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Company Formations in 2020: Lancashire

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???? Businesses formed in Lancashire during 2020

7.4% more companies in Lancashire compared to 2019

New businesses in Lancashire mapped

Boroughs

  • ABlackburn with Darwen: 1,641
  • BBlackpool: 1,071
  • CBurnley: 649
  • DChorley: 996
  • EFylde: 896
  • FHyndburn: 573
  • GLancaster: 781
  • HPendle: 848
  • IPreston: 1,704
  • JRibble Valley: 510
  • KRossendale: 578
  • LSouth Ribble: 745
  • MWest Lancashire: 787
  • NWyre: 859

Companies formed in 2020 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
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
10th 2019: 11th
Lancashire
12,655
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County
No. Companies formed
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
19th 2019: 22nd
North Yorkshire
8,200
43rd 2019: 43rd
Cumbria
2,333
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
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

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Type of companies formed in Lancashire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (12,357 companies)

2% Other company types (298 companies)

Other company types breakdown (298 companies)

Total companies in Lancashire by the end of 2020

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Businesses formed in Lancashire during 2020

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Businesses dissolved in Lancashire during 2020

meaning there is a total of

83,690

businesses registered in Lancashire at the end of 2020.

7.4% more companies in Lancashire compared to 2019

Surrounding counties 2020 breakdown & comparison

Cumbria

22,186 total businesses
2,333 formed in 2020
1,684 dissolved in 2020

North Yorkshire

58,526 total businesses
8,200 formed in 2020
4,289 dissolved in 2020

Greater Manchester

207,946 total businesses
36,288 formed in 2020
20,649 dissolved in 2020

West Yorkshire

135,276 total businesses
22,615 formed in 2020
12,141 dissolved in 2020

Merseyside

74,780 total businesses
13,410 formed in 2020
6,956 dissolved in 2020

Lancashire

83,690 total businesses
12,655 formed in 2020
7,557 dissolved in 2020

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Audley
35
127
92
Bastwell
23
66
43
Beardwood with Lammack
26
53
27
Corporation Park
20
72
52
Earcroft
27
87
60
East Rural
8
14
6
Ewood
21
40
19
Fernhurst
25
27
2
Higher Croft
33
94
61
Little Harwood
69
152
83
Livesey with Pleasington
23
38
15
Marsh House
18
25
7
Meadowhead
8
14
6
Mill Hill
20
44
24
North Turton with Tockholes
22
48
26
Queen's Park
34
85
51
Roe Lee
20
84
64
Shadsworth with Whitebirk
28
76
48
Shear Brow
69
216
147
Sudell
10
57
47
Sunnyhurst
34
52
18
Wensley Fold
59
157
98
Whitehall
16
13
-3
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Anchorsholme
7
20
13
Bispham
14
40
26
Bloomfield
53
83
30
Brunswick
12
44
32
Claremont
30
62
32
Clifton
113
114
1
Greenlands
11
26
15
Hawes Side
17
32
15
Highfield
10
20
10
Ingthorpe
13
26
13
Layton
50
72
22
Marton
54
83
29
Norbreck
21
38
17
Park
54
81
27
Squires Gate
26
30
4
Stanley
250
112
-138
Talbot
95
147
52
Tyldesley
25
41
16
Victoria
12
33
21
Warbreck
27
30
3
Warton and Westby
85
179
94
Waterloo
41
68
27
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bank Hall
25
59
34
Briercliffe
14
26
12
Brunshaw
9
25
16
Cliviger with Worsthorne
13
36
23
Coal Clough with Deerplay
23
34
11
Daneshouse with Stoneyholme
66
117
51
Gannow
6
35
29
Gawthorpe
39
36
-3
Hapton with Park
48
54
6
Lanehead
10
27
17
Queensgate
21
57
36
Rosegrove with Lowerhouse
41
41
0
Rosehill with Burnley Wood
4
35
31
Trinity
15
52
37
Whittlefield with Ightenhill
12
15
3
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Adlington and Anderton
21
55
34
Astley and Buckshaw
15
33
18
Brindle and Hoghton
11
16
5
Buckshaw & Worden
41
48
7
Chisnall
87
26
-61
Chorley East
18
95
77
Chorley North East
18
56
38
Chorley North West
73
93
20
Chorley South East
91
137
46
Chorley South West
19
42
23
Clayton-le-Woods and Whittle-le-Woods
31
40
9
Clayton-le-Woods North
15
28
13
Clayton-le-Woods West and Cuerden
10
23
13
Coppull
27
48
21
Eccleston and Mawdesley
20
47
27
Euxton North
34
64
30
Euxton South
11
6
-5
Heath Charnock and Rivington
12
6
-6
Lostock
15
33
18
Pennine
12
128
116
Wheelton and Withnell
15
20
5
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ansdell
21
23
2
Ashton
25
56
31
Central
187
210
23
Clifton
113
114
1
Elswick and Little Eccleston
6
5
-1
Fairhaven
21
21
0
Freckleton East
10
23
13
Freckleton West
7
11
4
Heyhouses
16
18
2
Kilnhouse
9
11
2
Kirkham North
17
20
3
Kirkham South
10
21
11
Medlar-with-Wesham
16
19
3
Newton and Treales
15
28
13
Park
54
81
27
Ribby-with-Wrea
4
18
14
Singleton and Greenhalgh
7
13
6
St Johns
475
182
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St Leonards
19
35
16
Staining and Weeton
11
15
4
Warton and Westby
85
179
94
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Altham
13
27
14
Barnfield
29
81
52
Baxenden
6
11
5
Central
187
210
23
Church
10
32
22
Clayton-le-Moors
17
29
12
Huncoat
11
17
6
Immanuel
6
22
16
Milnshaw
5
14
9
Netherton
11
36
25
Overton
31
62
31
Peel
15
46
31
Rishton
19
45
26
Spring Hill
18
40
22
St Andrew's
10
28
18
St Oswald's
11
19
8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bare
11
21
10
Bolton & Slyne
23
48
25
Bulk
14
39
25
Carnforth & Millhead
19
24
5
Castle
56
103
47
Ellel
40
26
-14
Halton-with-Aughton
8
18
10
Harbour
12
26
14
Heysham Central
15
14
-1
Heysham North
18
18
0
Heysham South
20
30
10
John O'Gaunt
14
26
12
Kellet
14
10
-4
Lower Lune Valley
46
46
0
Marsh
22
29
7
Overton
31
62
31
Poulton
45
56
11
Scotforth East
5
12
7
Scotforth West
18
43
25
Silverdale
2
10
8
Skerton East
12
23
11
Skerton West
10
27
17
Torrisholme
11
14
3
University & Scotforth Rural
6
13
7
Upper Lune Valley
15
39
24
Warton
5
14
9
Westgate
24
24
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barrowford
21
42
21
Blacko and Higherford
4
8
4
Boulsworth
14
28
14
Bradley
45
113
68
Brierfield
25
60
35
Clover Hill
10
46
36
Coates
6
25
19
Craven
11
34
23
Earby
17
32
15
Foulridge
4
9
5
Higham and Pendleside
9
13
4
Horsfield
12
34
22
Marsden
5
13
8
Old Laund Booth
3
8
5
Reedley
21
60
39
Southfield
20
54
34
Vivary Bridge
30
99
69
Walverden
9
37
28
Waterside
22
48
26
Whitefield
34
85
51
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashton
25
56
31
Brookfield
12
39
27
Cadley
54
94
40
College
27
46
19
Deepdale
18
67
49
Fishwick
25
95
70
Garrison
36
67
31
Greyfriars
14
43
29
Ingol
10
19
9
Larches
17
27
10
Lea
16
33
17
Moor Park
44
66
22
Newton and Treales
15
28
13
Preston Rural East
13
22
9
Preston Rural North
21
56
35
Ribbleton
36
57
21
Riversway
122
210
88
Sharoe Green
48
85
37
St George's
22
68
46
St Matthew's
39
137
98
Town Centre
238
285
47
Tulketh
55
98
43
University
27
59
32
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aighton Bailey and Chaigley
6
12
6
Alston and Hothersall
6
11
5
Billington and Old Langho
11
24
13
Bowland Newton and Slaidburn
2
15
13
Chatburn
6
7
1
Chipping
4
4
0
Clayton-le-Dale with Ramsgreave
18
35
17
Derby and Thornley
19
48
29
Dilworth
6
12
6
Edisford and Low Moor
5
10
5
Gisburn Rimington
9
5
-4
Langho
3
42
39
Littlemoor
5
9
4
Mellor
11
16
5
Primrose
7
22
15
Read and Simonstone
12
19
7
Ribchester
7
10
3
Sabden
5
6
1
Salthill
22
76
54
Settle and Ribblebanks
0
0
St Mary's
5
14
9
Waddington and West Bradford
6
18
12
Whalley
34
51
17
Wilpshire
4
19
15
Wiswell and Pendleton
33
25
-8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
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Cribden
11
27
16
Eden
14
25
11
Facit and Shawforth
7
20
13
Goodshaw
10
23
13
Greenfield
12
24
12
Greensclough
251
76
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Hareholme
30
57
27
Healey and Whitworth
6
19
13
Helmshore
26
36
10
Irwell
12
25
13
Longholme
19
52
33
Stacksteads
13
21
8
Whitewell
22
49
27
Worsley
43
124
81
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bamber Bridge East
44
102
58
Bamber Bridge West
15
29
14
Broad Oak
13
11
-2
Broadfield
35
46
11
Buckshaw & Worden
41
48
7
Charnock
11
15
4
Coupe Green & Gregson Lane
32
23
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Earnshaw Bridge
3
17
14
Farington East
9
21
12
Farington West
9
28
19
Hoole
15
32
17
Howick & Priory
18
27
9
Leyland Central
38
90
52
Longton & Hutton West
18
25
7
Lostock Hall
10
11
1
Middleforth
19
27
8
Moss Side
8
33
25
New Longton & Hutton East
11
41
30
Samlesbury & Walton
18
33
15
Seven Stars
7
13
6
St Ambrose
13
36
23
Walton-le-Dale East
13
16
3
Walton-le-Dale West
13
21
8
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Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashurst
29
25
-4
Aughton and Downholland
18
49
31
Aughton Park
10
15
5
Bickerstaffe
12
17
5
Birch Green
12
14
2
Burscough East
10
19
9
Burscough West
52
99
47
Derby
21
27
6
Digmoor
8
26
18
Halsall
8
29
21
Hesketh-with-Becconsall
24
33
9
Knowsley
4
18
14
Moorside
8
27
19
Newburgh
2
3
1
North Meols
14
24
10
Parbold
13
24
11
Rufford
10
17
7
Scarisbrick
13
32
19
Scott
59
62
3
Skelmersdale North
28
44
16
Skelmersdale South
37
50
13
Tanhouse
16
23
7
Tarleton
25
37
12
Up Holland
26
38
12
Wrightington
115
35
-80
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bourne
21
35
14
Breck
15
31
16
Brock with Catterall
23
16
-7
Calder
8
12
4
Carleton
11
22
11
Cleveleys Park
8
6
-2
Garstang
32
175
143
Great Eccleston
17
25
8
Hambleton & Stalmine
18
17
-1
Hardhorn with High Cross
48
73
25
Jubilee
41
74
33
Marsh Mill
36
65
29
Mount
9
12
3
Park
54
81
27
Pharos
44
77
33
Pheasant's Wood
1
7
6
Pilling
11
17
6
Preesall
21
24
3
Rossall
11
17
6
Stanah
14
27
13
Tithebarn
14
39
25
Victoria & Norcross
16
36
20
Warren
5
20
15
Wyresdale
4
12
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Total companies 2020 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Lancashire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
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
11th 2019: 11th
Lancashire
83,690
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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
2nd 2019: 2nd
Greater Manchester
207,946
5th 2019: 5th
West Yorkshire
135,276
11th 2019: 11th
Lancashire
83,690
12th 2019: 14th
Merseyside
74,780
18th 2019: 19th
North Yorkshire
58,526
43rd 2019: 43rd
Cumbria
22,186
Rank
County
Total companies
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

Total companies at the end of 2020 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in Lancashire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2016

10,600 formed

7,908 dissolved

2017

10,646 formed

8,024 dissolved

2018

11,291 formed

8,127 dissolved

2019

11,229 formed

9,084 dissolved

2020

12,655 formed

7,557 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.47% vs 2016

6.27% vs 2017

2.87% vs 2018

7.4% vs 2019