2011
4,521 formed
2,653 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2015
7.3% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2014
Cambridge 1,154 formed
East Cambridgeshire 479 formed
Fenland 494 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,192 formed
Peterborough 1,689 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,227 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th
2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th
2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th
2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
28th
2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
36th
2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th
2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
47th
2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
7.7
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (6,020 companies)
3% Other company types (215 companies)
Other company types breakdown (215 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2015
41,403
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2015.
7.3% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2014
Essex
107,891 total businesses
16,147 formed in 2015
10,382 dissolved in 2015
Hertfordshire
96,909 total businesses
14,575 formed in 2015
8,688 dissolved in 2015
Norfolk
32,493 total businesses
4,296 formed in 2015
2,441 dissolved in 2015
Suffolk
30,944 total businesses
4,031 formed in 2015
2,423 dissolved in 2015
Lincolnshire
39,944 total businesses
5,879 formed in 2015
3,577 dissolved in 2015
Northamptonshire
39,638 total businesses
6,347 formed in 2015
3,341 dissolved in 2015
Bedfordshire
34,911 total businesses
6,245 formed in 2015
3,593 dissolved in 2015
Rutland
1,677 total businesses
194 formed in 2015
114 dissolved in 2015
Cambridgeshire
41,403 total businesses
6,235 formed in 2015
3,619 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
29 |
||
Arbury |
17 |
||
Castle |
22 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
40 |
||
Coleridge |
103 |
||
East Chesterton |
23 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-9 |
||
King's Hedges |
42 |
||
Market |
108 |
||
Newnham |
15 |
||
Petersfield |
7 |
||
Queen Edith's |
24 |
||
Romsey |
22 |
||
Trumpington |
78 |
||
West Chesterton |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
6 |
||
Burwell |
-3 |
||
Cheveley |
4 |
||
Downham Villages |
18 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
9 |
||
Ely East |
23 |
||
Ely North |
11 |
||
Ely South |
10 |
||
Ely West |
14 |
||
Fordham Villages |
7 |
||
Haddenham |
17 |
||
Isleham |
-5 |
||
Littleport East |
5 |
||
Littleport West |
4 |
||
Soham North |
11 |
||
Soham South |
30 |
||
Stretham |
5 |
||
Sutton |
6 |
||
The Swaffhams |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
3 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
15 |
||
Birch |
3 |
||
Clarkson |
26 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
3 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
20 |
||
Kirkgate |
1 |
||
Lattersey |
0 |
||
Manea |
5 |
||
March East |
7 |
||
March North |
6 |
||
March West |
24 |
||
Medworth |
28 |
||
Octavia Hill |
14 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
17 |
||
Peckover |
14 |
||
Roman Bank |
8 |
||
Slade Lode |
7 |
||
St Andrews |
9 |
||
Staithe |
3 |
||
Stonald |
4 |
||
The Mills |
5 |
||
Waterlees Village |
4 |
||
Wenneye |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
-1 |
||
Brampton |
9 |
||
Buckden |
4 |
||
Earith |
3 |
||
Ellington |
29 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
11 |
||
Fenstanton |
6 |
||
Godmanchester |
-138 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
19 |
||
Huntingdon East |
21 |
||
Huntingdon North |
17 |
||
Huntingdon West |
57 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
14 |
||
Little Paxton |
14 |
||
Ramsey |
16 |
||
Sawtry |
17 |
||
Somersham |
3 |
||
St Ives East |
1 |
||
St Ives South |
94 |
||
St Ives West |
3 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
14 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
23 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
23 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
50 |
||
Stilton |
8 |
||
The Hemingfords |
11 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
-2 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
11 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
6 |
||
Bretton North |
34 |
||
Bretton South |
5 |
||
Central |
127 |
||
Coleridge |
103 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
30 |
||
East |
66 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
21 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
39 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
1 |
||
Newborough |
-1 |
||
North |
9 |
||
Northborough |
11 |
||
Orton Longueville |
41 |
||
Orton Waterville |
66 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
58 |
||
Park |
74 |
||
Paston |
28 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
39 |
||
Stanground Central |
21 |
||
Stanground East |
8 |
||
Walton |
15 |
||
Werrington North |
4 |
||
Werrington South |
8 |
||
West |
86 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
29 |
||
Bar Hill |
-8 |
||
Barton |
4 |
||
Bassingbourn |
36 |
||
Bourn |
44 |
||
Caldecote |
5 |
||
Coleridge |
103 |
||
Comberton |
15 |
||
Cottenham |
22 |
||
Duxford |
-10 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
-3 |
||
Fulbourn |
26 |
||
Gamlingay |
1 |
||
Girton |
16 |
||
Hardwick |
-2 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
3 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
17 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-9 |
||
Linton |
2 |
||
Longstanton |
8 |
||
Melbourn |
33 |
||
Meldreth |
-5 |
||
Milton |
33 |
||
Newnham |
15 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
4 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
27 |
||
Sawston |
30 |
||
Swavesey |
1 |
||
Teversham |
11 |
||
The Abingtons |
29 |
||
The Mordens |
-1 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
18 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
12 |
||
Waterbeach |
117 |
||
Whittlesford |
-8 |
||
Willingham and Over |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
7th
2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
27th
2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th
2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th
2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
32nd
2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
35th
2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th
2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
47th
2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
51.3
59.4
How the total number of companies in Cambridgeshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
4,521 formed
2,653 dissolved
2012
5,023 formed
2,596 dissolved
2013
5,232 formed
3,032 dissolved
2014
5,879 formed
3,748 dissolved
2015
6,235 formed
3,619 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.6% vs 2011
6.4% vs 2012
5.8% vs 2013
7.3% vs 2014