2014
10,830 formed
5,990 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2018
2.6% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2017
Cheshire East 3,438 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 2,765 formed
Halton 792 formed
Warrington 6,243 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
9th
2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th
2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
26th
2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th
2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
42nd
2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
12.9
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (13,044 companies)
2% Other company types (215 companies)
Other company types breakdown (215 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2018
78,274
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2018.
2.6% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2017
Flintshire
6,221 total businesses
1,138 formed in 2018
655 dissolved in 2018
Wrexham
4,800 total businesses
617 formed in 2018
446 dissolved in 2018
Staffordshire
48,752 total businesses
6,474 formed in 2018
4,877 dissolved in 2018
Derbyshire
46,632 total businesses
6,167 formed in 2018
4,379 dissolved in 2018
Greater Manchester
184,396 total businesses
31,875 formed in 2018
29,277 dissolved in 2018
Merseyside
65,551 total businesses
11,451 formed in 2018
8,140 dissolved in 2018
Shropshire
22,421 total businesses
2,634 formed in 2018
1,851 dissolved in 2018
Cheshire
78,274 total businesses
13,259 formed in 2018
8,582 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
97 |
||
Alsager |
19 |
||
Audlem |
4 |
||
Bollington |
15 |
||
Brereton Rural |
-827 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
4 |
||
Bunbury |
2 |
||
Chelford |
15 |
||
Congleton East |
-9 |
||
Congleton West |
66 |
||
Crewe Central |
26 |
||
Crewe East |
-22 |
||
Crewe North |
8 |
||
Crewe South |
35 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
8 |
||
Crewe West |
21 |
||
Dane Valley |
19 |
||
Disley |
5 |
||
Gawsworth |
7 |
||
Handforth |
53 |
||
Haslington |
14 |
||
High Legh |
18 |
||
Knutsford |
8 |
||
Leighton |
10 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
27 |
||
Macclesfield East |
2 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
16 |
||
Macclesfield South |
-9 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
1 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
-1 |
||
Middlewich |
14 |
||
Mobberley |
18 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
35 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
58 |
||
Odd Rode |
26 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
29 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
8 |
||
Prestbury |
11 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
13 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
12 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
18 |
||
Sandbach Town |
10 |
||
Shavington |
6 |
||
Sutton |
-1 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
9 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
6 |
||
Wilmslow East |
-403 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
21 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
85 |
||
Wistaston |
3 |
||
Wrenbury |
19 |
||
Wybunbury |
-15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
17 |
||
Boughton |
23 |
||
Chester City |
370 |
||
Chester Villages |
6 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
26 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
21 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
22 |
||
Elton |
4 |
||
Farndon |
14 |
||
Frodsham |
0 |
||
Garden Quarter |
5 |
||
Gowy |
10 |
||
Grange |
3 |
||
Great Boughton |
2 |
||
Handbridge Park |
29 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
20 |
||
Helsby |
4 |
||
Hoole |
11 |
||
Kingsley |
15 |
||
Lache |
4 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
-1 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
2 |
||
Malpas |
-5 |
||
Marbury |
6 |
||
Neston |
18 |
||
Netherpool |
5 |
||
Newton |
11 |
||
Parkgate |
-3 |
||
Rossmore |
5 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
6 |
||
Shakerley |
14 |
||
St Paul's |
10 |
||
Strawberry |
18 |
||
Sutton |
-1 |
||
Tarporley |
30 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
2 |
||
Tattenhall |
9 |
||
Upton |
-7 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
30 |
||
Whitby |
-1 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
41 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
17 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
21 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
18 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
-3 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
35 |
||
Beechwood |
-5 |
||
Birchfield |
5 |
||
Broadheath |
-5 |
||
Daresbury |
12 |
||
Ditton |
16 |
||
Farnworth |
4 |
||
Grange |
3 |
||
Hale |
9 |
||
Halton Brook |
8 |
||
Halton Castle |
24 |
||
Halton Lea |
10 |
||
Halton View |
13 |
||
Heath |
22 |
||
Hough Green |
21 |
||
Kingsway |
4 |
||
Mersey |
21 |
||
Norton North |
-2 |
||
Norton South |
-1 |
||
Riverside |
44 |
||
Windmill Hill |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
35 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
3525 |
||
Birchwood |
308 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
11 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
4 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
28 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
21 |
||
Great Sankey North |
-4 |
||
Great Sankey South |
7 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
11 |
||
Latchford East |
13 |
||
Latchford West |
-120 |
||
Lymm |
59 |
||
Orford |
14 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
7 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
3 |
||
Poulton North |
32 |
||
Poulton South |
14 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
23 |
||
Stockton Heath |
20 |
||
Westbrook |
20 |
||
Whittle Hall |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
10th
2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
15th
2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
25th
2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
27th
2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
41st
2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
76.1
68.1
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.
2014
10,830 formed
5,990 dissolved
2015
11,974 formed
5,482 dissolved
2016
15,328 formed
6,908 dissolved
2017
11,619 formed
6,981 dissolved
2018
13,259 formed
8,582 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.6% vs 2014
10.2% vs 2015
1.79% vs 2016
2.6% vs 2017