2011
12,140 formed
8,634 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2015
8.0% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2014
Bradford 3,917 formed
Calderdale 1,383 formed
Kirklees 2,849 formed
Leeds 6,980 formed
Wakefield 1,937 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
11th
2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
13th
2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
19th
2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
21st
2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
40th
2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
| 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 |
people
7.7
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (16,508 companies)
3% Other company types (558 companies)
Other company types breakdown (558 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in West Yorkshire during 2015
102,450
businesses registered in West Yorkshire at the end of 2015.
8.0% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2014
Lancashire
65,240 total businesses
10,080 formed in 2015
6,327 dissolved in 2015
North Yorkshire
46,660 total businesses
6,437 formed in 2015
3,562 dissolved in 2015
Derbyshire
43,692 total businesses
7,414 formed in 2015
3,457 dissolved in 2015
South Yorkshire
52,205 total businesses
9,290 formed in 2015
5,359 dissolved in 2015
Greater Manchester
156,025 total businesses
28,265 formed in 2015
18,047 dissolved in 2015
East Riding of Yorkshire
22,144 total businesses
2,967 formed in 2015
1,966 dissolved in 2015
West Yorkshire
102,450 total businesses
17,066 formed in 2015
10,272 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baildon |
101 |
||
Bingley |
10 |
||
Bingley Rural |
57 |
||
Bolton and Undercliffe |
41 |
||
Bowling and Barkerend |
77 |
||
Bradford Moor |
62 |
||
City |
285 |
||
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
50 |
||
Craven |
22 |
||
Eccleshill |
45 |
||
Great Horton |
27 |
||
Heaton |
74 |
||
Idle and Thackley |
41 |
||
Ilkley |
69 |
||
Keighley Central |
117 |
||
Keighley East |
36 |
||
Keighley West |
6 |
||
Little Horton |
22 |
||
Manningham |
37 |
||
Queensbury |
26 |
||
Royds |
34 |
||
Shipley |
68 |
||
Thornton and Allerton |
58 |
||
Toller |
69 |
||
Tong |
15 |
||
Wharfedale |
25 |
||
Wibsey |
78 |
||
Windhill and Wrose |
21 |
||
Worth Valley |
32 |
||
Wyke |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighouse |
26 |
||
Calder |
45 |
||
Elland |
46 |
||
Greetland and Stainland |
27 |
||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe |
38 |
||
Illingworth and Mixenden |
12 |
||
Luddendenfoot |
35 |
||
Northowram and Shelf |
70 |
||
Ovenden |
26 |
||
Park |
72 |
||
Rastrick |
9 |
||
Ryburn |
39 |
||
Skircoat |
36 |
||
Sowerby Bridge |
58 |
||
Todmorden |
20 |
||
Town |
30 |
||
Warley |
30 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondbury |
38 |
||
Ashbrow |
60 |
||
Batley East |
102 |
||
Batley West |
53 |
||
Birstall and Birkenshaw |
-45 |
||
Cleckheaton |
-42 |
||
Colne Valley |
31 |
||
Crosland Moor and Netherton |
45 |
||
Dalton |
66 |
||
Denby Dale |
31 |
||
Dewsbury East |
61 |
||
Dewsbury South |
71 |
||
Dewsbury West |
60 |
||
Golcar |
11 |
||
Greenhead |
84 |
||
Heckmondwike |
2 |
||
Holme Valley North |
56 |
||
Holme Valley South |
20 |
||
Kirkburton |
46 |
||
Lindley |
30 |
||
Liversedge and Gomersal |
47 |
||
Mirfield |
6 |
||
Newsome |
141 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adel and Wharfedale |
67 |
||
Alwoodley |
91 |
||
Ardsley and Robin Hood |
60 |
||
Armley |
63 |
||
Beeston and Holbeck |
79 |
||
Bramley and Stanningley |
109 |
||
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill |
105 |
||
Calverley and Farsley |
56 |
||
Chapel Allerton |
220 |
||
City and Hunslet |
406 |
||
Cross Gates and Whinmoor |
36 |
||
Farnley and Wortley |
71 |
||
Garforth and Swillington |
293 |
||
Gipton and Harehills |
110 |
||
Guiseley and Rawdon |
-12 |
||
Harewood |
25 |
||
Headingley |
18 |
||
Horsforth |
80 |
||
Hyde Park and Woodhouse |
76 |
||
Killingbeck and Seacroft |
75 |
||
Kippax and Methley |
28 |
||
Kirkstall |
33 |
||
Middleton Park |
103 |
||
Moortown |
55 |
||
Morley North |
39 |
||
Morley South |
82 |
||
Otley and Yeadon |
103 |
||
Pudsey |
56 |
||
Rothwell |
79 |
||
Roundhay |
94 |
||
Temple Newsam |
60 |
||
Weetwood |
35 |
||
Wetherby |
163 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton |
20 |
||
Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
15 |
||
Altofts and Whitwood |
33 |
||
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
44 |
||
Crofton Ryhill and Walton |
13 |
||
Featherstone |
19 |
||
Hemsworth |
19 |
||
Horbury and South Ossett |
29 |
||
Knottingley |
20 |
||
Normanton |
31 |
||
Ossett |
-28 |
||
Pontefract North |
26 |
||
Pontefract South |
28 |
||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby |
32 |
||
Stanley and Outwood East |
46 |
||
Wakefield East |
32 |
||
Wakefield North |
50 |
||
Wakefield Rural |
45 |
||
Wakefield South |
39 |
||
Wakefield West |
77 |
||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
30 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how West Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
11th
2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
20th
2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
25th
2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
40th
2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
| 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 |
people
46.0
59.4
How the total number of companies in West Yorkshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
12,140 formed
8,634 dissolved
2012
13,131 formed
8,119 dissolved
2013
14,169 formed
8,917 dissolved
2014
15,924 formed
10,046 dissolved
2015
17,066 formed
10,272 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.4% vs 2011
6.3% vs 2012
6.6% vs 2013
8.0% vs 2014