2017
31,124 formed
23,467 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2021
4.6% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2020
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Greater Manchester compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
9th
2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th
2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
12th
2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th
2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
26th
2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
13.6
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (35,402 companies)
3% Other company types (1,040 companies)
Other company types breakdown (1,040 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2021
????
Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2021
217,557
businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2021.
4.6% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2020
Lancashire
87,562 total businesses
12,800 formed in 2021
10,548 dissolved in 2021
Derbyshire
53,394 total businesses
7,261 formed in 2021
5,840 dissolved in 2021
South Yorkshire
68,227 total businesses
10,815 formed in 2021
8,503 dissolved in 2021
West Yorkshire
141,120 total businesses
22,140 formed in 2021
17,256 dissolved in 2021
Cheshire
83,426 total businesses
9,800 formed in 2021
11,442 dissolved in 2021
Merseyside
78,022 total businesses
13,108 formed in 2021
10,601 dissolved in 2021
Greater Manchester
217,557 total businesses
36,442 formed in 2021
28,629 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Bridge |
16 |
||
Bradshaw |
9 |
||
Breightmet |
31 |
||
Bromley Cross |
16 |
||
Crompton |
91 |
||
Farnworth |
85 |
||
Great Lever |
-20 |
||
Halliwell |
323 |
||
Harper Green |
43 |
||
Heaton and Lostock |
22 |
||
Horwich and Blackrod |
11 |
||
Horwich North East |
120 |
||
Hulton |
28 |
||
Kearsley |
13 |
||
Little Lever and Darcy Lever |
-5 |
||
Rumworth |
81 |
||
Smithills |
31 |
||
Tonge with the Haulgh |
7 |
||
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor |
13 |
||
Westhoughton South |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Besses |
206 |
||
Church |
33 |
||
East |
16 |
||
Elton |
22 |
||
Holyrood |
73 |
||
Moorside |
137 |
||
North Manor |
-3 |
||
Pilkington Park |
25 |
||
Radcliffe East |
-18 |
||
Radcliffe North |
24 |
||
Radcliffe West |
-28 |
||
Ramsbottom |
5 |
||
Redvales |
32 |
||
Sedgley |
237 |
||
St Mary's |
129 |
||
Tottington |
7 |
||
Unsworth |
-239 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ancoats and Clayton |
321 |
||
Ardwick |
237 |
||
Baguley |
51 |
||
Bradford |
107 |
||
Brooklands |
68 |
||
Burnage |
137 |
||
Charlestown |
21 |
||
Cheetham |
246 |
||
Chorlton |
28 |
||
Chorlton Park |
109 |
||
City Centre |
-228 |
||
Crumpsall |
54 |
||
Didsbury East |
-12 |
||
Didsbury West |
99 |
||
Failsworth West |
10 |
||
Fallowfield |
86 |
||
Gorton North |
80 |
||
Gorton South |
185 |
||
Harpurhey |
3 |
||
Higher Blackley |
27 |
||
Hulme |
-7 |
||
Levenshulme |
158 |
||
Longsight |
174 |
||
Miles Platting and Newton Heath |
-16 |
||
Moss Side |
161 |
||
Moston |
26 |
||
Northenden |
54 |
||
Old Moat |
61 |
||
Rusholme |
127 |
||
Sharston |
25 |
||
Whalley Range |
66 |
||
Withington |
34 |
||
Woodhouse Park |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
44 |
||
Chadderton Central |
76 |
||
Chadderton North |
5 |
||
Chadderton South |
-5 |
||
Coldhurst |
74 |
||
Crompton |
91 |
||
Failsworth East |
190 |
||
Failsworth West |
10 |
||
Hollinwood |
46 |
||
Medlock Vale |
45 |
||
Royton North |
14 |
||
Royton South |
0 |
||
Saddleworth North |
40 |
||
Saddleworth South |
3 |
||
Saddleworth West and Lees |
22 |
||
Shaw |
13 |
||
St James' |
9 |
||
St Mary's |
129 |
||
Waterhead |
35 |
||
Werneth |
85 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Balderstone and Kirkholt |
32 |
||
Bamford |
1 |
||
Castleton |
56 |
||
Central Rochdale |
25 |
||
East Middleton |
102 |
||
Healey |
23 |
||
Hopwood Hall |
22 |
||
Kingsway |
52 |
||
Littleborough Lakeside |
-7 |
||
Milkstone and Deeplish |
148 |
||
Milnrow and Newhey |
2 |
||
Norden |
5 |
||
North Heywood |
-1 |
||
North Middleton |
3 |
||
Smallbridge and Firgrove |
1 |
||
South Middleton |
36 |
||
Spotland and Falinge |
20 |
||
Wardle and West Littleborough |
9 |
||
West Heywood |
3 |
||
West Middleton |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Astley Mosley Common |
20 |
||
Barton |
37 |
||
Boothstown and Ellenbrook |
8 |
||
Broughton |
138 |
||
Cadishead |
33 |
||
Cheetham |
246 |
||
Claremont |
23 |
||
Eccles |
61 |
||
Irlam |
13 |
||
Irwell Riverside |
157 |
||
Kersal |
76 |
||
Langworthy |
26 |
||
Little Hulton |
14 |
||
Ordsall |
209 |
||
Pendlebury |
146 |
||
Swinton North |
23 |
||
Swinton South |
29 |
||
Walkden North |
48 |
||
Walkden South |
64 |
||
Weaste and Seedley |
-128 |
||
Winton |
39 |
||
Worsley |
20 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bramhall North |
-2 |
||
Bramhall South and Woodford |
-93 |
||
Bredbury and Woodley |
5 |
||
Bredbury Green and Romiley |
20 |
||
Brinnington and Central |
-88 |
||
Cheadle and Gatley |
26 |
||
Cheadle Hulme North |
0 |
||
Cheadle Hulme South |
35 |
||
Davenport and Cale Green |
133 |
||
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath |
42 |
||
Hazel Grove |
34 |
||
Heald Green |
186 |
||
Heatons North |
25 |
||
Heatons South |
30 |
||
Manor |
-36 |
||
Marple North |
10 |
||
Marple South |
-5 |
||
Offerton |
18 |
||
Reddish North |
48 |
||
Reddish South |
5 |
||
Stepping Hill |
-17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashton Hurst |
-3 |
||
Ashton St Michael's |
8 |
||
Ashton Waterloo |
20 |
||
Audenshaw |
11 |
||
Denton North East |
-26 |
||
Denton South |
27 |
||
Denton West |
-24 |
||
Droylsden East |
31 |
||
Droylsden West |
29 |
||
Dukinfield |
12 |
||
Dukinfield Stalybridge |
130 |
||
Hyde Godley |
43 |
||
Hyde Newton |
50 |
||
Hyde Werneth |
25 |
||
Longdendale |
24 |
||
Mossley |
-13 |
||
St Peter's |
69 |
||
Stalybridge North |
-10 |
||
Stalybridge South |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Altrincham |
-360 |
||
Ashton upon Mersey |
22 |
||
Bowdon |
160 |
||
Broadheath |
35 |
||
Brooklands |
68 |
||
Bucklow-St Martins |
21 |
||
Clifford |
75 |
||
Davyhulme East |
8 |
||
Davyhulme West |
15 |
||
Flixton |
8 |
||
Gorse Hill |
69 |
||
Hale Barns |
34 |
||
Hale Central |
-105 |
||
Longford |
43 |
||
Priory |
44 |
||
Sale Moor |
32 |
||
St Mary's |
129 |
||
Stretford |
-8 |
||
Timperley |
21 |
||
Urmston |
17 |
||
Village |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abram |
8 |
||
Ashton |
7 |
||
Aspull New Springs Whelley |
9 |
||
Astley Mosley Common |
20 |
||
Atherleigh |
24 |
||
Atherton |
-9 |
||
Bryn |
-3 |
||
Douglas |
170 |
||
Golborne and Lowton West |
11 |
||
Hindley |
20 |
||
Hindley Green |
24 |
||
Ince |
51 |
||
Leigh East |
16 |
||
Leigh South |
30 |
||
Leigh West |
31 |
||
Lowton East |
5 |
||
Orrell |
18 |
||
Pemberton |
22 |
||
Shevington with Lower Ground |
7 |
||
Standish with Langtree |
16 |
||
Tyldesley |
5 |
||
Wigan Central |
157 |
||
Wigan West |
20 |
||
Winstanley |
9 |
||
Worsley Mesnes |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
10th
2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th
2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th
2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
17th
2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
27th
2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
81.0
79.1
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.
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
2021
36,442 formed
28,629 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.97% vs 2017
2.97% vs 2018
9.52% vs 2019
4.6% vs 2020