Company Formations in 2023: Greater Manchester

???? Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2023

4.9% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2022

New businesses in Greater Manchester mapped

Boroughs

ABolton: 4,277
BBury: 2,442
CManchester: 13,450
DOldham: 2,870
ERochdale: 2,469
FSalford: 3,664
GStockport: 3,544
HTameside: 2,033
ITrafford: 3,740
JWigan: 2,659

Companies formed in 2023 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 2022: 1st	London	313,446
2nd 2022: 2nd	West Midlands	44,594
3rd 2022: 3rd	Greater Manchester	41,222
4th 2022: 4th	West Yorkshire	24,534
5th 2022: 5th	Essex	20,333

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
3rd 2022: 3rd	Greater Manchester	41,222
4th 2022: 4th	West Yorkshire	24,534
9th 2022: 9th	Merseyside	14,307
10th 2022: 10th	Lancashire	14,223
12th 2022: 11th	South Yorkshire	11,638
15th 2022: 15th	Cheshire	9,952
26th 2022: 24th	Derbyshire	7,528

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2022: 1st	London	313,446
2nd 2022: 2nd	West Midlands	44,594
3rd 2022: 3rd	Greater Manchester	41,222
4th 2022: 4th	West Yorkshire	24,534
5th 2022: 5th	Essex	20,333
6th 2022: 6th	Kent	17,620
7th 2022: 7th	Hampshire	15,385
8th 2022: 8th	Hertfordshire	14,512
9th 2022: 9th	Merseyside	14,307
10th 2022: 10th	Lancashire	14,223
11th 2022: 12th	Surrey	12,018
12th 2022: 11th	South Yorkshire	11,638
13th 2022: 13th	Leicestershire	11,417
14th 2022: 14th	Berkshire	10,571
15th 2022: 15th	Cheshire	9,952
16th 2022: 17th	Buckinghamshire	9,591
17th 2022: 16th	Nottinghamshire	9,559
18th 2022: 20th	North Yorkshire	9,266
19th 2022: 18th	Bedfordshire	9,025
20th 2022: 30th	Suffolk	8,934
21st 2022: 21st	Staffordshire	8,878
22nd 2022: 25th	Cambridgeshire	8,677
23rd 2022: 19th	Dorset	8,565
24th 2022: 22nd	Tyne and Wear	8,274
25th 2022: 23rd	Northamptonshire	8,191
26th 2022: 24th	Derbyshire	7,528
27th 2022: 26th	East Sussex	7,311
28th 2022: 29th	Devon	7,183
29th 2022: 28th	Lincolnshire	7,141
30th 2022: 31st	Gloucestershire	6,902
31st 2022: 32nd	West Sussex	6,678
32nd 2022: 27th	Somerset	6,531
33rd 2022: 34th	Norfolk	5,723
34th 2022: 35th	Durham	5,696
35th 2022: 38th	Oxfordshire	5,446
36th 2022: 33rd	Warwickshire	5,157
37th 2022: 36th	Bristol	5,050
38th 2022: 39th	Wiltshire	4,965
39th 2022: 37th	Worcestershire	4,808
40th 2022: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	4,211
41st 2022: 41st	Shropshire	3,480
42nd 2022: 43rd	Cornwall	3,074
43rd 2022: 44th	Cumbria	2,686
44th 2022: 42nd	Herefordshire	2,540
45th 2022: 45th	Northumberland	1,554
46th 2022: 46th	Isle of Wight	757
47th 2022: 47th	Rutland	232

New incorporations in 2023 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

15.4

National Average

14.2

Type of companies formed in Greater Manchester breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (39,932 companies)

3% Other company types (1,290 companies)

Public Limited Company 0.5% (7 companies)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 9.7% (125 companies)
Company Limited by Guarantee 54.8% (707 companies)
Limited Partnership 2.6% (33 companies)
Community Interest Company 26.8% (346 companies)
Other 5.6% (72 companies)

Other company types breakdown (1,290 companies)

Total companies in Greater Manchester by the end of 2023

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Businesses formed in Greater Manchester during 2023

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Businesses dissolved in Greater Manchester during 2023

meaning there is a total of

244,408

businesses registered in Greater Manchester at the end of 2023.

4.9% more companies in Greater Manchester compared to 2022

Surrounding counties 2023 breakdown & comparison

Lancashire

95,511 total businesses
14,223 formed in 2023
11,495 dissolved in 2023

Derbyshire

57,297 total businesses
7,528 formed in 2023
6,299 dissolved in 2023

South Yorkshire

73,897 total businesses
11,638 formed in 2023
9,819 dissolved in 2023

West Yorkshire

153,003 total businesses
24,534 formed in 2023
21,511 dissolved in 2023

Cheshire

82,175 total businesses
9,952 formed in 2023
10,096 dissolved in 2023

Merseyside

83,450 total businesses
14,307 formed in 2023
12,169 dissolved in 2023

Greater Manchester

244,408 total businesses
41,222 formed in 2023
33,808 dissolved in 2023

Ward breakdown data for

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Astley Bridge	66	127	61
Bradshaw	59	49	-10
Breightmet	65	87	22
Bromley Cross	84	118	34
Crompton	323	464	141
Farnworth	227	319	92
Great Lever	308	392	84
Halliwell	949	861	-88
Harper Green	93	139	46
Heaton and Lostock	109	176	67
Horwich and Blackrod	230	403	173
Horwich North East	70	52	-18
Hulton	116	175	59
Kearsley	88	114	26
Little Lever and Darcy Lever	42	68	26
Rumworth	184	315	131
Smithills	116	139	23
Tonge with the Haulgh	110	155	45
Westhoughton North and Chew Moor	62	93	31
Westhoughton South	74	80	6

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Besses	398	87	-311
Church	49	71	22
East	197	240	43
Elton	50	64	14
Holyrood	97	136	39
Moorside	201	313	112
North Manor	67	76	9
Pilkington Park	92	141	49
Radcliffe East	104	94	-10
Radcliffe North	66	74	8
Radcliffe West	156	98	-58
Ramsbottom	79	147	68
Redvales	85	151	66
Sedgley	307	532	225
St Mary's	500	545	45
Tottington	58	59	1
Unsworth	441	54	-387

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Ancoats and Clayton	913	1207	294
Ardwick	510	467	-43
Baguley	93	150	57
Bradford	300	323	23
Brooklands	200	248	48
Burnage	181	274	93
Charlestown	155	178	23
Cheetham	671	1214	543
Chorlton	110	141	31
Chorlton Park	160	240	80
City Centre	3096	2998	-98
Crumpsall	246	377	131
Didsbury East	225	173	-52
Didsbury West	144	230	86
Failsworth West	142	96	-46
Fallowfield	220	430	210
Gorton North	228	306	78
Gorton South	304	415	111
Harpurhey	908	634	-274
Higher Blackley	107	157	50
Hulme	182	275	93
Levenshulme	272	405	133
Longsight	296	435	139
Miles Platting and Newton Heath	229	335	106
Moss Side	319	469	150
Moston	138	176	38
Northenden	151	179	28
Old Moat	135	133	-2
Rusholme	261	314	53
Sharston	81	120	39
Whalley Range	205	272	67
Withington	113	161	48
Woodhouse Park	126	148	22

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Alexandra	289	168	-121
Chadderton Central	134	203	69
Chadderton North	144	116	-28
Chadderton South	62	117	55
Coldhurst	132	198	66
Crompton	323	464	141
Failsworth East	214	216	2
Failsworth West	142	96	-46
Hollinwood	96	125	29
Medlock Vale	183	200	17
Royton North	36	62	26
Royton South	66	83	17
Saddleworth North	68	76	8
Saddleworth South	60	90	30
Saddleworth West and Lees	68	122	54
Shaw	51	69	18
St James'	80	81	1
St Mary's	500	545	45
Waterhead	135	148	13
Werneth	230	281	51

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Balderstone and Kirkholt	61	86	25
Bamford	67	128	61
Castleton	92	134	42
Central Rochdale	151	279	128
East Middleton	51	80	29
Healey	70	113	43
Hopwood Hall	60	80	20
Kingsway	110	156	46
Littleborough Lakeside	49	47	-2
Milkstone and Deeplish	262	311	49
Milnrow and Newhey	48	74	26
Norden	60	66	6
North Heywood	111	154	43
North Middleton	416	193	-223
Smallbridge and Firgrove	43	69	26
South Middleton	73	90	17
Spotland and Falinge	105	135	30
Wardle and West Littleborough	40	55	15
West Heywood	60	81	21
West Middleton	76	138	62

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Astley Mosley Common	58	74	16
Barton	90	130	40
Boothstown and Ellenbrook	44	66	22
Broughton	207	323	116
Cadishead	96	128	32
Cheetham	671	1214	543
Claremont	48	94	46
Eccles	109	184	75
Irlam	38	50	12
Irwell Riverside	293	297	4
Kersal	161	210	49
Langworthy	140	349	209
Little Hulton	74	117	43
Ordsall	537	611	74
Pendlebury	131	149	18
Swinton North	110	117	7
Swinton South	90	132	42
Walkden North	157	180	23
Walkden South	104	143	39
Weaste and Seedley	135	201	66
Winton	76	98	22
Worsley	82	85	3

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bramhall North	75	93	18
Bramhall South and Woodford	366	464	98
Bredbury and Woodley	61	87	26
Bredbury Green and Romiley	61	115	54
Brinnington and Central	418	470	52
Cheadle and Gatley	147	286	139
Cheadle Hulme North	113	114	1
Cheadle Hulme South	263	227	-36
Davenport and Cale Green	91	141	50
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath	84	112	28
Hazel Grove	88	109	21
Heald Green	177	252	75
Heatons North	88	131	43
Heatons South	125	152	27
Manor	75	103	28
Marple North	67	77	10
Marple South	76	76	0
Offerton	51	48	-3
Reddish North	80	161	81
Reddish South	150	189	39
Stepping Hill	98	137	39

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Ashton Hurst	56	80	24
Ashton St Michael's	103	135	32
Ashton Waterloo	56	86	30
Audenshaw	62	91	29
Denton North East	92	146	54
Denton South	52	48	-4
Denton West	92	91	-1
Droylsden East	96	135	39
Droylsden West	88	92	4
Dukinfield	66	84	18
Dukinfield Stalybridge	104	81	-23
Hyde Godley	107	144	37
Hyde Newton	62	88	26
Hyde Werneth	80	105	25
Longdendale	45	66	21
Mossley	49	59	10
St Peter's	214	358	144
Stalybridge North	58	81	23
Stalybridge South	66	63	-3

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Altrincham	696	963	267
Ashton upon Mersey	66	98	32
Bowdon	223	375	152
Broadheath	195	275	80
Brooklands	200	248	48
Bucklow-St Martins	42	53	11
Clifford	198	194	-4
Davyhulme East	57	72	15
Davyhulme West	49	82	33
Flixton	32	63	31
Gorse Hill	208	228	20
Hale Barns	106	116	10
Hale Central	284	185	-99
Longford	159	182	23
Priory	128	177	49
Sale Moor	67	89	22
St Mary's	500	545	45
Stretford	89	126	37
Timperley	59	78	19
Urmston	75	91	16
Village	60	89	29

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Abram	66	68	2
Ashton	59	76	17
Aspull New Springs Whelley	47	69	22
Astley Mosley Common	58	74	16
Atherleigh	55	60	5
Atherton	101	135	34
Bryn	51	71	20
Douglas	109	133	24
Golborne and Lowton West	91	108	17
Hindley	63	113	50
Hindley Green	47	69	22
Ince	68	94	26
Leigh East	115	164	49
Leigh South	72	99	27
Leigh West	107	158	51
Lowton East	52	68	16
Orrell	63	79	16
Pemberton	143	192	49
Shevington with Lower Ground	48	53	5
Standish with Langtree	72	94	22
Tyldesley	100	126	26
Wigan Central	147	177	30
Wigan West	62	87	25
Winstanley	56	60	4
Worsley Mesnes	51	232	181

Total companies 2023 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Greater Manchester compares to them.

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2022: 1st	London	1,534,936
2nd 2022: 2nd	Greater Manchester	244,408
3rd 2022: 3rd	West Midlands	227,431
4th 2022: 5th	Essex	153,732
5th 2022: 4th	West Yorkshire	153,003

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
2nd 2022: 2nd	Greater Manchester	244,408
5th 2022: 4th	West Yorkshire	153,003
10th 2022: 10th	Lancashire	95,511
11th 2022: 12th	Merseyside	83,450
12th 2022: 11th	Cheshire	82,175
16th 2022: 16th	South Yorkshire	73,897
27th 2022: 27th	Derbyshire	57,297

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2022: 1st	London	1,534,936
2nd 2022: 2nd	Greater Manchester	244,408
3rd 2022: 3rd	West Midlands	227,431
4th 2022: 5th	Essex	153,732
5th 2022: 4th	West Yorkshire	153,003
6th 2022: 6th	Kent	133,898
7th 2022: 7th	Hampshire	126,128
8th 2022: 8th	Hertfordshire	122,871
9th 2022: 9th	Surrey	109,469
10th 2022: 10th	Lancashire	95,511
11th 2022: 12th	Merseyside	83,450
12th 2022: 11th	Cheshire	82,175
13th 2022: 13th	Buckinghamshire	78,961
14th 2022: 14th	Berkshire	78,581
15th 2022: 15th	Leicestershire	75,930
16th 2022: 16th	South Yorkshire	73,897
17th 2022: 17th	East Sussex	71,059
18th 2022: 18th	North Yorkshire	65,895
19th 2022: 19th	Nottinghamshire	64,763
20th 2022: 20th	Devon	63,364
21st 2022: 21st	Dorset	63,266
22nd 2022: 22nd	Staffordshire	61,360
23rd 2022: 23rd	Somerset	60,186
24th 2022: 26th	Cambridgeshire	60,023
25th 2022: 24th	West Sussex	59,896
26th 2022: 25th	Gloucestershire	59,830
27th 2022: 27th	Derbyshire	57,297
28th 2022: 28th	Lincolnshire	54,523
29th 2022: 29th	Northamptonshire	53,911
30th 2022: 30th	Tyne and Wear	53,391
31st 2022: 31st	Bedfordshire	52,721
32nd 2022: 34th	Suffolk	51,083
33rd 2022: 33rd	Norfolk	48,437
34th 2022: 32nd	Oxfordshire	48,030
35th 2022: 35th	Worcestershire	45,794
36th 2022: 36th	Warwickshire	43,587
37th 2022: 37th	Wiltshire	42,004
38th 2022: 39th	Durham	37,332
39th 2022: 38th	Bristol	37,161
40th 2022: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	30,108
41st 2022: 41st	Shropshire	28,037
42nd 2022: 42nd	Cornwall	26,998
43rd 2022: 43rd	Cumbria	23,719
44th 2022: 44th	Herefordshire	16,164
45th 2022: 45th	Northumberland	12,830
46th 2022: 46th	Isle of Wight	6,580
47th 2022: 47th	Rutland	2,133

Total companies at the end of 2023 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

91.0

National Average

86.6

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.

2019

31,440 formed

27,478 dissolved

2020

36,288 formed

20,649 dissolved

2021

36,442 formed

28,629 dissolved

2022

38,756 formed

28,381 dissolved

2023

41,222 formed

33,808 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

9.52% vs 2019

4.62% vs 2020

7.11% vs 2021

4.9% vs 2022

Company Formations in 2023: Greater Manchester

New businesses in Greater Manchester mapped

Boroughs

Companies formed in 2023 league table

New incorporations in 2023 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 2023

meaning there is a total of

Surrounding counties 2023 breakdown & comparison

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

Total companies 2023 league table

Total companies at the end of 2023 per 1000 people

In Greater Manchester

National Average

The last 5 years

Ward breakdown data for