Company Formations in 2019: Greater Manchester

???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2019

3.0% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2018

New businesses in Greater Manchester mapped

Boroughs

ABolton: 3,356
BBury: 2,213
CManchester: 9,113
DOldham: 2,164
ERochdale: 1,747
FSalford: 3,020
GStockport: 2,982
HTameside: 1,516
ITrafford: 3,147
JWigan: 2,032

Companies formed in 2019 league table

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

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st	London	222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd	Greater Manchester	31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd	West Midlands	29,676
4th 2018: 4th	West Yorkshire	18,752
5th 2018: 5th	Essex	17,816

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
2nd 2018: 3rd	Greater Manchester	31,440
4th 2018: 4th	West Yorkshire	18,752
9th 2018: 9th	Cheshire	12,221
10th 2018: 10th	Merseyside	11,866
11th 2018: 11th	Lancashire	11,229
15th 2018: 16th	South Yorkshire	9,325
27th 2018: 27th	Derbyshire	6,522

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st	London	222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd	Greater Manchester	31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd	West Midlands	29,676
4th 2018: 4th	West Yorkshire	18,752
5th 2018: 5th	Essex	17,816
6th 2018: 7th	Kent	15,963
7th 2018: 6th	Hertfordshire	15,231
8th 2018: 8th	Hampshire	15,174
9th 2018: 9th	Cheshire	12,221
10th 2018: 10th	Merseyside	11,866
11th 2018: 11th	Lancashire	11,229
12th 2018: 12th	Surrey	11,032
13th 2018: 15th	Leicestershire	10,825
14th 2018: 22nd	Worcestershire	9,971
15th 2018: 16th	South Yorkshire	9,325
16th 2018: 13th	Berkshire	9,009
17th 2018: 14th	Buckinghamshire	8,835
18th 2018: 18th	Northamptonshire	8,393
19th 2018: 17th	Dorset	8,020
20th 2018: 19th	East Sussex	7,706
21st 2018: 20th	Nottinghamshire	7,348
22nd 2018: 23rd	North Yorkshire	7,260
23rd 2018: 25th	Tyne and Wear	7,132
24th 2018: 26th	Staffordshire	6,927
25th 2018: 24th	Cambridgeshire	6,779
26th 2018: 21st	Bedfordshire	6,766
27th 2018: 27th	Derbyshire	6,522
28th 2018: 30th	Devon	6,196
29th 2018: 28th	West Sussex	6,154
30th 2018: 29th	Lincolnshire	6,042
31st 2018: 32nd	Somerset	6,041
32nd 2018: 31st	Gloucestershire	5,971
33rd 2018: 34th	Warwickshire	5,256
34th 2018: 36th	Oxfordshire	5,087
35th 2018: 35th	Bristol	5,040
36th 2018: 37th	Norfolk	4,731
37th 2018: 33rd	Durham	4,623
38th 2018: 39th	Suffolk	4,518
39th 2018: 38th	Wiltshire	4,428
40th 2018: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	3,258
41st 2018: 42nd	Shropshire	3,231
42nd 2018: 41st	Cornwall	2,948
43rd 2018: 43rd	Cumbria	2,171
44th 2018: 44th	Northumberland	1,531
45th 2018: 45th	Herefordshire	1,499
46th 2018: 46th	Isle of Wight	675
47th 2018: 47th	Rutland	230

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

11.7

National Average

10.9

Type of companies formed in Greater Manchester breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (30,550 companies)

3% Other company types (890 companies)

Public Limited Company 4.5% (40 companies)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 13.3% (118 companies)
Company Limited by Guarantee 52.1% (464 companies)
Limited Partnership 2.2% (20 companies)
Community Interest Company 27.0% (240 companies)
Other 0.9% (8 companies)

Other company types breakdown (890 companies)

Total companies in Greater Manchester by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2019

meaning there is a total of

189,867

businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2019.

3.0% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

Lancashire

77,937 total businesses
11,229 formed in 2019
9,084 dissolved in 2019

Derbyshire

48,355 total businesses
6,522 formed in 2019
5,119 dissolved in 2019

South Yorkshire

60,360 total businesses
9,325 formed in 2019
7,937 dissolved in 2019

West Yorkshire

123,678 total businesses
18,752 formed in 2019
14,731 dissolved in 2019

Cheshire

80,108 total businesses
12,221 formed in 2019
8,748 dissolved in 2019

Merseyside

68,401 total businesses
11,866 formed in 2019
9,470 dissolved in 2019

Greater Manchester

189,867 total businesses
31,440 formed in 2019
27,478 dissolved in 2019

Ward breakdown data for

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Astley Bridge	62	88	26
Bradshaw	41	51	10
Breightmet	42	65	23
Bromley Cross	88	95	7
Crompton	204	289	85
Farnworth	188	318	130
Great Lever	341	290	-51
Halliwell	629	682	53
Harper Green	51	62	11
Heaton and Lostock	88	150	62
Horwich and Blackrod	261	393	132
Horwich North East	51	69	18
Hulton	63	122	59
Kearsley	71	93	22
Little Lever and Darcy Lever	51	67	16
Rumworth	143	203	60
Smithills	139	99	-40
Tonge with the Haulgh	86	97	11
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor	62	78	16
Westhoughton South	54	75	21

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Besses	71	122	51
Church	56	53	-3
East	623	243	-380
Elton	58	49	-9
Holyrood	70	89	19
Moorside	274	336	62
North Manor	75	88	13
Pilkington Park	98	114	16
Radcliffe East	78	71	-7
Radcliffe North	67	72	5
Radcliffe West	103	107	4
Ramsbottom	80	127	47
Redvales	75	88	13
Sedgley	256	443	187
St Mary's	370	390	20
Tottington	54	81	27
Unsworth	242	55	-187

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Ancoats and Clayton	868	707	-161
Ardwick	233	322	89
Baguley	103	74	-29
Bradford	186	259	73
Brooklands	205	188	-17
Burnage	104	191	87
Charlestown	93	123	30
Cheetham	528	779	251
Chorlton	95	136	41
Chorlton Park	165	219	54
City Centre	2618	2192	-426
Crumpsall	234	339	105
Didsbury East	233	159	-74
Didsbury West	108	210	102
Failsworth West	41	74	33
Fallowfield	203	273	70
Gorton North	121	169	48
Gorton South	225	230	5
Harpurhey	345	277	-68
Higher Blackley	97	127	30
Hulme	168	173	5
Levenshulme	164	202	38
Longsight	173	222	49
Miles Platting and Newton Heath	262	318	56
Moss Side	151	182	31
Moston	93	111	18
Northenden	95	163	68
Old Moat	103	127	24
Rusholme	231	236	5
Sharston	80	80	0
Whalley Range	159	172	13
Withington	69	104	35
Woodhouse Park	139	173	34

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Alexandra	89	116	27
Chadderton Central	77	108	31
Chadderton North	51	67	16
Chadderton South	42	243	201
Coldhurst	104	128	24
Crompton	204	289	85
Failsworth East	132	216	84
Failsworth West	41	74	33
Hollinwood	68	93	25
Medlock Vale	74	141	67
Royton North	53	56	3
Royton South	62	82	20
Saddleworth North	60	56	-4
Saddleworth South	56	64	8
Saddleworth West and Lees	89	84	-5
Shaw	53	56	3
St James'	30	72	42
St Mary's	370	390	20
Waterhead	42	70	28
Werneth	124	163	39

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Balderstone and Kirkholt	48	57	9
Bamford	57	89	32
Castleton	64	94	30
Central Rochdale	117	125	8
East Middleton	42	55	13
Healey	64	59	-5
Hopwood Hall	51	52	1
Kingsway	77	96	19
Littleborough Lakeside	66	61	-5
Milkstone and Deeplish	162	195	33
Milnrow and Newhey	49	77	28
Norden	29	56	27
North Heywood	87	136	49
North Middleton	253	185	-68
Smallbridge and Firgrove	29	51	22
South Middleton	61	109	48
Spotland and Falinge	53	67	14
Wardle and West Littleborough	26	39	13
West Heywood	45	66	21
West Middleton	75	78	3

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Astley Mosley Common	41	68	27
Barton	62	92	30
Boothstown and Ellenbrook	48	44	-4
Broughton	156	250	94
Cadishead	85	122	37
Cheetham	528	779	251
Claremont	45	61	16
Eccles	99	122	23
Irlam	42	38	-4
Irwell Riverside	273	305	32
Kersal	120	188	68
Langworthy	74	95	21
Little Hulton	57	66	9
Ordsall	427	760	333
Pendlebury	49	96	47
Swinton North	82	117	35
Swinton South	68	100	32
Walkden North	163	144	-19
Walkden South	42	88	46
Weaste and Seedley	108	177	69
Winton	54	78	24
Worsley	55	75	20

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bramhall North	60	88	28
Bramhall South and Woodford	501	306	-195
Bredbury and Woodley	67	86	19
Bredbury Green and Romiley	63	75	12
Brinnington and Central	489	443	-46
Cheadle and Gatley	117	174	57
Cheadle Hulme North	87	111	24
Cheadle Hulme South	130	149	19
Davenport and Cale Green	71	75	4
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath	65	78	13
Hazel Grove	89	90	1
Heald Green	93	148	55
Heatons North	90	116	26
Heatons South	118	164	46
Manor	72	281	209
Marple North	66	70	4
Marple South	81	72	-9
Offerton	37	57	20
Reddish North	74	104	30
Reddish South	635	165	-470
Stepping Hill	89	130	41

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Ashton Hurst	44	37	-7
Ashton St Michael's	76	83	7
Ashton Waterloo	35	39	4
Audenshaw	33	75	42
Denton North East	95	134	39
Denton South	33	48	15
Denton West	74	81	7
Droylsden East	64	73	9
Droylsden West	64	99	35
Dukinfield	57	89	32
Dukinfield Stalybridge	48	66	18
Hyde Godley	116	133	17
Hyde Newton	71	62	-9
Hyde Werneth	49	57	8
Longdendale	41	31	-10
Mossley	43	62	19
St Peter's	146	200	54
Stalybridge North	107	72	-35
Stalybridge South	56	75	19

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Altrincham	973	926	-47
Ashton upon Mersey	66	96	30
Bowdon	141	198	57
Broadheath	219	211	-8
Brooklands	205	188	-17
Bucklow-St Martins	41	38	-3
Clifford	157	147	-10
Davyhulme East	61	80	19
Davyhulme West	61	48	-13
Flixton	36	47	11
Gorse Hill	164	181	17
Hale Barns	76	100	24
Hale Central	281	188	-93
Longford	113	162	49
Priory	110	148	38
Sale Moor	33	59	26
St Mary's	370	390	20
Stretford	66	91	25
Timperley	52	75	23
Urmston	59	82	23
Village	44	78	34

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abram	51	52	1
Ashton	64	75	11
Aspull New Springs Whelley	34	38	4
Astley Mosley Common	41	68	27
Atherleigh	61	78	17
Atherton	63	123	60
Bryn	39	53	14
Douglas	52	61	9
Golborne and Lowton West	72	121	49
Hindley	69	97	28
Hindley Green	19	37	18
Ince	62	63	1
Leigh East	46	92	46
Leigh South	105	76	-29
Leigh West	44	65	21
Lowton East	59	67	8
Orrell	52	75	23
Pemberton	52	66	14
Shevington with Lower Ground	43	64	21
Standish with Langtree	73	95	22
Tyldesley	92	147	55
Wigan Central	117	192	75
Wigan West	43	56	13
Winstanley	35	62	27
Worsley Mesnes	54	109	55

Total companies 2019 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2018: 1st	London	1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd	Greater Manchester	189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd	West Midlands	173,134
4th 2018: 4th	Essex	128,433
5th 2018: 5th	West Yorkshire	123,678

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
2nd 2018: 2nd	Greater Manchester	189,867
5th 2018: 5th	West Yorkshire	123,678
10th 2018: 10th	Cheshire	80,108
11th 2018: 11th	Lancashire	77,937
14th 2018: 15th	Merseyside	68,401
17th 2018: 17th	South Yorkshire	60,360
28th 2018: 27th	Derbyshire	48,355

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2018: 1st	London	1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd	Greater Manchester	189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd	West Midlands	173,134
4th 2018: 4th	Essex	128,433
5th 2018: 5th	West Yorkshire	123,678
6th 2018: 7th	Hampshire	114,831
7th 2018: 8th	Kent	113,551
8th 2018: 6th	Hertfordshire	113,106
9th 2018: 9th	Surrey	100,643
10th 2018: 10th	Cheshire	80,108
11th 2018: 11th	Lancashire	77,937
12th 2018: 13th	Berkshire	70,177
13th 2018: 12th	Buckinghamshire	69,470
14th 2018: 15th	Merseyside	68,401
15th 2018: 14th	East Sussex	67,545
16th 2018: 16th	Leicestershire	63,315
17th 2018: 17th	South Yorkshire	60,360
18th 2018: 18th	Dorset	57,606
19th 2018: 19th	North Yorkshire	54,481
20th 2018: 21st	Devon	53,264
21st 2018: 20th	West Sussex	52,825
22nd 2018: 22nd	Gloucestershire	52,494
23rd 2018: 24th	Somerset	51,957
24th 2018: 25th	Staffordshire	51,758
25th 2018: 23rd	Nottinghamshire	51,677
26th 2018: 26th	Cambridgeshire	50,160
27th 2018: 28th	Northamptonshire	49,144
28th 2018: 27th	Derbyshire	48,355
29th 2018: 29th	Lincolnshire	45,109
30th 2018: 30th	Tyne and Wear	44,237
31st 2018: 33rd	Worcestershire	43,247
32nd 2018: 32nd	Oxfordshire	42,461
33rd 2018: 31st	Bedfordshire	42,145
34th 2018: 35th	Warwickshire	38,998
35th 2018: 34th	Norfolk	38,911
36th 2018: 36th	Wiltshire	37,182
37th 2018: 37th	Suffolk	36,907
38th 2018: 38th	Bristol	33,594
39th 2018: 39th	Durham	29,218
40th 2018: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	25,383
41st 2018: 41st	Shropshire	23,741
42nd 2018: 42nd	Cornwall	23,037
43rd 2018: 43rd	Cumbria	21,286
44th 2018: 44th	Northumberland	10,879
45th 2018: 45th	Herefordshire	10,498
46th 2018: 46th	Isle of Wight	5,705
47th 2018: 47th	Rutland	1,904

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

70.7

National Average

70.7

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.

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

2019

31,440 formed

27,478 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

7.5% vs 2015

5.7% vs 2016

3.97% vs 2017

3.0% vs 2018

Company Formations in 2019: Greater Manchester

New businesses in Greater Manchester mapped

Boroughs

Companies formed in 2019 league table

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

National Average

Type of companies formed in Greater Manchester breakdown

Total companies in Greater Manchester by the end of 2019

meaning there is a total of

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

Ward breakdown data for Bolton Bury Manchester Oldham Rochdale Salford Stockport Tameside Trafford Wigan

Total companies 2019 league table

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

National Average

The last 5 years

Ward breakdown data for