2011
3,233 formed
2,082 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2015
4.6% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2014
Bromsgrove 609 formed
Malvern Hills 413 formed
Redditch 568 formed
Worcester 604 formed
Wychavon 851 formed
Wyre Forest 527 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
22nd
2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
29th
2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
35th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
39th
2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
41st
2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
45th
2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
6.3
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (3,459 companies)
3% Other company types (113 companies)
Other company types breakdown (113 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2015
29,303
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2015.
4.6% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2014
Staffordshire
44,125 total businesses
6,375 formed in 2015
3,827 dissolved in 2015
Warwickshire
32,797 total businesses
4,424 formed in 2015
2,675 dissolved in 2015
Gloucestershire
46,009 total businesses
5,741 formed in 2015
3,809 dissolved in 2015
West Midlands
147,044 total businesses
26,952 formed in 2015
17,109 dissolved in 2015
Herefordshire
8,115 total businesses
950 formed in 2015
543 dissolved in 2015
Shropshire
19,451 total businesses
2,416 formed in 2015
1,432 dissolved in 2015
Worcestershire
29,303 total businesses
3,572 formed in 2015
2,593 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
16 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
10 |
||
Aston Fields |
23 |
||
Avoncroft |
31 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
-1 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
24 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
9 |
||
Catshill North |
2 |
||
Catshill South |
4 |
||
Charford |
-1 |
||
Cofton |
6 |
||
Drakes Cross |
5 |
||
Hagley East |
2 |
||
Hagley West |
10 |
||
Hill Top |
13 |
||
Hollywood |
2 |
||
Lickey Hills |
1 |
||
Lowes Hill |
6 |
||
Marlbrook |
10 |
||
Norton |
1 |
||
Perryfields |
3 |
||
Rock Hill |
5 |
||
Rubery North |
5 |
||
Rubery South |
6 |
||
Sanders Park |
10 |
||
Sidemoor |
-3 |
||
Slideslow |
9 |
||
Tardebigge |
17 |
||
Wythall East |
9 |
||
Wythall West |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
8 |
||
Baldwin |
7 |
||
Broadheath |
2 |
||
Chase |
6 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
11 |
||
Eckington |
13 |
||
Hallow |
13 |
||
Kempsey |
-2 |
||
Lindridge |
14 |
||
Link |
10 |
||
Longdon |
1 |
||
Martley |
5 |
||
Morton |
0 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
18 |
||
Pickersleigh |
3 |
||
Powick |
8 |
||
Priory |
29 |
||
Ripple |
1 |
||
Teme Valley |
6 |
||
Tenbury |
8 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
5 |
||
Wells |
5 |
||
West |
15 |
||
Woodbury |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
56 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
1 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
15 |
||
Central |
23 |
||
Church Hill |
17 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
9 |
||
Greenlands |
14 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
25 |
||
Lodge Park |
10 |
||
Matchborough |
40 |
||
West |
15 |
||
Winyates |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
14 |
||
Battenhall |
11 |
||
Bedwardine |
37 |
||
Cathedral |
41 |
||
Claines |
7 |
||
Gorse Hill |
5 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
18 |
||
Nunnery |
9 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
8 |
||
St Clement |
9 |
||
St John |
18 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
8 |
||
St Stephen |
4 |
||
Warndon |
10 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
5 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
1 |
||
Bengeworth |
22 |
||
Bowbrook |
13 |
||
Bredon |
-3 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
14 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
10 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
4 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
-1 |
||
Droitwich Central |
2 |
||
Droitwich East |
-55 |
||
Droitwich South East |
-1 |
||
Droitwich South West |
8 |
||
Droitwich West |
95 |
||
Eckington |
13 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
2 |
||
Evesham North |
38 |
||
Evesham South |
-7 |
||
Fladbury |
3 |
||
Great Hampton |
5 |
||
Hartlebury |
4 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
10 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
0 |
||
Inkberrow |
7 |
||
Little Hampton |
5 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
24 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
18 |
||
Ombersley |
12 |
||
Pershore |
31 |
||
Pinvin |
11 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
0 |
||
The Littletons |
7 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
5 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
-152 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
7 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
18 |
||
Broadwaters |
8 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
8 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
19 |
||
Lickhill |
3 |
||
Mitton |
40 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
28 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
-133 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
21st
2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
24th
2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
34th
2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
38th
2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
41st
2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
45th
2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
51.7
59.4
How the total number of companies in Worcestershire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
3,233 formed
2,082 dissolved
2012
3,187 formed
1,952 dissolved
2013
3,387 formed
2,234 dissolved
2014
3,520 formed
2,487 dissolved
2015
3,572 formed
2,593 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5% vs 2011
4.5% vs 2012
3.8% vs 2013
4.6% vs 2014