2020
2,951 formed
1,825 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2024
2.3% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2023
Cornwall 2,839 formed
Dorset 7,890 formed
Somerset 6,153 formed
Devon 6,646 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cornwall compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
24th
2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
29th
2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
32nd
2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
43rd
2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
4.9
12.5
93% Private Limited Companies (2,662 companies)
7% Other company types (192 companies)
Other company types breakdown (192 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cornwall during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Cornwall during 2024
27,621
businesses registered in Cornwall at the end of 2024.
2.3% more companies in Cornwall compared to 2023
Dorset
63,675 total businesses
7,890 formed in 2024
7,119 dissolved in 2024
Somerset
60,769 total businesses
6,153 formed in 2024
5,785 dissolved in 2024
Devon
64,346 total businesses
6,646 formed in 2024
5,864 dissolved in 2024
Cornwall
27,621 total businesses
2,854 formed in 2024
2,338 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altarnun |
6 |
||
Bodmin St Leonard |
5 |
||
Bodmin St Mary's |
8 |
||
Bodmin St Petroc |
20 |
||
Breage Germoe and Sithney |
-10 |
||
Bude |
29 |
||
Bugle |
10 |
||
Callington |
8 |
||
Camborne Pendarves |
7 |
||
Camborne Roskear |
9 |
||
Camborne Trelowarren |
22 |
||
Camborne Treslothan |
1 |
||
Camborne Treswithian |
4 |
||
Camelford |
-3 |
||
Carharrack Gwennap and St Day |
20 |
||
Chacewater Kenwyn and Baldhu |
12 |
||
Constantine Mawnan and Budock |
9 |
||
Crowan and Wendron |
4 |
||
Falmouth Arwenack |
-3 |
||
Falmouth Boslowick |
6 |
||
Falmouth Penwerris |
8 |
||
Falmouth Smithick |
18 |
||
Falmouth Trescobeas |
11 |
||
Feock and Playing Place |
-7 |
||
Four Lanes |
1 |
||
Fowey and Tywardreath |
-7 |
||
Grenville and Stratton |
6 |
||
Gulval and Heamoor |
5 |
||
Gunnislake and Calstock |
0 |
||
Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth |
9 |
||
Hayle North |
-2 |
||
Hayle South |
4 |
||
Helston North |
-1 |
||
Helston South |
14 |
||
Illogan |
6 |
||
Ladock St Clement and St Erme |
4 |
||
Lanivet and Blisland |
13 |
||
Lanner and Stithians |
5 |
||
Launceston Central |
2 |
||
Launceston North and North Petherwin |
16 |
||
Launceston South |
1 |
||
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
0 |
||
Liskeard East |
11 |
||
Liskeard North |
3 |
||
Liskeard West and Dobwalls |
1 |
||
Looe East |
0 |
||
Looe West Lansallos and Lanteglos |
-19 |
||
Lostwithiel |
-13 |
||
Ludgvan |
13 |
||
Lynher |
17 |
||
Mabe Perranarworthal and St Gluvias |
-62 |
||
Marazion and Perranuthnoe |
0 |
||
Menheniot |
-1 |
||
Mevagissey |
22 |
||
Mount Charles |
6 |
||
Mount Hawke and Portreath |
8 |
||
Mullion and Grade-Ruan |
-2 |
||
Newlyn and Goonhavern |
8 |
||
Newlyn and Mousehole |
-2 |
||
Newquay Central |
-8 |
||
Newquay Pentire |
19 |
||
Newquay Treloggan |
7 |
||
Newquay Tretherras |
6 |
||
Newquay Treviglas |
1 |
||
Padstow |
4 |
||
Par and St Blazey Gate |
1 |
||
Penryn East and Mylor |
20 |
||
Penryn West |
7 |
||
Penwithick and Boscoppa |
3 |
||
Penzance Central |
5 |
||
Penzance East |
4 |
||
Penzance Promenade |
3 |
||
Perranporth |
-29 |
||
Pool and Tehidy |
15 |
||
Porthleven and Helston West |
1 |
||
Poundstock |
6 |
||
Probus Tregony and Grampound |
4 |
||
Rame Peninsular |
8 |
||
Redruth Central |
1 |
||
Redruth North |
20 |
||
Redruth South |
22 |
||
Roche |
7 |
||
Roseland |
3 |
||
Saltash East |
1 |
||
Saltash North |
1 |
||
Saltash South |
-2 |
||
Saltash West |
-1 |
||
St Agnes |
2 |
||
St Austell Bay |
8 |
||
St Austell Bethel |
4 |
||
St Austell Gover |
19 |
||
St Austell Poltair |
-7 |
||
St Blazey |
2 |
||
St Buryan |
1 |
||
St Cleer |
15 |
||
St Columb Major |
5 |
||
St Dennis and Nanpean |
5 |
||
St Dominick Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray |
8 |
||
St Enoder |
12 |
||
St Germans and Landulph |
1 |
||
St Issey and St Tudy |
-3 |
||
St Ives East |
2 |
||
St Ives West |
12 |
||
St Just In Penwith |
-3 |
||
St Keverne and Meneage |
-1 |
||
St Mawgan and Colan |
20 |
||
St Mewan |
7 |
||
St Minver and St Endellion |
-8 |
||
St Stephen-In-Brannel |
6 |
||
St Teath and St Breward |
-8 |
||
Stokeclimsland |
0 |
||
Threemilestone and Gloweth |
10 |
||
Tintagel |
2 |
||
Torpoint East |
3 |
||
Torpoint West |
3 |
||
Trelawny |
4 |
||
Truro Boscawen |
24 |
||
Truro Redannick |
9 |
||
Truro Tregolls |
5 |
||
Truro Trehaverne |
-8 |
||
Wadebridge East |
12 |
||
Wadebridge West |
-13 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Cornwall compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
20th
2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st
2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
25th
2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
42nd
2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
47.8
83.4
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.
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
2024
2,854 formed
2,338 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.98% vs 2020
4.46% vs 2021
4.41% vs 2022
2.3% vs 2023