2012
2,222 formed
1,118 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2016
4.2% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2015
Cornwall 2,455 formed
Dorset 8,113 formed
Somerset 5,328 formed
Devon 5,703 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
19th
2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
30th
2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
33rd
2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
42nd
2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
4.6
10.5
94% Private Limited Companies (2,328 companies)
6% Other company types (140 companies)
Other company types breakdown (140 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2016
19,655
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2016.
4.2% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2015
Dorset
50,419 total businesses
8,113 formed in 2016
4,726 dissolved in 2016
Somerset
46,011 total businesses
5,328 formed in 2016
3,994 dissolved in 2016
Devon
47,095 total businesses
5,703 formed in 2016
4,331 dissolved in 2016
Cornwall
19,655 total businesses
2,468 formed in 2016
1,970 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
-3 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
14 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
5 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
-8 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
6 |
||
Bude |
26 |
||
Bugle |
5 |
||
Callington |
4 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
1 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
4 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
6 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
3 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
-3 |
||
Camelford |
-2 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
12 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
13 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
-30 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
4 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
14 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
8 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
-1 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
15 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
-1 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
0 |
||
Four Lanes |
-13 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
7 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
7 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
-1 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
1 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
3 |
||
Hayle North |
5 |
||
Hayle South |
1 |
||
Helston North |
-4 |
||
Helston South |
-10 |
||
Illogan |
-1 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
4 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
-12 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
4 |
||
Launceston Central |
14 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
-11 |
||
Launceston South |
3 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
3 |
||
Liskeard East |
11 |
||
Liskeard North |
0 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
2 |
||
Looe East |
5 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
-14 |
||
Lostwithiel |
5 |
||
Ludgvan |
0 |
||
Lynher |
-4 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
10 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
3 |
||
Menheniot |
1 |
||
Mevagissey |
1 |
||
Mount Charles |
5 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
9 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
-5 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
-2 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
2 |
||
Newquay Central |
20 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
5 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
0 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
14 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
3 |
||
Padstow |
2 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
-2 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
-1 |
||
Penryn West |
15 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
-19 |
||
Penzance Central |
8 |
||
Penzance East |
-4 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
9 |
||
Perranporth |
92 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
9 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
10 |
||
Poundstock |
-11 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
-8 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
0 |
||
Redruth Central |
3 |
||
Redruth North |
9 |
||
Redruth South |
1 |
||
Roche |
5 |
||
Roseland |
0 |
||
Saltash East |
31 |
||
Saltash North |
-6 |
||
Saltash South |
3 |
||
Saltash West |
3 |
||
St Agnes |
9 |
||
St Austell Bay |
-7 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
0 |
||
St Austell Gover |
14 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
-2 |
||
St Blazey |
2 |
||
St Buryan |
-3 |
||
St Cleer |
-6 |
||
St Columb Major |
15 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
-2 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
5 |
||
St Enoder |
8 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
5 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
2 |
||
St Ives East |
9 |
||
St Ives West |
0 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
7 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
2 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
9 |
||
St Mewan |
10 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
-4 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
3 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
8 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
-6 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
3 |
||
Tintagel |
-5 |
||
Torpoint East |
4 |
||
Torpoint West |
-1 |
||
Trelawny |
-1 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
32 |
||
Truro Redannick |
25 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
29 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
-2 |
||
Wadebridge East |
9 |
||
Wadebridge West |
5 |
||
Bryher |
1 |
||
St. Agnes |
0 |
||
St. Martin's |
0 |
||
St. Mary's |
6 |
||
Tresco |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
22nd
2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
24th
2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
43rd
2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
36.7
62.6
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.
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
2016
2,468 formed
1,970 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.6% vs 2012
5.3% vs 2013
5.9% vs 2014
4.2% vs 2015