2019
12,221 formed
8,748 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2023
0.4% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2022
Cheshire East 3,623 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 2,727 formed
Halton 843 formed
Warrington 2,739 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
9th
2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
15th
2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
26th
2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
9.7
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (9,614 companies)
3% Other company types (338 companies)
Other company types breakdown (338 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2023
82,175
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2023.
0.4% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2022
Flintshire
7,061 total businesses
932 formed in 2023
982 dissolved in 2023
Wrexham
5,617 total businesses
748 formed in 2023
643 dissolved in 2023
Staffordshire
61,360 total businesses
8,878 formed in 2023
7,179 dissolved in 2023
Derbyshire
57,297 total businesses
7,528 formed in 2023
6,299 dissolved in 2023
Greater Manchester
244,408 total businesses
41,222 formed in 2023
33,808 dissolved in 2023
Merseyside
83,450 total businesses
14,307 formed in 2023
12,169 dissolved in 2023
Shropshire
28,037 total businesses
3,480 formed in 2023
2,575 dissolved in 2023
Cheshire
82,175 total businesses
9,952 formed in 2023
10,096 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
-1 |
||
Alsager |
-23 |
||
Audlem |
12 |
||
Bollington |
-2 |
||
Brereton Rural |
7 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
12 |
||
Bunbury |
1 |
||
Chelford |
12 |
||
Congleton East |
27 |
||
Congleton West |
13 |
||
Crewe Central |
34 |
||
Crewe East |
35 |
||
Crewe North |
7 |
||
Crewe South |
7 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
4 |
||
Crewe West |
-8 |
||
Dane Valley |
10 |
||
Disley |
14 |
||
Gawsworth |
10 |
||
Handforth |
2 |
||
Haslington |
5 |
||
High Legh |
5 |
||
Knutsford |
44 |
||
Leighton |
17 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
17 |
||
Macclesfield East |
-7 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
11 |
||
Macclesfield South |
-10 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
3 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
10 |
||
Middlewich |
43 |
||
Mobberley |
16 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
2 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
15 |
||
Odd Rode |
4 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
6 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
11 |
||
Prestbury |
-10 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
5 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
2 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
5 |
||
Sandbach Town |
14 |
||
Shavington |
9 |
||
Sutton |
14 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
7 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
-7 |
||
Wilmslow East |
5 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
8 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
58 |
||
Wistaston |
17 |
||
Wrenbury |
17 |
||
Wybunbury |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
5 |
||
Boughton |
7 |
||
Chester City |
65 |
||
Chester Villages |
-3 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
1 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
44 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
16 |
||
Elton |
-5 |
||
Farndon |
15 |
||
Frodsham |
13 |
||
Garden Quarter |
15 |
||
Gowy |
8 |
||
Grange |
-6 |
||
Great Boughton |
3 |
||
Handbridge Park |
44 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
20 |
||
Helsby |
4 |
||
Hoole |
-9 |
||
Kingsley |
3 |
||
Lache |
9 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
8 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
-13 |
||
Malpas |
8 |
||
Marbury |
20 |
||
Neston |
2 |
||
Netherpool |
14 |
||
Newton |
15 |
||
Parkgate |
-1 |
||
Rossmore |
5 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
13 |
||
Shakerley |
4 |
||
St Paul's |
2 |
||
Strawberry |
-5 |
||
Sutton |
14 |
||
Tarporley |
47 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
7 |
||
Tattenhall |
27 |
||
Upton |
-2 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
-3 |
||
Whitby |
70 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
-151 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
1 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
5 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
15 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
11 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
26 |
||
Beechwood |
0 |
||
Birchfield |
10 |
||
Broadheath |
4 |
||
Daresbury |
-44 |
||
Ditton |
12 |
||
Farnworth |
32 |
||
Grange |
-6 |
||
Hale |
0 |
||
Halton Brook |
-1 |
||
Halton Castle |
0 |
||
Halton Lea |
5 |
||
Halton View |
19 |
||
Heath |
7 |
||
Hough Green |
-8 |
||
Kingsway |
-2 |
||
Mersey |
25 |
||
Norton North |
6 |
||
Norton South |
11 |
||
Riverside |
10 |
||
Windmill Hill |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
26 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
-1316 |
||
Birchwood |
33 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
3 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
1 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
16 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
26 |
||
Great Sankey North |
5 |
||
Great Sankey South |
8 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
14 |
||
Latchford East |
2 |
||
Latchford West |
28 |
||
Lymm |
15 |
||
Orford |
1 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
21 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
-3 |
||
Poulton North |
9 |
||
Poulton South |
-2 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
112 |
||
Stockton Heath |
-11 |
||
Westbrook |
11 |
||
Whittle Hall |
20 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
11th
2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th
2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
22nd
2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
27th
2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
41st
2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
79.9
86.6
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.
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
2023
9,952 formed
10,096 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.35% vs 2019
-3.88% vs 2020
-1.94% vs 2021
0.4% vs 2022