2015
3,572 formed
2,593 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2019
14.4% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2018
Bromsgrove 5,530 formed
Malvern Hills 485 formed
Redditch 800 formed
Worcester 683 formed
Wychavon 1,352 formed
Wyre Forest 1,112 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
14th
2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
24th
2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
32nd
2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd
2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
41st
2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
17.6
10.9
98% Private Limited Companies (9,818 companies)
2% Other company types (153 companies)
Other company types breakdown (153 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2019
43,247
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2019.
14.4% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2018
Staffordshire
51,758 total businesses
6,927 formed in 2019
5,118 dissolved in 2019
Warwickshire
38,998 total businesses
5,256 formed in 2019
4,003 dissolved in 2019
Gloucestershire
52,494 total businesses
5,971 formed in 2019
4,752 dissolved in 2019
West Midlands
173,134 total businesses
29,676 formed in 2019
25,246 dissolved in 2019
Herefordshire
10,498 total businesses
1,499 formed in 2019
797 dissolved in 2019
Shropshire
23,741 total businesses
3,231 formed in 2019
2,041 dissolved in 2019
Worcestershire
43,247 total businesses
9,971 formed in 2019
5,579 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
20 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
-13 |
||
Aston Fields |
18 |
||
Avoncroft |
2497 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
-10 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
7 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
-14 |
||
Catshill North |
8 |
||
Catshill South |
9 |
||
Charford |
3 |
||
Cofton |
12 |
||
Drakes Cross |
-3 |
||
Hagley East |
22 |
||
Hagley West |
3 |
||
Hill Top |
6 |
||
Hollywood |
-1 |
||
Lickey Hills |
4 |
||
Lowes Hill |
0 |
||
Marlbrook |
-11 |
||
Norton |
-1 |
||
Perryfields |
1 |
||
Rock Hill |
-3 |
||
Rubery North |
3 |
||
Rubery South |
1 |
||
Sanders Park |
58 |
||
Sidemoor |
2 |
||
Slideslow |
-3 |
||
Tardebigge |
15 |
||
Wythall East |
1 |
||
Wythall West |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
-10 |
||
Baldwin |
11 |
||
Broadheath |
6 |
||
Chase |
0 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
0 |
||
Eckington |
-10 |
||
Hallow |
19 |
||
Kempsey |
30 |
||
Lindridge |
-13 |
||
Link |
-8 |
||
Longdon |
5 |
||
Martley |
0 |
||
Morton |
6 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-44 |
||
Pickersleigh |
8 |
||
Powick |
6 |
||
Priory |
22 |
||
Ripple |
4 |
||
Teme Valley |
3 |
||
Tenbury |
1 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
10 |
||
Wells |
1 |
||
West |
6 |
||
Woodbury |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
48 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
12 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
14 |
||
Central |
9 |
||
Church Hill |
10 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
14 |
||
Greenlands |
5 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
249 |
||
Lodge Park |
-46 |
||
Matchborough |
-5 |
||
West |
6 |
||
Winyates |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
31 |
||
Battenhall |
7 |
||
Bedwardine |
2 |
||
Cathedral |
55 |
||
Claines |
14 |
||
Gorse Hill |
4 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-44 |
||
Nunnery |
13 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
4 |
||
St Clement |
-4 |
||
St John |
22 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
6 |
||
St Stephen |
-3 |
||
Warndon |
12 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
10 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
26 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
-2 |
||
Bengeworth |
11 |
||
Bowbrook |
-1 |
||
Bredon |
-3 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
2 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
0 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
7 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
3 |
||
Droitwich Central |
0 |
||
Droitwich East |
0 |
||
Droitwich South East |
2 |
||
Droitwich South West |
127 |
||
Droitwich West |
-14 |
||
Eckington |
-10 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
-2 |
||
Evesham North |
23 |
||
Evesham South |
-2 |
||
Fladbury |
3 |
||
Great Hampton |
-4 |
||
Hartlebury |
7 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
3 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
11 |
||
Inkberrow |
13 |
||
Little Hampton |
2 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
29 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-44 |
||
Ombersley |
3 |
||
Pershore |
299 |
||
Pinvin |
1 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
2 |
||
The Littletons |
-2 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
4 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
-7 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
9 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
564 |
||
Broadwaters |
23 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
9 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
0 |
||
Lickhill |
-2 |
||
Mitton |
3 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
-2 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
15 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
35 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
22nd
2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
24th
2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
31st
2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
34th
2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
41st
2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
45th
2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
76.3
70.7
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.
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
2019
9,971 formed
5,579 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
14.1% vs 2015
15.93% vs 2016
-2.49% vs 2017
14.4% vs 2018