2014
15,924 formed
10,046 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2018
4.6% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2017
Bradford 4,155 formed
Calderdale 1,774 formed
Kirklees 2,962 formed
Leeds 7,409 formed
Wakefield 1,889 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
11th
2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
16th
2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
23rd
2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
27th
2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
40th
2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
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10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (17,752 companies)
2% Other company types (452 companies)
Other company types breakdown (452 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in West Yorkshire during 2018
118,705
businesses registered in West Yorkshire at the end of 2018.
4.6% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2017
Lancashire
75,763 total businesses
11,291 formed in 2018
8,127 dissolved in 2018
North Yorkshire
52,860 total businesses
6,822 formed in 2018
4,881 dissolved in 2018
Derbyshire
46,632 total businesses
6,167 formed in 2018
4,379 dissolved in 2018
South Yorkshire
58,193 total businesses
8,542 formed in 2018
7,564 dissolved in 2018
Greater Manchester
184,396 total businesses
31,875 formed in 2018
29,277 dissolved in 2018
East Riding of Yorkshire
24,661 total businesses
3,195 formed in 2018
2,432 dissolved in 2018
West Yorkshire
118,705 total businesses
18,204 formed in 2018
15,022 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baildon |
65 |
||
Bingley |
24 |
||
Bingley Rural |
48 |
||
Bolton and Undercliffe |
24 |
||
Bowling and Barkerend |
74 |
||
Bradford Moor |
80 |
||
City |
111 |
||
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
7 |
||
Craven |
50 |
||
Eccleshill |
14 |
||
Great Horton |
47 |
||
Heaton |
52 |
||
Idle and Thackley |
78 |
||
Ilkley |
66 |
||
Keighley Central |
85 |
||
Keighley East |
25 |
||
Keighley West |
24 |
||
Little Horton |
35 |
||
Manningham |
-43 |
||
Queensbury |
33 |
||
Royds |
17 |
||
Shipley |
-4 |
||
Thornton and Allerton |
18 |
||
Toller |
62 |
||
Tong |
35 |
||
Wharfedale |
25 |
||
Wibsey |
54 |
||
Windhill and Wrose |
19 |
||
Worth Valley |
9 |
||
Wyke |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighouse |
16 |
||
Calder |
36 |
||
Elland |
54 |
||
Greetland and Stainland |
25 |
||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe |
29 |
||
Illingworth and Mixenden |
6 |
||
Luddendenfoot |
21 |
||
Northowram and Shelf |
27 |
||
Ovenden |
11 |
||
Park |
52 |
||
Rastrick |
17 |
||
Ryburn |
12 |
||
Skircoat |
15 |
||
Sowerby Bridge |
12 |
||
Todmorden |
303 |
||
Town |
55 |
||
Warley |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondbury |
5 |
||
Ashbrow |
76 |
||
Batley East |
67 |
||
Batley West |
27 |
||
Birstall and Birkenshaw |
-18 |
||
Cleckheaton |
-175 |
||
Colne Valley |
19 |
||
Crosland Moor and Netherton |
21 |
||
Dalton |
26 |
||
Denby Dale |
27 |
||
Dewsbury East |
52 |
||
Dewsbury South |
7 |
||
Dewsbury West |
58 |
||
Golcar |
-33 |
||
Greenhead |
96 |
||
Heckmondwike |
32 |
||
Holme Valley North |
32 |
||
Holme Valley South |
23 |
||
Kirkburton |
61 |
||
Lindley |
19 |
||
Liversedge and Gomersal |
26 |
||
Mirfield |
15 |
||
Newsome |
88 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adel and Wharfedale |
56 |
||
Alwoodley |
52 |
||
Ardsley and Robin Hood |
22 |
||
Armley |
23 |
||
Beeston and Holbeck |
30 |
||
Bramley and Stanningley |
51 |
||
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill |
59 |
||
Calverley and Farsley |
45 |
||
Chapel Allerton |
90 |
||
City and Hunslet |
188 |
||
Cross Gates and Whinmoor |
2 |
||
Farnley and Wortley |
67 |
||
Garforth and Swillington |
491 |
||
Gipton and Harehills |
42 |
||
Guiseley and Rawdon |
-8 |
||
Harewood |
60 |
||
Headingley |
32 |
||
Horsforth |
30 |
||
Hyde Park and Woodhouse |
85 |
||
Killingbeck and Seacroft |
-1304 |
||
Kippax and Methley |
39 |
||
Kirkstall |
6 |
||
Middleton Park |
42 |
||
Moortown |
59 |
||
Morley North |
35 |
||
Morley South |
24 |
||
Otley and Yeadon |
86 |
||
Pudsey |
35 |
||
Rothwell |
73 |
||
Roundhay |
71 |
||
Temple Newsam |
28 |
||
Weetwood |
49 |
||
Wetherby |
-54 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton |
2 |
||
Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
9 |
||
Altofts and Whitwood |
36 |
||
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
29 |
||
Crofton Ryhill and Walton |
17 |
||
Featherstone |
21 |
||
Hemsworth |
14 |
||
Horbury and South Ossett |
17 |
||
Knottingley |
5 |
||
Normanton |
52 |
||
Ossett |
-131 |
||
Pontefract North |
42 |
||
Pontefract South |
13 |
||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby |
14 |
||
Stanley and Outwood East |
15 |
||
Wakefield East |
15 |
||
Wakefield North |
-78 |
||
Wakefield Rural |
38 |
||
Wakefield South |
20 |
||
Wakefield West |
50 |
||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
17 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how West Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
11th
2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
17th
2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
19th
2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
27th
2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
40th
2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
53.3
68.1
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.
2014
15,924 formed
10,046 dissolved
2015
17,066 formed
10,272 dissolved
2016
17,837 formed
13,098 dissolved
2017
16,604 formed
12,646 dissolved
2018
18,204 formed
15,022 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8% vs 2014
5.2% vs 2015
5.3% vs 2016
4.6% vs 2017