2016
1,979 formed
1,825 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2020
4.2% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2019
Allerdale 395 formed
Barrow-in-Furness 328 formed
Carlisle 567 formed
Copeland 199 formed
Eden 257 formed
South Lakeland 585 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cumbria compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
10th
2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
19th
2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
21st
2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
36th
2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
43rd
2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
45th
2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
4.7
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (2,234 companies)
4% Other company types (99 companies)
Other company types breakdown (99 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Cumbria during 2020
22,186
businesses registered in Cumbria at the end of 2020.
4.2% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2019
Lancashire
83,690 total businesses
12,655 formed in 2020
7,557 dissolved in 2020
North Yorkshire
58,526 total businesses
8,200 formed in 2020
4,289 dissolved in 2020
Dumfries and Galloway
3,591 total businesses
416 formed in 2020
267 dissolved in 2020
Scottish Borders
4,001 total businesses
477 formed in 2020
329 dissolved in 2020
Durham
31,943 total businesses
5,083 formed in 2020
2,804 dissolved in 2020
Tyne and Wear
47,790 total businesses
7,867 formed in 2020
4,475 dissolved in 2020
Northumberland
11,575 total businesses
1,560 formed in 2020
872 dissolved in 2020
Cumbria
22,186 total businesses
2,333 formed in 2020
1,684 dissolved in 2020
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
0 |
||
Aspatria |
-7 |
||
Boltons |
-2 |
||
Broughton St Bridget's |
0 |
||
Christchurch |
8 |
||
Clifton |
-2 |
||
Crummock |
1 |
||
Dalton |
-5 |
||
Derwent Valley |
8 |
||
Ellen |
6 |
||
Ellenborough |
0 |
||
Ewanrigg |
0 |
||
Flimby |
1 |
||
Harrington |
-3 |
||
Holme |
4 |
||
Keswick |
-2 |
||
Marsh |
5 |
||
Moorclose |
15 |
||
Moss Bay |
8 |
||
Netherhall |
5 |
||
Seaton |
-5 |
||
Silloth |
-1 |
||
Solway |
-1 |
||
St John's |
7 |
||
St Michael's |
7 |
||
Stainburn |
0 |
||
Wampool |
-1 |
||
Warnell |
1 |
||
Waver |
9 |
||
Wharrels |
0 |
||
Wigton |
-4 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Barrow Island |
2 |
||
Central |
17 |
||
Dalton North |
2 |
||
Dalton South |
-7 |
||
Hawcoat |
-11 |
||
Hindpool |
35 |
||
Newbarns |
7 |
||
Ormsgill |
-2 |
||
Parkside |
5 |
||
Risedale |
5 |
||
Roosecote |
-2 |
||
Walney North |
-12 |
||
Walney South |
0 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Belah |
3 |
||
Belle Vue |
5 |
||
Botcherby |
7 |
||
Brampton |
2 |
||
Burgh |
6 |
||
Castle |
39 |
||
Currock |
6 |
||
Dalston |
-2 |
||
Denton Holme |
-5 |
||
Great Corby and Geltsdale |
8 |
||
Harraby |
7 |
||
Hayton |
3 |
||
Irthing |
0 |
||
Longtown & Rockcliffe |
17 |
||
Lyne |
1 |
||
Morton |
6 |
||
St Aidans |
18 |
||
Stanwix Rural |
77 |
||
Stanwix Urban |
-10 |
||
Upperby |
10 |
||
Wetheral |
6 |
||
Yewdale |
10 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Arlecdon |
-3 |
||
Beckermet |
1 |
||
Bootle |
-2 |
||
Bransty |
-3 |
||
Cleator Moor North |
4 |
||
Cleator Moor South |
-3 |
||
Distington |
-1 |
||
Egremont North |
5 |
||
Egremont South |
-5 |
||
Ennerdale |
4 |
||
Frizington |
4 |
||
Gosforth |
-2 |
||
Harbour |
8 |
||
Haverigg |
1 |
||
Hensingham |
1 |
||
Hillcrest |
-2 |
||
Holborn Hill |
-1 |
||
Kells |
-2 |
||
Millom Without |
0 |
||
Mirehouse |
-2 |
||
Moresby |
-1 |
||
Newtown |
8 |
||
Sandwith |
3 |
||
Seascale |
5 |
||
St Bees |
-3 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alston Moor |
6 |
||
Appleby (Appleby) |
4 |
||
Appleby (Bongate) |
-2 |
||
Askham |
2 |
||
Brough |
2 |
||
Crosby Ravensworth |
6 |
||
Dacre |
2 |
||
Eamont |
5 |
||
Greystoke |
4 |
||
Hartside |
1 |
||
Hesket |
10 |
||
Kirkby Stephen |
7 |
||
Kirkby Thore |
1 |
||
Kirkoswald |
-3 |
||
Langwathby |
0 |
||
Lazonby |
7 |
||
Long Marton |
-1 |
||
Morland |
4 |
||
Orton with Tebay |
9 |
||
Penrith Carleton |
1 |
||
Penrith East |
-3 |
||
Penrith North |
7 |
||
Penrith Pategill |
3 |
||
Penrith South |
10 |
||
Penrith West |
22 |
||
Ravenstonedale |
0 |
||
Shap |
2 |
||
Skelton |
2 |
||
Ullswater |
1 |
||
Warcop |
2 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ambleside and Grasmere |
11 |
||
Arnside and Beetham |
5 |
||
Broughton |
8 |
||
Burneside |
6 |
||
Burton and Holme |
12 |
||
Cartmel and Grange West |
5 |
||
Coniston and Crake Valley |
4 |
||
Crooklands |
0 |
||
Grange North |
-3 |
||
Grange South |
0 |
||
Hawkshead |
1 |
||
Holker |
7 |
||
Kendal Castle |
6 |
||
Kendal Far Cross |
8 |
||
Kendal Fell |
4 |
||
Kendal Heron Hill |
-1 |
||
Kendal Highgate |
7 |
||
Kendal Kirkland |
-4 |
||
Kendal Mintsfeet |
10 |
||
Kendal Nether |
4 |
||
Kendal Oxenholme and Natland |
6 |
||
Kendal Parks |
-1 |
||
Kendal Romney |
3 |
||
Kendal Stonecross |
7 |
||
Kendal Strickland |
-1 |
||
Kendal Underley |
5 |
||
Levens |
8 |
||
Low Furness |
0 |
||
Lyth Valley |
11 |
||
Mid Furness |
0 |
||
Milnthorpe |
6 |
||
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale |
22 |
||
Staveley-in-Cartmel |
7 |
||
Staveley-in-Westmorland |
6 |
||
Ulverston Central |
0 |
||
Ulverston East |
6 |
||
Ulverston North |
-1 |
||
Ulverston South |
1 |
||
Ulverston Town |
11 |
||
Ulverston West |
16 |
||
Whinfell |
7 |
||
Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck |
0 |
||
Windermere Bowness North |
0 |
||
Windermere Bowness South |
11 |
||
Windermere Town |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Cumbria compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
11th
2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
18th
2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
30th
2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
39th
2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
43rd
2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
45th
2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
44.4
76.4
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.
2016
1,979 formed
1,825 dissolved
2017
2,215 formed
1,733 dissolved
2018
2,259 formed
1,786 dissolved
2019
2,171 formed
1,979 dissolved
2020
2,333 formed
1,684 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.26% vs 2016
2.95% vs 2017
1.77% vs 2018
4.2% vs 2019