2012
21,482 formed
13,916 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2016
7.5% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2015
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Greater Manchester compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
7th
2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
13th
2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th
2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th
2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
27th
2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
12.3
10.5
98% Private Limited Companies (32,267 companies)
2% Other company types (732 companies)
Other company types breakdown (732 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2016
167,797
businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2016.
7.5% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2015
Lancashire
68,241 total businesses
10,600 formed in 2016
7,908 dissolved in 2016
Derbyshire
43,529 total businesses
6,271 formed in 2016
4,531 dissolved in 2016
South Yorkshire
55,438 total businesses
9,265 formed in 2016
6,970 dissolved in 2016
West Yorkshire
107,764 total businesses
17,837 formed in 2016
13,098 dissolved in 2016
Cheshire
74,912 total businesses
15,328 formed in 2016
6,908 dissolved in 2016
Merseyside
60,027 total businesses
10,617 formed in 2016
7,694 dissolved in 2016
Greater Manchester
167,797 total businesses
32,999 formed in 2016
23,445 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Bridge |
22 |
||
Bradshaw |
1 |
||
Breightmet |
24 |
||
Bromley Cross |
4 |
||
Crompton |
78 |
||
Farnworth |
86 |
||
Great Lever |
275 |
||
Halliwell |
-24 |
||
Harper Green |
38 |
||
Heaton and Lostock |
23 |
||
Horwich and Blackrod |
152 |
||
Horwich North East |
25 |
||
Hulton |
31 |
||
Kearsley |
44 |
||
Little Lever and Darcy Lever |
5 |
||
Rumworth |
106 |
||
Smithills |
10 |
||
Tonge with the Haulgh |
30 |
||
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor |
25 |
||
Westhoughton South |
33 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Besses |
33 |
||
Church |
33 |
||
East |
-11 |
||
Elton |
24 |
||
Holyrood |
15 |
||
Moorside |
2262 |
||
North Manor |
30 |
||
Pilkington Park |
35 |
||
Radcliffe East |
-2 |
||
Radcliffe North |
9 |
||
Radcliffe West |
-3 |
||
Ramsbottom |
18 |
||
Redvales |
27 |
||
Sedgley |
30 |
||
St Mary's |
-24 |
||
Tottington |
18 |
||
Unsworth |
-165 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ancoats and Clayton |
162 |
||
Ardwick |
36 |
||
Baguley |
14 |
||
Bradford |
78 |
||
Brooklands |
41 |
||
Burnage |
10 |
||
Charlestown |
42 |
||
Cheetham |
70 |
||
Chorlton |
14 |
||
Chorlton Park |
36 |
||
City Centre |
147 |
||
Crumpsall |
127 |
||
Didsbury East |
58 |
||
Didsbury West |
53 |
||
Failsworth West |
20 |
||
Fallowfield |
78 |
||
Gorton North |
80 |
||
Gorton South |
78 |
||
Harpurhey |
52 |
||
Higher Blackley |
49 |
||
Hulme |
0 |
||
Levenshulme |
68 |
||
Longsight |
53 |
||
Miles Platting and Newton Heath |
146 |
||
Moss Side |
32 |
||
Moston |
44 |
||
Northenden |
27 |
||
Old Moat |
50 |
||
Rusholme |
44 |
||
Sharston |
28 |
||
Whalley Range |
30 |
||
Withington |
17 |
||
Woodhouse Park |
70 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
23 |
||
Chadderton Central |
5 |
||
Chadderton North |
152 |
||
Chadderton South |
26 |
||
Coldhurst |
38 |
||
Crompton |
78 |
||
Failsworth East |
47 |
||
Failsworth West |
20 |
||
Hollinwood |
28 |
||
Medlock Vale |
34 |
||
Royton North |
9 |
||
Royton South |
38 |
||
Saddleworth North |
44 |
||
Saddleworth South |
-3 |
||
Saddleworth West and Lees |
30 |
||
Shaw |
7 |
||
St James' |
17 |
||
St Mary's |
-24 |
||
Waterhead |
11 |
||
Werneth |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balderstone and Kirkholt |
32 |
||
Bamford |
28 |
||
Castleton |
20 |
||
Central Rochdale |
52 |
||
East Middleton |
32 |
||
Healey |
13 |
||
Hopwood Hall |
67 |
||
Kingsway |
35 |
||
Littleborough Lakeside |
65 |
||
Milkstone and Deeplish |
27 |
||
Milnrow and Newhey |
-11 |
||
Norden |
2 |
||
North Heywood |
72 |
||
North Middleton |
141 |
||
Smallbridge and Firgrove |
49 |
||
South Middleton |
28 |
||
Spotland and Falinge |
33 |
||
Wardle and West Littleborough |
6 |
||
West Heywood |
73 |
||
West Middleton |
114 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Mosley Common |
30 |
||
Barton |
13 |
||
Boothstown and Ellenbrook |
13 |
||
Broughton |
134 |
||
Cadishead |
61 |
||
Cheetham |
70 |
||
Claremont |
16 |
||
Eccles |
13 |
||
Irlam |
28 |
||
Irwell Riverside |
-12 |
||
Kersal |
81 |
||
Langworthy |
41 |
||
Little Hulton |
32 |
||
Ordsall |
141 |
||
Pendlebury |
17 |
||
Swinton North |
19 |
||
Swinton South |
40 |
||
Walkden North |
149 |
||
Walkden South |
23 |
||
Weaste and Seedley |
35 |
||
Winton |
27 |
||
Worsley |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bramhall North |
14 |
||
Bramhall South and Woodford |
-130 |
||
Bredbury and Woodley |
11 |
||
Bredbury Green and Romiley |
8 |
||
Brinnington and Central |
-8 |
||
Cheadle and Gatley |
44 |
||
Cheadle Hulme North |
136 |
||
Cheadle Hulme South |
38 |
||
Davenport and Cale Green |
1 |
||
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath |
1 |
||
Hazel Grove |
16 |
||
Heald Green |
77 |
||
Heatons North |
35 |
||
Heatons South |
30 |
||
Manor |
2 |
||
Marple North |
10 |
||
Marple South |
31 |
||
Offerton |
6 |
||
Reddish North |
2 |
||
Reddish South |
18 |
||
Stepping Hill |
45 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashton Hurst |
16 |
||
Ashton St Michael's |
32 |
||
Ashton Waterloo |
26 |
||
Audenshaw |
7 |
||
Denton North East |
3 |
||
Denton South |
5 |
||
Denton West |
64 |
||
Droylsden East |
-3 |
||
Droylsden West |
10 |
||
Dukinfield |
28 |
||
Dukinfield Stalybridge |
34 |
||
Hyde Godley |
17 |
||
Hyde Newton |
34 |
||
Hyde Werneth |
16 |
||
Longdendale |
-10 |
||
Mossley |
21 |
||
St Peter's |
41 |
||
Stalybridge North |
27 |
||
Stalybridge South |
44 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altrincham |
260 |
||
Ashton upon Mersey |
59 |
||
Bowdon |
22 |
||
Broadheath |
24 |
||
Brooklands |
41 |
||
Bucklow-St Martins |
8 |
||
Clifford |
9 |
||
Davyhulme East |
17 |
||
Davyhulme West |
17 |
||
Flixton |
17 |
||
Gorse Hill |
85 |
||
Hale Barns |
45 |
||
Hale Central |
-28 |
||
Longford |
25 |
||
Priory |
-70 |
||
Sale Moor |
26 |
||
St Mary's |
-24 |
||
Stretford |
14 |
||
Timperley |
31 |
||
Urmston |
27 |
||
Village |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abram |
-3 |
||
Ashton |
31 |
||
Aspull New Springs Whelley |
13 |
||
Astley Mosley Common |
30 |
||
Atherleigh |
5 |
||
Atherton |
18 |
||
Bryn |
93 |
||
Douglas |
40 |
||
Golborne and Lowton West |
4 |
||
Hindley |
25 |
||
Hindley Green |
9 |
||
Ince |
34 |
||
Leigh East |
18 |
||
Leigh South |
77 |
||
Leigh West |
7 |
||
Lowton East |
22 |
||
Orrell |
17 |
||
Pemberton |
-3 |
||
Shevington with Lower Ground |
19 |
||
Standish with Langtree |
16 |
||
Tyldesley |
12 |
||
Wigan Central |
54 |
||
Wigan West |
38 |
||
Winstanley |
17 |
||
Worsley Mesnes |
10 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
10th
2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th
2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
15th
2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th
2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
27th
2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
62.5
62.6
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.
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
2016
32,999 formed
23,445 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.2% vs 2012
5.4% vs 2013
8.5% vs 2014
7.5% vs 2015