2019
2,948 formed
2,121 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2023
4.4% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2022
Cornwall 3,058 formed
Dorset 8,565 formed
Somerset 6,531 formed
Devon 7,183 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
23rd
2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
28th
2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
32nd
2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
42nd
2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
5.7
14.2
93% Private Limited Companies (2,860 companies)
7% Other company types (214 companies)
Other company types breakdown (214 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2023
26,998
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2023.
4.4% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2022
Dorset
63,266 total businesses
8,565 formed in 2023
7,339 dissolved in 2023
Somerset
60,186 total businesses
6,531 formed in 2023
6,028 dissolved in 2023
Devon
63,364 total businesses
7,183 formed in 2023
6,148 dissolved in 2023
Cornwall
26,998 total businesses
3,074 formed in 2023
2,287 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
0 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
19 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
2 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
17 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
-1 |
||
Bude |
18 |
||
Bugle |
15 |
||
Callington |
12 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
9 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
3 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
11 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
2 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
-45 |
||
Camelford |
-1 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
17 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
26 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
16 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
-2 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
1 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
7 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
14 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
30 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
11 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
7 |
||
Four Lanes |
19 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
4 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
17 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
3 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
-1 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
-1 |
||
Hayle North |
18 |
||
Hayle South |
8 |
||
Helston North |
4 |
||
Helston South |
17 |
||
Illogan |
3 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
1 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
4 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
6 |
||
Launceston Central |
11 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
5 |
||
Launceston South |
-2 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
3 |
||
Liskeard East |
8 |
||
Liskeard North |
-2 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
8 |
||
Looe East |
5 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
-1 |
||
Lostwithiel |
17 |
||
Ludgvan |
7 |
||
Lynher |
1 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
-11 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
-1 |
||
Menheniot |
4 |
||
Mevagissey |
21 |
||
Mount Charles |
-7 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
6 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
6 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
-5 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
-3 |
||
Newquay Central |
38 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
24 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
0 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
13 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
12 |
||
Padstow |
5 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
3 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
22 |
||
Penryn West |
14 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
-1 |
||
Penzance Central |
28 |
||
Penzance East |
6 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
9 |
||
Perranporth |
-53 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
14 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
11 |
||
Poundstock |
9 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
8 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
11 |
||
Redruth Central |
12 |
||
Redruth North |
15 |
||
Redruth South |
7 |
||
Roche |
3 |
||
Roseland |
10 |
||
Saltash East |
4 |
||
Saltash North |
-13 |
||
Saltash South |
9 |
||
Saltash West |
4 |
||
St Agnes |
2 |
||
St Austell Bay |
-6 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
-3 |
||
St Austell Gover |
15 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
-1 |
||
St Blazey |
-13 |
||
St Buryan |
-2 |
||
St Cleer |
-3 |
||
St Columb Major |
24 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
8 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
9 |
||
St Enoder |
5 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
6 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
9 |
||
St Ives East |
-8 |
||
St Ives West |
13 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
12 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
12 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
4 |
||
St Mewan |
5 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
8 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
-4 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
6 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
10 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
8 |
||
Tintagel |
3 |
||
Torpoint East |
11 |
||
Torpoint West |
6 |
||
Trelawny |
-6 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
28 |
||
Truro Redannick |
8 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
18 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
13 |
||
Wadebridge East |
-1 |
||
Wadebridge West |
19 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st
2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
23rd
2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
42nd
2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
50.4
86.6
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.
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
2023
3,074 formed
2,287 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.33% vs 2019
3.98% vs 2020
4.46% vs 2021
4.4% vs 2022