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Companies in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire has 1.15% of the UK's active companies registered among its towns and cities, ranking 2nd for company formations in the South West and 26th for the UK as a whole. Out of 107,963 total company incorporations, 46% have been dissolved, with 5,557 ceasing trading in the last 12 months.The most active industry in Gloucestershire is professional, scientific and technical activities, making up 16% of active companies, and ranking 20th nationally for this category.

Gloucestershire Quick Company Stats

Out of Gloucestershire's 107,963 total incorporated companies, 6,990 were formed in the last 12 months ending the 06th of December 2023.

All Time

107,963

Total Incorporations

All Time

57,181

Active Companies

All Time

49,961

Total Dissolved

Last 12 Months

6,990

Incorporations

Last 12 Months

6,893

Active Companies

Last 12 Months

5,557

Dissolved

Gloucestershire's Industries & Business Types

The most common industries in Gloucestershire are professional, scientific and technical activities; construction; and wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. Looking at specific business type classifications, most companies in Gloucestershire are classified as other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; management consultancy activities other than financial management; and other business support service activities.

Top 20 Gloucestershire Industries

Industry Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Real estate activities 7,279 5,727 1,879
Information and communication 11,171 5,310 6,281
Administrative and support service activities 12,209 5,310 7,250
Manufacturing 6,045 3,270 2,920
Human health and social work activities 4,635 3,176 1,884
Accommodation and food service activities 5,605 2,957 2,819
Other service activities 4,921 2,535 2,516
Financial and insurance activities 3,321 2,343 1,149
Activities of households as employers 2,274 2,040 306
Arts, entertainment and recreation 3,457 2,025 1,544
Transportation and storage 3,450 1,663 1,940
Education 2,551 1,518 1,143
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 1,052 681 371
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 516 361 173
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 382 200 187
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 323 177 153
Mining and Quarrying 171 86 90

Top 20 Business Type Classifications in Gloucestershire

Business Classification Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Residents property management 2,188 2,001 257
Information technology consultancy activities 4,439 1,970 2,706
Buying and selling of own real estate 2,266 1,792 593
Development of building projects 2,616 1,560 1,109
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 2,200 1,250 1,081
Other service activities 2,758 1,246 1,576
Construction of domestic buildings 1,803 1,202 665
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 1,534 1,162 425
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1,976 1,055 968
Other human health activities 1,676 1,024 742
Activities of other holding companies 1,055 955 155
Other information technology service activities 2,277 935 1,386
Business and domestic software development 1,507 928 655
Electrical installation 1,434 826 643
Freight transport by road 1,806 819 1,075
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 1,099 703 409
Other building completion and finishing 1,215 690 562

Businesses Statistics for Gloucestershire's Towns, Cities, and Villages

We have collected business information and formation statistics for 281 locations within Gloucestershire.

Name Companies Incorporated Active Companies Dissolved
Acton Turville 35 23 12
Alderley 12 7 5
Alderton 62 30 32
Aldsworth 82 49 33
Alkington 177 125 52
Almondsbury 815 365 450
Alveston 264 144 120
Ampney Crucis 90 52 38
Ampney St. Peter 8 5 3
Andoversford 160 99 60
Arlingham 55 33 21
Ashchurch Rural 160 91 69
Ashleworth 47 30 17
Aust 103 57 46
Avening 148 93 55
Awre 163 67 96
Aylburton 60 31 29
Badgeworth 420 263 156
Badminton 17 8 9
Bagendon 35 22 13
Barnsley 25 12 13
Barrington 24 11 13
Batsford 8 6 2
Baunton 42 23 19
Berkeley 269 173 96
Beverston 145 30 115
Bibury 68 44 24
Bishop's Cleeve 1,099 629 469
Bisley-with-Lypiatt 279 153 126
Bitton 775 419 352
Blaisdon 36 18 18
Bledington 44 26 18
Blockley 270 165 105
Boddington 71 58 13
Bourton-on-the-Hill 37 26 11
Bourton-on-the-Water 410 233 177
Boxwell with Leighterton 35 20 15
Bradley Stoke 3,759 2,158 1,573
Brimscombe and Thrupp 308 177 130
Broadwell 46 32 14
Brockworth 589 307 282
Bromesberrow 59 40 19
Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon 30 19 11
Buckland 42 24 18
Cainscross 329 173 156
Cam 476 271 204
Chalford 607 323 284
Charfield 253 117 134
Charlton Kings 1,059 540 517
Chedworth 95 52 43
Cheltenham 20,116 9,251 10,454
Cherington 72 55 17
Chipping Campden 344 212 132
Churcham 107 72 35
Churchdown 673 363 310
Cinderford 753 519 231
Cirencester 3,486 1,934 1,533
Coaley 76 32 44
Coates 36 15 21
Coberley 63 36 27
Cold Ashton 32 24 8
Cold Aston 19 12 7
Coleford 698 418 279
Colesbourne 22 10 12
Coln St. Aldwyns 34 12 22
Coln St. Dennis 41 25 16
Compton Abdale 12 7 5
Condicote 13 7 6
Corse 105 65 40
Cowley 51 28 23
Cranham 59 31 28
Cromhall 88 52 36
Daglingworth 26 17 9
Deerhurst 84 51 33
Didmarton 40 18 22
Dodington 265 121 144
Donnington 18 13 5
Dowdeswell 29 16 13
Down Ampney 36 19 17
Down Hatherley 32 11 21
Downend and Bromley Heath 1,404 793 610
Doynton 55 28 27
Driffield 22 12 10
Drybrook 203 109 93
Dumbleton 74 43 31
Duntisbourne Abbots 34 11 23
Dursley 545 272 272
Dymock 135 76 59
Eastington 338 230 105
Eastleach 46 24 22
Ebrington 75 43 32
Edgeworth 12 3 9
Elmore 18 8 10
Elmstone Hardwicke 71 50 21
English Bicknor 24 10 14
Evenlode 25 9 16
Fairford 335 187 148
Falfield 63 38 25
Farmington 17 10 6
Filton 929 459 469
Forthampton 13 9 4
Frampton Cotterell 867 473 391
Frampton on Severn 127 70 57
Fretherne with Saul 79 39 39
Frocester 14 7 7
Gloucester 13,874 7,368 6,414
Gorsley and Kilcot 16 9 7
Gotherington 85 46 39
Great Rissington 32 17 15
Great Witcombe 9 5 4
Gretton 76 46 30
Guiting Power 42 24 18
Ham and Stone 64 34 30
Hamfallow 89 48 40
Hanham 542 334 205
Hanham Abbots 549 320 228
Hardwicke 473 280 192
Harescombe 43 26 17
Haresfield 121 82 39
Hartpury 89 51 38
Hasfield 7 3 4
Hatherop 22 13 9
Hawkesbury 105 49 56
Hawling 25 17 8
Hazleton 41 23 18
Hewelsfield and Brockweir 71 36 35
Highnam 577 297 280
Hillesley and Tresham 51 30 21
Hinton 73 39 34
Horsley 100 51 49
Horton 47 28 19
Hucclecote 574 368 205
Huntley 88 54 34
Icomb 16 10 6
Innsworth 238 151 87
Iron Acton 476 329 143
Kemble 118 52 66
Kempley 26 15 11
Kempsford 125 51 73
King's Stanley 146 85 61
Kingscote 80 54 26
Kingswood 148 81 67
Lechlade 256 119 137
Leckhampton 231 107 123
Leigh 54 40 14
Leonard Stanley 69 34 35
Little Rissington 26 15 11
Little Sodbury 9 4 5
Littledean 81 40 41
Long Newnton 61 38 22
Longborough 51 37 14
Longford 114 50 64
Longhope 134 85 49
Lydbrook 181 91 89
Lydney 1,206 689 515
Maisemore 98 73 25
Maiseyhampton 51 21 30
Mangotsfield Rural 1,138 555 582
Marshfield 183 107 76
Maugersbury 22 11 11
Mickleton 188 106 81
Minchinhampton 856 461 391
Minsterworth 77 54 22
Miserden 55 35 20
Mitcheldean 1,192 223 968
Moreton Valence 58 29 29
Moreton-in-Marsh 634 343 289
Nailsworth 1,107 578 526
Naunton 55 29 26
Newent 434 252 181
Newland 85 47 38
Newnham 110 55 55
North Cerney 72 40 30
North Nibley 112 60 52
Northleach with Eastington 147 82 64
Northway 271 171 99
Norton 71 45 26
Nympsfield 46 30 16
Oddington 46 31 15
Oldbury-upon-Severn 66 40 26
Olveston 303 187 116
Painswick 519 305 213
Patchway 1,606 912 677
Pauntley 33 16 17
Pilning and Severn Beach 382 196 185
Pitchcombe 19 9 10
Poole Keynes 37 25 12
Poulton 77 45 32
Prescott 27 21 6
Prestbury 703 454 248
Preston 75 44 31
Pucklechurch 378 252 126
Quedgeley 1,938 1,089 847
Quenington 65 37 28
Randwick 76 36 40
Rangeworthy 78 38 40
Redmarley D'Abitot 105 69 36
Rendcomb 31 14 17
Rockhampton 17 8 9
Rodborough 549 264 284
Rodmarton 51 23 28
Ruardean 89 39 49
Rudford and Highleadon 87 18 69
Ruspidge and Soudley 143 70 73
Sandhurst 46 24 22
Sapperton 70 40 30
Sevenhampton 54 33 21
Sezincote 63 49 14
Sherborne 40 20 20
Shipton 42 25 17
Shipton Moyne 27 12 15
Shurdington 591 276 311
Siddington 120 74 46
Siston 1,168 750 414
Slimbridge 144 76 67
Sodbury 1,164 680 482
Somerford Keynes 55 40 15
South Cerney 427 231 196
Southam 139 85 54
Southrop 51 26 25
St. Briavels 99 49 50
Standish 51 31 20
Stanton 30 18 12
Stanway 42 32 10
Staunton 83 48 35
Staunton Coleford 19 8 11
Staverton 1,546 849 570
Stinchcombe 50 28 22
Stoke Gifford 1,452 755 695
Stoke Orchard 93 52 41
Stonehouse 1,475 889 586
Stow-on-the-Wold 423 233 189
Stroud 1,459 743 710
Swell 54 24 30
Swindon 577 298 276
Taynton 37 26 11
Teddington 55 30 25
Temple Guiting 44 26 18
Tetbury 1,284 645 635
Tetbury Upton 85 48 37
Tewkesbury 1,524 878 643
Thornbury 1,408 736 672
Tibberton 41 27 14
Tidenham 418 213 204
Toddington 99 58 41
Todenham 32 22 10
Tormarton 92 42 50
Tortworth 16 11 5
Turkdean 10 7 3
Twigworth 74 58 16
Twyning 340 213 126
Tytherington 86 44 42
Uckington 45 22 23
Uley 103 53 50
Up Hatherley 345 164 181
Upleadon 28 18 10
Upper Rissington 208 95 113
Upton St. Leonards 237 153 84
West Dean 561 291 268
Westbury-on-Severn 184 118 65
Westerleigh 464 285 179
Weston Subedge 83 50 33
Westonbirt with Lasborough 48 29 19
Wheatpieces 190 73 117
Whiteshill and Ruscombe 91 53 38
Whitminster 61 37 24
Whittington 24 11 13
Wick and Abson 402 259 143
Wickwar 191 100 91
Willersey 117 69 48
Winchcombe 452 227 224
Winson 28 21 7
Winstone 26 15 11
Winterbourne 1,131 489 638
Withington 78 37 40
Woodchester 198 81 109
Woodmancote 199 106 93
Woolaston 96 63 32
Wotton-under-Edge 488 251 234
Yanworth 9 7 2
Yate 1,127 566 559

Frequently Asked Questions about Business in Gloucestershire

How many companies are there in Gloucestershire?

There are 57,181 active companies in Gloucestershire as of Dec 2023. In total, 107,963 companies have been incorporated, and 49,961 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Gloucestershire?

Most companies in Gloucestershire are categorised under: real estate activities. This accounts for 5,727 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Gloucestershire?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Gloucestershire are: residents property management; information technology consultancy activities; and buying and selling of own real estate.

Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 00:00