2019
9,971 formed
5,579 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2023
4.2% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2022
Bromsgrove 730 formed
Malvern Hills 449 formed
Redditch 782 formed
Worcester 855 formed
Wychavon 994 formed
Wyre Forest 987 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
30th
2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
36th
2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
39th
2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
44th
2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
8.5
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (4,682 companies)
3% Other company types (126 companies)
Other company types breakdown (126 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2023
45,794
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2023.
4.2% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2022
Staffordshire
61,360 total businesses
8,878 formed in 2023
7,179 dissolved in 2023
Warwickshire
43,587 total businesses
5,157 formed in 2023
4,554 dissolved in 2023
Gloucestershire
59,830 total businesses
6,902 formed in 2023
5,515 dissolved in 2023
West Midlands
227,431 total businesses
44,594 formed in 2023
32,819 dissolved in 2023
Herefordshire
16,164 total businesses
2,540 formed in 2023
1,684 dissolved in 2023
Shropshire
28,037 total businesses
3,480 formed in 2023
2,575 dissolved in 2023
Worcestershire
45,794 total businesses
4,808 formed in 2023
4,858 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
-102 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
0 |
||
Aston Fields |
-1 |
||
Avoncroft |
-132 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
-3 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
-25 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
3 |
||
Catshill North |
0 |
||
Catshill South |
20 |
||
Charford |
2 |
||
Cofton |
3 |
||
Drakes Cross |
-5 |
||
Hagley East |
-4 |
||
Hagley West |
-5 |
||
Hill Top |
13 |
||
Hollywood |
7 |
||
Lickey Hills |
10 |
||
Lowes Hill |
16 |
||
Marlbrook |
-12 |
||
Norton |
-4 |
||
Perryfields |
8 |
||
Rock Hill |
3 |
||
Rubery North |
4 |
||
Rubery South |
2 |
||
Sanders Park |
-24 |
||
Sidemoor |
12 |
||
Slideslow |
9 |
||
Tardebigge |
6 |
||
Wythall East |
4 |
||
Wythall West |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
-1 |
||
Baldwin |
6 |
||
Broadheath |
10 |
||
Chase |
-4 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
2 |
||
Eckington |
6 |
||
Hallow |
6 |
||
Kempsey |
14 |
||
Lindridge |
13 |
||
Link |
3 |
||
Longdon |
11 |
||
Martley |
1 |
||
Morton |
10 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-10 |
||
Pickersleigh |
6 |
||
Powick |
1 |
||
Priory |
-3 |
||
Ripple |
-2 |
||
Teme Valley |
3 |
||
Tenbury |
-1 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
15 |
||
Wells |
-6 |
||
West |
13 |
||
Woodbury |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
149 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
6 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
-44 |
||
Central |
-2 |
||
Church Hill |
5 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
4 |
||
Greenlands |
6 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
19 |
||
Lodge Park |
14 |
||
Matchborough |
23 |
||
West |
13 |
||
Winyates |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
1 |
||
Battenhall |
-4 |
||
Bedwardine |
4 |
||
Cathedral |
26 |
||
Claines |
9 |
||
Gorse Hill |
13 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-10 |
||
Nunnery |
8 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
14 |
||
St Clement |
11 |
||
St John |
41 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
-43 |
||
St Stephen |
0 |
||
Warndon |
-6 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
26 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
0 |
||
Bengeworth |
18 |
||
Bowbrook |
-9 |
||
Bredon |
3 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
2 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
-3 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
2 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
14 |
||
Droitwich Central |
9 |
||
Droitwich East |
6 |
||
Droitwich South East |
-9 |
||
Droitwich South West |
-100 |
||
Droitwich West |
-45 |
||
Eckington |
6 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
0 |
||
Evesham North |
30 |
||
Evesham South |
-7 |
||
Fladbury |
12 |
||
Great Hampton |
2 |
||
Hartlebury |
0 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
-7 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
11 |
||
Inkberrow |
-75 |
||
Little Hampton |
-8 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
30 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-10 |
||
Ombersley |
7 |
||
Pershore |
-17 |
||
Pinvin |
7 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
-8 |
||
The Littletons |
3 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
6 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
7 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
20 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
17 |
||
Broadwaters |
13 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
-40 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
1 |
||
Lickhill |
0 |
||
Mitton |
-141 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
24 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
5 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
-9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
22nd
2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
26th
2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
35th
2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th
2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
44th
2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
80.8
86.6
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.
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
2023
4,808 formed
4,858 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.06% vs 2019
-4.77% vs 2020
3.58% vs 2021
4.2% vs 2022