2016
6,208 formed
4,498 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2020
8.6% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2019
Cambridge 1,249 formed
East Cambridgeshire 488 formed
Fenland 694 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,268 formed
Peterborough 2,511 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,296 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
8th
2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
18th
2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
23rd
2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th
2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
30th
2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
35th
2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
47th
2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
9.3
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (7,261 companies)
3% Other company types (255 companies)
Other company types breakdown (255 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2020
54,497
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2020.
8.6% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2019
Essex
137,310 total businesses
19,277 formed in 2020
11,274 dissolved in 2020
Hertfordshire
117,796 total businesses
14,464 formed in 2020
10,027 dissolved in 2020
Norfolk
41,185 total businesses
5,006 formed in 2020
3,246 dissolved in 2020
Suffolk
39,507 total businesses
5,105 formed in 2020
2,963 dissolved in 2020
Lincolnshire
48,061 total businesses
6,475 formed in 2020
3,943 dissolved in 2020
Northamptonshire
52,017 total businesses
7,534 formed in 2020
5,208 dissolved in 2020
Bedfordshire
46,207 total businesses
8,238 formed in 2020
3,941 dissolved in 2020
Rutland
2,257 total businesses
410 formed in 2020
113 dissolved in 2020
Cambridgeshire
54,497 total businesses
7,516 formed in 2020
4,534 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
49 |
||
Arbury |
38 |
||
Castle |
28 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
24 |
||
Coleridge |
31 |
||
East Chesterton |
77 |
||
Histon and Impington |
53 |
||
King's Hedges |
26 |
||
Market |
52 |
||
Newnham |
8 |
||
Petersfield |
-256 |
||
Queen Edith's |
24 |
||
Romsey |
16 |
||
Trumpington |
211 |
||
West Chesterton |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
3 |
||
Burwell |
5 |
||
Cheveley |
7 |
||
Downham Villages |
8 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
27 |
||
Ely East |
12 |
||
Ely North |
0 |
||
Ely South |
8 |
||
Ely West |
17 |
||
Fordham Villages |
16 |
||
Haddenham |
11 |
||
Isleham |
3 |
||
Littleport East |
12 |
||
Littleport West |
21 |
||
Soham North |
-62 |
||
Soham South |
18 |
||
Stretham |
4 |
||
Sutton |
-4 |
||
The Swaffhams |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
-8 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
30 |
||
Birch |
1 |
||
Clarkson |
6 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
1 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
5 |
||
Kirkgate |
2 |
||
Lattersey |
5 |
||
Manea |
11 |
||
March East |
-3 |
||
March North |
175 |
||
March West |
12 |
||
Medworth |
38 |
||
Octavia Hill |
9 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
23 |
||
Peckover |
17 |
||
Roman Bank |
11 |
||
Slade Lode |
10 |
||
St Andrews |
0 |
||
Staithe |
10 |
||
Stonald |
7 |
||
The Mills |
3 |
||
Waterlees Village |
10 |
||
Wenneye |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
2 |
||
Brampton |
10 |
||
Buckden |
9 |
||
Earith |
-11 |
||
Ellington |
4 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
32 |
||
Fenstanton |
15 |
||
Godmanchester |
16 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
7 |
||
Huntingdon East |
34 |
||
Huntingdon North |
28 |
||
Huntingdon West |
43 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
8 |
||
Little Paxton |
28 |
||
Ramsey |
12 |
||
Sawtry |
21 |
||
Somersham |
14 |
||
St Ives East |
36 |
||
St Ives South |
46 |
||
St Ives West |
4 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
8 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
23 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
22 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
33 |
||
Stilton |
-3 |
||
The Hemingfords |
10 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
3 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
-3 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
13 |
||
Bretton North |
128 |
||
Bretton South |
10 |
||
Central |
278 |
||
Coleridge |
31 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
42 |
||
East |
108 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
10 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
78 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
3 |
||
Newborough |
5 |
||
North |
27 |
||
Northborough |
5 |
||
Orton Longueville |
27 |
||
Orton Waterville |
90 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
96 |
||
Park |
65 |
||
Paston |
168 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
42 |
||
Stanground Central |
36 |
||
Stanground East |
10 |
||
Walton |
45 |
||
Werrington North |
15 |
||
Werrington South |
26 |
||
West |
82 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
9 |
||
Bar Hill |
6 |
||
Barton |
12 |
||
Bassingbourn |
4 |
||
Bourn |
82 |
||
Caldecote |
9 |
||
Coleridge |
31 |
||
Comberton |
-5 |
||
Cottenham |
15 |
||
Duxford |
4 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
1 |
||
Fulbourn |
25 |
||
Gamlingay |
9 |
||
Girton |
1 |
||
Hardwick |
-1 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
-4 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
-6 |
||
Histon and Impington |
53 |
||
Linton |
4 |
||
Longstanton |
0 |
||
Melbourn |
27 |
||
Meldreth |
1 |
||
Milton |
27 |
||
Newnham |
8 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
4 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
10 |
||
Sawston |
13 |
||
Swavesey |
8 |
||
Teversham |
9 |
||
The Abingtons |
2 |
||
The Mordens |
-6 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
32 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
8 |
||
Waterbeach |
-70 |
||
Whittlesford |
-3 |
||
Willingham and Over |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
8th
2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
26th
2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th
2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
29th
2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
31st
2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
34th
2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
36th
2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
47th
2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
67.6
76.4
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.
2016
6,208 formed
4,498 dissolved
2017
6,384 formed
4,395 dissolved
2018
6,786 formed
4,809 dissolved
2019
6,779 formed
5,435 dissolved
2020
7,516 formed
4,534 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.1% vs 2016
5.06% vs 2017
3.66% vs 2018
8.6% vs 2019