2019
6,779 formed
5,435 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2023
3.9% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2022
Cambridge 1,865 formed
East Cambridgeshire 490 formed
Fenland 706 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,281 formed
Peterborough 2,698 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,614 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
8th
2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
19th
2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th
2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
22nd
2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
25th
2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
29th
2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
33rd
2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
47th
2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
10.8
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (8,408 companies)
3% Other company types (269 companies)
Other company types breakdown (269 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2023
????
Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2023
60,023
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2023.
3.9% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2022
Essex
153,732 total businesses
20,333 formed in 2023
16,314 dissolved in 2023
Hertfordshire
122,871 total businesses
14,512 formed in 2023
12,706 dissolved in 2023
Norfolk
48,437 total businesses
5,723 formed in 2023
4,620 dissolved in 2023
Suffolk
51,083 total businesses
8,934 formed in 2023
5,140 dissolved in 2023
Lincolnshire
54,523 total businesses
7,141 formed in 2023
6,286 dissolved in 2023
Northamptonshire
53,911 total businesses
8,191 formed in 2023
6,747 dissolved in 2023
Bedfordshire
52,721 total businesses
9,025 formed in 2023
6,697 dissolved in 2023
Rutland
2,133 total businesses
232 formed in 2023
200 dissolved in 2023
Cambridgeshire
60,023 total businesses
8,677 formed in 2023
6,535 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
30 |
||
Arbury |
20 |
||
Castle |
9 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
-9 |
||
Coleridge |
9 |
||
East Chesterton |
-19 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-6 |
||
King's Hedges |
20 |
||
Market |
57 |
||
Newnham |
5 |
||
Petersfield |
-51 |
||
Queen Edith's |
21 |
||
Romsey |
25 |
||
Trumpington |
500 |
||
West Chesterton |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
8 |
||
Burwell |
5 |
||
Cheveley |
2 |
||
Downham Villages |
4 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
3 |
||
Ely East |
4 |
||
Ely North |
9 |
||
Ely South |
2 |
||
Ely West |
-6 |
||
Fordham Villages |
11 |
||
Haddenham |
8 |
||
Isleham |
0 |
||
Littleport East |
17 |
||
Littleport West |
-3 |
||
Soham North |
1 |
||
Soham South |
-11 |
||
Stretham |
2 |
||
Sutton |
0 |
||
The Swaffhams |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
34 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
27 |
||
Birch |
3 |
||
Clarkson |
-1 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
-3 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
6 |
||
Kirkgate |
0 |
||
Lattersey |
7 |
||
Manea |
1 |
||
March East |
11 |
||
March North |
8 |
||
March West |
-14 |
||
Medworth |
22 |
||
Octavia Hill |
2 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
19 |
||
Peckover |
21 |
||
Roman Bank |
19 |
||
Slade Lode |
0 |
||
St Andrews |
16 |
||
Staithe |
2 |
||
Stonald |
0 |
||
The Mills |
3 |
||
Waterlees Village |
6 |
||
Wenneye |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
-1 |
||
Brampton |
-3 |
||
Buckden |
2 |
||
Earith |
14 |
||
Ellington |
1 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
23 |
||
Fenstanton |
-6 |
||
Godmanchester |
2 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
-4 |
||
Huntingdon East |
-5 |
||
Huntingdon North |
1 |
||
Huntingdon West |
57 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
9 |
||
Little Paxton |
12 |
||
Ramsey |
19 |
||
Sawtry |
9 |
||
Somersham |
5 |
||
St Ives East |
7 |
||
St Ives South |
-4 |
||
St Ives West |
4 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
12 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
-9 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
11 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
41 |
||
Stilton |
-1 |
||
The Hemingfords |
0 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
14 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
-4 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
-2 |
||
Bretton North |
22 |
||
Bretton South |
16 |
||
Central |
14 |
||
Coleridge |
9 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
24 |
||
East |
38 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
22 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
74 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
5 |
||
Newborough |
4 |
||
North |
6 |
||
Northborough |
-2 |
||
Orton Longueville |
13 |
||
Orton Waterville |
85 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
65 |
||
Park |
71 |
||
Paston |
15 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
-2 |
||
Stanground Central |
12 |
||
Stanground East |
8 |
||
Walton |
6 |
||
Werrington North |
10 |
||
Werrington South |
30 |
||
West |
59 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
19 |
||
Bar Hill |
6 |
||
Barton |
-12 |
||
Bassingbourn |
5 |
||
Bourn |
32 |
||
Caldecote |
6 |
||
Coleridge |
9 |
||
Comberton |
-3 |
||
Cottenham |
-22 |
||
Duxford |
-1 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
2 |
||
Fulbourn |
9 |
||
Gamlingay |
-9 |
||
Girton |
1 |
||
Hardwick |
14 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
11 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
5 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-6 |
||
Linton |
6 |
||
Longstanton |
-7 |
||
Melbourn |
9 |
||
Meldreth |
-4 |
||
Milton |
28 |
||
Newnham |
5 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
11 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
0 |
||
Sawston |
1 |
||
Swavesey |
3 |
||
Teversham |
6 |
||
The Abingtons |
3 |
||
The Mordens |
-4 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
11 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
-4 |
||
Waterbeach |
379 |
||
Whittlesford |
-15 |
||
Willingham and Over |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
8th
2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
24th
2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
28th
2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th
2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
31st
2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd
2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd
2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
47th
2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
74.4
86.6
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.
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
2023
8,677 formed
6,535 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.65% vs 2019
3.39% vs 2020
2.56% vs 2021
3.9% vs 2022