2020
6,955 formed
5,992 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2024
6.6% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2023
Bromsgrove 787 formed
Malvern Hills 485 formed
Redditch 690 formed
Worcester 779 formed
Wychavon 1,059 formed
Wyre Forest 1,253 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Worcestershire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
23rd
2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
30th
2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th
2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
41st
2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd
2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
8.3
12.5
98% Private Limited Companies (4,940 companies)
2% Other company types (119 companies)
Other company types breakdown (119 companies)
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Businesses formed in Worcestershire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Worcestershire during 2024
48,838
businesses registered in Worcestershire at the end of 2024.
6.6% more companies in Worcestershire compared to 2023
Staffordshire
62,904 total businesses
8,181 formed in 2024
7,228 dissolved in 2024
Warwickshire
43,777 total businesses
5,070 formed in 2024
4,908 dissolved in 2024
Gloucestershire
61,133 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2024
5,495 dissolved in 2024
West Midlands
234,944 total businesses
41,700 formed in 2024
35,192 dissolved in 2024
Herefordshire
18,258 total businesses
4,025 formed in 2024
1,413 dissolved in 2024
Shropshire
28,136 total businesses
3,031 formed in 2024
2,522 dissolved in 2024
Worcestershire
48,838 total businesses
5,059 formed in 2024
5,336 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alvechurch South |
-41 |
||
Alvechurch Village |
-8 |
||
Aston Fields |
3 |
||
Avoncroft |
-199 |
||
Barnt Green & Hopwood |
17 |
||
Belbroughton & Romsley |
18 |
||
Bromsgrove Central |
1 |
||
Catshill North |
-3 |
||
Catshill South |
0 |
||
Charford |
0 |
||
Cofton |
-1 |
||
Drakes Cross |
2 |
||
Hagley East |
-17 |
||
Hagley West |
-3 |
||
Hill Top |
1 |
||
Hollywood |
8 |
||
Lickey Hills |
8 |
||
Lowes Hill |
33 |
||
Marlbrook |
0 |
||
Norton |
-5 |
||
Perryfields |
9 |
||
Rock Hill |
1 |
||
Rubery North |
8 |
||
Rubery South |
-1 |
||
Sanders Park |
-44 |
||
Sidemoor |
2 |
||
Slideslow |
-3 |
||
Tardebigge |
3 |
||
Wythall East |
0 |
||
Wythall West |
-35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfrick and Leigh |
4 |
||
Baldwin |
10 |
||
Broadheath |
9 |
||
Chase |
7 |
||
Dyson Perrins |
-1 |
||
Eckington |
-13 |
||
Hallow |
3 |
||
Kempsey |
-11 |
||
Lindridge |
6 |
||
Link |
17 |
||
Longdon |
4 |
||
Martley |
-9 |
||
Morton |
-3 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-5 |
||
Pickersleigh |
7 |
||
Powick |
15 |
||
Priory |
12 |
||
Ripple |
-4 |
||
Teme Valley |
-2 |
||
Tenbury |
3 |
||
Upton and Hanley |
23 |
||
Wells |
7 |
||
West |
10 |
||
Woodbury |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
3 |
||
Astwood Bank and Feckenham |
0 |
||
Batchley & Brockhill |
-10 |
||
Central |
3 |
||
Church Hill |
8 |
||
Crabbs Cross |
3 |
||
Greenlands |
12 |
||
Headless Cross and Oakenshaw |
21 |
||
Lodge Park |
60 |
||
Matchborough |
-2 |
||
West |
10 |
||
Winyates |
-9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arboretum |
29 |
||
Battenhall |
-3 |
||
Bedwardine |
20 |
||
Cathedral |
-135 |
||
Claines |
14 |
||
Gorse Hill |
6 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-5 |
||
Nunnery |
5 |
||
Rainbow Hill |
2 |
||
St Clement |
4 |
||
St John |
15 |
||
St Peter's Parish |
-7 |
||
St Stephen |
-5 |
||
Warndon |
-5 |
||
Warndon Parish North |
-6 |
||
Warndon Parish South |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Badsey |
5 |
||
Bengeworth |
-5 |
||
Bowbrook |
4 |
||
Bredon |
3 |
||
Bretforton and Offenham |
12 |
||
Broadway and Wickhamford |
1 |
||
Campden & Vale |
0 |
||
Dodderhill |
16 |
||
Drakes Broughton |
0 |
||
Droitwich Central |
-4 |
||
Droitwich East |
6 |
||
Droitwich South East |
6 |
||
Droitwich South West |
-126 |
||
Droitwich West |
-122 |
||
Eckington |
-13 |
||
Elmley Castle and Somerville |
-3 |
||
Evesham North |
-202 |
||
Evesham South |
5 |
||
Fladbury |
3 |
||
Great Hampton |
-4 |
||
Hartlebury |
2 |
||
Harvington and Norton |
4 |
||
Honeybourne and Pebworth |
-9 |
||
Inkberrow |
64 |
||
Little Hampton |
1 |
||
Lovett and North Claines |
21 |
||
Norton and Whittington |
-5 |
||
Ombersley |
3 |
||
Pershore |
62 |
||
Pinvin |
-2 |
||
South Bredon Hill |
-2 |
||
The Littletons |
6 |
||
Upton Snodsbury |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aggborough & Spennells |
17 |
||
Areley Kings & Riverside |
5 |
||
Bewdley & Rock |
13 |
||
Blakebrook & Habberley South |
219 |
||
Broadwaters |
2 |
||
Foley Park & Hoobrook |
9 |
||
Franche & Habberley North |
15 |
||
Lickhill |
0 |
||
Mitton |
-170 |
||
Offmore & Comberton |
-6 |
||
Wribbenhall & Arley |
4 |
||
Wyre Forest Rural |
40 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Worcestershire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
22nd
2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
24th
2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
35th
2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th
2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
41st
2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
44th
2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
80.2
83.4
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.
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
2024
5,059 formed
5,336 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
-4.77% vs 2020
3.58% vs 2021
4.16% vs 2022
6.6% vs 2023