2016
32,999 formed
23,445 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2020
9.5% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2019
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Greater Manchester compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
9th
2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th
2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
13th
2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th
2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
25th
2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
13.5
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (35,216 companies)
3% Other company types (1,072 companies)
Other company types breakdown (1,072 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2020
????
Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2020
207,946
businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2020.
9.5% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2019
Lancashire
83,690 total businesses
12,655 formed in 2020
7,557 dissolved in 2020
Derbyshire
51,742 total businesses
7,413 formed in 2020
3,918 dissolved in 2020
South Yorkshire
65,398 total businesses
10,450 formed in 2020
5,761 dissolved in 2020
West Yorkshire
135,276 total businesses
22,615 formed in 2020
12,141 dissolved in 2020
Cheshire
86,796 total businesses
11,017 formed in 2020
7,263 dissolved in 2020
Merseyside
74,780 total businesses
13,410 formed in 2020
6,956 dissolved in 2020
Greater Manchester
207,946 total businesses
36,288 formed in 2020
20,649 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Bridge |
68 |
||
Bradshaw |
31 |
||
Breightmet |
30 |
||
Bromley Cross |
52 |
||
Crompton |
219 |
||
Farnworth |
169 |
||
Great Lever |
81 |
||
Halliwell |
10 |
||
Harper Green |
48 |
||
Heaton and Lostock |
39 |
||
Horwich and Blackrod |
57 |
||
Horwich North East |
36 |
||
Hulton |
72 |
||
Kearsley |
48 |
||
Little Lever and Darcy Lever |
36 |
||
Rumworth |
190 |
||
Smithills |
-205 |
||
Tonge with the Haulgh |
81 |
||
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor |
33 |
||
Westhoughton South |
48 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Besses |
-95 |
||
Church |
63 |
||
East |
-241 |
||
Elton |
39 |
||
Holyrood |
39 |
||
Moorside |
-4 |
||
North Manor |
40 |
||
Pilkington Park |
65 |
||
Radcliffe East |
34 |
||
Radcliffe North |
37 |
||
Radcliffe West |
43 |
||
Ramsbottom |
47 |
||
Redvales |
72 |
||
Sedgley |
312 |
||
St Mary's |
245 |
||
Tottington |
32 |
||
Unsworth |
-175 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ancoats and Clayton |
453 |
||
Ardwick |
287 |
||
Baguley |
128 |
||
Bradford |
144 |
||
Brooklands |
135 |
||
Burnage |
171 |
||
Charlestown |
81 |
||
Cheetham |
600 |
||
Chorlton |
67 |
||
Chorlton Park |
165 |
||
City Centre |
397 |
||
Crumpsall |
130 |
||
Didsbury East |
40 |
||
Didsbury West |
156 |
||
Failsworth West |
37 |
||
Fallowfield |
106 |
||
Gorton North |
229 |
||
Gorton South |
192 |
||
Harpurhey |
98 |
||
Higher Blackley |
86 |
||
Hulme |
79 |
||
Levenshulme |
194 |
||
Longsight |
260 |
||
Miles Platting and Newton Heath |
139 |
||
Moss Side |
189 |
||
Moston |
68 |
||
Northenden |
108 |
||
Old Moat |
81 |
||
Rusholme |
200 |
||
Sharston |
74 |
||
Whalley Range |
173 |
||
Withington |
78 |
||
Woodhouse Park |
129 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
97 |
||
Chadderton Central |
113 |
||
Chadderton North |
55 |
||
Chadderton South |
81 |
||
Coldhurst |
98 |
||
Crompton |
219 |
||
Failsworth East |
129 |
||
Failsworth West |
37 |
||
Hollinwood |
22 |
||
Medlock Vale |
176 |
||
Royton North |
33 |
||
Royton South |
54 |
||
Saddleworth North |
84 |
||
Saddleworth South |
45 |
||
Saddleworth West and Lees |
163 |
||
Shaw |
33 |
||
St James' |
51 |
||
St Mary's |
245 |
||
Waterhead |
66 |
||
Werneth |
159 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balderstone and Kirkholt |
52 |
||
Bamford |
33 |
||
Castleton |
57 |
||
Central Rochdale |
72 |
||
East Middleton |
20 |
||
Healey |
38 |
||
Hopwood Hall |
36 |
||
Kingsway |
92 |
||
Littleborough Lakeside |
31 |
||
Milkstone and Deeplish |
152 |
||
Milnrow and Newhey |
23 |
||
Norden |
56 |
||
North Heywood |
107 |
||
North Middleton |
110 |
||
Smallbridge and Firgrove |
28 |
||
South Middleton |
57 |
||
Spotland and Falinge |
57 |
||
Wardle and West Littleborough |
26 |
||
West Heywood |
22 |
||
West Middleton |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Mosley Common |
41 |
||
Barton |
57 |
||
Boothstown and Ellenbrook |
25 |
||
Broughton |
146 |
||
Cadishead |
28 |
||
Cheetham |
600 |
||
Claremont |
25 |
||
Eccles |
42 |
||
Irlam |
32 |
||
Irwell Riverside |
151 |
||
Kersal |
123 |
||
Langworthy |
107 |
||
Little Hulton |
59 |
||
Ordsall |
231 |
||
Pendlebury |
29 |
||
Swinton North |
88 |
||
Swinton South |
61 |
||
Walkden North |
11 |
||
Walkden South |
47 |
||
Weaste and Seedley |
323 |
||
Winton |
32 |
||
Worsley |
40 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bramhall North |
29 |
||
Bramhall South and Woodford |
-79 |
||
Bredbury and Woodley |
57 |
||
Bredbury Green and Romiley |
32 |
||
Brinnington and Central |
143 |
||
Cheadle and Gatley |
80 |
||
Cheadle Hulme North |
51 |
||
Cheadle Hulme South |
115 |
||
Davenport and Cale Green |
72 |
||
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath |
44 |
||
Hazel Grove |
47 |
||
Heald Green |
186 |
||
Heatons North |
53 |
||
Heatons South |
50 |
||
Manor |
116 |
||
Marple North |
18 |
||
Marple South |
24 |
||
Offerton |
29 |
||
Reddish North |
104 |
||
Reddish South |
100 |
||
Stepping Hill |
45 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashton Hurst |
29 |
||
Ashton St Michael's |
74 |
||
Ashton Waterloo |
46 |
||
Audenshaw |
35 |
||
Denton North East |
63 |
||
Denton South |
17 |
||
Denton West |
59 |
||
Droylsden East |
50 |
||
Droylsden West |
31 |
||
Dukinfield |
35 |
||
Dukinfield Stalybridge |
31 |
||
Hyde Godley |
55 |
||
Hyde Newton |
50 |
||
Hyde Werneth |
38 |
||
Longdendale |
31 |
||
Mossley |
33 |
||
St Peter's |
176 |
||
Stalybridge North |
7 |
||
Stalybridge South |
51 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altrincham |
-399 |
||
Ashton upon Mersey |
51 |
||
Bowdon |
134 |
||
Broadheath |
63 |
||
Brooklands |
135 |
||
Bucklow-St Martins |
14 |
||
Clifford |
129 |
||
Davyhulme East |
31 |
||
Davyhulme West |
18 |
||
Flixton |
26 |
||
Gorse Hill |
151 |
||
Hale Barns |
70 |
||
Hale Central |
-43 |
||
Longford |
105 |
||
Priory |
107 |
||
Sale Moor |
34 |
||
St Mary's |
245 |
||
Stretford |
82 |
||
Timperley |
54 |
||
Urmston |
36 |
||
Village |
38 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abram |
70 |
||
Ashton |
59 |
||
Aspull New Springs Whelley |
35 |
||
Astley Mosley Common |
41 |
||
Atherleigh |
38 |
||
Atherton |
31 |
||
Bryn |
33 |
||
Douglas |
74 |
||
Golborne and Lowton West |
30 |
||
Hindley |
18 |
||
Hindley Green |
41 |
||
Ince |
42 |
||
Leigh East |
44 |
||
Leigh South |
61 |
||
Leigh West |
61 |
||
Lowton East |
19 |
||
Orrell |
31 |
||
Pemberton |
46 |
||
Shevington with Lower Ground |
12 |
||
Standish with Langtree |
56 |
||
Tyldesley |
56 |
||
Wigan Central |
432 |
||
Wigan West |
12 |
||
Winstanley |
47 |
||
Worsley Mesnes |
55 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
10th
2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th
2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th
2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
17th
2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
28th
2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
77.4
76.4
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.
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
2020
36,288 formed
20,649 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.7% vs 2016
3.97% vs 2017
2.97% vs 2018
9.5% vs 2019