2019
4,428 formed
4,156 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Wiltshire during 2023
3.7% more companies in Wiltshire compared to 2022
Swindon 1,852 formed
Wiltshire 3,093 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Wiltshire 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 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
23rd
2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
30th
2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
32nd
2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
35th
2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
37th
2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
| 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
7.3
14.2
96% Private Limited Companies (4,760 companies)
4% Other company types (205 companies)
Other company types breakdown (205 companies)
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Businesses formed in Wiltshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Wiltshire during 2023
42,004
businesses registered in Wiltshire at the end of 2023.
3.7% more companies in Wiltshire compared to 2022
Dorset
63,266 total businesses
8,565 formed in 2023
7,339 dissolved in 2023
Hampshire
126,128 total businesses
15,385 formed in 2023
13,203 dissolved in 2023
Somerset
60,186 total businesses
6,531 formed in 2023
6,028 dissolved in 2023
Gloucestershire
59,830 total businesses
6,902 formed in 2023
5,515 dissolved in 2023
Oxfordshire
48,030 total businesses
5,446 formed in 2023
4,452 dissolved in 2023
Berkshire
78,581 total businesses
10,571 formed in 2023
8,626 dissolved in 2023
Bristol
37,161 total businesses
5,050 formed in 2023
4,143 dissolved in 2023
Wiltshire
42,004 total businesses
4,965 formed in 2023
4,265 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blunsdon and Highworth |
21 |
||
Central |
17 |
||
Chiseldon and Lawn |
16 |
||
Covingham and Dorcan |
-6 |
||
Eastcott |
79 |
||
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst |
39 |
||
Haydon Wick |
20 |
||
Liden Eldene and Park South |
8 |
||
Lydiard and Freshbrook |
13 |
||
Mannington and Western |
-55 |
||
Old Town |
30 |
||
Penhill and Upper Stratton |
1 |
||
Priory Vale |
25 |
||
Ridgeway |
-2 |
||
Rodbourne Cheney |
23 |
||
Shaw |
-59 |
||
St Andrews |
26 |
||
St Margaret and South Marston |
35 |
||
Walcot and Park North |
26 |
||
Wroughton and Wichelstowe |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldbourne and Ramsbury |
0 |
||
Alderbury and Whiteparish |
26 |
||
Amesbury East |
0 |
||
Amesbury West |
5 |
||
Bourne and Woodford Valley |
-214 |
||
Box and Colerne |
-1 |
||
Bradford-on-Avon North |
-4 |
||
Bradford-on-Avon South |
19 |
||
Brinkworth |
11 |
||
Bromham Rowde and Potterne |
8 |
||
Bulford Allington and Figheldean |
0 |
||
Burbage and the Bedwyns |
4 |
||
By Brook |
17 |
||
Calne Central |
86 |
||
Calne Chilvester and Abberd |
0 |
||
Calne North |
5 |
||
Calne Rural |
3 |
||
Calne South and Cherhill |
10 |
||
Chippenham Cepen Park and Derriads |
2 |
||
Chippenham Cepen Park and Redlands |
18 |
||
Chippenham Hardenhuish |
11 |
||
Chippenham Hardens and England |
39 |
||
Chippenham Lowden and Rowden |
2 |
||
Chippenham Monkton |
4 |
||
Chippenham Pewsham |
5 |
||
Chippenham Queens and Sheldon |
6 |
||
Corsham Pickwick |
13 |
||
Corsham Town |
-1 |
||
Corsham Without and Box Hill |
-8 |
||
Cricklade and Latton |
11 |
||
Devizes and Roundway South |
8 |
||
Devizes East |
3 |
||
Devizes North |
11 |
||
Downton and Ebble Valley |
7 |
||
Durrington and Larkhill |
11 |
||
Ethandune |
9 |
||
Fovant and Chalke Valley |
-5 |
||
Hilperton |
-2 |
||
Holt and Staverton |
9 |
||
Kington |
12 |
||
Laverstock Ford and Old Sarum |
6 |
||
Ludgershall and Perham Down |
15 |
||
Lyneham |
5 |
||
Malmesbury |
8 |
||
Marlborough East |
20 |
||
Marlborough West |
-4 |
||
Melksham Central |
10 |
||
Melksham North |
7 |
||
Melksham South |
10 |
||
Melksham Without North |
8 |
||
Melksham Without South |
5 |
||
Mere |
5 |
||
Minety |
9 |
||
Nadder and East Knoyle |
15 |
||
Pewsey |
-2 |
||
Pewsey Vale |
4 |
||
Purton |
5 |
||
Redlynch and Landford |
8 |
||
Roundway |
10 |
||
Royal Wootton Bassett East |
5 |
||
Royal Wootton Bassett North |
15 |
||
Royal Wootton Bassett South |
10 |
||
Salisbury Bemerton |
7 |
||
Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village |
5 |
||
Salisbury Harnham |
-1 |
||
Salisbury St Edmund and Milford |
48 |
||
Salisbury St Francis and Stratford |
1 |
||
Salisbury St Mark's and Bishopdown |
1 |
||
Salisbury St Martin's and Cathedral |
5 |
||
Salisbury St Paul's |
-5 |
||
Sherston |
-5 |
||
Southwick |
12 |
||
Summerham and Seend |
11 |
||
The Collingbournes and Netheravon |
6 |
||
The Lavingtons and Erlestoke |
7 |
||
Tidworth |
7 |
||
Till and Wylye Valley |
6 |
||
Tisbury |
3 |
||
Trowbridge Adcroft |
-12 |
||
Trowbridge Central |
8 |
||
Trowbridge Drynham |
11 |
||
Trowbridge Grove |
5 |
||
Trowbridge Lambrok |
6 |
||
Trowbridge Park |
28 |
||
Trowbridge Paxcroft |
16 |
||
Urchfont and The Cannings |
-7 |
||
Warminster Broadway |
-3 |
||
Warminster Copheap and Wylye |
-4 |
||
Warminster East |
-11 |
||
Warminster West |
-11 |
||
Warminster Without |
22 |
||
West Selkley |
-8 |
||
Westbury East |
7 |
||
Westbury North |
12 |
||
Westbury West |
1 |
||
Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley |
13 |
||
Winsley and Westwood |
3 |
||
Winterslow |
-8 |
||
Wroughton and Wichelstowe |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Wiltshire 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 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
14th
2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
23rd
2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
26th
2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
34th
2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
37th
2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
39th
2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
| 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
61.4
86.6
How the total number of companies in Wiltshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2019
4,428 formed
4,156 dissolved
2020
4,645 formed
3,195 dissolved
2021
4,432 formed
4,387 dissolved
2022
4,536 formed
3,838 dissolved
2023
4,965 formed
4,265 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.95% vs 2019
0.81% vs 2020
2.97% vs 2021
3.7% vs 2022