2018
18,204 formed
15,022 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2022
7.1% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2021
Bradford 6,596 formed
Calderdale 2,066 formed
Kirklees 4,554 formed
Leeds 10,145 formed
Wakefield 2,124 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Yorkshire compares.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
10th
2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th
2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
20th
2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
24th
2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
40th
2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
| 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 |
people
11.5
12.7
98% Private Limited Companies (24,962 companies)
2% Other company types (555 companies)
Other company types breakdown (555 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in West Yorkshire during 2022
151,175
businesses registered in West Yorkshire at the end of 2022.
7.1% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2021
Lancashire
91,522 total businesses
13,312 formed in 2022
10,572 dissolved in 2022
North Yorkshire
62,355 total businesses
8,424 formed in 2022
5,885 dissolved in 2022
Derbyshire
55,697 total businesses
7,764 formed in 2022
5,565 dissolved in 2022
South Yorkshire
72,058 total businesses
11,901 formed in 2022
8,243 dissolved in 2022
Greater Manchester
233,019 total businesses
38,756 formed in 2022
28,381 dissolved in 2022
East Riding of Yorkshire
29,451 total businesses
4,233 formed in 2022
2,877 dissolved in 2022
West Yorkshire
151,175 total businesses
25,517 formed in 2022
17,005 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baildon |
39 |
||
Bingley |
24 |
||
Bingley Rural |
-1 |
||
Bolton and Undercliffe |
53 |
||
Bowling and Barkerend |
878 |
||
Bradford Moor |
207 |
||
City |
574 |
||
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
46 |
||
Craven |
18 |
||
Eccleshill |
43 |
||
Great Horton |
58 |
||
Heaton |
84 |
||
Idle and Thackley |
-2 |
||
Ilkley |
27 |
||
Keighley Central |
89 |
||
Keighley East |
28 |
||
Keighley West |
11 |
||
Little Horton |
105 |
||
Manningham |
233 |
||
Queensbury |
31 |
||
Royds |
-8 |
||
Shipley |
12 |
||
Thornton and Allerton |
28 |
||
Toller |
-142 |
||
Tong |
24 |
||
Wharfedale |
2 |
||
Wibsey |
14 |
||
Windhill and Wrose |
45 |
||
Worth Valley |
15 |
||
Wyke |
33 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighouse |
9 |
||
Calder |
19 |
||
Elland |
9 |
||
Greetland and Stainland |
29 |
||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe |
15 |
||
Illingworth and Mixenden |
0 |
||
Luddendenfoot |
24 |
||
Northowram and Shelf |
41 |
||
Ovenden |
26 |
||
Park |
80 |
||
Rastrick |
17 |
||
Ryburn |
15 |
||
Skircoat |
23 |
||
Sowerby Bridge |
30 |
||
Todmorden |
-75 |
||
Town |
525 |
||
Warley |
36 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondbury |
55 |
||
Ashbrow |
278 |
||
Batley East |
87 |
||
Batley West |
86 |
||
Birstall and Birkenshaw |
32 |
||
Cleckheaton |
-172 |
||
Colne Valley |
4 |
||
Crosland Moor and Netherton |
119 |
||
Dalton |
18 |
||
Denby Dale |
28 |
||
Dewsbury East |
96 |
||
Dewsbury South |
54 |
||
Dewsbury West |
182 |
||
Golcar |
-14 |
||
Greenhead |
160 |
||
Heckmondwike |
64 |
||
Holme Valley North |
30 |
||
Holme Valley South |
-31 |
||
Kirkburton |
33 |
||
Lindley |
-18 |
||
Liversedge and Gomersal |
32 |
||
Mirfield |
17 |
||
Newsome |
357 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adel and Wharfedale |
20 |
||
Alwoodley |
23 |
||
Ardsley and Robin Hood |
45 |
||
Armley |
70 |
||
Beeston and Holbeck |
400 |
||
Bramley and Stanningley |
76 |
||
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill |
160 |
||
Calverley and Farsley |
38 |
||
Chapel Allerton |
202 |
||
City and Hunslet |
706 |
||
Cross Gates and Whinmoor |
13 |
||
Farnley and Wortley |
113 |
||
Garforth and Swillington |
-58 |
||
Gipton and Harehills |
693 |
||
Guiseley and Rawdon |
41 |
||
Harewood |
11 |
||
Headingley |
59 |
||
Horsforth |
69 |
||
Hyde Park and Woodhouse |
151 |
||
Killingbeck and Seacroft |
36 |
||
Kippax and Methley |
25 |
||
Kirkstall |
49 |
||
Middleton Park |
50 |
||
Moortown |
27 |
||
Morley North |
90 |
||
Morley South |
34 |
||
Otley and Yeadon |
62 |
||
Pudsey |
32 |
||
Rothwell |
18 |
||
Roundhay |
64 |
||
Temple Newsam |
30 |
||
Weetwood |
85 |
||
Wetherby |
70 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton |
5 |
||
Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
-1 |
||
Altofts and Whitwood |
1 |
||
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
75 |
||
Crofton Ryhill and Walton |
18 |
||
Featherstone |
17 |
||
Hemsworth |
10 |
||
Horbury and South Ossett |
25 |
||
Knottingley |
17 |
||
Normanton |
17 |
||
Ossett |
-231 |
||
Pontefract North |
34 |
||
Pontefract South |
25 |
||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby |
-7 |
||
Stanley and Outwood East |
40 |
||
Wakefield East |
51 |
||
Wakefield North |
-105 |
||
Wakefield Rural |
74 |
||
Wakefield South |
13 |
||
Wakefield West |
125 |
||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
39 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how West Yorkshire compares to them.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
10th
2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
16th
2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
18th
2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
27th
2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
40th
2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
| 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 |
people
67.9
82.7
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.
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
2022
25,517 formed
17,005 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.19% vs 2018
9.38% vs 2019
4.32% vs 2020
7.1% vs 2021