2011
6,881 formed
4,507 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2015
8.6% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2014
Cheshire East 3,850 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 2,452 formed
Halton 646 formed
Warrington 5,026 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
12th
2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
19th
2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
22nd
2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
41st
2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
11.6
9.7
98% Private Limited Companies (11,761 companies)
2% Other company types (213 companies)
Other company types breakdown (213 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2015
67,995
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2015.
8.6% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2014
Flintshire
5,032 total businesses
741 formed in 2015
490 dissolved in 2015
Wrexham
3,937 total businesses
587 formed in 2015
337 dissolved in 2015
Staffordshire
44,125 total businesses
6,375 formed in 2015
3,827 dissolved in 2015
Derbyshire
43,692 total businesses
7,414 formed in 2015
3,457 dissolved in 2015
Greater Manchester
156,025 total businesses
28,265 formed in 2015
18,047 dissolved in 2015
Merseyside
56,875 total businesses
9,857 formed in 2015
5,930 dissolved in 2015
Shropshire
19,451 total businesses
2,416 formed in 2015
1,432 dissolved in 2015
Cheshire
67,995 total businesses
11,974 formed in 2015
5,482 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
44 |
||
Alsager |
32 |
||
Audlem |
18 |
||
Bollington |
40 |
||
Brereton Rural |
9 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
25 |
||
Bunbury |
9 |
||
Chelford |
33 |
||
Congleton East |
7 |
||
Congleton West |
91 |
||
Crewe Central |
30 |
||
Crewe East |
47 |
||
Crewe North |
0 |
||
Crewe South |
33 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
13 |
||
Crewe West |
3 |
||
Dane Valley |
17 |
||
Disley |
12 |
||
Gawsworth |
15 |
||
Handforth |
40 |
||
Haslington |
-13 |
||
High Legh |
14 |
||
Knutsford |
108 |
||
Leighton |
9 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
105 |
||
Macclesfield East |
10 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
-45 |
||
Macclesfield South |
26 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
47 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
6 |
||
Middlewich |
16 |
||
Mobberley |
27 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
21 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
47 |
||
Odd Rode |
22 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
21 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
10 |
||
Prestbury |
16 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
6 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
6 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
19 |
||
Sandbach Town |
15 |
||
Shavington |
8 |
||
Sutton |
20 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
7 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
24 |
||
Wilmslow East |
503 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
17 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
35 |
||
Wistaston |
18 |
||
Wrenbury |
0 |
||
Wybunbury |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
11 |
||
Boughton |
27 |
||
Chester City |
116 |
||
Chester Villages |
30 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
36 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
143 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
24 |
||
Elton |
7 |
||
Farndon |
7 |
||
Frodsham |
23 |
||
Garden Quarter |
16 |
||
Gowy |
15 |
||
Grange |
20 |
||
Great Boughton |
27 |
||
Handbridge Park |
13 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
7 |
||
Helsby |
9 |
||
Hoole |
-11 |
||
Kingsley |
13 |
||
Lache |
17 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
-1 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
36 |
||
Malpas |
13 |
||
Marbury |
27 |
||
Neston |
-1 |
||
Netherpool |
-1 |
||
Newton |
6 |
||
Parkgate |
4 |
||
Rossmore |
11 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
23 |
||
Shakerley |
64 |
||
St Paul's |
22 |
||
Strawberry |
5 |
||
Sutton |
20 |
||
Tarporley |
54 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
23 |
||
Tattenhall |
-7 |
||
Upton |
8 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
21 |
||
Whitby |
30 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
12 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
85 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
21 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
12 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
25 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
27 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
33 |
||
Beechwood |
-4 |
||
Birchfield |
20 |
||
Broadheath |
28 |
||
Daresbury |
31 |
||
Ditton |
19 |
||
Farnworth |
20 |
||
Grange |
20 |
||
Hale |
1 |
||
Halton Brook |
17 |
||
Halton Castle |
0 |
||
Halton Lea |
8 |
||
Halton View |
19 |
||
Heath |
24 |
||
Hough Green |
-3 |
||
Kingsway |
15 |
||
Mersey |
4 |
||
Norton North |
27 |
||
Norton South |
19 |
||
Riverside |
27 |
||
Windmill Hill |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
33 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
2895 |
||
Birchwood |
66 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
18 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
42 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
45 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
55 |
||
Great Sankey North |
13 |
||
Great Sankey South |
21 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
20 |
||
Latchford East |
23 |
||
Latchford West |
40 |
||
Lymm |
13 |
||
Orford |
9 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
34 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
15 |
||
Poulton North |
30 |
||
Poulton South |
9 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
21 |
||
Stockton Heath |
29 |
||
Westbrook |
13 |
||
Whittle Hall |
35 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
15th
2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
24th
2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th
2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
41st
2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
66.1
59.4
How the total number of companies in Cheshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
6,881 formed
4,507 dissolved
2012
8,153 formed
3,870 dissolved
2013
9,868 formed
4,559 dissolved
2014
10,830 formed
5,990 dissolved
2015
11,974 formed
5,482 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.9% vs 2011
10.1% vs 2012
8.4% vs 2013
8.6% vs 2014