2013
3,387 formed
2,234 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2017
15.9% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2016
Bromsgrove 4,880 formed
Malvern Hills 384 formed
Redditch 553 formed
Worcester 561 formed
Wychavon 897 formed
Wyre Forest 524 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
18th
2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
24th
2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
30th
2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
42nd
2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
45th
2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
13.8
10.0
99% Private Limited Companies (7,698 companies)
1% Other company types (106 companies)
Other company types breakdown (106 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2017
38,764
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2017.
15.9% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2016
Staffordshire
47,930 total businesses
6,449 formed in 2017
5,953 dissolved in 2017
Warwickshire
35,844 total businesses
4,617 formed in 2017
3,309 dissolved in 2017
Gloucestershire
49,129 total businesses
5,447 formed in 2017
4,358 dissolved in 2017
West Midlands
159,647 total businesses
26,802 formed in 2017
21,082 dissolved in 2017
Herefordshire
8,627 total businesses
906 formed in 2017
641 dissolved in 2017
Shropshire
21,473 total businesses
2,474 formed in 2017
1,769 dissolved in 2017
Worcestershire
38,764 total businesses
7,804 formed in 2017
3,700 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
8 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
48 |
||
Aston Fields |
19 |
||
Avoncroft |
3216 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
21 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
-11 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
9 |
||
Catshill North |
-2 |
||
Catshill South |
5 |
||
Charford |
7 |
||
Cofton |
9 |
||
Drakes Cross |
3 |
||
Hagley East |
15 |
||
Hagley West |
5 |
||
Hill Top |
5 |
||
Hollywood |
-6 |
||
Lickey Hills |
0 |
||
Lowes Hill |
0 |
||
Marlbrook |
3 |
||
Norton |
1 |
||
Perryfields |
6 |
||
Rock Hill |
-6 |
||
Rubery North |
5 |
||
Rubery South |
-9 |
||
Sanders Park |
-28 |
||
Sidemoor |
9 |
||
Slideslow |
16 |
||
Tardebigge |
7 |
||
Wythall East |
-4 |
||
Wythall West |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
-2 |
||
Baldwin |
2 |
||
Broadheath |
7 |
||
Chase |
-5 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
1 |
||
Eckington |
16 |
||
Hallow |
2 |
||
Kempsey |
11 |
||
Lindridge |
0 |
||
Link |
13 |
||
Longdon |
5 |
||
Martley |
4 |
||
Morton |
9 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
26 |
||
Pickersleigh |
-4 |
||
Powick |
1 |
||
Priory |
19 |
||
Ripple |
3 |
||
Teme Valley |
-3 |
||
Tenbury |
4 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
8 |
||
Wells |
1 |
||
West |
8 |
||
Woodbury |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
27 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
7 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
27 |
||
Central |
8 |
||
Church Hill |
1 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
4 |
||
Greenlands |
16 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
18 |
||
Lodge Park |
-2 |
||
Matchborough |
10 |
||
West |
8 |
||
Winyates |
21 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
-6 |
||
Battenhall |
3 |
||
Bedwardine |
26 |
||
Cathedral |
25 |
||
Claines |
17 |
||
Gorse Hill |
8 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
26 |
||
Nunnery |
-2 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
7 |
||
St Clement |
4 |
||
St John |
20 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
1 |
||
St Stephen |
1 |
||
Warndon |
5 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
11 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
11 |
||
Bengeworth |
19 |
||
Bowbrook |
3 |
||
Bredon |
1 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
11 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
15 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
-1 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
-1 |
||
Droitwich Central |
-3 |
||
Droitwich East |
-34 |
||
Droitwich South East |
2 |
||
Droitwich South West |
-2 |
||
Droitwich West |
46 |
||
Eckington |
16 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
-4 |
||
Evesham North |
30 |
||
Evesham South |
9 |
||
Fladbury |
-6 |
||
Great Hampton |
1 |
||
Hartlebury |
12 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
-3 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
9 |
||
Inkberrow |
8 |
||
Little Hampton |
15 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
19 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
26 |
||
Ombersley |
0 |
||
Pershore |
22 |
||
Pinvin |
10 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
2 |
||
The Littletons |
2 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
-7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
11 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
16 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
20 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
26 |
||
Broadwaters |
-7 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
33 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
11 |
||
Lickhill |
4 |
||
Mitton |
15 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
0 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
10 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
12 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
21st
2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
23rd
2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
33rd
2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
36th
2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
41st
2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
45th
2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
68.4
65.1
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.
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
2017
7,804 formed
3,700 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.8% vs 2013
4.6% vs 2014
14.1% vs 2015
15.9% vs 2016