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Company Formations in 2018: Greater Manchester

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???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2018

4.0% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2017

New businesses in Greater Manchester mapped

Boroughs

  • ABolton: 3,536
  • BBury: 2,909
  • CManchester: 9,162
  • DOldham: 1,819
  • ERochdale: 1,809
  • FSalford: 2,753
  • GStockport: 3,074
  • HTameside: 1,422
  • ITrafford: 3,488
  • JWigan: 1,869

Companies formed in 2018 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st
London
217,617
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
5th 2017: 5th
Essex
17,063
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
9th 2017: 9th
Cheshire
13,259
10th 2017: 10th
Merseyside
11,451
11th 2017: 12th
Lancashire
11,291
16th 2017: 16th
South Yorkshire
8,542
27th 2017: 27th
Derbyshire
6,167
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2017: 1st
London
217,617
2nd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
32,571
3rd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
31,875
4th 2017: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,204
5th 2017: 5th
Essex
17,063
6th 2017: 7th
Hertfordshire
15,554
7th 2017: 6th
Kent
15,057
8th 2017: 8th
Hampshire
14,244
9th 2017: 9th
Cheshire
13,259
10th 2017: 10th
Merseyside
11,451
11th 2017: 12th
Lancashire
11,291
12th 2017: 11th
Surrey
11,179
13th 2017: 15th
Berkshire
9,166
14th 2017: 17th
Buckinghamshire
8,915
15th 2017: 13th
Leicestershire
8,896
16th 2017: 16th
South Yorkshire
8,542
17th 2017: 20th
Dorset
8,314
18th 2017: 14th
Northamptonshire
7,630
19th 2017: 19th
East Sussex
7,462
20th 2017: 21st
Nottinghamshire
7,429
21st 2017: 23rd
Bedfordshire
7,013
22nd 2017: 18th
Worcestershire
6,889
23rd 2017: 22nd
North Yorkshire
6,822
24th 2017: 25th
Cambridgeshire
6,786
25th 2017: 26th
Tyne and Wear
6,669
26th 2017: 24th
Staffordshire
6,474
27th 2017: 27th
Derbyshire
6,167
28th 2017: 29th
West Sussex
6,048
29th 2017: 31st
Lincolnshire
5,910
30th 2017: 28th
Devon
5,908
31st 2017: 30th
Gloucestershire
5,719
32nd 2017: 32nd
Somerset
5,537
33rd 2017: 40th
Durham
5,223
34th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
4,755
35th 2017: 34th
Bristol
4,635
36th 2017: 37th
Oxfordshire
4,631
37th 2017: 38th
Norfolk
4,542
38th 2017: 33rd
Wiltshire
4,348
39th 2017: 39th
Suffolk
4,292
40th 2017: 35th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,195
41st 2017: 41st
Cornwall
2,829
42nd 2017: 42nd
Shropshire
2,634
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
2,259
44th 2017: 44th
Northumberland
1,422
45th 2017: 45th
Herefordshire
1,054
46th 2017: 46th
Isle of Wight
645
47th 2017: 47th
Rutland
198

New incorporations in 2018 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Greater Manchester

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Type of companies formed in Greater Manchester breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (31,188 companies)

2% Other company types (687 companies)

Other company types breakdown (687 companies)

Total companies in Greater Manchester by the end of 2018

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Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2018

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Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2018

meaning there is a total of

184,396

businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2018.

4.0% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2017

Surrounding counties 2018 breakdown & comparison

Lancashire

75,763 total businesses
11,291 formed in 2018
8,127 dissolved in 2018

Derbyshire

46,632 total businesses
6,167 formed in 2018
4,379 dissolved in 2018

South Yorkshire

58,193 total businesses
8,542 formed in 2018
7,564 dissolved in 2018

West Yorkshire

118,705 total businesses
18,204 formed in 2018
15,022 dissolved in 2018

Cheshire

78,274 total businesses
13,259 formed in 2018
8,582 dissolved in 2018

Merseyside

65,551 total businesses
11,451 formed in 2018
8,140 dissolved in 2018

Greater Manchester

184,396 total businesses
31,875 formed in 2018
29,277 dissolved in 2018

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Astley Bridge
46
75
29
Bradshaw
38
47
9
Breightmet
45
48
3
Bromley Cross
66
98
32
Crompton
173
259
86
Farnworth
158
349
191
Great Lever
284
338
54
Halliwell
503
782
279
Harper Green
43
50
7
Heaton and Lostock
66
95
29
Horwich and Blackrod
213
355
142
Horwich North East
46
50
4
Hulton
77
102
25
Kearsley
68
84
16
Little Lever and Darcy Lever
27
56
29
Rumworth
112
201
89
Smithills
55
344
289
Tonge with the Haulgh
73
83
10
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor
59
82
23
Westhoughton South
73
65
-8
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Besses
54
389
335
Church
45
55
10
East
1749
360
-1389
Elton
38
66
28
Holyrood
81
89
8
Moorside
1468
596
-872
North Manor
71
87
16
Pilkington Park
57
121
64
Radcliffe East
60
114
54
Radcliffe North
54
72
18
Radcliffe West
115
92
-23
Ramsbottom
57
116
59
Redvales
59
90
31
Sedgley
222
469
247
St Mary's
814
352
-462
Tottington
50
61
11
Unsworth
164
57
-107
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ancoats and Clayton
943
726
-217
Ardwick
219
325
106
Baguley
46
100
54
Bradford
129
222
93
Brooklands
143
250
107
Burnage
107
138
31
Charlestown
83
145
62
Cheetham
489
704
215
Chorlton
74
145
71
Chorlton Park
154
216
62
City Centre
2655
2172
-483
Crumpsall
169
417
248
Didsbury East
177
256
79
Didsbury West
118
122
4
Failsworth West
43
32
-11
Fallowfield
182
261
79
Gorton North
112
153
41
Gorton South
167
237
70
Harpurhey
212
330
118
Higher Blackley
87
125
38
Hulme
155
183
28
Levenshulme
131
223
92
Longsight
163
203
40
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
368
267
-101
Moss Side
135
193
58
Moston
83
126
43
Northenden
91
143
52
Old Moat
86
128
42
Rusholme
201
265
64
Sharston
58
81
23
Whalley Range
147
176
29
Withington
71
84
13
Woodhouse Park
120
184
64
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
85
128
43
Chadderton Central
73
88
15
Chadderton North
782
39
-743
Chadderton South
41
50
9
Coldhurst
106
138
32
Crompton
173
259
86
Failsworth East
113
176
63
Failsworth West
43
32
-11
Hollinwood
79
110
31
Medlock Vale
69
91
22
Royton North
51
47
-4
Royton South
35
72
37
Saddleworth North
52
58
6
Saddleworth South
55
80
25
Saddleworth West and Lees
82
99
17
Shaw
65
92
27
St James'
41
51
10
St Mary's
814
352
-462
Waterhead
32
62
30
Werneth
72
168
96
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Balderstone and Kirkholt
54
61
7
Bamford
56
63
7
Castleton
37
89
52
Central Rochdale
87
113
26
East Middleton
28
62
34
Healey
51
81
30
Hopwood Hall
35
79
44
Kingsway
50
79
29
Littleborough Lakeside
56
100
44
Milkstone and Deeplish
508
193
-315
Milnrow and Newhey
43
49
6
Norden
40
45
5
North Heywood
100
128
28
North Middleton
191
207
16
Smallbridge and Firgrove
27
51
24
South Middleton
56
93
37
Spotland and Falinge
51
73
22
Wardle and West Littleborough
30
51
21
West Heywood
64
79
15
West Middleton
50
113
63
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Astley Mosley Common
56
84
28
Barton
65
83
18
Boothstown and Ellenbrook
47
75
28
Broughton
148
245
97
Cadishead
81
110
29
Cheetham
489
704
215
Claremont
34
47
13
Eccles
96
144
48
Irlam
27
43
16
Irwell Riverside
273
312
39
Kersal
127
184
57
Langworthy
73
105
32
Little Hulton
45
51
6
Ordsall
468
485
17
Pendlebury
69
85
16
Swinton North
65
103
38
Swinton South
70
87
17
Walkden North
218
176
-42
Walkden South
40
69
29
Weaste and Seedley
113
223
110
Winton
50
57
7
Worsley
69
68
-1
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bramhall North
64
94
30
Bramhall South and Woodford
875
317
-558
Bredbury and Woodley
61
82
21
Bredbury Green and Romiley
61
101
40
Brinnington and Central
427
433
6
Cheadle and Gatley
132
151
19
Cheadle Hulme North
117
108
-9
Cheadle Hulme South
151
158
7
Davenport and Cale Green
85
86
1
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
49
73
24
Hazel Grove
76
93
17
Heald Green
89
138
49
Heatons North
68
114
46
Heatons South
115
135
20
Manor
68
65
-3
Marple North
60
84
24
Marple South
66
91
25
Offerton
28
50
22
Reddish North
76
90
14
Reddish South
134
476
342
Stepping Hill
77
135
58
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashton Hurst
39
32
-7
Ashton St Michael's
64
93
29
Ashton Waterloo
43
57
14
Audenshaw
34
49
15
Denton North East
74
102
28
Denton South
28
37
9
Denton West
73
67
-6
Droylsden East
55
87
32
Droylsden West
61
73
12
Dukinfield
52
116
64
Dukinfield Stalybridge
48
40
-8
Hyde Godley
88
120
32
Hyde Newton
41
72
31
Hyde Werneth
46
62
16
Longdendale
29
36
7
Mossley
54
54
0
St Peter's
210
157
-53
Stalybridge North
79
97
18
Stalybridge South
54
71
17
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Altrincham
1072
1323
251
Ashton upon Mersey
50
75
25
Bowdon
141
198
57
Broadheath
211
199
-12
Brooklands
143
250
107
Bucklow-St Martins
45
40
-5
Clifford
142
184
42
Davyhulme East
62
90
28
Davyhulme West
38
49
11
Flixton
32
32
0
Gorse Hill
117
186
69
Hale Barns
61
76
15
Hale Central
234
217
-17
Longford
113
149
36
Priory
96
152
56
Sale Moor
40
53
13
St Mary's
814
352
-462
Stretford
60
73
13
Timperley
45
66
21
Urmston
37
66
29
Village
58
57
-1
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abram
40
43
3
Ashton
46
77
31
Aspull New Springs Whelley
39
49
10
Astley Mosley Common
56
84
28
Atherleigh
33
61
28
Atherton
56
142
86
Bryn
80
48
-32
Douglas
48
70
22
Golborne and Lowton West
65
95
30
Hindley
51
91
40
Hindley Green
27
40
13
Ince
36
65
29
Leigh East
74
67
-7
Leigh South
126
76
-50
Leigh West
44
65
21
Lowton East
50
71
21
Orrell
58
75
17
Pemberton
41
71
30
Shevington with Lower Ground
48
52
4
Standish with Langtree
40
74
34
Tyldesley
66
116
50
Wigan Central
138
169
31
Wigan West
34
46
12
Winstanley
44
55
11
Worsley Mesnes
38
67
29

Total companies 2018 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2017: 1st
London
1,163,777
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
4th 2017: 4th
Essex
122,421
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
10th 2017: 10th
Cheshire
78,274
11th 2017: 11th
Lancashire
75,763
15th 2017: 15th
Merseyside
65,551
17th 2017: 17th
South Yorkshire
58,193
27th 2017: 28th
Derbyshire
46,632
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2017: 1st
London
1,163,777
2nd 2017: 2nd
Greater Manchester
184,396
3rd 2017: 3rd
West Midlands
167,807
4th 2017: 4th
Essex
122,421
5th 2017: 5th
West Yorkshire
118,705
6th 2017: 7th
Hertfordshire
111,063
7th 2017: 6th
Hampshire
110,793
8th 2017: 8th
Kent
108,910
9th 2017: 9th
Surrey
98,968
10th 2017: 10th
Cheshire
78,274
11th 2017: 11th
Lancashire
75,763
12th 2017: 14th
Buckinghamshire
69,301
13th 2017: 12th
Berkshire
68,855
14th 2017: 13th
East Sussex
66,405
15th 2017: 15th
Merseyside
65,551
16th 2017: 16th
Leicestershire
60,027
17th 2017: 17th
South Yorkshire
58,193
18th 2017: 18th
Dorset
56,307
19th 2017: 19th
North Yorkshire
52,860
20th 2017: 20th
West Sussex
51,556
21st 2017: 22nd
Devon
51,129
22nd 2017: 21st
Gloucestershire
50,643
23rd 2017: 25th
Nottinghamshire
50,491
24th 2017: 24th
Somerset
49,396
25th 2017: 23rd
Staffordshire
48,752
26th 2017: 27th
Cambridgeshire
48,390
27th 2017: 28th
Derbyshire
46,632
28th 2017: 26th
Northamptonshire
44,212
29th 2017: 29th
Lincolnshire
43,713
30th 2017: 30th
Tyne and Wear
42,534
31st 2017: 32nd
Bedfordshire
42,015
32nd 2017: 31st
Oxfordshire
40,930
33rd 2017: 33rd
Worcestershire
37,800
34th 2017: 35th
Norfolk
37,466
35th 2017: 36th
Warwickshire
37,025
36th 2017: 34th
Wiltshire
36,714
37th 2017: 37th
Suffolk
35,510
38th 2017: 38th
Bristol
32,794
39th 2017: 39th
Durham
28,771
40th 2017: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
24,661
41st 2017: 41st
Shropshire
22,421
42nd 2017: 42nd
Cornwall
21,904
43rd 2017: 43rd
Cumbria
20,916
44th 2017: 44th
Northumberland
10,423
45th 2017: 45th
Herefordshire
9,243
46th 2017: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,417
47th 2017: 47th
Rutland
1,840

Total companies at the end of 2018 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

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.

2014

25,381 formed

18,007 dissolved

2015

28,265 formed

18,047 dissolved

2016

32,999 formed

23,445 dissolved

2017

31,124 formed

23,467 dissolved

2018

31,875 formed

29,277 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

8.5% vs 2014

7.5% vs 2015

5.7% vs 2016

4.0% vs 2017