2014
2,471 formed
1,575 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2018
5.6% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2017
Cornwall 2,813 formed
Dorset 8,314 formed
Somerset 5,537 formed
Devon 5,908 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
17th
2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
30th
2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
32nd
2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
41st
2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
5.3
10.6
95% Private Limited Companies (2,676 companies)
5% Other company types (153 companies)
Other company types breakdown (153 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2018
21,904
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2018.
5.6% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2017
Dorset
56,307 total businesses
8,314 formed in 2018
5,575 dissolved in 2018
Somerset
49,396 total businesses
5,537 formed in 2018
4,146 dissolved in 2018
Devon
51,129 total businesses
5,908 formed in 2018
4,306 dissolved in 2018
Cornwall
21,904 total businesses
2,829 formed in 2018
1,898 dissolved in 2018
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
-1 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
14 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
15 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
-5 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
11 |
||
Bude |
24 |
||
Bugle |
3 |
||
Callington |
15 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
7 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
1 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
2 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
4 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
3 |
||
Camelford |
11 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
4 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
24 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
16 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
-4 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
58 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
2 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
9 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
3 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
-2 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
11 |
||
Four Lanes |
3 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
-3 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
10 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
2 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
2 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
-1 |
||
Hayle North |
20 |
||
Hayle South |
4 |
||
Helston North |
2 |
||
Helston South |
22 |
||
Illogan |
15 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
1 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
5 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
-3 |
||
Launceston Central |
5 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
7 |
||
Launceston South |
5 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
12 |
||
Liskeard East |
10 |
||
Liskeard North |
4 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
-6 |
||
Looe East |
-5 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
-11 |
||
Lostwithiel |
7 |
||
Ludgvan |
11 |
||
Lynher |
2 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
14 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
2 |
||
Menheniot |
8 |
||
Mevagissey |
4 |
||
Mount Charles |
21 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
12 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
-12 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
-1 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
-1 |
||
Newquay Central |
28 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
3 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
11 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
-2 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
2 |
||
Padstow |
7 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
8 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
12 |
||
Penryn West |
19 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
-2 |
||
Penzance Central |
16 |
||
Penzance East |
3 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
-4 |
||
Perranporth |
118 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
15 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
5 |
||
Poundstock |
9 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
1 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
5 |
||
Redruth Central |
14 |
||
Redruth North |
14 |
||
Redruth South |
4 |
||
Roche |
10 |
||
Roseland |
5 |
||
Saltash East |
5 |
||
Saltash North |
-2 |
||
Saltash South |
4 |
||
Saltash West |
-1 |
||
St Agnes |
15 |
||
St Austell Bay |
4 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
3 |
||
St Austell Gover |
11 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
2 |
||
St Blazey |
3 |
||
St Buryan |
-4 |
||
St Cleer |
9 |
||
St Columb Major |
6 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
-2 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
8 |
||
St Enoder |
3 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
-2 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
7 |
||
St Ives East |
11 |
||
St Ives West |
9 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
-3 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
-2 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
9 |
||
St Mewan |
3 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
4 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
3 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
4 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
4 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
9 |
||
Tintagel |
7 |
||
Torpoint East |
2 |
||
Torpoint West |
1 |
||
Trelawny |
5 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
57 |
||
Truro Redannick |
11 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
8 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
2 |
||
Wadebridge East |
8 |
||
Wadebridge West |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Cornwall compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
18th
2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
21st
2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
24th
2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
42nd
2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
40.9
68.1
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.
2014
2,471 formed
1,575 dissolved
2015
2,392 formed
1,539 dissolved
2016
2,468 formed
1,970 dissolved
2017
2,665 formed
1,858 dissolved
2018
2,829 formed
1,898 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.9% vs 2014
4.2% vs 2015
5.55% vs 2016
5.6% vs 2017