2017
6,384 formed
4,395 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2021
3.4% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2020
Cambridge 1,536 formed
East Cambridgeshire 415 formed
Fenland 635 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,321 formed
Peterborough 2,326 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,222 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
8th
2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
23rd
2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th
2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
27th
2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
29th
2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
33rd
2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th
2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
47th
2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
9.3
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (7,221 companies)
3% Other company types (255 companies)
Other company types breakdown (255 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2021
56,346
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2021.
3.4% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2020
Essex
141,948 total businesses
18,584 formed in 2021
15,408 dissolved in 2021
Hertfordshire
118,798 total businesses
13,899 formed in 2021
13,874 dissolved in 2021
Norfolk
43,452 total businesses
5,214 formed in 2021
4,179 dissolved in 2021
Suffolk
41,836 total businesses
5,445 formed in 2021
3,854 dissolved in 2021
Lincolnshire
50,076 total businesses
6,903 formed in 2021
5,393 dissolved in 2021
Northamptonshire
53,149 total businesses
7,131 formed in 2021
6,724 dissolved in 2021
Bedfordshire
47,831 total businesses
7,413 formed in 2021
5,675 dissolved in 2021
Rutland
2,056 total businesses
195 formed in 2021
236 dissolved in 2021
Cambridgeshire
56,346 total businesses
7,476 formed in 2021
6,893 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
13 |
||
Arbury |
3 |
||
Castle |
-2 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
2 |
||
Coleridge |
15 |
||
East Chesterton |
36 |
||
Histon and Impington |
16 |
||
King's Hedges |
9 |
||
Market |
-1 |
||
Newnham |
4 |
||
Petersfield |
-378 |
||
Queen Edith's |
25 |
||
Romsey |
22 |
||
Trumpington |
490 |
||
West Chesterton |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
-4 |
||
Burwell |
-5 |
||
Cheveley |
-2 |
||
Downham Villages |
-6 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
0 |
||
Ely East |
-15 |
||
Ely North |
16 |
||
Ely South |
-2 |
||
Ely West |
-3 |
||
Fordham Villages |
2 |
||
Haddenham |
8 |
||
Isleham |
2 |
||
Littleport East |
0 |
||
Littleport West |
6 |
||
Soham North |
-103 |
||
Soham South |
3 |
||
Stretham |
9 |
||
Sutton |
2 |
||
The Swaffhams |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
-2 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
-7 |
||
Birch |
3 |
||
Clarkson |
8 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
14 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
4 |
||
Kirkgate |
2 |
||
Lattersey |
-7 |
||
Manea |
13 |
||
March East |
7 |
||
March North |
-4 |
||
March West |
-8 |
||
Medworth |
-7 |
||
Octavia Hill |
-18 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
113 |
||
Peckover |
8 |
||
Roman Bank |
-1 |
||
Slade Lode |
13 |
||
St Andrews |
6 |
||
Staithe |
-1 |
||
Stonald |
10 |
||
The Mills |
7 |
||
Waterlees Village |
-5 |
||
Wenneye |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
2 |
||
Brampton |
5 |
||
Buckden |
1 |
||
Earith |
-4 |
||
Ellington |
5 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
21 |
||
Fenstanton |
16 |
||
Godmanchester |
-1 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
-1 |
||
Huntingdon East |
8 |
||
Huntingdon North |
-9 |
||
Huntingdon West |
34 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
2 |
||
Little Paxton |
80 |
||
Ramsey |
-8 |
||
Sawtry |
1 |
||
Somersham |
10 |
||
St Ives East |
0 |
||
St Ives South |
29 |
||
St Ives West |
2 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
-3 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
14 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
17 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
16 |
||
Stilton |
1 |
||
The Hemingfords |
-12 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
4 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
5 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
-18 |
||
Bretton North |
-4 |
||
Bretton South |
6 |
||
Central |
144 |
||
Coleridge |
15 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
18 |
||
East |
105 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
1 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
45 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
18 |
||
Newborough |
3 |
||
North |
13 |
||
Northborough |
4 |
||
Orton Longueville |
1 |
||
Orton Waterville |
-8 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
97 |
||
Park |
32 |
||
Paston |
2 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
14 |
||
Stanground Central |
49 |
||
Stanground East |
8 |
||
Walton |
30 |
||
Werrington North |
-3 |
||
Werrington South |
22 |
||
West |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
-10 |
||
Bar Hill |
11 |
||
Barton |
-4 |
||
Bassingbourn |
-367 |
||
Bourn |
4 |
||
Caldecote |
5 |
||
Coleridge |
15 |
||
Comberton |
3 |
||
Cottenham |
16 |
||
Duxford |
-7 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
5 |
||
Fulbourn |
17 |
||
Gamlingay |
26 |
||
Girton |
6 |
||
Hardwick |
7 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
9 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
-3 |
||
Histon and Impington |
16 |
||
Linton |
8 |
||
Longstanton |
-3 |
||
Melbourn |
14 |
||
Meldreth |
-1 |
||
Milton |
-3 |
||
Newnham |
4 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
3 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
-7 |
||
Sawston |
13 |
||
Swavesey |
1 |
||
Teversham |
7 |
||
The Abingtons |
14 |
||
The Mordens |
0 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
5 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
4 |
||
Waterbeach |
-329 |
||
Whittlesford |
-15 |
||
Willingham and Over |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
8th
2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
26th
2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
28th
2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th
2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
31st
2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
33rd
2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
35th
2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
47th
2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
69.8
79.1
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.
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
2021
7,476 formed
6,893 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.06% vs 2017
3.66% vs 2018
8.65% vs 2019
3.4% vs 2020