2018
13,259 formed
8,582 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2022
1.9% fewer companies in Cheshire compared to 2021
Cheshire East 3,454 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 2,453 formed
Halton 806 formed
Warrington 2,609 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
9th
2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
15th
2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
21st
2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
24th
2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
41st
2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
9.1
12.7
97% Private Limited Companies (9,034 companies)
3% Other company types (301 companies)
Other company types breakdown (301 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2022
81,809
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2022.
1.9% fewer companies in Cheshire compared to 2021
Flintshire
7,103 total businesses
932 formed in 2022
875 dissolved in 2022
Wrexham
5,440 total businesses
661 formed in 2022
501 dissolved in 2022
Staffordshire
60,009 total businesses
8,072 formed in 2022
6,527 dissolved in 2022
Derbyshire
55,697 total businesses
7,764 formed in 2022
5,565 dissolved in 2022
Greater Manchester
233,019 total businesses
38,756 formed in 2022
28,381 dissolved in 2022
Merseyside
81,221 total businesses
13,358 formed in 2022
10,489 dissolved in 2022
Shropshire
26,781 total businesses
3,132 formed in 2022
2,208 dissolved in 2022
Cheshire
81,809 total businesses
9,335 formed in 2022
9,819 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
28 |
||
Alsager |
26 |
||
Audlem |
15 |
||
Bollington |
38 |
||
Brereton Rural |
-11 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
-4 |
||
Bunbury |
2 |
||
Chelford |
23 |
||
Congleton East |
-4 |
||
Congleton West |
39 |
||
Crewe Central |
53 |
||
Crewe East |
31 |
||
Crewe North |
-5 |
||
Crewe South |
21 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
7 |
||
Crewe West |
27 |
||
Dane Valley |
11 |
||
Disley |
18 |
||
Gawsworth |
10 |
||
Handforth |
-54 |
||
Haslington |
15 |
||
High Legh |
6 |
||
Knutsford |
45 |
||
Leighton |
-10 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
49 |
||
Macclesfield East |
3 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
8 |
||
Macclesfield South |
4 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
-6 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
8 |
||
Middlewich |
17 |
||
Mobberley |
8 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
22 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
18 |
||
Odd Rode |
-7 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
28 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
3 |
||
Prestbury |
4 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
0 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
7 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
13 |
||
Sandbach Town |
-3 |
||
Shavington |
3 |
||
Sutton |
18 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
0 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
9 |
||
Wilmslow East |
17 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
-6 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
64 |
||
Wistaston |
-4 |
||
Wrenbury |
-9 |
||
Wybunbury |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
-4 |
||
Boughton |
-15 |
||
Chester City |
62 |
||
Chester Villages |
8 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
-16 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
21 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
14 |
||
Elton |
7 |
||
Farndon |
18 |
||
Frodsham |
5 |
||
Garden Quarter |
-23 |
||
Gowy |
13 |
||
Grange |
2 |
||
Great Boughton |
-11 |
||
Handbridge Park |
22 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
1 |
||
Helsby |
1 |
||
Hoole |
14 |
||
Kingsley |
2 |
||
Lache |
0 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
7 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
-402 |
||
Malpas |
4 |
||
Marbury |
5 |
||
Neston |
-13 |
||
Netherpool |
2 |
||
Newton |
7 |
||
Parkgate |
-12 |
||
Rossmore |
9 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
-17 |
||
Shakerley |
18 |
||
St Paul's |
0 |
||
Strawberry |
-3 |
||
Sutton |
18 |
||
Tarporley |
55 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
4 |
||
Tattenhall |
28 |
||
Upton |
11 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
8 |
||
Whitby |
51 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
-6 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
-12 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
20 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
-4 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
25 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
29 |
||
Beechwood |
4 |
||
Birchfield |
9 |
||
Broadheath |
-1 |
||
Daresbury |
-16 |
||
Ditton |
16 |
||
Farnworth |
19 |
||
Grange |
2 |
||
Hale |
-3 |
||
Halton Brook |
4 |
||
Halton Castle |
0 |
||
Halton Lea |
-2 |
||
Halton View |
16 |
||
Heath |
-1 |
||
Hough Green |
6 |
||
Kingsway |
12 |
||
Mersey |
9 |
||
Norton North |
-5 |
||
Norton South |
-10 |
||
Riverside |
33 |
||
Windmill Hill |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
29 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
-1474 |
||
Birchwood |
100 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
-2 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
-1 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
20 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
39 |
||
Great Sankey North |
6 |
||
Great Sankey South |
24 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
20 |
||
Latchford East |
21 |
||
Latchford West |
34 |
||
Lymm |
-8 |
||
Orford |
6 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
18 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
23 |
||
Poulton North |
11 |
||
Poulton South |
7 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
85 |
||
Stockton Heath |
8 |
||
Westbrook |
33 |
||
Whittle Hall |
-4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
11th
2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th
2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
22nd
2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
27th
2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
41st
2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
79.5
82.7
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.
2018
13,259 formed
8,582 dissolved
2019
12,221 formed
8,748 dissolved
2020
11,017 formed
7,263 dissolved
2021
9,800 formed
11,442 dissolved
2022
9,335 formed
9,819 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.34% vs 2018
8.35% vs 2019
-3.88% vs 2020
-1.9% vs 2021