2012
3,187 formed
1,952 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2016
14.1% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2015
Bromsgrove 3,654 formed
Malvern Hills 428 formed
Redditch 571 formed
Worcester 564 formed
Wychavon 897 formed
Wyre Forest 486 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
21st
2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
24th
2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
32nd
2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
35th
2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
41st
2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
45th
2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
11.7
10.5
98% Private Limited Companies (6,474 companies)
2% Other company types (128 companies)
Other company types breakdown (128 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2016
33,436
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2016.
14.1% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2015
Staffordshire
47,000 total businesses
7,618 formed in 2016
4,763 dissolved in 2016
Warwickshire
34,180 total businesses
4,709 formed in 2016
3,473 dissolved in 2016
Gloucestershire
47,665 total businesses
5,639 formed in 2016
4,437 dissolved in 2016
West Midlands
156,118 total businesses
31,162 formed in 2016
21,521 dissolved in 2016
Herefordshire
8,293 total businesses
853 formed in 2016
687 dissolved in 2016
Shropshire
20,422 total businesses
2,496 formed in 2016
1,763 dissolved in 2016
Worcestershire
33,436 total businesses
6,602 formed in 2016
2,820 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
5 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
44 |
||
Aston Fields |
9 |
||
Avoncroft |
2937 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
12 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
6 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
6 |
||
Catshill North |
3 |
||
Catshill South |
11 |
||
Charford |
2 |
||
Cofton |
9 |
||
Drakes Cross |
6 |
||
Hagley East |
5 |
||
Hagley West |
7 |
||
Hill Top |
-2 |
||
Hollywood |
5 |
||
Lickey Hills |
2 |
||
Lowes Hill |
-3 |
||
Marlbrook |
3 |
||
Norton |
4 |
||
Perryfields |
3 |
||
Rock Hill |
2 |
||
Rubery North |
8 |
||
Rubery South |
6 |
||
Sanders Park |
8 |
||
Sidemoor |
2 |
||
Slideslow |
10 |
||
Tardebigge |
3 |
||
Wythall East |
6 |
||
Wythall West |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
4 |
||
Baldwin |
-3 |
||
Broadheath |
1 |
||
Chase |
8 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
10 |
||
Eckington |
11 |
||
Hallow |
12 |
||
Kempsey |
3 |
||
Lindridge |
11 |
||
Link |
33 |
||
Longdon |
-6 |
||
Martley |
15 |
||
Morton |
4 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
20 |
||
Pickersleigh |
4 |
||
Powick |
-3 |
||
Priory |
22 |
||
Ripple |
0 |
||
Teme Valley |
9 |
||
Tenbury |
-7 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
8 |
||
Wells |
-1 |
||
West |
2 |
||
Woodbury |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
57 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
3 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
2 |
||
Central |
12 |
||
Church Hill |
12 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
2 |
||
Greenlands |
21 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
16 |
||
Lodge Park |
9 |
||
Matchborough |
41 |
||
West |
2 |
||
Winyates |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
-17 |
||
Battenhall |
-4 |
||
Bedwardine |
23 |
||
Cathedral |
-7 |
||
Claines |
40 |
||
Gorse Hill |
9 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
20 |
||
Nunnery |
16 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
3 |
||
St Clement |
4 |
||
St John |
16 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
-1 |
||
St Stephen |
9 |
||
Warndon |
4 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
-10 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
6 |
||
Bengeworth |
17 |
||
Bowbrook |
20 |
||
Bredon |
2 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
4 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
9 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
-4 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
3 |
||
Droitwich Central |
7 |
||
Droitwich East |
-51 |
||
Droitwich South East |
2 |
||
Droitwich South West |
12 |
||
Droitwich West |
75 |
||
Eckington |
11 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
-3 |
||
Evesham North |
17 |
||
Evesham South |
23 |
||
Fladbury |
2 |
||
Great Hampton |
1 |
||
Hartlebury |
6 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
-9 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
0 |
||
Inkberrow |
12 |
||
Little Hampton |
21 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
34 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
20 |
||
Ombersley |
5 |
||
Pershore |
16 |
||
Pinvin |
2 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
-3 |
||
The Littletons |
-3 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
0 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
-13 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
4 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
25 |
||
Broadwaters |
27 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
-17 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
0 |
||
Lickhill |
6 |
||
Mitton |
3 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
5 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
-51 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
21st
2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
23rd
2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
35th
2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th
2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
41st
2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
45th
2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
59.0
62.6
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.
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
2016
6,602 formed
2,820 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.5% vs 2012
3.8% vs 2013
4.6% vs 2014
14.1% vs 2015