2018
6,786 formed
4,809 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2022
2.6% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2021
Cambridge 1,465 formed
East Cambridgeshire 439 formed
Fenland 624 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,247 formed
Peterborough 2,629 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,319 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
8th
2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
18th
2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
23rd
2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
25th
2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
28th
2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
30th
2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
34th
2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
47th
2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
9.6
12.7
97% Private Limited Companies (7,489 companies)
3% Other company types (250 companies)
Other company types breakdown (250 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2022
57,788
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2022.
2.6% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2021
Essex
148,387 total businesses
18,955 formed in 2022
14,636 dissolved in 2022
Hertfordshire
122,123 total businesses
13,643 formed in 2022
11,771 dissolved in 2022
Norfolk
45,968 total businesses
5,384 formed in 2022
4,082 dissolved in 2022
Suffolk
45,867 total businesses
6,749 formed in 2022
3,887 dissolved in 2022
Lincolnshire
53,143 total businesses
7,100 formed in 2022
5,122 dissolved in 2022
Northamptonshire
51,966 total businesses
7,831 formed in 2022
6,606 dissolved in 2022
Bedfordshire
50,545 total businesses
8,495 formed in 2022
5,785 dissolved in 2022
Rutland
2,076 total businesses
193 formed in 2022
152 dissolved in 2022
Cambridgeshire
57,788 total businesses
7,739 formed in 2022
6,068 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
5 |
||
Arbury |
-6 |
||
Castle |
14 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
11 |
||
Coleridge |
16 |
||
East Chesterton |
33 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-8 |
||
King's Hedges |
9 |
||
Market |
71 |
||
Newnham |
27 |
||
Petersfield |
-483 |
||
Queen Edith's |
28 |
||
Romsey |
19 |
||
Trumpington |
301 |
||
West Chesterton |
41 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
2 |
||
Burwell |
4 |
||
Cheveley |
-2 |
||
Downham Villages |
8 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
11 |
||
Ely East |
0 |
||
Ely North |
-1 |
||
Ely South |
6 |
||
Ely West |
8 |
||
Fordham Villages |
-9 |
||
Haddenham |
-2 |
||
Isleham |
-2 |
||
Littleport East |
9 |
||
Littleport West |
1 |
||
Soham North |
-4 |
||
Soham South |
6 |
||
Stretham |
9 |
||
Sutton |
2 |
||
The Swaffhams |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
25 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
20 |
||
Birch |
-2 |
||
Clarkson |
21 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
15 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
5 |
||
Kirkgate |
4 |
||
Lattersey |
7 |
||
Manea |
2 |
||
March East |
12 |
||
March North |
-28 |
||
March West |
11 |
||
Medworth |
32 |
||
Octavia Hill |
-11 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
11 |
||
Peckover |
18 |
||
Roman Bank |
11 |
||
Slade Lode |
0 |
||
St Andrews |
4 |
||
Staithe |
0 |
||
Stonald |
7 |
||
The Mills |
5 |
||
Waterlees Village |
9 |
||
Wenneye |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
3 |
||
Brampton |
15 |
||
Buckden |
5 |
||
Earith |
11 |
||
Ellington |
3 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
52 |
||
Fenstanton |
-5 |
||
Godmanchester |
-1 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
-3 |
||
Huntingdon East |
14 |
||
Huntingdon North |
12 |
||
Huntingdon West |
46 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
6 |
||
Little Paxton |
-10 |
||
Ramsey |
2 |
||
Sawtry |
15 |
||
Somersham |
20 |
||
St Ives East |
4 |
||
St Ives South |
4 |
||
St Ives West |
6 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
8 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
8 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
0 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
8 |
||
Stilton |
2 |
||
The Hemingfords |
14 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
1 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
-9 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
15 |
||
Bretton North |
2 |
||
Bretton South |
-1 |
||
Central |
324 |
||
Coleridge |
16 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
13 |
||
East |
158 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
6 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
62 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
6 |
||
Newborough |
14 |
||
North |
40 |
||
Northborough |
0 |
||
Orton Longueville |
23 |
||
Orton Waterville |
31 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
13 |
||
Park |
100 |
||
Paston |
-8 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
42 |
||
Stanground Central |
27 |
||
Stanground East |
-3 |
||
Walton |
4 |
||
Werrington North |
-8 |
||
Werrington South |
9 |
||
West |
42 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
-2 |
||
Bar Hill |
8 |
||
Barton |
-6 |
||
Bassingbourn |
-34 |
||
Bourn |
70 |
||
Caldecote |
16 |
||
Coleridge |
16 |
||
Comberton |
1 |
||
Cottenham |
17 |
||
Duxford |
-5 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
0 |
||
Fulbourn |
10 |
||
Gamlingay |
-3 |
||
Girton |
3 |
||
Hardwick |
4 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
5 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
-1 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-8 |
||
Linton |
-5 |
||
Longstanton |
8 |
||
Melbourn |
-8 |
||
Meldreth |
8 |
||
Milton |
10 |
||
Newnham |
27 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
7 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
2 |
||
Sawston |
-17 |
||
Swavesey |
-5 |
||
Teversham |
-2 |
||
The Abingtons |
-24 |
||
The Mordens |
-1 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
68 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
-7 |
||
Waterbeach |
79 |
||
Whittlesford |
3 |
||
Willingham and Over |
15 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
8th
2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
26th
2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
28th
2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th
2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
31st
2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
33rd
2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th
2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
47th
2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
71.6
82.7
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.
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
2022
7,739 formed
6,068 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.66% vs 2018
8.65% vs 2019
3.39% vs 2020
2.6% vs 2021