2012
5,420 formed
2,813 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2016
1.9% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2015
Boston 336 formed
East Lindsey 450 formed
Lincoln 499 formed
North East Lincolnshire 927 formed
North Kesteven 636 formed
North Lincolnshire 900 formed
South Holland 670 formed
South Kesteven 852 formed
West Lindsey 423 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Lincolnshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
15th
2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
18th
2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
22nd
2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd
2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
28th
2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
31st
2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
37th
2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
39th
2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
47th
2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
people
5.5
10.5
98% Private Limited Companies (5,575 companies)
2% Other company types (123 companies)
Other company types breakdown (123 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2016
????
Businesses dissolved in Lincolnshire during 2016
40,701
businesses registered in Lincolnshire at the end of 2016.
1.9% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2015
Cambridgeshire
43,412 total businesses
6,208 formed in 2016
4,498 dissolved in 2016
Leicestershire
52,138 total businesses
8,307 formed in 2016
5,713 dissolved in 2016
Norfolk
34,374 total businesses
4,480 formed in 2016
3,217 dissolved in 2016
Northamptonshire
40,600 total businesses
7,050 formed in 2016
4,393 dissolved in 2016
Nottinghamshire
45,573 total businesses
6,642 formed in 2016
4,851 dissolved in 2016
South Yorkshire
55,438 total businesses
9,265 formed in 2016
6,970 dissolved in 2016
East Riding of Yorkshire
23,848 total businesses
4,080 formed in 2016
2,401 dissolved in 2016
Rutland
1,742 total businesses
217 formed in 2016
144 dissolved in 2016
Lincolnshire
40,701 total businesses
5,698 formed in 2016
4,729 dissolved in 2016
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Coastal |
-1 |
||
Fenside |
9 |
||
Fishtoft |
6 |
||
Five Village |
7 |
||
Kirton and Frampton |
-1 |
||
Old Leake and Wrangle |
5 |
||
Skirbeck |
17 |
||
St Thomas' |
4 |
||
Staniland |
2 |
||
Station |
-4 |
||
Swineshead and Holland Fen |
-8 |
||
Trinity |
1 |
||
West |
5 |
||
Witham |
24 |
||
Wyberton |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alford |
-10 |
||
Binbrook |
3 |
||
Burgh le Marsh |
3 |
||
Chapel St Leonards |
-7 |
||
Coningsby & Mareham |
13 |
||
Croft |
3 |
||
Friskney |
3 |
||
Fulstow |
4 |
||
Grimoldby |
-1 |
||
Hagworthingham |
-2 |
||
Halton Holegate |
7 |
||
Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby |
9 |
||
Horncastle |
3 |
||
Ingoldmells |
-2 |
||
Legbourne |
-1 |
||
Mablethorpe |
-4 |
||
Marshchapel & Somercotes |
-5 |
||
North Holme |
6 |
||
Priory & St James' |
12 |
||
Roughton |
-6 |
||
Scarbrough & Seacroft |
19 |
||
Sibsey & Stickney |
5 |
||
Spilsby |
4 |
||
St Clement's |
-2 |
||
St Margaret's |
-1 |
||
St Mary's |
-2 |
||
St Michael's |
-2 |
||
Sutton on Sea |
-1 |
||
Tetford & Donington |
0 |
||
Tetney |
2 |
||
Trinity |
1 |
||
Wainfleet |
0 |
||
Waltham |
8 |
||
Willoughby with Sloothby |
4 |
||
Winthorpe |
-3 |
||
Withern & Theddlethorpe |
2 |
||
Wold View |
14 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
8 |
||
Wragby |
-7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
54 |
||
Birchwood |
8 |
||
Boultham |
14 |
||
Bracebridge |
4 |
||
Carholme |
70 |
||
Castle |
-3 |
||
Glebe |
15 |
||
Hartsholme |
17 |
||
Minster |
6 |
||
Moorland |
-1 |
||
Park |
22 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Croft Baker |
-8 |
||
East Marsh |
-23 |
||
Freshney |
1 |
||
Haverstoe |
12 |
||
Heneage |
28 |
||
Humberston and New Waltham |
19 |
||
Immingham |
44 |
||
Park |
22 |
||
Scartho |
3 |
||
Sidney Sussex |
14 |
||
South |
10 |
||
Waltham |
8 |
||
West Marsh |
48 |
||
Wolds |
13 |
||
Yarborough |
29 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell |
-3 |
||
Bassingham and Brant Broughton |
10 |
||
Billinghay Martin and North Kyme |
0 |
||
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East |
9 |
||
Branston |
8 |
||
Cliff Villages |
69 |
||
Eagle Swinderby and Witham St Hughs |
15 |
||
Heckington Rural |
-1 |
||
Heighington and Washingborough |
17 |
||
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme |
2 |
||
Leasingham and Rauceby |
0 |
||
Metheringham |
-3 |
||
North Hykeham Forum |
7 |
||
North Hykeham Memorial |
-498 |
||
North Hykeham Mill |
9 |
||
North Hykeham Moor |
10 |
||
North Hykeham Witham |
8 |
||
Osbournby |
8 |
||
Ruskington |
1 |
||
Skellingthorpe |
1 |
||
Sleaford Castle |
2 |
||
Sleaford Holdingham |
-1 |
||
Sleaford Navigation |
49 |
||
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham |
-3 |
||
Sleaford Westholme |
-5 |
||
Waddington West |
1 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby |
16 |
||
Axholme Central |
23 |
||
Axholme North |
-36 |
||
Axholme South |
2 |
||
Barton |
0 |
||
Bottesford |
4 |
||
Brigg and Wolds |
18 |
||
Broughton and Appleby |
-2 |
||
Brumby |
-2 |
||
Burringham and Gunness |
-5 |
||
Burton upon Stather and Winterton |
9 |
||
Crosby and Park |
105 |
||
Ferry |
14 |
||
Frodingham |
-10 |
||
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens |
7 |
||
Ridge |
9 |
||
Town |
43 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas |
4 |
||
Donington Quadring and Gosberton |
2 |
||
Fleet |
0 |
||
Gedney |
2 |
||
Holbeach Hurn |
5 |
||
Holbeach Town |
17 |
||
Long Sutton |
6 |
||
Moulton Weston and Cowbit |
10 |
||
Pinchbeck and Surfleet |
17 |
||
Spalding Castle |
5 |
||
Spalding Monks House |
23 |
||
Spalding St John's |
91 |
||
Spalding St Mary's |
-3 |
||
Spalding St Paul's |
11 |
||
Spalding Wygate |
14 |
||
Sutton Bridge |
5 |
||
The Saints |
2 |
||
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aveland |
-2 |
||
Belmont |
-3 |
||
Belvoir |
17 |
||
Bourne Austerby |
20 |
||
Bourne East |
8 |
||
Bourne West |
-5 |
||
Casewick |
14 |
||
Castle |
-3 |
||
Deeping St James |
2 |
||
Dole Wood |
8 |
||
Glen |
1 |
||
Grantham Arnoldfield |
-2 |
||
Grantham Barrowby Gate |
7 |
||
Grantham Earlesfield |
8 |
||
Grantham Harrowby |
11 |
||
Grantham Springfield |
14 |
||
Grantham St Vincent's |
3 |
||
Grantham St Wulfram's |
-1 |
||
Isaac Newton |
1 |
||
Lincrest |
16 |
||
Loveden Heath |
1 |
||
Market & West Deeping |
47 |
||
Morton |
0 |
||
Peascliffe & Ridgeway |
-1 |
||
Ryhall and Casterton |
0 |
||
Stamford All Saints |
4 |
||
Stamford St George's |
6 |
||
Stamford St John's |
17 |
||
Stamford St Mary's |
28 |
||
Toller |
-2 |
||
Viking |
31 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bardney |
0 |
||
Caistor and Yarborough |
8 |
||
Cherry Willingham |
1 |
||
Dunholme and Welton |
10 |
||
Gainsborough East |
18 |
||
Gainsborough North |
5 |
||
Gainsborough South-West |
28 |
||
Hemswell |
-9 |
||
Kelsey Wold |
-4 |
||
Lea |
1 |
||
Market Rasen |
-6 |
||
Nettleham |
6 |
||
Saxilby |
5 |
||
Scampton |
-2 |
||
Scotter and Blyton |
4 |
||
Stow |
-15 |
||
Sudbrooke |
-3 |
||
Torksey |
-7 |
||
Waddingham and Spital |
-4 |
||
Wold View |
14 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Lincolnshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
16th
2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th
2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
25th
2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
28th
2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
30th
2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st
2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
34th
2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
40th
2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
47th
2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
people
39.1
62.6
How the total number of companies in Lincolnshire has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2012
5,420 formed
2,813 dissolved
2013
5,531 formed
3,228 dissolved
2014
6,262 formed
3,737 dissolved
2015
5,879 formed
3,577 dissolved
2016
5,698 formed
4,729 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.9% vs 2012
7.1% vs 2013
5.1% vs 2014
1.9% vs 2015