2016
2,468 formed
1,970 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2020
3.3% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2019
Cornwall 2,941 formed
Dorset 7,253 formed
Somerset 6,432 formed
Devon 7,174 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
26th
2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th
2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
31st
2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
42nd
2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
5.5
12.3
93% Private Limited Companies (2,730 companies)
7% Other company types (221 companies)
Other company types breakdown (221 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2020
23,804
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2020.
3.3% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2019
Dorset
54,841 total businesses
7,253 formed in 2020
4,938 dissolved in 2020
Somerset
55,092 total businesses
6,432 formed in 2020
3,899 dissolved in 2020
Devon
57,278 total businesses
7,174 formed in 2020
3,994 dissolved in 2020
Cornwall
23,804 total businesses
2,951 formed in 2020
1,825 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
9 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
5 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
3 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
23 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
17 |
||
Bude |
25 |
||
Bugle |
13 |
||
Callington |
15 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
7 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
3 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
-1 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
4 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
6 |
||
Camelford |
8 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
5 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
29 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
3 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
9 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
14 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
12 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
1 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
31 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
6 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
4 |
||
Four Lanes |
5 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
10 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
25 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
2 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
8 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
6 |
||
Hayle North |
4 |
||
Hayle South |
9 |
||
Helston North |
1 |
||
Helston South |
17 |
||
Illogan |
7 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
12 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
5 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
11 |
||
Launceston Central |
18 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
9 |
||
Launceston South |
30 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
9 |
||
Liskeard East |
13 |
||
Liskeard North |
-4 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
2 |
||
Looe East |
20 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
29 |
||
Lostwithiel |
17 |
||
Ludgvan |
17 |
||
Lynher |
11 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
21 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
9 |
||
Menheniot |
14 |
||
Mevagissey |
-39 |
||
Mount Charles |
13 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
12 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
1 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
1 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
8 |
||
Newquay Central |
37 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
28 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
13 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
15 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
-2 |
||
Padstow |
8 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
2 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
29 |
||
Penryn West |
21 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
10 |
||
Penzance Central |
39 |
||
Penzance East |
3 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
3 |
||
Perranporth |
-116 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
1 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
18 |
||
Poundstock |
8 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
13 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
5 |
||
Redruth Central |
14 |
||
Redruth North |
2 |
||
Redruth South |
1 |
||
Roche |
8 |
||
Roseland |
8 |
||
Saltash East |
23 |
||
Saltash North |
2 |
||
Saltash South |
5 |
||
Saltash West |
12 |
||
St Agnes |
8 |
||
St Austell Bay |
4 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
10 |
||
St Austell Gover |
19 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
0 |
||
St Blazey |
9 |
||
St Buryan |
-7 |
||
St Cleer |
1 |
||
St Columb Major |
12 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
0 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
9 |
||
St Enoder |
18 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
8 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
1 |
||
St Ives East |
6 |
||
St Ives West |
6 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
4 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
11 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
24 |
||
St Mewan |
8 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
15 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
9 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
3 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
10 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
1 |
||
Tintagel |
12 |
||
Torpoint East |
7 |
||
Torpoint West |
3 |
||
Trelawny |
-3 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
42 |
||
Truro Redannick |
45 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
15 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
19 |
||
Wadebridge East |
-2 |
||
Wadebridge West |
18 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
19th
2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
23rd
2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
25th
2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
42nd
2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
44.4
76.4
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.
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
2020
2,951 formed
1,825 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.55% vs 2016
5.58% vs 2017
5.17% vs 2018
3.3% vs 2019