2017
2,665 formed
1,858 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2021
4.0% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2020
Cornwall 2,975 formed
Dorset 7,584 formed
Somerset 7,057 formed
Devon 6,825 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
22nd
2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
28th
2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
30th
2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
41st
2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
5.6
12.2
92% Private Limited Companies (2,758 companies)
8% Other company types (235 companies)
Other company types breakdown (235 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2021
24,752
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2021.
4.0% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2020
Dorset
56,465 total businesses
7,584 formed in 2021
6,001 dissolved in 2021
Somerset
57,300 total businesses
7,057 formed in 2021
5,667 dissolved in 2021
Devon
60,022 total businesses
6,825 formed in 2021
5,551 dissolved in 2021
Cornwall
24,752 total businesses
2,993 formed in 2021
2,145 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
2 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
3 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
-1 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
13 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
-11 |
||
Bude |
17 |
||
Bugle |
12 |
||
Callington |
4 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
6 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
1 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
1 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
5 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
101 |
||
Camelford |
9 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
18 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
13 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
12 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
7 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
3 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
5 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
7 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
10 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
2 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
4 |
||
Four Lanes |
8 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
6 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
-2 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
2 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
6 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
4 |
||
Hayle North |
14 |
||
Hayle South |
20 |
||
Helston North |
7 |
||
Helston South |
-11 |
||
Illogan |
2 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
10 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
6 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
1 |
||
Launceston Central |
2 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
10 |
||
Launceston South |
5 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
-3 |
||
Liskeard East |
13 |
||
Liskeard North |
7 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
2 |
||
Looe East |
-3 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
-3 |
||
Lostwithiel |
-5 |
||
Ludgvan |
-2 |
||
Lynher |
5 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
24 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
12 |
||
Menheniot |
2 |
||
Mevagissey |
4 |
||
Mount Charles |
11 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
10 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
2 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
14 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
16 |
||
Newquay Central |
32 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
20 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
11 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
1 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
13 |
||
Padstow |
10 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
12 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
11 |
||
Penryn West |
2 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
0 |
||
Penzance Central |
18 |
||
Penzance East |
3 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
-7 |
||
Perranporth |
-67 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
0 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
-5 |
||
Poundstock |
8 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
13 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
-1 |
||
Redruth Central |
3 |
||
Redruth North |
-1 |
||
Redruth South |
-3 |
||
Roche |
3 |
||
Roseland |
2 |
||
Saltash East |
16 |
||
Saltash North |
13 |
||
Saltash South |
8 |
||
Saltash West |
-1 |
||
St Agnes |
10 |
||
St Austell Bay |
10 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
-2 |
||
St Austell Gover |
13 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
5 |
||
St Blazey |
9 |
||
St Buryan |
1 |
||
St Cleer |
4 |
||
St Columb Major |
15 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
9 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
7 |
||
St Enoder |
3 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
3 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
15 |
||
St Ives East |
-4 |
||
St Ives West |
0 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
5 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
4 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
21 |
||
St Mewan |
-9 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
2 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
8 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
8 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
7 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
6 |
||
Tintagel |
2 |
||
Torpoint East |
-9 |
||
Torpoint West |
-8 |
||
Trelawny |
13 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
65 |
||
Truro Redannick |
33 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
17 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
15 |
||
Wadebridge East |
14 |
||
Wadebridge West |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
18th
2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
23rd
2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
25th
2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
42nd
2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
46.2
79.1
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.
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
2021
2,993 formed
2,145 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.58% vs 2017
5.17% vs 2018
3.33% vs 2019
4.0% vs 2020