2017
7,804 formed
3,700 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2021
4.8% fewer companies in Worcestershire compared to 2020
Bromsgrove 1,148 formed
Malvern Hills 704 formed
Redditch 675 formed
Worcester 983 formed
Wychavon 1,825 formed
Wyre Forest 2,007 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
18th
2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
25th
2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
32nd
2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
36th
2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
42nd
2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd
2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
13.0
12.2
98% Private Limited Companies (7,230 companies)
2% Other company types (131 companies)
Other company types breakdown (131 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2021
42,443
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2021.
4.8% fewer companies in Worcestershire compared to 2020
Staffordshire
57,556 total businesses
8,541 formed in 2021
6,245 dissolved in 2021
Warwickshire
40,740 total businesses
5,117 formed in 2021
4,641 dissolved in 2021
Gloucestershire
56,711 total businesses
6,357 formed in 2021
5,435 dissolved in 2021
West Midlands
198,781 total businesses
36,485 formed in 2021
30,607 dissolved in 2021
Herefordshire
14,830 total businesses
2,858 formed in 2021
1,324 dissolved in 2021
Shropshire
25,765 total businesses
2,914 formed in 2021
2,811 dissolved in 2021
Worcestershire
42,443 total businesses
7,361 formed in 2021
10,248 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
223 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
0 |
||
Aston Fields |
13 |
||
Avoncroft |
-3447 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
12 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
180 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
-4 |
||
Catshill North |
6 |
||
Catshill South |
-1 |
||
Charford |
-3 |
||
Cofton |
0 |
||
Drakes Cross |
7 |
||
Hagley East |
7 |
||
Hagley West |
19 |
||
Hill Top |
-1 |
||
Hollywood |
6 |
||
Lickey Hills |
6 |
||
Lowes Hill |
21 |
||
Marlbrook |
11 |
||
Norton |
8 |
||
Perryfields |
6 |
||
Rock Hill |
3 |
||
Rubery North |
-8 |
||
Rubery South |
-30 |
||
Sanders Park |
-42 |
||
Sidemoor |
11 |
||
Slideslow |
5 |
||
Tardebigge |
4 |
||
Wythall East |
7 |
||
Wythall West |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
8 |
||
Baldwin |
-2 |
||
Broadheath |
147 |
||
Chase |
-6 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
-1 |
||
Eckington |
21 |
||
Hallow |
4 |
||
Kempsey |
12 |
||
Lindridge |
9 |
||
Link |
33 |
||
Longdon |
2 |
||
Martley |
-7 |
||
Morton |
-3 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
1 |
||
Pickersleigh |
7 |
||
Powick |
-5 |
||
Priory |
90 |
||
Ripple |
4 |
||
Teme Valley |
-2 |
||
Tenbury |
7 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
-4 |
||
Wells |
-9 |
||
West |
2 |
||
Woodbury |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
31 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
-28 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
-14 |
||
Central |
8 |
||
Church Hill |
-4 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
16 |
||
Greenlands |
24 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
-64 |
||
Lodge Park |
14 |
||
Matchborough |
10 |
||
West |
2 |
||
Winyates |
26 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
3 |
||
Battenhall |
2 |
||
Bedwardine |
16 |
||
Cathedral |
158 |
||
Claines |
18 |
||
Gorse Hill |
-1 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
1 |
||
Nunnery |
13 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
-2 |
||
St Clement |
6 |
||
St John |
14 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
76 |
||
St Stephen |
1 |
||
Warndon |
-20 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
11 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
3 |
||
Bengeworth |
29 |
||
Bowbrook |
-3 |
||
Bredon |
3 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
17 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
12 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
13 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
4 |
||
Droitwich Central |
-8 |
||
Droitwich East |
11 |
||
Droitwich South East |
-1 |
||
Droitwich South West |
101 |
||
Droitwich West |
15 |
||
Eckington |
21 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
1 |
||
Evesham North |
183 |
||
Evesham South |
30 |
||
Fladbury |
4 |
||
Great Hampton |
4 |
||
Hartlebury |
2 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
-2 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
1 |
||
Inkberrow |
286 |
||
Little Hampton |
22 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
35 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
1 |
||
Ombersley |
4 |
||
Pershore |
158 |
||
Pinvin |
-6 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
2 |
||
The Littletons |
-3 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
-171 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
230 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
13 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
-665 |
||
Broadwaters |
14 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
-12 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
10 |
||
Lickhill |
3 |
||
Mitton |
625 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
-2 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
-8 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
-1480 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
22nd
2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
24th
2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
34th
2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
36th
2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
41st
2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
44th
2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
74.9
79.1
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.
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
2021
7,361 formed
10,248 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
-2.49% vs 2017
14.41% vs 2018
3.06% vs 2019
-4.8% vs 2020