2014
2,372 formed
1,426 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2018
3.0% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2017
Allerdale 466 formed
Barrow-in-Furness 354 formed
Carlisle 542 formed
Copeland 188 formed
Eden 173 formed
South Lakeland 535 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cumbria compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
23rd
2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
25th
2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
33rd
2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
43rd
2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th
2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
4.5
10.6
96% Private Limited Companies (2,167 companies)
4% Other company types (92 companies)
Other company types breakdown (92 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Cumbria during 2018
20,916
businesses registered in Cumbria at the end of 2018.
3.0% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2017
Lancashire
75,763 total businesses
11,291 formed in 2018
8,127 dissolved in 2018
North Yorkshire
52,860 total businesses
6,822 formed in 2018
4,881 dissolved in 2018
Dumfries and Galloway
3,361 total businesses
402 formed in 2018
274 dissolved in 2018
Scottish Borders
3,657 total businesses
421 formed in 2018
308 dissolved in 2018
Durham
28,771 total businesses
5,223 formed in 2018
3,133 dissolved in 2018
Tyne and Wear
42,534 total businesses
6,669 formed in 2018
4,868 dissolved in 2018
Northumberland
10,423 total businesses
1,422 formed in 2018
1,052 dissolved in 2018
Cumbria
20,916 total businesses
2,259 formed in 2018
1,786 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
9 |
||
Aspatria |
0 |
||
Boltons |
-4 |
||
Broughton St Bridget's |
2 |
||
Christchurch |
62 |
||
Clifton |
-2 |
||
Crummock |
1 |
||
Dalton |
-2 |
||
Derwent Valley |
6 |
||
Ellen |
1 |
||
Ellenborough |
5 |
||
Ewanrigg |
2 |
||
Flimby |
2 |
||
Harrington |
15 |
||
Holme |
0 |
||
Keswick |
21 |
||
Marsh |
1 |
||
Moorclose |
0 |
||
Moss Bay |
-2 |
||
Netherhall |
-5 |
||
Seaton |
2 |
||
Silloth |
0 |
||
Solway |
2 |
||
St John's |
9 |
||
St Michael's |
-13 |
||
Stainburn |
-2 |
||
Wampool |
3 |
||
Warnell |
1 |
||
Waver |
-3 |
||
Wharrels |
-1 |
||
Wigton |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barrow Island |
4 |
||
Central |
-1 |
||
Dalton North |
3 |
||
Dalton South |
17 |
||
Hawcoat |
-12 |
||
Hindpool |
31 |
||
Newbarns |
1 |
||
Ormsgill |
3 |
||
Parkside |
16 |
||
Risedale |
13 |
||
Roosecote |
1 |
||
Walney North |
6 |
||
Walney South |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Belah |
9 |
||
Belle Vue |
7 |
||
Botcherby |
29 |
||
Brampton |
3 |
||
Burgh |
2 |
||
Castle |
-19 |
||
Currock |
12 |
||
Dalston |
6 |
||
Denton Holme |
2 |
||
Great Corby and Geltsdale |
-5 |
||
Harraby |
3 |
||
Hayton |
0 |
||
Irthing |
4 |
||
Longtown & Rockcliffe |
0 |
||
Lyne |
4 |
||
Morton |
-1 |
||
St Aidans |
-5 |
||
Stanwix Rural |
90 |
||
Stanwix Urban |
8 |
||
Upperby |
4 |
||
Wetheral |
6 |
||
Yewdale |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arlecdon |
2 |
||
Beckermet |
-5 |
||
Bootle |
-5 |
||
Bransty |
-5 |
||
Cleator Moor North |
0 |
||
Cleator Moor South |
-2 |
||
Distington |
-3 |
||
Egremont North |
-2 |
||
Egremont South |
-5 |
||
Ennerdale |
-2 |
||
Frizington |
2 |
||
Gosforth |
-7 |
||
Harbour |
6 |
||
Haverigg |
-1 |
||
Hensingham |
-2 |
||
Hillcrest |
0 |
||
Holborn Hill |
0 |
||
Kells |
-1 |
||
Millom Without |
6 |
||
Mirehouse |
-4 |
||
Moresby |
-5 |
||
Newtown |
-2 |
||
Sandwith |
2 |
||
Seascale |
5 |
||
St Bees |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alston Moor |
-4 |
||
Appleby (Appleby) |
6 |
||
Appleby (Bongate) |
-2 |
||
Askham |
1 |
||
Brough |
-2 |
||
Crosby Ravensworth |
-1 |
||
Dacre |
2 |
||
Eamont |
0 |
||
Greystoke |
0 |
||
Hartside |
-4 |
||
Hesket |
6 |
||
Kirkby Stephen |
0 |
||
Kirkby Thore |
8 |
||
Kirkoswald |
-1 |
||
Langwathby |
5 |
||
Lazonby |
0 |
||
Long Marton |
1 |
||
Morland |
3 |
||
Orton with Tebay |
-2 |
||
Penrith Carleton |
4 |
||
Penrith East |
4 |
||
Penrith North |
0 |
||
Penrith Pategill |
3 |
||
Penrith South |
-3 |
||
Penrith West |
-14 |
||
Ravenstonedale |
-3 |
||
Shap |
2 |
||
Skelton |
1 |
||
Ullswater |
-3 |
||
Warcop |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ambleside and Grasmere |
12 |
||
Arnside and Beetham |
-3 |
||
Broughton |
-10 |
||
Burneside |
1 |
||
Burton and Holme |
13 |
||
Cartmel and Grange West |
4 |
||
Coniston and Crake Valley |
7 |
||
Crooklands |
-1 |
||
Grange North |
3 |
||
Grange South |
1 |
||
Hawkshead |
1 |
||
Holker |
-2 |
||
Kendal Castle |
-1 |
||
Kendal Far Cross |
1 |
||
Kendal Fell |
6 |
||
Kendal Heron Hill |
4 |
||
Kendal Highgate |
18 |
||
Kendal Kirkland |
-3 |
||
Kendal Mintsfeet |
2 |
||
Kendal Nether |
3 |
||
Kendal Oxenholme and Natland |
10 |
||
Kendal Parks |
2 |
||
Kendal Romney |
2 |
||
Kendal Stonecross |
5 |
||
Kendal Strickland |
5 |
||
Kendal Underley |
0 |
||
Levens |
4 |
||
Low Furness |
4 |
||
Lyth Valley |
3 |
||
Mid Furness |
6 |
||
Milnthorpe |
-2 |
||
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale |
7 |
||
Staveley-in-Cartmel |
-6 |
||
Staveley-in-Westmorland |
0 |
||
Ulverston Central |
1 |
||
Ulverston East |
-2 |
||
Ulverston North |
-2 |
||
Ulverston South |
-2 |
||
Ulverston Town |
4 |
||
Ulverston West |
12 |
||
Whinfell |
6 |
||
Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck |
13 |
||
Windermere Bowness North |
3 |
||
Windermere Bowness South |
8 |
||
Windermere Town |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Cumbria compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
11th
2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
19th
2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
30th
2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
39th
2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
43rd
2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th
2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
41.8
68.1
How the total number of companies in Cumbria has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2014
2,372 formed
1,426 dissolved
2015
2,166 formed
1,374 dissolved
2016
1,979 formed
1,825 dissolved
2017
2,215 formed
1,733 dissolved
2018
2,259 formed
1,786 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.2% vs 2014
1.7% vs 2015
3.26% vs 2016
3.0% vs 2017