley Hill	303	280	-23
Brockmoor and Pensnett	44	100	56
Castle and Priory	95	122	27
Coseley East	38	72	34
Cradley and Wollescote	57	104	47
Darlaston South	88	162	74
Gornal	29	52	23
Halesowen North	80	108	28
Halesowen South	75	138	63
Hayley Green and Cradley South	41	43	2
Kingswinford North and Wall Heath	69	128	59
Kingswinford South	43	81	38
Lye and Stourbridge North	74	171	97
Netherton Woodside and St Andrews	229	124	-105
Norton	41	37	-4
Pedmore and Stourbridge East	45	50	5
Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood	58	52	-6
Sedgley	96	128	32
St James's	106	205	99
St Thomas's	128	192	64
Upper Gornal and Woodsetton	35	41	6
Wollaston and Stourbridge Town	114	201	87
Wordsley	36	66	30

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abbey	202	295	93
Blackheath	72	118	46
Bristnall	59	118	59
Charlemont with Grove Vale	75	129	54
Cradley Heath and Old Hill	114	241	127
Darlaston South	88	162	74
Friar Park	32	62	30
Great Barr with Yew Tree	105	129	24
Great Bridge	102	144	42
Greets Green and Lyng	135	264	129
Hateley Heath	76	98	22
Langley	78	133	55
Newton	65	102	37
Old Warley	103	104	1
Oldbury	170	266	96
Pheasey Park Farm	70	112	42
Princes End	40	65	25
Rowley	56	83	27
Smethwick	148	179	31
Soho and Victoria	322	915	593
St Pauls	162	232	70
Tipton Green	118	138	20
Tividale	43	75	32
Wednesbury North	87	110	23
Wednesbury South	87	133	46
West Bromwich Central	130	272	142
Willenhall South	120	183	63

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bickenhill	130	179	49
Blythe	154	417	263
Castle Bromwich	50	84	34
Chelmsley Wood	55	59	4
Dorridge and Hockley Heath	94	89	-5
Elmdon	52	86	34
Kingshurst and Fordbridge	28	43	15
Knowle	123	146	23
Lyndon	54	99	45
Meriden	79	85	6
Olton	67	126	59
Shirley East	96	129	33
Shirley South	179	152	-27
Shirley West	83	195	112
Silhill	96	124	28
Smith's Wood	43	70	27
St Alphege	100	182	82

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Aldridge Central and South	191	250	59
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	83	63	-20
Bentley and Darlaston North	91	164	73
Birchills Leamore	117	221	104
Blakenall	101	120	19
Bloxwich East	37	62	25
Bloxwich West	45	52	7
Brownhills	65	90	25
Darlaston South	88	162	74
Paddock	134	173	39
Palfrey	125	197	72
Pelsall	43	46	3
Pheasey Park Farm	70	112	42
Pleck	158	274	116
Rushall-Shelfield	45	61	16
Short Heath	51	65	14
St Matthew's	359	524	165
Streetly	67	113	46
Willenhall North	36	65	29
Willenhall South	120	183	63

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bilston East	126	369	243
Bilston North	71	115	44
Blakenhall	150	319	169
Bushbury North	52	82	30
Bushbury South and Low Hill	197	277	80
East Park	135	143	8
Ettingshall	154	444	290
Fallings Park	57	78	21
Graiseley	123	192	69
Heath Town	104	163	59
Merry Hill	37	64	27
Oxley	74	123	49
Park	160	257	97
Penn	87	111	24
Spring Vale	63	82	19
St Peter's	455	566	111
Tettenhall Regis	69	84	15
Tettenhall Wightwick	56	85	29
Wednesfield North	27	73	46
Wednesfield South	79	127	48

Total companies 2022 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how West Midlands compares to them.

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2021: 1st	London	1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd	Greater Manchester	233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd	West Midlands	211,766
4th 2021: 5th	West Yorkshire	151,175
5th 2021: 4th	Essex	148,387

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
3rd 2021: 3rd	West Midlands	211,766
22nd 2021: 22nd	Staffordshire	60,009
35th 2021: 34th	Worcestershire	43,964
36th 2021: 36th	Warwickshire	42,564
41st 2021: 41st	Shropshire	26,781

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2021: 1st	London	1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd	Greater Manchester	233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd	West Midlands	211,766
4th 2021: 5th	West Yorkshire	151,175
5th 2021: 4th	Essex	148,387
6th 2021: 6th	Kent	130,283
7th 2021: 7th	Hampshire	124,249
8th 2021: 8th	Hertfordshire	122,123
9th 2021: 9th	Surrey	107,722
10th 2021: 10th	Lancashire	91,522
11th 2021: 11th	Cheshire	81,809
12th 2021: 12th	Merseyside	81,221
13th 2021: 14th	Buckinghamshire	78,850
14th 2021: 13th	Berkshire	76,700
15th 2021: 15th	Leicestershire	73,507
16th 2021: 17th	South Yorkshire	72,058
17th 2021: 16th	East Sussex	70,836
18th 2021: 19th	North Yorkshire	62,355
19th 2021: 20th	Nottinghamshire	62,142
20th 2021: 18th	Devon	61,854
21st 2021: 25th	Dorset	61,217
22nd 2021: 22nd	Staffordshire	60,009
23rd 2021: 23rd	Somerset	59,531
24th 2021: 21st	West Sussex	58,763
25th 2021: 24th	Gloucestershire	57,852
26th 2021: 26th	Cambridgeshire	57,788
27th 2021: 27th	Derbyshire	55,697
28th 2021: 29th	Lincolnshire	53,143
29th 2021: 28th	Northamptonshire	51,966
30th 2021: 30th	Tyne and Wear	51,640
31st 2021: 31st	Bedfordshire	50,545
32nd 2021: 32nd	Oxfordshire	46,748
33rd 2021: 33rd	Norfolk	45,968
34th 2021: 35th	Suffolk	45,867
35th 2021: 34th	Worcestershire	43,964
36th 2021: 36th	Warwickshire	42,564
37th 2021: 37th	Wiltshire	40,505
38th 2021: 38th	Bristol	37,039
39th 2021: 39th	Durham	35,455
40th 2021: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	29,451
41st 2021: 41st	Shropshire	26,781
42nd 2021: 42nd	Cornwall	25,857
43rd 2021: 43rd	Cumbria	23,003
44th 2021: 44th	Herefordshire	16,412
45th 2021: 45th	Northumberland	12,420
46th 2021: 46th	Isle of Wight	6,423
47th 2021: 47th	Rutland	2,076

Total companies at the end of 2022 per 1000 people

In West Midlands

77.3

National Average

82.7

The last 5 years

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.

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

2022

39,355 formed

27,101 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

3.17% vs 2018

10.72% vs 2019

3.7% vs 2020

6.5% vs 2021

Company Formations in 2022: West Midlands

New businesses in West Midlands mapped

Companies formed in 2022 league table

New incorporations in 2022 per 1000 people

In West Midlands

National Average

Type of companies formed in West Midlands breakdown

Total companies in West Midlands by the end of 2022

meaning there is a total of

Surrounding counties 2022 breakdown & comparison

Ward breakdown data for Birmingham Coventry Dudley Sandwell Solihull Walsall Wolverhampton

Total companies 2022 league table

Total companies at the end of 2022 per 1000 people

In West Midlands

National Average

The last 5 years

Ward breakdown data for