2019
18,752 formed
14,731 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2023
1.2% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2022
Bradford 6,201 formed
Calderdale 1,631 formed
Kirklees 4,948 formed
Leeds 9,175 formed
Wakefield 2,525 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
12th
2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
18th
2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
26th
2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
40th
2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
11.0
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (23,864 companies)
3% Other company types (670 companies)
Other company types breakdown (670 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in West Yorkshire during 2023
153,003
businesses registered in West Yorkshire at the end of 2023.
1.2% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2022
Lancashire
95,511 total businesses
14,223 formed in 2023
11,495 dissolved in 2023
North Yorkshire
65,895 total businesses
9,266 formed in 2023
7,024 dissolved in 2023
Derbyshire
57,297 total businesses
7,528 formed in 2023
6,299 dissolved in 2023
South Yorkshire
73,897 total businesses
11,638 formed in 2023
9,819 dissolved in 2023
Greater Manchester
244,408 total businesses
41,222 formed in 2023
33,808 dissolved in 2023
East Riding of Yorkshire
30,108 total businesses
4,211 formed in 2023
3,665 dissolved in 2023
West Yorkshire
153,003 total businesses
24,534 formed in 2023
21,511 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baildon |
0 |
||
Bingley |
24 |
||
Bingley Rural |
11 |
||
Bolton and Undercliffe |
93 |
||
Bowling and Barkerend |
127 |
||
Bradford Moor |
40 |
||
City |
297 |
||
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
73 |
||
Craven |
26 |
||
Eccleshill |
33 |
||
Great Horton |
101 |
||
Heaton |
50 |
||
Idle and Thackley |
45 |
||
Ilkley |
-2 |
||
Keighley Central |
91 |
||
Keighley East |
12 |
||
Keighley West |
12 |
||
Little Horton |
99 |
||
Manningham |
92 |
||
Queensbury |
19 |
||
Royds |
41 |
||
Shipley |
-13 |
||
Thornton and Allerton |
19 |
||
Toller |
-14 |
||
Tong |
24 |
||
Wharfedale |
15 |
||
Wibsey |
85 |
||
Windhill and Wrose |
70 |
||
Worth Valley |
15 |
||
Wyke |
36 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighouse |
7 |
||
Calder |
1 |
||
Elland |
17 |
||
Greetland and Stainland |
-69 |
||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe |
-15 |
||
Illingworth and Mixenden |
16 |
||
Luddendenfoot |
11 |
||
Northowram and Shelf |
6 |
||
Ovenden |
23 |
||
Park |
75 |
||
Rastrick |
8 |
||
Ryburn |
26 |
||
Skircoat |
36 |
||
Sowerby Bridge |
22 |
||
Todmorden |
14 |
||
Town |
-339 |
||
Warley |
30 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondbury |
30 |
||
Ashbrow |
-15 |
||
Batley East |
148 |
||
Batley West |
50 |
||
Birstall and Birkenshaw |
18 |
||
Cleckheaton |
-153 |
||
Colne Valley |
35 |
||
Crosland Moor and Netherton |
74 |
||
Dalton |
43 |
||
Denby Dale |
41 |
||
Dewsbury East |
67 |
||
Dewsbury South |
103 |
||
Dewsbury West |
32 |
||
Golcar |
43 |
||
Greenhead |
117 |
||
Heckmondwike |
94 |
||
Holme Valley North |
37 |
||
Holme Valley South |
-70 |
||
Kirkburton |
57 |
||
Lindley |
54 |
||
Liversedge and Gomersal |
-25 |
||
Mirfield |
14 |
||
Newsome |
449 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adel and Wharfedale |
65 |
||
Alwoodley |
69 |
||
Ardsley and Robin Hood |
29 |
||
Armley |
58 |
||
Beeston and Holbeck |
109 |
||
Bramley and Stanningley |
87 |
||
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill |
107 |
||
Calverley and Farsley |
77 |
||
Chapel Allerton |
83 |
||
City and Hunslet |
-1057 |
||
Cross Gates and Whinmoor |
38 |
||
Farnley and Wortley |
79 |
||
Garforth and Swillington |
15 |
||
Gipton and Harehills |
196 |
||
Guiseley and Rawdon |
56 |
||
Harewood |
43 |
||
Headingley |
48 |
||
Horsforth |
118 |
||
Hyde Park and Woodhouse |
178 |
||
Killingbeck and Seacroft |
48 |
||
Kippax and Methley |
52 |
||
Kirkstall |
44 |
||
Middleton Park |
68 |
||
Moortown |
51 |
||
Morley North |
15 |
||
Morley South |
46 |
||
Otley and Yeadon |
107 |
||
Pudsey |
36 |
||
Rothwell |
27 |
||
Roundhay |
71 |
||
Temple Newsam |
59 |
||
Weetwood |
48 |
||
Wetherby |
46 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton |
25 |
||
Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
37 |
||
Altofts and Whitwood |
21 |
||
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
62 |
||
Crofton Ryhill and Walton |
9 |
||
Featherstone |
22 |
||
Hemsworth |
20 |
||
Horbury and South Ossett |
18 |
||
Knottingley |
28 |
||
Normanton |
55 |
||
Ossett |
-164 |
||
Pontefract North |
13 |
||
Pontefract South |
9 |
||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby |
14 |
||
Stanley and Outwood East |
48 |
||
Wakefield East |
66 |
||
Wakefield North |
16 |
||
Wakefield Rural |
-32 |
||
Wakefield South |
19 |
||
Wakefield West |
18 |
||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
27 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how West Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
16th
2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
18th
2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
27th
2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
40th
2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
68.7
86.6
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.
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
2023
24,534 formed
21,511 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9.38% vs 2019
4.32% vs 2020
7.13% vs 2021
1.2% vs 2022