2014
5,879 formed
3,748 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2018
5.1% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2017
Cambridge 905 formed
East Cambridgeshire 457 formed
Fenland 539 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,325 formed
Peterborough 1,790 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,759 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th
2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
18th
2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
21st
2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
24th
2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
29th
2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
37th
2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
39th
2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
8.4
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (6,596 companies)
3% Other company types (190 companies)
Other company types breakdown (190 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2018
48,390
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2018.
5.1% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2017
Essex
122,421 total businesses
17,063 formed in 2018
13,119 dissolved in 2018
Hertfordshire
111,063 total businesses
15,554 formed in 2018
12,657 dissolved in 2018
Norfolk
37,466 total businesses
4,542 formed in 2018
3,991 dissolved in 2018
Suffolk
35,510 total businesses
4,292 formed in 2018
3,166 dissolved in 2018
Lincolnshire
43,713 total businesses
5,910 formed in 2018
4,445 dissolved in 2018
Northamptonshire
44,212 total businesses
7,630 formed in 2018
5,516 dissolved in 2018
Bedfordshire
42,015 total businesses
7,013 formed in 2018
4,534 dissolved in 2018
Rutland
1,840 total businesses
198 formed in 2018
165 dissolved in 2018
Cambridgeshire
48,390 total businesses
6,786 formed in 2018
4,809 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
8 |
||
Arbury |
5 |
||
Castle |
13 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
9 |
||
Coleridge |
8 |
||
East Chesterton |
29 |
||
Histon and Impington |
59 |
||
King's Hedges |
28 |
||
Market |
42 |
||
Newnham |
-10 |
||
Petersfield |
-211 |
||
Queen Edith's |
8 |
||
Romsey |
14 |
||
Trumpington |
23 |
||
West Chesterton |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
17 |
||
Burwell |
10 |
||
Cheveley |
10 |
||
Downham Villages |
-16 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
4 |
||
Ely East |
3 |
||
Ely North |
7 |
||
Ely South |
5 |
||
Ely West |
6 |
||
Fordham Villages |
16 |
||
Haddenham |
-14 |
||
Isleham |
5 |
||
Littleport East |
23 |
||
Littleport West |
16 |
||
Soham North |
-33 |
||
Soham South |
16 |
||
Stretham |
11 |
||
Sutton |
0 |
||
The Swaffhams |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
-1 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
34 |
||
Birch |
6 |
||
Clarkson |
18 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
10 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
11 |
||
Kirkgate |
2 |
||
Lattersey |
5 |
||
Manea |
-1 |
||
March East |
10 |
||
March North |
18 |
||
March West |
7 |
||
Medworth |
16 |
||
Octavia Hill |
7 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
11 |
||
Peckover |
10 |
||
Roman Bank |
2 |
||
Slade Lode |
2 |
||
St Andrews |
4 |
||
Staithe |
2 |
||
Stonald |
2 |
||
The Mills |
-5 |
||
Waterlees Village |
7 |
||
Wenneye |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
-5 |
||
Brampton |
2 |
||
Buckden |
-4 |
||
Earith |
5 |
||
Ellington |
6 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
11 |
||
Fenstanton |
9 |
||
Godmanchester |
-5 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
11 |
||
Huntingdon East |
24 |
||
Huntingdon North |
17 |
||
Huntingdon West |
45 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
0 |
||
Little Paxton |
178 |
||
Ramsey |
41 |
||
Sawtry |
13 |
||
Somersham |
14 |
||
St Ives East |
14 |
||
St Ives South |
52 |
||
St Ives West |
-1 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
7 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
7 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
21 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
14 |
||
Stilton |
-2 |
||
The Hemingfords |
0 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
2 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
11 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
26 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
7 |
||
Bretton North |
6 |
||
Bretton South |
9 |
||
Central |
111 |
||
Coleridge |
8 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
21 |
||
East |
84 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
17 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
52 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
0 |
||
Newborough |
-2 |
||
North |
22 |
||
Northborough |
-3 |
||
Orton Longueville |
0 |
||
Orton Waterville |
-1 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
11 |
||
Park |
25 |
||
Paston |
22 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
5 |
||
Stanground Central |
19 |
||
Stanground East |
7 |
||
Walton |
26 |
||
Werrington North |
18 |
||
Werrington South |
5 |
||
West |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
-2 |
||
Bar Hill |
-9 |
||
Barton |
6 |
||
Bassingbourn |
54 |
||
Bourn |
32 |
||
Caldecote |
3 |
||
Coleridge |
8 |
||
Comberton |
-2 |
||
Cottenham |
26 |
||
Duxford |
-4 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
8 |
||
Fulbourn |
11 |
||
Gamlingay |
-3 |
||
Girton |
1 |
||
Hardwick |
2 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
5 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
1 |
||
Histon and Impington |
59 |
||
Linton |
18 |
||
Longstanton |
22 |
||
Melbourn |
8 |
||
Meldreth |
-2 |
||
Milton |
14 |
||
Newnham |
-10 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
2 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
3 |
||
Sawston |
6 |
||
Swavesey |
2 |
||
Teversham |
-4 |
||
The Abingtons |
26 |
||
The Mordens |
14 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
39 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
3 |
||
Waterbeach |
425 |
||
Whittlesford |
-22 |
||
Willingham and Over |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
6th
2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
26th
2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
28th
2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th
2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
31st
2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
34th
2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
37th
2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
60.0
68.1
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.
2014
5,879 formed
3,748 dissolved
2015
6,235 formed
3,619 dissolved
2016
6,208 formed
4,498 dissolved
2017
6,384 formed
4,395 dissolved
2018
6,786 formed
4,809 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.3% vs 2014
4.9% vs 2015
6.1% vs 2016
5.1% vs 2017