2019
2,171 formed
1,979 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2023
3.1% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2022
Allerdale 466 formed
Barrow-in-Furness 383 formed
Carlisle 704 formed
Copeland 253 formed
Eden 297 formed
South Lakeland 578 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Cumbria 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 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
18th
2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
24th
2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
34th
2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
43rd
2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
45th
2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
| 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
5.4
14.2
96% Private Limited Companies (2,567 companies)
4% Other company types (119 companies)
Other company types breakdown (119 companies)
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Businesses formed in Cumbria during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Cumbria during 2023
23,719
businesses registered in Cumbria at the end of 2023.
3.1% more companies in Cumbria compared to 2022
Lancashire
95,511 total businesses
14,223 formed in 2023
11,495 dissolved in 2023
North Yorkshire
65,895 total businesses
9,266 formed in 2023
7,024 dissolved in 2023
Dumfries and Galloway
4,113 total businesses
487 formed in 2023
347 dissolved in 2023
Scottish Borders
4,477 total businesses
528 formed in 2023
363 dissolved in 2023
Durham
37,332 total businesses
5,696 formed in 2023
4,327 dissolved in 2023
Tyne and Wear
53,391 total businesses
8,274 formed in 2023
6,624 dissolved in 2023
Northumberland
12,830 total businesses
1,554 formed in 2023
1,275 dissolved in 2023
Cumbria
23,719 total businesses
2,686 formed in 2023
2,115 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
4 |
||
Aspatria |
-3 |
||
Boltons |
-1 |
||
Broughton St Bridget's |
6 |
||
Christchurch |
-22 |
||
Clifton |
0 |
||
Crummock |
-4 |
||
Dalton |
-4 |
||
Derwent Valley |
1 |
||
Ellen |
1 |
||
Ellenborough |
-3 |
||
Ewanrigg |
4 |
||
Flimby |
-1 |
||
Harrington |
-3 |
||
Holme |
8 |
||
Keswick |
0 |
||
Marsh |
1 |
||
Moorclose |
9 |
||
Moss Bay |
8 |
||
Netherhall |
6 |
||
Seaton |
1 |
||
Silloth |
9 |
||
Solway |
-7 |
||
St John's |
26 |
||
St Michael's |
12 |
||
Stainburn |
-3 |
||
Wampool |
1 |
||
Warnell |
-2 |
||
Waver |
0 |
||
Wharrels |
-2 |
||
Wigton |
26 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barrow Island |
-2 |
||
Central |
23 |
||
Dalton North |
3 |
||
Dalton South |
2 |
||
Hawcoat |
2 |
||
Hindpool |
0 |
||
Newbarns |
2 |
||
Ormsgill |
-1 |
||
Parkside |
10 |
||
Risedale |
-1 |
||
Roosecote |
11 |
||
Walney North |
0 |
||
Walney South |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Belah |
11 |
||
Belle Vue |
16 |
||
Botcherby |
8 |
||
Brampton |
7 |
||
Burgh |
1 |
||
Castle |
32 |
||
Currock |
16 |
||
Dalston |
-7 |
||
Denton Holme |
24 |
||
Great Corby and Geltsdale |
0 |
||
Harraby |
17 |
||
Hayton |
2 |
||
Irthing |
4 |
||
Longtown & Rockcliffe |
7 |
||
Lyne |
0 |
||
Morton |
13 |
||
St Aidans |
22 |
||
Stanwix Rural |
-6 |
||
Stanwix Urban |
10 |
||
Upperby |
5 |
||
Wetheral |
-5 |
||
Yewdale |
35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Arlecdon |
4 |
||
Beckermet |
0 |
||
Bootle |
1 |
||
Bransty |
7 |
||
Cleator Moor North |
0 |
||
Cleator Moor South |
1 |
||
Distington |
11 |
||
Egremont North |
3 |
||
Egremont South |
0 |
||
Ennerdale |
-1 |
||
Frizington |
0 |
||
Gosforth |
-2 |
||
Harbour |
-4 |
||
Haverigg |
1 |
||
Hensingham |
7 |
||
Hillcrest |
0 |
||
Holborn Hill |
4 |
||
Kells |
0 |
||
Millom Without |
-1 |
||
Mirehouse |
0 |
||
Moresby |
0 |
||
Newtown |
7 |
||
Sandwith |
-3 |
||
Seascale |
-2 |
||
St Bees |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alston Moor |
1 |
||
Appleby (Appleby) |
-3 |
||
Appleby (Bongate) |
1 |
||
Askham |
0 |
||
Brough |
4 |
||
Crosby Ravensworth |
-1 |
||
Dacre |
10 |
||
Eamont |
5 |
||
Greystoke |
2 |
||
Hartside |
1 |
||
Hesket |
4 |
||
Kirkby Stephen |
7 |
||
Kirkby Thore |
5 |
||
Kirkoswald |
-1 |
||
Langwathby |
8 |
||
Lazonby |
-6 |
||
Long Marton |
4 |
||
Morland |
7 |
||
Orton with Tebay |
2 |
||
Penrith Carleton |
4 |
||
Penrith East |
3 |
||
Penrith North |
3 |
||
Penrith Pategill |
0 |
||
Penrith South |
2 |
||
Penrith West |
26 |
||
Ravenstonedale |
-3 |
||
Shap |
2 |
||
Skelton |
5 |
||
Ullswater |
1 |
||
Warcop |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ambleside and Grasmere |
13 |
||
Arnside and Beetham |
6 |
||
Broughton |
9 |
||
Burneside |
-4 |
||
Burton and Holme |
-2 |
||
Cartmel and Grange West |
0 |
||
Coniston and Crake Valley |
-5 |
||
Crooklands |
-5 |
||
Grange North |
-2 |
||
Grange South |
-1 |
||
Hawkshead |
14 |
||
Holker |
-8 |
||
Kendal Castle |
0 |
||
Kendal Far Cross |
5 |
||
Kendal Fell |
5 |
||
Kendal Heron Hill |
4 |
||
Kendal Highgate |
-7 |
||
Kendal Kirkland |
3 |
||
Kendal Mintsfeet |
8 |
||
Kendal Nether |
2 |
||
Kendal Oxenholme and Natland |
1 |
||
Kendal Parks |
-5 |
||
Kendal Romney |
2 |
||
Kendal Stonecross |
1 |
||
Kendal Strickland |
9 |
||
Kendal Underley |
5 |
||
Levens |
-2 |
||
Low Furness |
5 |
||
Lyth Valley |
7 |
||
Mid Furness |
15 |
||
Milnthorpe |
6 |
||
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale |
20 |
||
Staveley-in-Cartmel |
4 |
||
Staveley-in-Westmorland |
0 |
||
Ulverston Central |
4 |
||
Ulverston East |
-2 |
||
Ulverston North |
-1 |
||
Ulverston South |
0 |
||
Ulverston Town |
0 |
||
Ulverston West |
6 |
||
Whinfell |
0 |
||
Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck |
8 |
||
Windermere Bowness North |
5 |
||
Windermere Bowness South |
-4 |
||
Windermere Town |
0 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Cumbria 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 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
18th
2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
30th
2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
38th
2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
43rd
2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
45th
2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
| 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
47.5
86.6
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.
2019
2,171 formed
1,979 dissolved
2020
2,333 formed
1,684 dissolved
2021
2,286 formed
2,292 dissolved
2022
2,418 formed
2,104 dissolved
2023
2,686 formed
2,115 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.23% vs 2019
1.41% vs 2020
2.24% vs 2021
3.1% vs 2022