Worcestershire saw almost 7000 companies formed in 2020. Despite everything that happened during the year, it still saw 3.1% more companies than 2019.
A total of 6,955 new businesses were formed in Worcestershire during 2020 – a positive response across the county as numbers of dissolutions dipped and incorporation numbers grew.
District breakdown:
- Wyre Forest: 3,011 formed
- Wychavon: 969 formed
- Worcester: 907 formed
- Redditch: 822 formed
- Bromsgrove: 752 formed
- Malvern Hills: 491 formed
The statistics are taken from the Inform Direct Review of Company Formations using data from Companies House and the Office for National Statistics.
Herefordshire also hit a record high for new company formations in 2020, take a look at the statistics for Herefordshire here.