2020
11,017 formed
7,263 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2024
1.6% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2023
Cheshire East 3,723 formed
Cheshire West and Chester 2,693 formed
Halton 777 formed
Warrington 2,643 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cheshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
10th
2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
15th
2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
23rd
2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
25th
2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
42nd
2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
8.9
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (9,534 companies)
3% Other company types (320 companies)
Other company types breakdown (320 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cheshire during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Cheshire during 2024
83,478
businesses registered in Cheshire at the end of 2024.
1.6% more companies in Cheshire compared to 2023
Flintshire
6,969 total businesses
841 formed in 2024
803 dissolved in 2024
Wrexham
5,781 total businesses
745 formed in 2024
581 dissolved in 2024
Staffordshire
62,904 total businesses
8,181 formed in 2024
7,228 dissolved in 2024
Derbyshire
59,950 total businesses
7,553 formed in 2024
6,354 dissolved in 2024
Greater Manchester
251,769 total businesses
40,892 formed in 2024
33,929 dissolved in 2024
Merseyside
84,857 total businesses
13,029 formed in 2024
11,653 dissolved in 2024
Shropshire
28,136 total businesses
3,031 formed in 2024
2,522 dissolved in 2024
Cheshire
83,478 total businesses
9,854 formed in 2024
8,885 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alderley Edge |
23 |
||
Alsager |
21 |
||
Audlem |
17 |
||
Bollington |
16 |
||
Brereton Rural |
14 |
||
Broken Cross and Upton |
4 |
||
Bunbury |
-19 |
||
Chelford |
27 |
||
Congleton East |
-6 |
||
Congleton West |
14 |
||
Crewe Central |
-2 |
||
Crewe East |
-9 |
||
Crewe North |
2 |
||
Crewe South |
28 |
||
Crewe St Barnabas |
-4 |
||
Crewe West |
14 |
||
Dane Valley |
19 |
||
Disley |
25 |
||
Gawsworth |
-13 |
||
Handforth |
49 |
||
Haslington |
17 |
||
High Legh |
6 |
||
Knutsford |
56 |
||
Leighton |
7 |
||
Macclesfield Central |
-4 |
||
Macclesfield East |
41 |
||
Macclesfield Hurdsfield |
1 |
||
Macclesfield South |
31 |
||
Macclesfield Tytherington |
2 |
||
Macclesfield West and Ivy |
7 |
||
Middlewich |
30 |
||
Mobberley |
5 |
||
Nantwich North and West |
0 |
||
Nantwich South and Stapeley |
22 |
||
Odd Rode |
4 |
||
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley |
29 |
||
Poynton West and Adlington |
15 |
||
Prestbury |
7 |
||
Sandbach Elworth |
5 |
||
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock |
-2 |
||
Sandbach Heath and East |
30 |
||
Sandbach Town |
21 |
||
Shavington |
7 |
||
Sutton |
5 |
||
Willaston and Rope |
0 |
||
Wilmslow Dean Row |
36 |
||
Wilmslow East |
27 |
||
Wilmslow Lacey Green |
-1 |
||
Wilmslow West and Chorley |
89 |
||
Wistaston |
-7 |
||
Wrenbury |
7 |
||
Wybunbury |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Blacon |
14 |
||
Boughton |
25 |
||
Chester City |
54 |
||
Chester Villages |
30 |
||
Davenham and Moulton |
18 |
||
Dodleston and Huntington |
24 |
||
Ellesmere Port Town |
4 |
||
Elton |
3 |
||
Farndon |
11 |
||
Frodsham |
16 |
||
Garden Quarter |
9 |
||
Gowy |
6 |
||
Grange |
-2 |
||
Great Boughton |
8 |
||
Handbridge Park |
16 |
||
Hartford and Greenbank |
5 |
||
Helsby |
-34 |
||
Hoole |
33 |
||
Kingsley |
-1 |
||
Lache |
0 |
||
Ledsham and Manor |
0 |
||
Little Neston and Burton |
10 |
||
Malpas |
-9 |
||
Marbury |
17 |
||
Neston |
-5 |
||
Netherpool |
11 |
||
Newton |
8 |
||
Parkgate |
4 |
||
Rossmore |
8 |
||
Saughall and Mollington |
9 |
||
Shakerley |
14 |
||
St Paul's |
3 |
||
Strawberry |
4 |
||
Sutton |
5 |
||
Tarporley |
19 |
||
Tarvin and Kelsall |
-2 |
||
Tattenhall |
1 |
||
Upton |
1 |
||
Weaver and Cuddington |
-7 |
||
Whitby |
121 |
||
Willaston and Thornton |
-33 |
||
Winnington and Castle |
58 |
||
Winsford Over and Verdin |
27 |
||
Winsford Swanlow and Dene |
9 |
||
Winsford Wharton |
11 |
||
Witton and Rudheath |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
47 |
||
Beechwood |
2 |
||
Birchfield |
-18 |
||
Broadheath |
-1 |
||
Daresbury |
-24 |
||
Ditton |
-1 |
||
Farnworth |
33 |
||
Grange |
-2 |
||
Hale |
3 |
||
Halton Brook |
-4 |
||
Halton Castle |
-2 |
||
Halton Lea |
11 |
||
Halton View |
-2 |
||
Heath |
-3 |
||
Hough Green |
9 |
||
Kingsway |
8 |
||
Mersey |
8 |
||
Norton North |
-1 |
||
Norton South |
8 |
||
Riverside |
-3 |
||
Windmill Hill |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Appleton |
47 |
||
Bewsey and Whitecross |
-537 |
||
Birchwood |
24 |
||
Burtonwood and Winwick |
18 |
||
Culcheth Glazebury and Croft |
21 |
||
Fairfield and Howley |
17 |
||
Grappenhall and Thelwall |
47 |
||
Great Sankey North |
3 |
||
Great Sankey South |
10 |
||
Hatton Stretton and Walton |
27 |
||
Latchford East |
10 |
||
Latchford West |
67 |
||
Lymm |
14 |
||
Orford |
16 |
||
Penketh and Cuerdley |
-2 |
||
Poplars and Hulme |
43 |
||
Poulton North |
0 |
||
Poulton South |
3 |
||
Rixton and Woolston |
-62 |
||
Stockton Heath |
46 |
||
Westbrook |
-9 |
||
Whittle Hall |
23 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Cheshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
11th
2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th
2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
22nd
2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
27th
2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
41st
2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
75.3
83.4
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.
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
2024
9,854 formed
8,885 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
-3.88% vs 2020
-1.94% vs 2021
0.45% vs 2022
1.6% vs 2023