2016
6,602 formed
2,820 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2020
3.1% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2019
Bromsgrove 752 formed
Malvern Hills 491 formed
Redditch 822 formed
Worcester 907 formed
Wychavon 969 formed
Wyre Forest 3,011 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
22nd
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
28th
2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
32nd
2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
38th
2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
44th
2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
12.3
12.3
98% Private Limited Companies (6,824 companies)
2% Other company types (131 companies)
Other company types breakdown (131 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2020
44,570
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2020.
3.1% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2019
Staffordshire
54,862 total businesses
7,720 formed in 2020
4,885 dissolved in 2020
Warwickshire
40,304 total businesses
4,920 formed in 2020
3,587 dissolved in 2020
Gloucestershire
55,106 total businesses
6,419 formed in 2020
4,233 dissolved in 2020
West Midlands
191,692 total businesses
37,202 formed in 2020
20,310 dissolved in 2020
Herefordshire
12,800 total businesses
2,327 formed in 2020
766 dissolved in 2020
Shropshire
25,603 total businesses
3,386 formed in 2020
1,761 dissolved in 2020
Worcestershire
44,570 total businesses
6,955 formed in 2020
5,992 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
15 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
0 |
||
Aston Fields |
42 |
||
Avoncroft |
-2648 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
5 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
29 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
9 |
||
Catshill North |
2 |
||
Catshill South |
13 |
||
Charford |
-1 |
||
Cofton |
9 |
||
Drakes Cross |
10 |
||
Hagley East |
20 |
||
Hagley West |
5 |
||
Hill Top |
9 |
||
Hollywood |
-2 |
||
Lickey Hills |
-4 |
||
Lowes Hill |
19 |
||
Marlbrook |
7 |
||
Norton |
6 |
||
Perryfields |
-1 |
||
Rock Hill |
11 |
||
Rubery North |
12 |
||
Rubery South |
15 |
||
Sanders Park |
-14 |
||
Sidemoor |
0 |
||
Slideslow |
10 |
||
Tardebigge |
16 |
||
Wythall East |
2 |
||
Wythall West |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
7 |
||
Baldwin |
12 |
||
Broadheath |
11 |
||
Chase |
8 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
14 |
||
Eckington |
-4 |
||
Hallow |
5 |
||
Kempsey |
1 |
||
Lindridge |
13 |
||
Link |
7 |
||
Longdon |
-3 |
||
Martley |
13 |
||
Morton |
4 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
18 |
||
Pickersleigh |
5 |
||
Powick |
14 |
||
Priory |
18 |
||
Ripple |
1 |
||
Teme Valley |
9 |
||
Tenbury |
7 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
5 |
||
Wells |
-7 |
||
West |
24 |
||
Woodbury |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
78 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
24 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
39 |
||
Central |
40 |
||
Church Hill |
17 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
9 |
||
Greenlands |
19 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
177 |
||
Lodge Park |
13 |
||
Matchborough |
22 |
||
West |
24 |
||
Winyates |
36 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
67 |
||
Battenhall |
19 |
||
Bedwardine |
51 |
||
Cathedral |
197 |
||
Claines |
23 |
||
Gorse Hill |
23 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
18 |
||
Nunnery |
25 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
16 |
||
St Clement |
10 |
||
St John |
29 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
8 |
||
St Stephen |
10 |
||
Warndon |
14 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
21 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
2 |
||
Bengeworth |
21 |
||
Bowbrook |
0 |
||
Bredon |
3 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
4 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
7 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
8 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
-6 |
||
Droitwich Central |
10 |
||
Droitwich East |
23 |
||
Droitwich South East |
9 |
||
Droitwich South West |
-4 |
||
Droitwich West |
-54 |
||
Eckington |
-4 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
9 |
||
Evesham North |
45 |
||
Evesham South |
5 |
||
Fladbury |
8 |
||
Great Hampton |
4 |
||
Hartlebury |
13 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
2 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
11 |
||
Inkberrow |
15 |
||
Little Hampton |
12 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
35 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
18 |
||
Ombersley |
17 |
||
Pershore |
3 |
||
Pinvin |
9 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
8 |
||
The Littletons |
8 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
-162 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
26 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
24 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
379 |
||
Broadwaters |
20 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
59 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
13 |
||
Lickhill |
3 |
||
Mitton |
43 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
26 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
2 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
1507 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
22nd
2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
24th
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
33rd
2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
35th
2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
44th
2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
78.7
76.4
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.
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
2020
6,955 formed
5,992 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
15.93% vs 2016
-2.49% vs 2017
14.41% vs 2018
3.1% vs 2019