2020
22,615 formed
12,141 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2024
2.8% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2023
Bradford 6,320 formed
Calderdale 2,480 formed
Kirklees 4,454 formed
Leeds 8,536 formed
Wakefield 2,141 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Yorkshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
9th
2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
11th
2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
19th
2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
25th
2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
40th
2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
10.1
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (23,283 companies)
3% Other company types (689 companies)
Other company types breakdown (689 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Yorkshire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in West Yorkshire during 2024
157,321
businesses registered in West Yorkshire at the end of 2024.
2.8% more companies in West Yorkshire compared to 2023
Lancashire
97,537 total businesses
13,620 formed in 2024
11,578 dissolved in 2024
North Yorkshire
67,293 total businesses
8,830 formed in 2024
6,463 dissolved in 2024
Derbyshire
59,950 total businesses
7,553 formed in 2024
6,354 dissolved in 2024
South Yorkshire
75,130 total businesses
11,673 formed in 2024
9,417 dissolved in 2024
Greater Manchester
251,769 total businesses
40,892 formed in 2024
33,929 dissolved in 2024
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014 total businesses
4,234 formed in 2024
3,505 dissolved in 2024
West Yorkshire
157,321 total businesses
23,972 formed in 2024
20,287 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Baildon |
11 |
||
Bingley |
9 |
||
Bingley Rural |
19 |
||
Bolton and Undercliffe |
100 |
||
Bowling and Barkerend |
329 |
||
Bradford Moor |
109 |
||
City |
298 |
||
Clayton and Fairweather Green |
45 |
||
Craven |
11 |
||
Eccleshill |
18 |
||
Great Horton |
100 |
||
Heaton |
64 |
||
Idle and Thackley |
14 |
||
Ilkley |
34 |
||
Keighley Central |
87 |
||
Keighley East |
-6 |
||
Keighley West |
15 |
||
Little Horton |
49 |
||
Manningham |
133 |
||
Queensbury |
45 |
||
Royds |
65 |
||
Shipley |
-26 |
||
Thornton and Allerton |
54 |
||
Toller |
61 |
||
Tong |
32 |
||
Wharfedale |
-16 |
||
Wibsey |
51 |
||
Windhill and Wrose |
45 |
||
Worth Valley |
17 |
||
Wyke |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brighouse |
10 |
||
Calder |
4 |
||
Elland |
-53 |
||
Greetland and Stainland |
21 |
||
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe |
43 |
||
Illingworth and Mixenden |
16 |
||
Luddendenfoot |
-2 |
||
Northowram and Shelf |
22 |
||
Ovenden |
-2 |
||
Park |
108 |
||
Rastrick |
4 |
||
Ryburn |
-10 |
||
Skircoat |
39 |
||
Sowerby Bridge |
58 |
||
Todmorden |
425 |
||
Town |
150 |
||
Warley |
65 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Almondbury |
10 |
||
Ashbrow |
-56 |
||
Batley East |
83 |
||
Batley West |
21 |
||
Birstall and Birkenshaw |
27 |
||
Cleckheaton |
-180 |
||
Colne Valley |
51 |
||
Crosland Moor and Netherton |
127 |
||
Dalton |
18 |
||
Denby Dale |
32 |
||
Dewsbury East |
71 |
||
Dewsbury South |
73 |
||
Dewsbury West |
5 |
||
Golcar |
4 |
||
Greenhead |
136 |
||
Heckmondwike |
8 |
||
Holme Valley North |
56 |
||
Holme Valley South |
-45 |
||
Kirkburton |
28 |
||
Lindley |
34 |
||
Liversedge and Gomersal |
24 |
||
Mirfield |
11 |
||
Newsome |
128 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Adel and Wharfedale |
95 |
||
Alwoodley |
104 |
||
Ardsley and Robin Hood |
40 |
||
Armley |
22 |
||
Beeston and Holbeck |
32 |
||
Bramley and Stanningley |
34 |
||
Burmantofts and Richmond Hill |
-65 |
||
Calverley and Farsley |
118 |
||
Chapel Allerton |
42 |
||
City and Hunslet |
-412 |
||
Cross Gates and Whinmoor |
37 |
||
Farnley and Wortley |
16 |
||
Garforth and Swillington |
-28 |
||
Gipton and Harehills |
-144 |
||
Guiseley and Rawdon |
66 |
||
Harewood |
33 |
||
Headingley |
40 |
||
Horsforth |
22 |
||
Hyde Park and Woodhouse |
103 |
||
Killingbeck and Seacroft |
-18 |
||
Kippax and Methley |
8 |
||
Kirkstall |
35 |
||
Middleton Park |
30 |
||
Moortown |
52 |
||
Morley North |
-8 |
||
Morley South |
30 |
||
Otley and Yeadon |
100 |
||
Pudsey |
67 |
||
Rothwell |
35 |
||
Roundhay |
41 |
||
Temple Newsam |
15 |
||
Weetwood |
40 |
||
Wetherby |
55 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ackworth North Elmsall and Upton |
1 |
||
Airedale and Ferry Fryston |
9 |
||
Altofts and Whitwood |
9 |
||
Castleford Central and Glasshoughton |
59 |
||
Crofton Ryhill and Walton |
22 |
||
Featherstone |
22 |
||
Hemsworth |
10 |
||
Horbury and South Ossett |
30 |
||
Knottingley |
1 |
||
Normanton |
23 |
||
Ossett |
-71 |
||
Pontefract North |
24 |
||
Pontefract South |
14 |
||
South Elmsall and South Kirkby |
6 |
||
Stanley and Outwood East |
34 |
||
Wakefield East |
36 |
||
Wakefield North |
-20 |
||
Wakefield Rural |
11 |
||
Wakefield South |
37 |
||
Wakefield West |
-356 |
||
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West |
6 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how West Yorkshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
10th
2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
16th
2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
18th
2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
27th
2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
40th
2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
66.2
83.4
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.
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
2024
23,972 formed
20,287 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.32% vs 2020
7.13% vs 2021
1.21% vs 2022
2.8% vs 2023