2012
5,023 formed
2,596 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2016
4.9% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2015
Cambridge 1,034 formed
East Cambridgeshire 486 formed
Fenland 505 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,144 formed
Peterborough 1,619 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,411 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th
2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
10th
2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
22nd
2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
28th
2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
31st
2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
37th
2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th
2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
47th
2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
7.7
10.5
97% Private Limited Companies (6,031 companies)
3% Other company types (177 companies)
Other company types breakdown (177 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2016
43,412
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2016.
4.9% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2015
Essex
112,065 total businesses
15,887 formed in 2016
12,823 dissolved in 2016
Hertfordshire
104,699 total businesses
17,671 formed in 2016
11,308 dissolved in 2016
Norfolk
34,374 total businesses
4,480 formed in 2016
3,217 dissolved in 2016
Suffolk
32,526 total businesses
4,291 formed in 2016
2,931 dissolved in 2016
Lincolnshire
40,701 total businesses
5,698 formed in 2016
4,729 dissolved in 2016
Northamptonshire
40,600 total businesses
7,050 formed in 2016
4,393 dissolved in 2016
Bedfordshire
44,451 total businesses
13,677 formed in 2016
4,414 dissolved in 2016
Rutland
1,742 total businesses
217 formed in 2016
144 dissolved in 2016
Cambridgeshire
43,412 total businesses
6,208 formed in 2016
4,498 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
5 |
||
Arbury |
4 |
||
Castle |
10 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
25 |
||
Coleridge |
1 |
||
East Chesterton |
35 |
||
Histon and Impington |
4 |
||
King's Hedges |
25 |
||
Market |
44 |
||
Newnham |
17 |
||
Petersfield |
-35 |
||
Queen Edith's |
8 |
||
Romsey |
11 |
||
Trumpington |
63 |
||
West Chesterton |
-12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
-2 |
||
Burwell |
20 |
||
Cheveley |
0 |
||
Downham Villages |
26 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
4 |
||
Ely East |
8 |
||
Ely North |
10 |
||
Ely South |
6 |
||
Ely West |
-3 |
||
Fordham Villages |
-11 |
||
Haddenham |
-8 |
||
Isleham |
5 |
||
Littleport East |
10 |
||
Littleport West |
5 |
||
Soham North |
15 |
||
Soham South |
22 |
||
Stretham |
3 |
||
Sutton |
5 |
||
The Swaffhams |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
0 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
19 |
||
Birch |
5 |
||
Clarkson |
19 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
6 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
3 |
||
Kirkgate |
3 |
||
Lattersey |
3 |
||
Manea |
-3 |
||
March East |
11 |
||
March North |
17 |
||
March West |
1 |
||
Medworth |
28 |
||
Octavia Hill |
9 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
10 |
||
Peckover |
18 |
||
Roman Bank |
9 |
||
Slade Lode |
13 |
||
St Andrews |
-1 |
||
Staithe |
6 |
||
Stonald |
1 |
||
The Mills |
3 |
||
Waterlees Village |
4 |
||
Wenneye |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
10 |
||
Brampton |
8 |
||
Buckden |
2 |
||
Earith |
17 |
||
Ellington |
24 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
5 |
||
Fenstanton |
2 |
||
Godmanchester |
9 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
14 |
||
Huntingdon East |
9 |
||
Huntingdon North |
-3 |
||
Huntingdon West |
10 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
12 |
||
Little Paxton |
8 |
||
Ramsey |
13 |
||
Sawtry |
6 |
||
Somersham |
-1 |
||
St Ives East |
4 |
||
St Ives South |
93 |
||
St Ives West |
-3 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
9 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
6 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
-4 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
23 |
||
Stilton |
1 |
||
The Hemingfords |
-2 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
7 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
-2 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
0 |
||
Bretton North |
26 |
||
Bretton South |
-2 |
||
Central |
37 |
||
Coleridge |
1 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
13 |
||
East |
33 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
14 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
40 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
4 |
||
Newborough |
1 |
||
North |
6 |
||
Northborough |
0 |
||
Orton Longueville |
16 |
||
Orton Waterville |
65 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
17 |
||
Park |
24 |
||
Paston |
7 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
43 |
||
Stanground Central |
29 |
||
Stanground East |
6 |
||
Walton |
10 |
||
Werrington North |
4 |
||
Werrington South |
12 |
||
West |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
9 |
||
Bar Hill |
4 |
||
Barton |
6 |
||
Bassingbourn |
46 |
||
Bourn |
13 |
||
Caldecote |
-3 |
||
Coleridge |
1 |
||
Comberton |
6 |
||
Cottenham |
46 |
||
Duxford |
7 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
9 |
||
Fulbourn |
32 |
||
Gamlingay |
-3 |
||
Girton |
8 |
||
Hardwick |
6 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
-8 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
-1 |
||
Histon and Impington |
4 |
||
Linton |
6 |
||
Longstanton |
1 |
||
Melbourn |
8 |
||
Meldreth |
0 |
||
Milton |
22 |
||
Newnham |
17 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
-2 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
2 |
||
Sawston |
9 |
||
Swavesey |
-1 |
||
Teversham |
1 |
||
The Abingtons |
8 |
||
The Mordens |
9 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
25 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
6 |
||
Waterbeach |
199 |
||
Whittlesford |
-14 |
||
Willingham and Over |
25 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
6th
2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
26th
2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
28th
2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
30th
2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st
2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
34th
2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
37th
2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
47th
2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
53.8
62.6
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.
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
2016
6,208 formed
4,498 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.4% vs 2012
5.8% vs 2013
7.3% vs 2014
4.9% vs 2015