2020
7,516 formed
4,534 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2024
3.2% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2023
Cambridge 1,777 formed
East Cambridgeshire 457 formed
Fenland 658 formed
Huntingdonshire 1,259 formed
Peterborough 2,834 formed
South Cambridgeshire 1,585 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cambridgeshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
8th
2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
18th
2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
20th
2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
22nd
2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
27th
2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th
2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
34th
2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
47th
2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
9.5
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (8,323 companies)
3% Other company types (265 companies)
Other company types breakdown (265 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cambridgeshire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Cambridgeshire during 2024
61,973
businesses registered in Cambridgeshire at the end of 2024.
3.2% more companies in Cambridgeshire compared to 2023
Essex
157,235 total businesses
19,024 formed in 2024
15,914 dissolved in 2024
Hertfordshire
125,410 total businesses
14,111 formed in 2024
11,897 dissolved in 2024
Norfolk
49,863 total businesses
5,434 formed in 2024
5,069 dissolved in 2024
Suffolk
55,335 total businesses
9,091 formed in 2024
5,970 dissolved in 2024
Lincolnshire
57,099 total businesses
7,132 formed in 2024
6,872 dissolved in 2024
Northamptonshire
55,842 total businesses
6,894 formed in 2024
6,637 dissolved in 2024
Bedfordshire
53,808 total businesses
8,251 formed in 2024
6,678 dissolved in 2024
Rutland
2,179 total businesses
242 formed in 2024
198 dissolved in 2024
Cambridgeshire
61,973 total businesses
8,588 formed in 2024
6,428 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
48 |
||
Arbury |
26 |
||
Castle |
24 |
||
Cherry Hinton |
21 |
||
Coleridge |
31 |
||
East Chesterton |
44 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-18 |
||
King's Hedges |
41 |
||
Market |
37 |
||
Newnham |
-9 |
||
Petersfield |
17 |
||
Queen Edith's |
-11 |
||
Romsey |
54 |
||
Trumpington |
196 |
||
West Chesterton |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bottisham |
7 |
||
Burwell |
19 |
||
Cheveley |
-2 |
||
Downham Villages |
-12 |
||
Dullingham Villages |
4 |
||
Ely East |
5 |
||
Ely North |
3 |
||
Ely South |
10 |
||
Ely West |
1 |
||
Fordham Villages |
11 |
||
Haddenham |
-1 |
||
Isleham |
3 |
||
Littleport East |
13 |
||
Littleport West |
6 |
||
Soham North |
12 |
||
Soham South |
3 |
||
Stretham |
-2 |
||
Sutton |
-4 |
||
The Swaffhams |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bassenhally |
8 |
||
Benwick Coates & Eastrea |
-3 |
||
Birch |
-1 |
||
Clarkson |
5 |
||
Doddington & Wimblington |
3 |
||
Elm & Christchurch |
11 |
||
Kirkgate |
3 |
||
Lattersey |
0 |
||
Manea |
-1 |
||
March East |
3 |
||
March North |
21 |
||
March West |
11 |
||
Medworth |
22 |
||
Octavia Hill |
30 |
||
Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary |
34 |
||
Peckover |
14 |
||
Roman Bank |
9 |
||
Slade Lode |
12 |
||
St Andrews |
12 |
||
Staithe |
2 |
||
Stonald |
7 |
||
The Mills |
1 |
||
Waterlees Village |
12 |
||
Wenneye |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alconbury and The Stukeleys |
0 |
||
Brampton |
11 |
||
Buckden |
-2 |
||
Earith |
-5 |
||
Ellington |
11 |
||
Elton and Folksworth |
12 |
||
Fenstanton |
5 |
||
Godmanchester |
8 |
||
Gransden and The Offords |
13 |
||
Huntingdon East |
1 |
||
Huntingdon North |
-4 |
||
Huntingdon West |
-5 |
||
Kimbolton and Staughton |
-8 |
||
Little Paxton |
-6 |
||
Ramsey |
19 |
||
Sawtry |
8 |
||
Somersham |
1 |
||
St Ives East |
5 |
||
St Ives South |
27 |
||
St Ives West |
0 |
||
St Neots Eaton Ford |
-5 |
||
St Neots Eaton Socon |
17 |
||
St Neots Eynesbury |
13 |
||
St Neots Priory Park |
39 |
||
Stilton |
5 |
||
The Hemingfords |
-9 |
||
Upwood and The Raveleys |
7 |
||
Warboys and Bury |
11 |
||
Yaxley and Farcet |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnack |
-7 |
||
Bretton North |
-7 |
||
Bretton South |
-5 |
||
Central |
218 |
||
Coleridge |
31 |
||
Dogsthorpe |
29 |
||
East |
22 |
||
Eye and Thorney |
38 |
||
Fletton and Woodston |
16 |
||
Glinton and Wittering |
-10 |
||
Newborough |
-3 |
||
North |
24 |
||
Northborough |
0 |
||
Orton Longueville |
4 |
||
Orton Waterville |
204 |
||
Orton with Hampton |
100 |
||
Park |
32 |
||
Paston |
-35 |
||
Ravensthorpe |
6 |
||
Stanground Central |
30 |
||
Stanground East |
-5 |
||
Walton |
-9 |
||
Werrington North |
3 |
||
Werrington South |
15 |
||
West |
61 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balsham |
6 |
||
Bar Hill |
17 |
||
Barton |
7 |
||
Bassingbourn |
4 |
||
Bourn |
69 |
||
Caldecote |
7 |
||
Coleridge |
31 |
||
Comberton |
0 |
||
Cottenham |
-12 |
||
Duxford |
21 |
||
Fowlmere and Foxton |
-5 |
||
Fulbourn |
4 |
||
Gamlingay |
7 |
||
Girton |
-9 |
||
Hardwick |
2 |
||
Harston and Hauxton |
0 |
||
Haslingfield and The Eversdens |
-6 |
||
Histon and Impington |
-18 |
||
Linton |
9 |
||
Longstanton |
12 |
||
Melbourn |
2 |
||
Meldreth |
-7 |
||
Milton |
25 |
||
Newnham |
-9 |
||
Orwell and Barrington |
8 |
||
Papworth and Elsworth |
5 |
||
Sawston |
0 |
||
Swavesey |
0 |
||
Teversham |
10 |
||
The Abingtons |
15 |
||
The Mordens |
1 |
||
The Shelfords and Stapleford |
-17 |
||
The Wilbrahams |
29 |
||
Waterbeach |
388 |
||
Whittlesford |
-62 |
||
Willingham and Over |
-8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Cambridgeshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
8th
2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
23rd
2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
28th
2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th
2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th
2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
32nd
2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd
2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
47th
2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
68.3
83.4
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.
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
2024
8,588 formed
6,428 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.39% vs 2020
2.56% vs 2021
3.87% vs 2022
3.2% vs 2023