2014
6,262 formed
3,737 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2018
4.1% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2017
Boston 376 formed
East Lindsey 443 formed
Lincoln 587 formed
North East Lincolnshire 915 formed
North Kesteven 693 formed
North Lincolnshire 907 formed
South Holland 656 formed
South Kesteven 883 formed
West Lindsey 443 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Lincolnshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
15th
2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th
2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
18th
2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
20th
2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
24th
2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
29th
2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
37th
2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
40th
2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
5.7
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (5,786 companies)
2% Other company types (124 companies)
Other company types breakdown (124 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2018
????
Businesses dissolved in Lincolnshire during 2018
43,713
businesses registered in Lincolnshire at the end of 2018.
4.1% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2017
Cambridgeshire
48,390 total businesses
6,786 formed in 2018
4,809 dissolved in 2018
Leicestershire
60,027 total businesses
8,896 formed in 2018
8,358 dissolved in 2018
Norfolk
37,466 total businesses
4,542 formed in 2018
3,991 dissolved in 2018
Northamptonshire
44,212 total businesses
7,630 formed in 2018
5,516 dissolved in 2018
Nottinghamshire
50,491 total businesses
7,429 formed in 2018
6,039 dissolved in 2018
South Yorkshire
58,193 total businesses
8,542 formed in 2018
7,564 dissolved in 2018
East Riding of Yorkshire
24,661 total businesses
3,195 formed in 2018
2,432 dissolved in 2018
Rutland
1,840 total businesses
198 formed in 2018
165 dissolved in 2018
Lincolnshire
43,713 total businesses
5,910 formed in 2018
4,445 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Coastal |
1 |
||
Fenside |
10 |
||
Fishtoft |
-7 |
||
Five Village |
10 |
||
Kirton and Frampton |
0 |
||
Old Leake and Wrangle |
8 |
||
Skirbeck |
10 |
||
St Thomas' |
10 |
||
Staniland |
9 |
||
Station |
0 |
||
Swineshead and Holland Fen |
5 |
||
Trinity |
28 |
||
West |
-5 |
||
Witham |
0 |
||
Wyberton |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alford |
1 |
||
Binbrook |
5 |
||
Burgh le Marsh |
-2 |
||
Chapel St Leonards |
3 |
||
Coningsby & Mareham |
14 |
||
Croft |
-1 |
||
Friskney |
-1 |
||
Fulstow |
-2 |
||
Grimoldby |
-3 |
||
Hagworthingham |
5 |
||
Halton Holegate |
0 |
||
Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby |
2 |
||
Horncastle |
0 |
||
Ingoldmells |
7 |
||
Legbourne |
2 |
||
Mablethorpe |
7 |
||
Marshchapel & Somercotes |
9 |
||
North Holme |
8 |
||
Priory & St James' |
22 |
||
Roughton |
-3 |
||
Scarbrough & Seacroft |
-7 |
||
Sibsey & Stickney |
4 |
||
Spilsby |
12 |
||
St Clement's |
5 |
||
St Margaret's |
1 |
||
St Mary's |
0 |
||
St Michael's |
4 |
||
Sutton on Sea |
3 |
||
Tetford & Donington |
0 |
||
Tetney |
-2 |
||
Trinity |
28 |
||
Wainfleet |
0 |
||
Waltham |
18 |
||
Willoughby with Sloothby |
-3 |
||
Winthorpe |
4 |
||
Withern & Theddlethorpe |
2 |
||
Wold View |
-7 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
0 |
||
Wragby |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
83 |
||
Birchwood |
7 |
||
Boultham |
-5 |
||
Bracebridge |
4 |
||
Carholme |
65 |
||
Castle |
20 |
||
Glebe |
-8 |
||
Hartsholme |
24 |
||
Minster |
18 |
||
Moorland |
0 |
||
Park |
51 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Croft Baker |
16 |
||
East Marsh |
-66 |
||
Freshney |
9 |
||
Haverstoe |
8 |
||
Heneage |
3 |
||
Humberston and New Waltham |
4 |
||
Immingham |
5 |
||
Park |
51 |
||
Scartho |
-9 |
||
Sidney Sussex |
44 |
||
South |
18 |
||
Waltham |
18 |
||
West Marsh |
-6 |
||
Wolds |
15 |
||
Yarborough |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell |
6 |
||
Bassingham and Brant Broughton |
1 |
||
Billinghay Martin and North Kyme |
2 |
||
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East |
17 |
||
Branston |
-8 |
||
Cliff Villages |
4 |
||
Eagle Swinderby and Witham St Hughs |
23 |
||
Heckington Rural |
6 |
||
Heighington and Washingborough |
27 |
||
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme |
-5 |
||
Leasingham and Rauceby |
3 |
||
Metheringham |
-1 |
||
North Hykeham Forum |
6 |
||
North Hykeham Memorial |
69 |
||
North Hykeham Mill |
11 |
||
North Hykeham Moor |
4 |
||
North Hykeham Witham |
-3 |
||
Osbournby |
-4 |
||
Ruskington |
7 |
||
Skellingthorpe |
4 |
||
Sleaford Castle |
4 |
||
Sleaford Holdingham |
2 |
||
Sleaford Navigation |
-17 |
||
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham |
8 |
||
Sleaford Westholme |
-3 |
||
Waddington West |
2 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby |
9 |
||
Axholme Central |
2 |
||
Axholme North |
6 |
||
Axholme South |
8 |
||
Barton |
-4 |
||
Bottesford |
13 |
||
Brigg and Wolds |
-4 |
||
Broughton and Appleby |
14 |
||
Brumby |
18 |
||
Burringham and Gunness |
4 |
||
Burton upon Stather and Winterton |
11 |
||
Crosby and Park |
35 |
||
Ferry |
42 |
||
Frodingham |
-2 |
||
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens |
12 |
||
Ridge |
4 |
||
Town |
72 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas |
22 |
||
Donington Quadring and Gosberton |
9 |
||
Fleet |
2 |
||
Gedney |
9 |
||
Holbeach Hurn |
5 |
||
Holbeach Town |
10 |
||
Long Sutton |
2 |
||
Moulton Weston and Cowbit |
14 |
||
Pinchbeck and Surfleet |
12 |
||
Spalding Castle |
-11 |
||
Spalding Monks House |
14 |
||
Spalding St John's |
43 |
||
Spalding St Mary's |
5 |
||
Spalding St Paul's |
21 |
||
Spalding Wygate |
10 |
||
Sutton Bridge |
3 |
||
The Saints |
-3 |
||
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aveland |
2 |
||
Belmont |
9 |
||
Belvoir |
12 |
||
Bourne Austerby |
15 |
||
Bourne East |
11 |
||
Bourne West |
10 |
||
Casewick |
12 |
||
Castle |
20 |
||
Deeping St James |
16 |
||
Dole Wood |
-1 |
||
Glen |
1 |
||
Grantham Arnoldfield |
5 |
||
Grantham Barrowby Gate |
19 |
||
Grantham Earlesfield |
8 |
||
Grantham Harrowby |
0 |
||
Grantham Springfield |
9 |
||
Grantham St Vincent's |
15 |
||
Grantham St Wulfram's |
-5 |
||
Isaac Newton |
4 |
||
Lincrest |
7 |
||
Loveden Heath |
2 |
||
Market & West Deeping |
34 |
||
Morton |
-4 |
||
Peascliffe & Ridgeway |
2 |
||
Ryhall and Casterton |
0 |
||
Stamford All Saints |
6 |
||
Stamford St George's |
-2 |
||
Stamford St John's |
3 |
||
Stamford St Mary's |
61 |
||
Toller |
-2 |
||
Viking |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bardney |
1 |
||
Caistor and Yarborough |
5 |
||
Cherry Willingham |
17 |
||
Dunholme and Welton |
18 |
||
Gainsborough East |
-5 |
||
Gainsborough North |
1 |
||
Gainsborough South-West |
8 |
||
Hemswell |
5 |
||
Kelsey Wold |
7 |
||
Lea |
5 |
||
Market Rasen |
12 |
||
Nettleham |
5 |
||
Saxilby |
47 |
||
Scampton |
0 |
||
Scotter and Blyton |
13 |
||
Stow |
-4 |
||
Sudbrooke |
6 |
||
Torksey |
-1 |
||
Waddingham and Spital |
-4 |
||
Wold View |
-7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Lincolnshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
16th
2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th
2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
23rd
2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
26th
2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
28th
2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th
2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
34th
2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
40th
2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
47th
2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
42.0
68.1
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.
2014
6,262 formed
3,737 dissolved
2015
5,879 formed
3,577 dissolved
2016
5,698 formed
4,729 dissolved
2017
5,414 formed
4,320 dissolved
2018
5,910 formed
4,445 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.1% vs 2014
1.9% vs 2015
3.13% vs 2016
4.1% vs 2017