2016
15,328 formed
6,908 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2020
8.3% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2019
Cheshire East 3,726 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 3,492 formed
Halton 800 formed
Warrington 2,970 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
9th
2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
13th
2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
22nd
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
25th
2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
10.7
12.3
98% Private Limited Companies (10,752 companies)
2% Other company types (265 companies)
Other company types breakdown (265 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2020
86,796
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2020.
8.3% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2019
Flintshire
6,696 total businesses
911 formed in 2020
637 dissolved in 2020
Wrexham
5,328 total businesses
730 formed in 2020
395 dissolved in 2020
Staffordshire
54,862 total businesses
7,720 formed in 2020
4,885 dissolved in 2020
Derbyshire
51,742 total businesses
7,413 formed in 2020
3,918 dissolved in 2020
Greater Manchester
207,946 total businesses
36,288 formed in 2020
20,649 dissolved in 2020
Merseyside
74,780 total businesses
13,410 formed in 2020
6,956 dissolved in 2020
Shropshire
25,603 total businesses
3,386 formed in 2020
1,761 dissolved in 2020
Cheshire
86,796 total businesses
11,017 formed in 2020
7,263 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
65 |
||
Alsager |
96 |
||
Audlem |
12 |
||
Bollington |
25 |
||
Brereton Rural |
30 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
31 |
||
Bunbury |
20 |
||
Chelford |
56 |
||
Congleton East |
11 |
||
Congleton West |
87 |
||
Crewe Central |
32 |
||
Crewe East |
51 |
||
Crewe North |
5 |
||
Crewe South |
97 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
3 |
||
Crewe West |
29 |
||
Dane Valley |
11 |
||
Disley |
34 |
||
Gawsworth |
13 |
||
Handforth |
53 |
||
Haslington |
12 |
||
High Legh |
29 |
||
Knutsford |
39 |
||
Leighton |
-10 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
42 |
||
Macclesfield East |
25 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
13 |
||
Macclesfield South |
19 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
6 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
0 |
||
Middlewich |
35 |
||
Mobberley |
25 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
37 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
40 |
||
Odd Rode |
9 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
12 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
20 |
||
Prestbury |
21 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
12 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
16 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
12 |
||
Sandbach Town |
7 |
||
Shavington |
6 |
||
Sutton |
23 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
-1 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
18 |
||
Wilmslow East |
18 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
29 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
106 |
||
Wistaston |
18 |
||
Wrenbury |
13 |
||
Wybunbury |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
33 |
||
Boughton |
24 |
||
Chester City |
177 |
||
Chester Villages |
22 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
9 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
70 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
22 |
||
Elton |
24 |
||
Farndon |
10 |
||
Frodsham |
38 |
||
Garden Quarter |
24 |
||
Gowy |
16 |
||
Grange |
11 |
||
Great Boughton |
17 |
||
Handbridge Park |
36 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
22 |
||
Helsby |
4 |
||
Hoole |
25 |
||
Kingsley |
9 |
||
Lache |
18 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
-3 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
593 |
||
Malpas |
14 |
||
Marbury |
3 |
||
Neston |
11 |
||
Netherpool |
24 |
||
Newton |
9 |
||
Parkgate |
8 |
||
Rossmore |
27 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
44 |
||
Shakerley |
20 |
||
St Paul's |
4 |
||
Strawberry |
9 |
||
Sutton |
23 |
||
Tarporley |
59 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
33 |
||
Tattenhall |
21 |
||
Upton |
8 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
25 |
||
Whitby |
23 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
12 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
30 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
19 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
13 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
3 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
43 |
||
Beechwood |
-2 |
||
Birchfield |
7 |
||
Broadheath |
14 |
||
Daresbury |
1 |
||
Ditton |
33 |
||
Farnworth |
24 |
||
Grange |
11 |
||
Hale |
13 |
||
Halton Brook |
13 |
||
Halton Castle |
16 |
||
Halton Lea |
11 |
||
Halton View |
19 |
||
Heath |
-2 |
||
Hough Green |
4 |
||
Kingsway |
26 |
||
Mersey |
27 |
||
Norton North |
9 |
||
Norton South |
5 |
||
Riverside |
48 |
||
Windmill Hill |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
43 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
-166 |
||
Birchwood |
73 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
12 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
28 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
91 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
56 |
||
Great Sankey North |
9 |
||
Great Sankey South |
27 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
17 |
||
Latchford East |
21 |
||
Latchford West |
48 |
||
Lymm |
47 |
||
Orford |
34 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
27 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
26 |
||
Poulton North |
16 |
||
Poulton South |
21 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
20 |
||
Stockton Heath |
26 |
||
Westbrook |
21 |
||
Whittle Hall |
13 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
10th
2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
12th
2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
24th
2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
28th
2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
41st
2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
84.4
76.4
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.
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
2020
11,017 formed
7,263 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.79% vs 2016
2.65% vs 2017
2.34% vs 2018
8.3% vs 2019