2017
16,604 formed
12,646 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2021
4.3% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2020
Bradford 5,153 formed
Calderdale 1,799 formed
Kirklees 4,128 formed
Leeds 8,938 formed
Wakefield 2,080 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
10th
2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
12th
2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
21st
2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
26th
2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
40th
2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
| 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
9.9
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (21,577 companies)
3% Other company types (563 companies)
Other company types breakdown (563 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in West Yorkshire during 2021
141,120
businesses registered in West Yorkshire at the end of 2021.
4.3% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2020
Lancashire
87,562 total businesses
12,800 formed in 2021
10,548 dissolved in 2021
North Yorkshire
59,819 total businesses
7,614 formed in 2021
6,384 dissolved in 2021
Derbyshire
53,394 total businesses
7,261 formed in 2021
5,840 dissolved in 2021
South Yorkshire
68,227 total businesses
10,815 formed in 2021
8,503 dissolved in 2021
Greater Manchester
217,557 total businesses
36,442 formed in 2021
28,629 dissolved in 2021
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909 total businesses
3,749 formed in 2021
2,949 dissolved in 2021
West Yorkshire
141,120 total businesses
22,140 formed in 2021
17,256 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baildon |
11 |
||
Bingley |
8 |
||
Bingley Rural |
25 |
||
Bolton and Undercliffe |
68 |
||
Bowling and Barkerend |
96 |
||
Bradford Moor |
38 |
||
City |
279 |
||
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
30 |
||
Craven |
22 |
||
Eccleshill |
48 |
||
Great Horton |
71 |
||
Heaton |
51 |
||
Idle and Thackley |
21 |
||
Ilkley |
79 |
||
Keighley Central |
75 |
||
Keighley East |
22 |
||
Keighley West |
13 |
||
Little Horton |
78 |
||
Manningham |
124 |
||
Queensbury |
19 |
||
Royds |
50 |
||
Shipley |
-8 |
||
Thornton and Allerton |
12 |
||
Toller |
35 |
||
Tong |
2 |
||
Wharfedale |
-1 |
||
Wibsey |
39 |
||
Windhill and Wrose |
61 |
||
Worth Valley |
3 |
||
Wyke |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighouse |
29 |
||
Calder |
1 |
||
Elland |
-3 |
||
Greetland and Stainland |
76 |
||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe |
-2 |
||
Illingworth and Mixenden |
26 |
||
Luddendenfoot |
10 |
||
Northowram and Shelf |
62 |
||
Ovenden |
37 |
||
Park |
88 |
||
Rastrick |
-11 |
||
Ryburn |
24 |
||
Skircoat |
-15 |
||
Sowerby Bridge |
18 |
||
Todmorden |
34 |
||
Town |
31 |
||
Warley |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondbury |
15 |
||
Ashbrow |
34 |
||
Batley East |
55 |
||
Batley West |
81 |
||
Birstall and Birkenshaw |
15 |
||
Cleckheaton |
-174 |
||
Colne Valley |
171 |
||
Crosland Moor and Netherton |
168 |
||
Dalton |
43 |
||
Denby Dale |
38 |
||
Dewsbury East |
64 |
||
Dewsbury South |
42 |
||
Dewsbury West |
85 |
||
Golcar |
13 |
||
Greenhead |
80 |
||
Heckmondwike |
11 |
||
Holme Valley North |
17 |
||
Holme Valley South |
-70 |
||
Kirkburton |
50 |
||
Lindley |
-89 |
||
Liversedge and Gomersal |
10 |
||
Mirfield |
15 |
||
Newsome |
323 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adel and Wharfedale |
-4 |
||
Alwoodley |
52 |
||
Ardsley and Robin Hood |
7 |
||
Armley |
62 |
||
Beeston and Holbeck |
97 |
||
Bramley and Stanningley |
46 |
||
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill |
63 |
||
Calverley and Farsley |
47 |
||
Chapel Allerton |
104 |
||
City and Hunslet |
720 |
||
Cross Gates and Whinmoor |
-41 |
||
Farnley and Wortley |
84 |
||
Garforth and Swillington |
-127 |
||
Gipton and Harehills |
366 |
||
Guiseley and Rawdon |
-38 |
||
Harewood |
19 |
||
Headingley |
57 |
||
Horsforth |
75 |
||
Hyde Park and Woodhouse |
111 |
||
Killingbeck and Seacroft |
22 |
||
Kippax and Methley |
9 |
||
Kirkstall |
18 |
||
Middleton Park |
38 |
||
Moortown |
-9 |
||
Morley North |
63 |
||
Morley South |
25 |
||
Otley and Yeadon |
66 |
||
Pudsey |
12 |
||
Rothwell |
2 |
||
Roundhay |
35 |
||
Temple Newsam |
62 |
||
Weetwood |
9 |
||
Wetherby |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton |
9 |
||
Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
15 |
||
Altofts and Whitwood |
34 |
||
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
23 |
||
Crofton Ryhill and Walton |
9 |
||
Featherstone |
10 |
||
Hemsworth |
17 |
||
Horbury and South Ossett |
32 |
||
Knottingley |
7 |
||
Normanton |
15 |
||
Ossett |
-111 |
||
Pontefract North |
47 |
||
Pontefract South |
6 |
||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby |
36 |
||
Stanley and Outwood East |
26 |
||
Wakefield East |
-10 |
||
Wakefield North |
-209 |
||
Wakefield Rural |
66 |
||
Wakefield South |
21 |
||
Wakefield West |
42 |
||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how West Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
10th
2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
17th
2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
19th
2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
27th
2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
40th
2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
| 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
63.4
79.1
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.
2017
16,604 formed
12,646 dissolved
2018
18,204 formed
15,022 dissolved
2019
18,752 formed
14,731 dissolved
2020
22,615 formed
12,141 dissolved
2021
22,140 formed
17,256 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.61% vs 2017
4.19% vs 2018
9.38% vs 2019
4.3% vs 2020