Just a little extra to the Bentley - Forbes  Rankings .  County accounts for those counties organized as mutual companies can be obtained, free of charge, from  https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/ As well as the accounts themselves the mutual counties file an annual return which includes the number of members at the end of the year.  The table below summarises the information. County Members Surrey 9,547 Nottinghamshire 7,454 Somerset 6,250 Lancashire 5,194 Yorkshire 4,557 Essex 4,524 Warwickshire 3,597 Gloucestershire 3,589 Kent 3,212 Worcestershire 3,025 Sussex 2,770 Glamorgan 2,446 Derbyshire 1,926 Leicestershire 1,250 Total 59,341 I'm missing Hampshire, Northamptonshire and Durham, which aren't mutuals and Middlesex, which seems to have given up on filing accounts. I'd guess these four counties would have about 8,000 / 10,000 members between them so a total membership a few thousand shy of 70,000. If you assumed £200 per member that's an a...

The prestigious Bentley Forbes Consulting rankings for 2017 - 2018 are out.  The rankings present a snap shot of the financial stability and sustainability of 16 of the 18 first class counties.  The rankings for 2016 - 2017 and some comments on methodology are  here . So without further ado: the rankings: {Please imagine a drum roll at this point} County Profit Assets Ranking Position Move Surrey 1 6 3.5 1 Level Glamorgan 5 3 4 2 Up 11 Somerset 2 7 4.5 3 Level Essex 8 2 5 4 Down 3 Leicestershire 7 5 6 5 Up 1 Nottinghamshire 4 8 6 5 Down 2 Sussex 14 1 7.5 7 Level Worcestershire 3 13 8 8 Up 2 Northamptonshire 13 4 8.5 9 Up 3 Gloucestershire 6 12 9 10 Up 1 Kent 10 9 9.5 11 Down 2 Derbyshire 9 10 9.5 11 Down 4 Durham 11 11 11 13 Up 1 Yorkshire 12 16 14 14 Up 1 Warwickshire 16 14 15 15 Up 1 Lancashire 15 15 15 16 Up 1 A few points to note. The counties reviewed have declined from 17 to 16, compared to 18 first class counties. As in the 2016...