2015
2,392 formed
1,539 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2019
5.2% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2018
Cornwall 2,927 formed
Dorset 8,020 formed
Somerset 6,041 formed
Devon 6,196 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
19th
2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
28th
2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
31st
2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
42nd
2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
5.5
10.9
92% Private Limited Companies (2,723 companies)
8% Other company types (225 companies)
Other company types breakdown (225 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2019
23,037
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2019.
5.2% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2018
Dorset
57,606 total businesses
8,020 formed in 2019
6,434 dissolved in 2019
Somerset
51,957 total businesses
6,041 formed in 2019
4,527 dissolved in 2019
Devon
53,264 total businesses
6,196 formed in 2019
4,846 dissolved in 2019
Cornwall
23,037 total businesses
2,948 formed in 2019
2,121 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
-2 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
9 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
6 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
6 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
-12 |
||
Bude |
12 |
||
Bugle |
1 |
||
Callington |
11 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
2 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
7 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
7 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
-5 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
-2 |
||
Camelford |
5 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
18 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
26 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
5 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
5 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
20 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
-1 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
12 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
15 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
8 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
15 |
||
Four Lanes |
3 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
20 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
11 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
-5 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
-1 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
-2 |
||
Hayle North |
11 |
||
Hayle South |
-6 |
||
Helston North |
2 |
||
Helston South |
16 |
||
Illogan |
7 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
8 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
5 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
9 |
||
Launceston Central |
7 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
5 |
||
Launceston South |
-1 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
5 |
||
Liskeard East |
12 |
||
Liskeard North |
-7 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
2 |
||
Looe East |
-4 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
-3 |
||
Lostwithiel |
9 |
||
Ludgvan |
4 |
||
Lynher |
1 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
16 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
-4 |
||
Menheniot |
1 |
||
Mevagissey |
3 |
||
Mount Charles |
1 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
8 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
6 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
7 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
4 |
||
Newquay Central |
10 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
-3 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
-1 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
24 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
1 |
||
Padstow |
8 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
-3 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
32 |
||
Penryn West |
6 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
5 |
||
Penzance Central |
50 |
||
Penzance East |
-1 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
6 |
||
Perranporth |
15 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
23 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
10 |
||
Poundstock |
1 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
9 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
-3 |
||
Redruth Central |
9 |
||
Redruth North |
12 |
||
Redruth South |
1 |
||
Roche |
4 |
||
Roseland |
4 |
||
Saltash East |
27 |
||
Saltash North |
7 |
||
Saltash South |
1 |
||
Saltash West |
1 |
||
St Agnes |
6 |
||
St Austell Bay |
13 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
4 |
||
St Austell Gover |
17 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
2 |
||
St Blazey |
9 |
||
St Buryan |
8 |
||
St Cleer |
-10 |
||
St Columb Major |
10 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
2 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
-7 |
||
St Enoder |
12 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
13 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
0 |
||
St Ives East |
12 |
||
St Ives West |
11 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
-2 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
4 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
13 |
||
St Mewan |
10 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
-3 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
7 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
10 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
8 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
5 |
||
Tintagel |
-4 |
||
Torpoint East |
-7 |
||
Torpoint West |
14 |
||
Trelawny |
15 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
7 |
||
Truro Redannick |
24 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
24 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
2 |
||
Wadebridge East |
12 |
||
Wadebridge West |
8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
20th
2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
23rd
2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
42nd
2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
43.0
70.7
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.
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
2019
2,948 formed
2,121 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.2% vs 2015
5.55% vs 2016
5.58% vs 2017
5.2% vs 2018