2018
6,889 formed
8,175 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2022
3.6% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2021
Bromsgrove 835 formed
Malvern Hills 506 formed
Redditch 758 formed
Worcester 835 formed
Wychavon 933 formed
Wyre Forest 1,068 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
21st
2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
31st
2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
33rd
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
37th
2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
41st
2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd
2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
8.7
12.7
98% Private Limited Companies (4,823 companies)
2% Other company types (118 companies)
Other company types breakdown (118 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2022
43,964
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2022.
3.6% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2021
Staffordshire
60,009 total businesses
8,072 formed in 2022
6,527 dissolved in 2022
Warwickshire
42,564 total businesses
5,540 formed in 2022
4,367 dissolved in 2022
Gloucestershire
57,852 total businesses
6,373 formed in 2022
5,441 dissolved in 2022
West Midlands
211,766 total businesses
39,355 formed in 2022
27,101 dissolved in 2022
Herefordshire
16,412 total businesses
2,928 formed in 2022
1,497 dissolved in 2022
Shropshire
26,781 total businesses
3,132 formed in 2022
2,208 dissolved in 2022
Worcestershire
43,964 total businesses
4,941 formed in 2022
4,899 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
94 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
6 |
||
Aston Fields |
4 |
||
Avoncroft |
-88 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
13 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
-73 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
3 |
||
Catshill North |
4 |
||
Catshill South |
11 |
||
Charford |
4 |
||
Cofton |
6 |
||
Drakes Cross |
10 |
||
Hagley East |
10 |
||
Hagley West |
10 |
||
Hill Top |
-5 |
||
Hollywood |
6 |
||
Lickey Hills |
18 |
||
Lowes Hill |
1 |
||
Marlbrook |
12 |
||
Norton |
-1 |
||
Perryfields |
9 |
||
Rock Hill |
3 |
||
Rubery North |
-6 |
||
Rubery South |
4 |
||
Sanders Park |
-6 |
||
Sidemoor |
2 |
||
Slideslow |
2 |
||
Tardebigge |
3 |
||
Wythall East |
0 |
||
Wythall West |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
0 |
||
Baldwin |
2 |
||
Broadheath |
-1 |
||
Chase |
4 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
2 |
||
Eckington |
2 |
||
Hallow |
6 |
||
Kempsey |
15 |
||
Lindridge |
21 |
||
Link |
-125 |
||
Longdon |
0 |
||
Martley |
1 |
||
Morton |
-1 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
2 |
||
Pickersleigh |
8 |
||
Powick |
5 |
||
Priory |
-3 |
||
Ripple |
1 |
||
Teme Valley |
-3 |
||
Tenbury |
7 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
-2 |
||
Wells |
3 |
||
West |
70 |
||
Woodbury |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
43 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
12 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
50 |
||
Central |
38 |
||
Church Hill |
25 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
4 |
||
Greenlands |
42 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
-2 |
||
Lodge Park |
15 |
||
Matchborough |
14 |
||
West |
70 |
||
Winyates |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
12 |
||
Battenhall |
16 |
||
Bedwardine |
3 |
||
Cathedral |
1 |
||
Claines |
-2 |
||
Gorse Hill |
25 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
2 |
||
Nunnery |
27 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
16 |
||
St Clement |
5 |
||
St John |
8 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
30 |
||
St Stephen |
11 |
||
Warndon |
11 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
14 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
-1 |
||
Bengeworth |
19 |
||
Bowbrook |
-2 |
||
Bredon |
-9 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
-5 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
15 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
12 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
-8 |
||
Droitwich Central |
-4 |
||
Droitwich East |
30 |
||
Droitwich South East |
-10 |
||
Droitwich South West |
-76 |
||
Droitwich West |
-36 |
||
Eckington |
2 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
0 |
||
Evesham North |
-121 |
||
Evesham South |
14 |
||
Fladbury |
9 |
||
Great Hampton |
4 |
||
Hartlebury |
9 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
0 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
4 |
||
Inkberrow |
12 |
||
Little Hampton |
8 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
29 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
2 |
||
Ombersley |
18 |
||
Pershore |
-183 |
||
Pinvin |
-4 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
9 |
||
The Littletons |
-3 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
-77 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
-35 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
5 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
-47 |
||
Broadwaters |
21 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
56 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
9 |
||
Lickhill |
-1 |
||
Mitton |
-128 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
14 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
1 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
22nd
2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
25th
2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
35th
2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th
2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
41st
2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
44th
2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
77.6
82.7
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.
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
2022
4,941 formed
4,899 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
14.41% vs 2018
3.06% vs 2019
-4.77% vs 2020
3.6% vs 2021