2014
3,520 formed
2,487 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2018
2.5% fewer companies in Worcestershire compared to 2017
Bromsgrove 3,626 formed
Malvern Hills 487 formed
Redditch 620 formed
Worcester 624 formed
Wychavon 942 formed
Wyre Forest 585 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
22nd
2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
26th
2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
31st
2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
34th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
42nd
2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
12.2
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (6,778 companies)
2% Other company types (111 companies)
Other company types breakdown (111 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2018
37,800
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2018.
2.5% fewer companies in Worcestershire compared to 2017
Staffordshire
48,752 total businesses
6,474 formed in 2018
4,877 dissolved in 2018
Warwickshire
37,025 total businesses
4,755 formed in 2018
3,572 dissolved in 2018
Gloucestershire
50,643 total businesses
5,719 formed in 2018
4,536 dissolved in 2018
West Midlands
167,807 total businesses
32,571 formed in 2018
23,710 dissolved in 2018
Herefordshire
9,243 total businesses
1,054 formed in 2018
660 dissolved in 2018
Shropshire
22,421 total businesses
2,634 formed in 2018
1,851 dissolved in 2018
Worcestershire
37,800 total businesses
6,889 formed in 2018
8,175 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
0 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
18 |
||
Aston Fields |
8 |
||
Avoncroft |
-2329 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
16 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
13 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
4 |
||
Catshill North |
11 |
||
Catshill South |
8 |
||
Charford |
1 |
||
Cofton |
-149 |
||
Drakes Cross |
-2 |
||
Hagley East |
30 |
||
Hagley West |
18 |
||
Hill Top |
1 |
||
Hollywood |
3 |
||
Lickey Hills |
3 |
||
Lowes Hill |
3 |
||
Marlbrook |
9 |
||
Norton |
5 |
||
Perryfields |
10 |
||
Rock Hill |
0 |
||
Rubery North |
2 |
||
Rubery South |
7 |
||
Sanders Park |
-34 |
||
Sidemoor |
2 |
||
Slideslow |
-7 |
||
Tardebigge |
8 |
||
Wythall East |
2 |
||
Wythall West |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
5 |
||
Baldwin |
-1 |
||
Broadheath |
7 |
||
Chase |
15 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
14 |
||
Eckington |
-12 |
||
Hallow |
17 |
||
Kempsey |
16 |
||
Lindridge |
13 |
||
Link |
12 |
||
Longdon |
1 |
||
Martley |
1 |
||
Morton |
6 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
25 |
||
Pickersleigh |
3 |
||
Powick |
5 |
||
Priory |
30 |
||
Ripple |
3 |
||
Teme Valley |
8 |
||
Tenbury |
19 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
9 |
||
Wells |
14 |
||
West |
1 |
||
Woodbury |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
53 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
23 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
3 |
||
Central |
19 |
||
Church Hill |
13 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
4 |
||
Greenlands |
8 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
5 |
||
Lodge Park |
45 |
||
Matchborough |
42 |
||
West |
1 |
||
Winyates |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
14 |
||
Battenhall |
6 |
||
Bedwardine |
12 |
||
Cathedral |
54 |
||
Claines |
14 |
||
Gorse Hill |
6 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
25 |
||
Nunnery |
10 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
7 |
||
St Clement |
3 |
||
St John |
12 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
6 |
||
St Stephen |
16 |
||
Warndon |
5 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
14 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
2 |
||
Bengeworth |
7 |
||
Bowbrook |
8 |
||
Bredon |
6 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
14 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
18 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
11 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
0 |
||
Droitwich Central |
3 |
||
Droitwich East |
19 |
||
Droitwich South East |
-4 |
||
Droitwich South West |
9 |
||
Droitwich West |
16 |
||
Eckington |
-12 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
6 |
||
Evesham North |
13 |
||
Evesham South |
4 |
||
Fladbury |
7 |
||
Great Hampton |
-2 |
||
Hartlebury |
1 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
5 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
4 |
||
Inkberrow |
7 |
||
Little Hampton |
-2 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
13 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
25 |
||
Ombersley |
2 |
||
Pershore |
65 |
||
Pinvin |
3 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
4 |
||
The Littletons |
3 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
-1 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
10 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
11 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
28 |
||
Broadwaters |
17 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
20 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
11 |
||
Lickhill |
3 |
||
Mitton |
33 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
8 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
32 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
28 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
22nd
2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
25th
2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
33rd
2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
35th
2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
41st
2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
45th
2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
66.7
68.1
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.
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
2018
6,889 formed
8,175 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.6% vs 2014
14.1% vs 2015
15.93% vs 2016
-2.5% vs 2017