2018
2,829 formed
1,898 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2022
4.5% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2021
Cornwall 2,905 formed
Dorset 8,427 formed
Somerset 7,121 formed
Devon 6,814 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th
2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th
2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
19th
2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
27th
2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
29th
2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
43rd
2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
274,838 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
39,355 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
38,756 |
4th 2021: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
25,517 |
5th 2021: 5th
|
Essex |
18,955 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
16,109 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,533 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,643 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,358 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,312 |
11th 2021: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,901 |
12th 2021: 11th
|
Surrey |
10,902 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Leicestershire |
10,408 |
14th 2021: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,571 |
15th 2021: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,335 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,235 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,683 |
18th 2021: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,495 |
19th 2021: 22nd
|
Dorset |
8,427 |
20th 2021: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
8,424 |
21st 2021: 18th
|
Staffordshire |
8,072 |
22nd 2021: 20th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,838 |
23rd 2021: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,831 |
24th 2021: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,764 |
25th 2021: 23rd
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,739 |
26th 2021: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,193 |
27th 2021: 28th
|
Somerset |
7,121 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,100 |
29th 2021: 30th
|
Devon |
6,814 |
30th 2021: 33rd
|
Suffolk |
6,749 |
31st 2021: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,373 |
32nd 2021: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
33rd 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,540 |
34th 2021: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,384 |
35th 2021: 37th
|
Durham |
5,109 |
36th 2021: 35th
|
Bristol |
4,951 |
37th 2021: 25th
|
Worcestershire |
4,941 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,842 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,536 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,233 |
41st 2021: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,132 |
42nd 2021: 43rd
|
Herefordshire |
2,928 |
43rd 2021: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,912 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,418 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,527 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
652 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
193 |
people
5.4
12.7
93% Private Limited Companies (2,712 companies)
7% Other company types (200 companies)
Other company types breakdown (200 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2022
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2022
25,857
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2022.
4.5% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2021
Dorset
61,217 total businesses
8,427 formed in 2022
5,845 dissolved in 2022
Somerset
59,531 total businesses
7,121 formed in 2022
5,386 dissolved in 2022
Devon
61,854 total businesses
6,814 formed in 2022
5,521 dissolved in 2022
Cornwall
25,857 total businesses
2,912 formed in 2022
2,045 dissolved in 2022
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
-2 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
17 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
4 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
5 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
6 |
||
Bude |
13 |
||
Bugle |
16 |
||
Callington |
16 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
-1 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
0 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
23 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
7 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
-6 |
||
Camelford |
0 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
1 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
19 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
11 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
0 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
11 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
2 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
1 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
9 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
8 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
0 |
||
Four Lanes |
5 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
0 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
7 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
1 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
9 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
10 |
||
Hayle North |
14 |
||
Hayle South |
22 |
||
Helston North |
7 |
||
Helston South |
-8 |
||
Illogan |
2 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
8 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
-6 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
2 |
||
Launceston Central |
23 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
-8 |
||
Launceston South |
2 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
4 |
||
Liskeard East |
-5 |
||
Liskeard North |
5 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
7 |
||
Looe East |
4 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
12 |
||
Lostwithiel |
6 |
||
Ludgvan |
7 |
||
Lynher |
9 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
3 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
1 |
||
Menheniot |
4 |
||
Mevagissey |
1 |
||
Mount Charles |
23 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
7 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
-7 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
14 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
5 |
||
Newquay Central |
36 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
3 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
3 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
1 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
-1 |
||
Padstow |
5 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
4 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
29 |
||
Penryn West |
12 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
-2 |
||
Penzance Central |
42 |
||
Penzance East |
11 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
1 |
||
Perranporth |
-16 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
10 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
-1 |
||
Poundstock |
4 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
-10 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
1 |
||
Redruth Central |
9 |
||
Redruth North |
5 |
||
Redruth South |
11 |
||
Roche |
7 |
||
Roseland |
11 |
||
Saltash East |
15 |
||
Saltash North |
18 |
||
Saltash South |
-4 |
||
Saltash West |
-1 |
||
St Agnes |
5 |
||
St Austell Bay |
10 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
-1 |
||
St Austell Gover |
43 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
9 |
||
St Blazey |
9 |
||
St Buryan |
2 |
||
St Cleer |
10 |
||
St Columb Major |
11 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
2 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
-3 |
||
St Enoder |
20 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
6 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
8 |
||
St Ives East |
14 |
||
St Ives West |
6 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
11 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
-3 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
5 |
||
St Mewan |
3 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
3 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
7 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
7 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
-4 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
12 |
||
Tintagel |
8 |
||
Torpoint East |
6 |
||
Torpoint West |
4 |
||
Trelawny |
9 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
73 |
||
Truro Redannick |
-1 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
27 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
7 |
||
Wadebridge East |
10 |
||
Wadebridge West |
9 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd
2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd
2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th
2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th
2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st
2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
23rd
2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
42nd
2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2021: 1st
|
London |
1,462,539 |
2nd 2021: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
233,019 |
3rd 2021: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
211,766 |
4th 2021: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
151,175 |
5th 2021: 4th
|
Essex |
148,387 |
6th 2021: 6th
|
Kent |
130,283 |
7th 2021: 7th
|
Hampshire |
124,249 |
8th 2021: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,123 |
9th 2021: 9th
|
Surrey |
107,722 |
10th 2021: 10th
|
Lancashire |
91,522 |
11th 2021: 11th
|
Cheshire |
81,809 |
12th 2021: 12th
|
Merseyside |
81,221 |
13th 2021: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,850 |
14th 2021: 13th
|
Berkshire |
76,700 |
15th 2021: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
73,507 |
16th 2021: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
72,058 |
17th 2021: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,836 |
18th 2021: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
62,355 |
19th 2021: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
62,142 |
20th 2021: 18th
|
Devon |
61,854 |
21st 2021: 25th
|
Dorset |
61,217 |
22nd 2021: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
60,009 |
23rd 2021: 23rd
|
Somerset |
59,531 |
24th 2021: 21st
|
West Sussex |
58,763 |
25th 2021: 24th
|
Gloucestershire |
57,852 |
26th 2021: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
57,788 |
27th 2021: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
55,697 |
28th 2021: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
53,143 |
29th 2021: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
51,966 |
30th 2021: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
51,640 |
31st 2021: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
50,545 |
32nd 2021: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
46,748 |
33rd 2021: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
45,968 |
34th 2021: 35th
|
Suffolk |
45,867 |
35th 2021: 34th
|
Worcestershire |
43,964 |
36th 2021: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
42,564 |
37th 2021: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
40,505 |
38th 2021: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,039 |
39th 2021: 39th
|
Durham |
35,455 |
40th 2021: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
29,451 |
41st 2021: 41st
|
Shropshire |
26,781 |
42nd 2021: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
25,857 |
43rd 2021: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,003 |
44th 2021: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,412 |
45th 2021: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,420 |
46th 2021: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,423 |
47th 2021: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,076 |
people
48.2
82.7
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.
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
2022
2,912 formed
2,045 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.17% vs 2018
3.33% vs 2019
3.98% vs 2020
4.5% vs 2021