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Company Formations in 2020: Cumbria

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???? Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2020

4.2% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2019

New businesses in Cumbria mapped

Allerdale 395 formed

Barrow-in-Furness 328 formed

Carlisle 567 formed

Copeland 199 formed

Eden 257 formed

South Lakeland 585 formed

Companies formed in 2020 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cumbria compares.

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2020 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Cumbria

4.7

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Type of companies formed in Cumbria breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (2,234 companies)

4% Other company types (99 companies)

Other company types breakdown (99 companies)

Total companies in Cumbria by the end of 2020

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Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2020

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Businesses dissolved in Cumbria during 2020

meaning there is a total of

22,186

businesses registered in Cumbria at the end of 2020.

4.2% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2019

Surrounding counties 2020 breakdown & comparison

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 breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
All Saints
15
15
0
Aspatria
11
4
-7
Boltons
8
6
-2
Broughton St Bridget's
15
15
0
Christchurch
83
91
8
Clifton
4
2
-2
Crummock
5
6
1
Dalton
7
2
-5
Derwent Valley
3
11
8
Ellen
5
11
6
Ellenborough
5
5
0
Ewanrigg
7
7
0
Flimby
1
2
1
Harrington
17
14
-3
Holme
3
7
4
Keswick
18
16
-2
Marsh
3
8
5
Moorclose
2
17
15
Moss Bay
5
13
8
Netherhall
7
12
5
Seaton
17
12
-5
Silloth
6
5
-1
Solway
4
3
-1
St John's
37
44
7
St Michael's
25
32
7
Stainburn
1
1
0
Wampool
3
2
-1
Warnell
5
6
1
Waver
2
11
9
Wharrels
4
4
0
Wigton
15
11
-4
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barrow Island
6
8
2
Central
30
47
17
Dalton North
23
25
2
Dalton South
43
36
-7
Hawcoat
23
12
-11
Hindpool
32
67
35
Newbarns
15
22
7
Ormsgill
22
20
-2
Parkside
18
23
5
Risedale
13
18
5
Roosecote
18
16
-2
Walney North
24
12
-12
Walney South
22
22
0
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Belah
11
14
3
Belle Vue
9
14
5
Botcherby
67
74
7
Brampton
13
15
2
Burgh
3
9
6
Castle
47
86
39
Currock
16
22
6
Dalston
34
32
-2
Denton Holme
20
15
-5
Great Corby and Geltsdale
9
17
8
Harraby
11
18
7
Hayton
6
9
3
Irthing
6
6
0
Longtown & Rockcliffe
10
27
17
Lyne
8
9
1
Morton
3
9
6
St Aidans
4
22
18
Stanwix Rural
31
108
77
Stanwix Urban
26
16
-10
Upperby
1
11
10
Wetheral
11
17
6
Yewdale
7
17
10
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Arlecdon
5
2
-3
Beckermet
10
11
1
Bootle
2
0
-2
Bransty
11
8
-3
Cleator Moor North
9
13
4
Cleator Moor South
8
5
-3
Distington
10
9
-1
Egremont North
6
11
5
Egremont South
14
9
-5
Ennerdale
4
8
4
Frizington
6
10
4
Gosforth
8
6
-2
Harbour
26
34
8
Haverigg
1
2
1
Hensingham
10
11
1
Hillcrest
8
6
-2
Holborn Hill
3
2
-1
Kells
5
3
-2
Millom Without
2
2
0
Mirehouse
8
6
-2
Moresby
2
1
-1
Newtown
10
18
8
Sandwith
2
5
3
Seascale
9
14
5
St Bees
6
3
-3
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alston Moor
2
8
6
Appleby (Appleby)
2
6
4
Appleby (Bongate)
7
5
-2
Askham
1
3
2
Brough
3
5
2
Crosby Ravensworth
1
7
6
Dacre
7
9
2
Eamont
2
7
5
Greystoke
1
5
4
Hartside
1
2
1
Hesket
7
17
10
Kirkby Stephen
7
14
7
Kirkby Thore
5
6
1
Kirkoswald
7
4
-3
Langwathby
4
4
0
Lazonby
4
11
7
Long Marton
4
3
-1
Morland
5
9
4
Orton with Tebay
3
12
9
Penrith Carleton
2
3
1
Penrith East
9
6
-3
Penrith North
4
11
7
Penrith Pategill
3
3
Penrith South
6
16
10
Penrith West
39
61
22
Ravenstonedale
1
1
0
Shap
2
2
Skelton
6
8
2
Ullswater
5
6
1
Warcop
1
3
2
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ambleside and Grasmere
9
20
11
Arnside and Beetham
13
18
5
Broughton
7
15
8
Burneside
7
13
6
Burton and Holme
12
24
12
Cartmel and Grange West
2
7
5
Coniston and Crake Valley
6
10
4
Crooklands
8
8
0
Grange North
10
7
-3
Grange South
6
6
0
Hawkshead
9
10
1
Holker
5
12
7
Kendal Castle
2
8
6
Kendal Far Cross
2
10
8
Kendal Fell
21
25
4
Kendal Heron Hill
2
1
-1
Kendal Highgate
15
22
7
Kendal Kirkland
4
0
-4
Kendal Mintsfeet
4
14
10
Kendal Nether
2
6
4
Kendal Oxenholme and Natland
16
22
6
Kendal Parks
6
5
-1
Kendal Romney
6
9
3
Kendal Stonecross
2
9
7
Kendal Strickland
7
6
-1
Kendal Underley
2
7
5
Levens
2
10
8
Low Furness
6
6
0
Lyth Valley
11
22
11
Mid Furness
16
16
0
Milnthorpe
3
9
6
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
27
49
22
Staveley-in-Cartmel
10
17
7
Staveley-in-Westmorland
8
14
6
Ulverston Central
3
3
0
Ulverston East
4
10
6
Ulverston North
10
9
-1
Ulverston South
1
2
1
Ulverston Town
8
19
11
Ulverston West
14
30
16
Whinfell
8
15
7
Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck
24
24
0
Windermere Bowness North
7
7
0
Windermere Bowness South
10
21
11
Windermere Town
5
8
3

Total companies 2020 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Cumbria compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
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
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
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

Total companies at the end of 2020 per 1000 Person people

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44.4

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76.4

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The last 5 years

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