2015
11,974 formed
5,482 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2019
2.3% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2018
Cheshire East 3,515 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 2,806 formed
Halton 792 formed
Warrington 5,072 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
9th
2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th
2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
24th
2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
27th
2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
41st
2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
11.9
10.9
98% Private Limited Companies (11,938 companies)
2% Other company types (283 companies)
Other company types breakdown (283 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2019
80,108
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2019.
2.3% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2018
Flintshire
6,514 total businesses
1,122 formed in 2019
838 dissolved in 2019
Wrexham
4,980 total businesses
675 formed in 2019
539 dissolved in 2019
Staffordshire
51,758 total businesses
6,927 formed in 2019
5,118 dissolved in 2019
Derbyshire
48,355 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2019
5,119 dissolved in 2019
Greater Manchester
189,867 total businesses
31,440 formed in 2019
27,478 dissolved in 2019
Merseyside
68,401 total businesses
11,866 formed in 2019
9,470 dissolved in 2019
Shropshire
23,741 total businesses
3,231 formed in 2019
2,041 dissolved in 2019
Cheshire
80,108 total businesses
12,221 formed in 2019
8,748 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
2 |
||
Alsager |
8 |
||
Audlem |
4 |
||
Bollington |
13 |
||
Brereton Rural |
9 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
-7 |
||
Bunbury |
12 |
||
Chelford |
31 |
||
Congleton East |
33 |
||
Congleton West |
6 |
||
Crewe Central |
27 |
||
Crewe East |
24 |
||
Crewe North |
-2 |
||
Crewe South |
34 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
11 |
||
Crewe West |
23 |
||
Dane Valley |
10 |
||
Disley |
26 |
||
Gawsworth |
13 |
||
Handforth |
25 |
||
Haslington |
-1 |
||
High Legh |
16 |
||
Knutsford |
27 |
||
Leighton |
3 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
19 |
||
Macclesfield East |
11 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
21 |
||
Macclesfield South |
-2 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
-2 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
4 |
||
Middlewich |
7 |
||
Mobberley |
0 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
25 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
36 |
||
Odd Rode |
-9 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
9 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
18 |
||
Prestbury |
22 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
12 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
5 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
-25 |
||
Sandbach Town |
11 |
||
Shavington |
3 |
||
Sutton |
-16 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
4 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
18 |
||
Wilmslow East |
-25 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
18 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
82 |
||
Wistaston |
0 |
||
Wrenbury |
21 |
||
Wybunbury |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
24 |
||
Boughton |
29 |
||
Chester City |
239 |
||
Chester Villages |
5 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
6 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
-6 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
7 |
||
Elton |
-2 |
||
Farndon |
0 |
||
Frodsham |
-2 |
||
Garden Quarter |
9 |
||
Gowy |
-11 |
||
Grange |
2 |
||
Great Boughton |
6 |
||
Handbridge Park |
30 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
3 |
||
Helsby |
-3 |
||
Hoole |
54 |
||
Kingsley |
2 |
||
Lache |
3 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
2 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
89 |
||
Malpas |
10 |
||
Marbury |
10 |
||
Neston |
7 |
||
Netherpool |
14 |
||
Newton |
16 |
||
Parkgate |
2 |
||
Rossmore |
5 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
7 |
||
Shakerley |
17 |
||
St Paul's |
21 |
||
Strawberry |
-1 |
||
Sutton |
-16 |
||
Tarporley |
40 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
15 |
||
Tattenhall |
3 |
||
Upton |
2 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
4 |
||
Whitby |
28 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
61 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
-4 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
14 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
8 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
-7 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
30 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
39 |
||
Beechwood |
9 |
||
Birchfield |
12 |
||
Broadheath |
10 |
||
Daresbury |
-5 |
||
Ditton |
-4 |
||
Farnworth |
17 |
||
Grange |
2 |
||
Hale |
-7 |
||
Halton Brook |
-11 |
||
Halton Castle |
2 |
||
Halton Lea |
4 |
||
Halton View |
8 |
||
Heath |
2 |
||
Hough Green |
5 |
||
Kingsway |
11 |
||
Mersey |
21 |
||
Norton North |
-1 |
||
Norton South |
7 |
||
Riverside |
24 |
||
Windmill Hill |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
39 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
1603 |
||
Birchwood |
46 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
10 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
15 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
53 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
15 |
||
Great Sankey North |
-11 |
||
Great Sankey South |
11 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
19 |
||
Latchford East |
27 |
||
Latchford West |
37 |
||
Lymm |
2 |
||
Orford |
33 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
0 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
10 |
||
Poulton North |
26 |
||
Poulton South |
21 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
0 |
||
Stockton Heath |
38 |
||
Westbrook |
-14 |
||
Whittle Hall |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
10th
2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
14th
2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
24th
2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
28th
2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
41st
2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
77.9
70.7
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.
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
2019
12,221 formed
8,748 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
10.2% vs 2015
1.79% vs 2016
2.65% vs 2017
2.3% vs 2018