2011
20,407 formed
14,802 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2015
8.5% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2014
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Greater Manchester compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th
2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th
2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th
2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
19th
2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
10.5
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (27,548 companies)
3% Other company types (717 companies)
Other company types breakdown (717 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2015
156,025
businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2015.
8.5% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2014
Lancashire
65,240 total businesses
10,080 formed in 2015
6,327 dissolved in 2015
Derbyshire
43,692 total businesses
7,414 formed in 2015
3,457 dissolved in 2015
South Yorkshire
52,205 total businesses
9,290 formed in 2015
5,359 dissolved in 2015
West Yorkshire
102,450 total businesses
17,066 formed in 2015
10,272 dissolved in 2015
Cheshire
67,995 total businesses
11,974 formed in 2015
5,482 dissolved in 2015
Merseyside
56,875 total businesses
9,857 formed in 2015
5,930 dissolved in 2015
Greater Manchester
156,025 total businesses
28,265 formed in 2015
18,047 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Bridge |
15 |
||
Bradshaw |
30 |
||
Breightmet |
28 |
||
Bromley Cross |
29 |
||
Crompton |
125 |
||
Farnworth |
37 |
||
Great Lever |
125 |
||
Halliwell |
116 |
||
Harper Green |
22 |
||
Heaton and Lostock |
43 |
||
Horwich and Blackrod |
168 |
||
Horwich North East |
9 |
||
Hulton |
40 |
||
Kearsley |
18 |
||
Little Lever and Darcy Lever |
30 |
||
Rumworth |
88 |
||
Smithills |
40 |
||
Tonge with the Haulgh |
35 |
||
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor |
24 |
||
Westhoughton South |
73 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Besses |
7 |
||
Church |
12 |
||
East |
89 |
||
Elton |
6 |
||
Holyrood |
47 |
||
Moorside |
239 |
||
North Manor |
38 |
||
Pilkington Park |
0 |
||
Radcliffe East |
55 |
||
Radcliffe North |
53 |
||
Radcliffe West |
19 |
||
Ramsbottom |
43 |
||
Redvales |
28 |
||
Sedgley |
118 |
||
St Mary's |
64 |
||
Tottington |
12 |
||
Unsworth |
-160 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ancoats and Clayton |
504 |
||
Ardwick |
98 |
||
Baguley |
19 |
||
Bradford |
130 |
||
Brooklands |
47 |
||
Burnage |
53 |
||
Charlestown |
64 |
||
Cheetham |
237 |
||
Chorlton |
47 |
||
Chorlton Park |
79 |
||
City Centre |
115 |
||
Crumpsall |
123 |
||
Didsbury East |
65 |
||
Didsbury West |
66 |
||
Failsworth West |
2 |
||
Fallowfield |
86 |
||
Gorton North |
53 |
||
Gorton South |
94 |
||
Harpurhey |
154 |
||
Higher Blackley |
40 |
||
Hulme |
74 |
||
Levenshulme |
86 |
||
Longsight |
54 |
||
Miles Platting and Newton Heath |
183 |
||
Moss Side |
122 |
||
Moston |
34 |
||
Northenden |
67 |
||
Old Moat |
55 |
||
Rusholme |
58 |
||
Sharston |
25 |
||
Whalley Range |
76 |
||
Withington |
18 |
||
Woodhouse Park |
81 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
32 |
||
Chadderton Central |
29 |
||
Chadderton North |
27 |
||
Chadderton South |
15 |
||
Coldhurst |
81 |
||
Crompton |
125 |
||
Failsworth East |
100 |
||
Failsworth West |
2 |
||
Hollinwood |
28 |
||
Medlock Vale |
29 |
||
Royton North |
20 |
||
Royton South |
1 |
||
Saddleworth North |
38 |
||
Saddleworth South |
24 |
||
Saddleworth West and Lees |
40 |
||
Shaw |
42 |
||
St James' |
15 |
||
St Mary's |
64 |
||
Waterhead |
45 |
||
Werneth |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balderstone and Kirkholt |
27 |
||
Bamford |
36 |
||
Castleton |
27 |
||
Central Rochdale |
8 |
||
East Middleton |
3 |
||
Healey |
11 |
||
Hopwood Hall |
22 |
||
Kingsway |
35 |
||
Littleborough Lakeside |
43 |
||
Milkstone and Deeplish |
88 |
||
Milnrow and Newhey |
2 |
||
Norden |
8 |
||
North Heywood |
59 |
||
North Middleton |
152 |
||
Smallbridge and Firgrove |
7 |
||
South Middleton |
44 |
||
Spotland and Falinge |
39 |
||
Wardle and West Littleborough |
33 |
||
West Heywood |
41 |
||
West Middleton |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Mosley Common |
52 |
||
Barton |
22 |
||
Boothstown and Ellenbrook |
18 |
||
Broughton |
56 |
||
Cadishead |
63 |
||
Cheetham |
237 |
||
Claremont |
16 |
||
Eccles |
48 |
||
Irlam |
10 |
||
Irwell Riverside |
37 |
||
Kersal |
32 |
||
Langworthy |
21 |
||
Little Hulton |
23 |
||
Ordsall |
223 |
||
Pendlebury |
37 |
||
Swinton North |
21 |
||
Swinton South |
26 |
||
Walkden North |
128 |
||
Walkden South |
25 |
||
Weaste and Seedley |
37 |
||
Winton |
27 |
||
Worsley |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bramhall North |
57 |
||
Bramhall South and Woodford |
-454 |
||
Bredbury and Woodley |
1 |
||
Bredbury Green and Romiley |
28 |
||
Brinnington and Central |
78 |
||
Cheadle and Gatley |
65 |
||
Cheadle Hulme North |
12 |
||
Cheadle Hulme South |
189 |
||
Davenport and Cale Green |
32 |
||
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath |
44 |
||
Hazel Grove |
37 |
||
Heald Green |
75 |
||
Heatons North |
54 |
||
Heatons South |
55 |
||
Manor |
-5 |
||
Marple North |
24 |
||
Marple South |
34 |
||
Offerton |
15 |
||
Reddish North |
50 |
||
Reddish South |
28 |
||
Stepping Hill |
51 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashton Hurst |
32 |
||
Ashton St Michael's |
63 |
||
Ashton Waterloo |
30 |
||
Audenshaw |
24 |
||
Denton North East |
44 |
||
Denton South |
19 |
||
Denton West |
31 |
||
Droylsden East |
45 |
||
Droylsden West |
30 |
||
Dukinfield |
31 |
||
Dukinfield Stalybridge |
31 |
||
Hyde Godley |
26 |
||
Hyde Newton |
21 |
||
Hyde Werneth |
23 |
||
Longdendale |
16 |
||
Mossley |
47 |
||
St Peter's |
91 |
||
Stalybridge North |
15 |
||
Stalybridge South |
32 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altrincham |
672 |
||
Ashton upon Mersey |
62 |
||
Bowdon |
67 |
||
Broadheath |
37 |
||
Brooklands |
47 |
||
Bucklow-St Martins |
11 |
||
Clifford |
43 |
||
Davyhulme East |
53 |
||
Davyhulme West |
24 |
||
Flixton |
21 |
||
Gorse Hill |
80 |
||
Hale Barns |
-10 |
||
Hale Central |
75 |
||
Longford |
38 |
||
Priory |
19 |
||
Sale Moor |
2 |
||
St Mary's |
64 |
||
Stretford |
44 |
||
Timperley |
13 |
||
Urmston |
38 |
||
Village |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abram |
8 |
||
Ashton |
55 |
||
Aspull New Springs Whelley |
28 |
||
Astley Mosley Common |
52 |
||
Atherleigh |
5 |
||
Atherton |
30 |
||
Bryn |
21 |
||
Douglas |
32 |
||
Golborne and Lowton West |
29 |
||
Hindley |
25 |
||
Hindley Green |
12 |
||
Ince |
32 |
||
Leigh East |
41 |
||
Leigh South |
99 |
||
Leigh West |
22 |
||
Lowton East |
32 |
||
Orrell |
21 |
||
Pemberton |
40 |
||
Shevington with Lower Ground |
31 |
||
Standish with Langtree |
33 |
||
Tyldesley |
49 |
||
Wigan Central |
71 |
||
Wigan West |
7 |
||
Winstanley |
-1 |
||
Worsley Mesnes |
24 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th
2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
15th
2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th
2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
25th
2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
58.1
59.4
How the total number of companies in Greater Manchester has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
20,407 formed
14,802 dissolved
2012
21,482 formed
13,916 dissolved
2013
22,362 formed
15,633 dissolved
2014
25,381 formed
18,007 dissolved
2015
28,265 formed
18,047 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.2% vs 2011
5.2% vs 2012
5.4% vs 2013
8.5% vs 2014