2011
2,055 formed
1,210 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2015
5.9% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2014
Cornwall 2,387 formed
Dorset 7,791 formed
Somerset 5,383 formed
Devon 5,394 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
17th
2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
30th
2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st
2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
42nd
2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
4.5
9.7
94% Private Limited Companies (2,248 companies)
6% Other company types (144 companies)
Other company types breakdown (144 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2015
18,859
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2015.
5.9% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2014
Dorset
47,433 total businesses
7,791 formed in 2015
3,732 dissolved in 2015
Somerset
44,277 total businesses
5,383 formed in 2015
3,379 dissolved in 2015
Devon
44,917 total businesses
5,394 formed in 2015
3,653 dissolved in 2015
Cornwall
18,859 total businesses
2,392 formed in 2015
1,539 dissolved in 2015
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
5 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
-2 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
3 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
25 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
5 |
||
Bude |
14 |
||
Bugle |
1 |
||
Callington |
-1 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
1 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
-3 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
-2 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
2 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
0 |
||
Camelford |
5 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
2 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
51 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
-16 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
3 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
1 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
9 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
-1 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
17 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
11 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
3 |
||
Four Lanes |
8 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
15 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
-3 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
5 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
5 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
8 |
||
Hayle North |
7 |
||
Hayle South |
4 |
||
Helston North |
2 |
||
Helston South |
6 |
||
Illogan |
6 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
1 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
5 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
-1 |
||
Launceston Central |
3 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
3 |
||
Launceston South |
2 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
-2 |
||
Liskeard East |
10 |
||
Liskeard North |
4 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
2 |
||
Looe East |
-1 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
67 |
||
Lostwithiel |
16 |
||
Ludgvan |
6 |
||
Lynher |
-6 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
9 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
2 |
||
Menheniot |
2 |
||
Mevagissey |
1 |
||
Mount Charles |
0 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
11 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
-15 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
15 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
2 |
||
Newquay Central |
25 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
6 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
7 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
2 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
7 |
||
Padstow |
8 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
0 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
25 |
||
Penryn West |
5 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
8 |
||
Penzance Central |
21 |
||
Penzance East |
6 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
13 |
||
Perranporth |
51 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
2 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
15 |
||
Poundstock |
-3 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
-6 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
0 |
||
Redruth Central |
5 |
||
Redruth North |
12 |
||
Redruth South |
0 |
||
Roche |
14 |
||
Roseland |
10 |
||
Saltash East |
3 |
||
Saltash North |
8 |
||
Saltash South |
8 |
||
Saltash West |
3 |
||
St Agnes |
13 |
||
St Austell Bay |
4 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
-1 |
||
St Austell Gover |
12 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
8 |
||
St Blazey |
-2 |
||
St Buryan |
-4 |
||
St Cleer |
10 |
||
St Columb Major |
14 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
9 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
7 |
||
St Enoder |
11 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
4 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
6 |
||
St Ives East |
11 |
||
St Ives West |
-5 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
8 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
8 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
13 |
||
St Mewan |
0 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
-1 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
1 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
2 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
12 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
8 |
||
Tintagel |
5 |
||
Torpoint East |
3 |
||
Torpoint West |
-3 |
||
Trelawny |
5 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
47 |
||
Truro Redannick |
3 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
27 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
4 |
||
Wadebridge East |
15 |
||
Wadebridge West |
8 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bryher |
2 |
||
St. Agnes |
0 |
||
St. Martin's |
0 |
||
St. Mary's |
2 |
||
Tresco |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Cornwall compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
18th
2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
22nd
2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd
2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
43rd
2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
35.2
59.4
How the total number of companies in Cornwall has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
2,055 formed
1,210 dissolved
2012
2,222 formed
1,118 dissolved
2013
2,305 formed
1,257 dissolved
2014
2,471 formed
1,575 dissolved
2015
2,392 formed
1,539 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.5% vs 2011
6.6% vs 2012
5.3% vs 2013
5.9% vs 2014