2015
5,879 formed
3,577 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2019
3.2% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2018
Boston 378 formed
East Lindsey 507 formed
Lincoln 563 formed
North East Lincolnshire 1,015 formed
North Kesteven 629 formed
North Lincolnshire 1,007 formed
South Holland 669 formed
South Kesteven 836 formed
West Lindsey 431 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Lincolnshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
13th
2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
15th
2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
18th
2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
21st
2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
25th
2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
30th
2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
36th
2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
40th
2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
47th
2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
5.8
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (5,873 companies)
3% Other company types (169 companies)
Other company types breakdown (169 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2019
????
Businesses dissolved in Lincolnshire during 2019
45,109
businesses registered in Lincolnshire at the end of 2019.
3.2% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2018
Cambridgeshire
50,160 total businesses
6,779 formed in 2019
5,435 dissolved in 2019
Leicestershire
63,315 total businesses
10,825 formed in 2019
8,301 dissolved in 2019
Norfolk
38,911 total businesses
4,731 formed in 2019
3,854 dissolved in 2019
Northamptonshire
49,144 total businesses
8,393 formed in 2019
5,434 dissolved in 2019
Nottinghamshire
51,677 total businesses
7,348 formed in 2019
6,195 dissolved in 2019
South Yorkshire
60,360 total businesses
9,325 formed in 2019
7,937 dissolved in 2019
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,383 total businesses
3,258 formed in 2019
2,692 dissolved in 2019
Rutland
1,904 total businesses
230 formed in 2019
165 dissolved in 2019
Lincolnshire
45,109 total businesses
6,042 formed in 2019
4,846 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Coastal |
-5 |
||
Fenside |
6 |
||
Fishtoft |
9 |
||
Five Village |
4 |
||
Kirton and Frampton |
10 |
||
Old Leake and Wrangle |
0 |
||
Skirbeck |
11 |
||
St Thomas' |
6 |
||
Staniland |
8 |
||
Station |
6 |
||
Swineshead and Holland Fen |
7 |
||
Trinity |
42 |
||
West |
1 |
||
Witham |
-3 |
||
Wyberton |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alford |
6 |
||
Binbrook |
-4 |
||
Burgh le Marsh |
-4 |
||
Chapel St Leonards |
-2 |
||
Coningsby & Mareham |
-2 |
||
Croft |
0 |
||
Friskney |
-3 |
||
Fulstow |
43 |
||
Grimoldby |
3 |
||
Hagworthingham |
7 |
||
Halton Holegate |
1 |
||
Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby |
30 |
||
Horncastle |
12 |
||
Ingoldmells |
-1 |
||
Legbourne |
0 |
||
Mablethorpe |
6 |
||
Marshchapel & Somercotes |
-2 |
||
North Holme |
1 |
||
Priory & St James' |
8 |
||
Roughton |
1 |
||
Scarbrough & Seacroft |
17 |
||
Sibsey & Stickney |
0 |
||
Spilsby |
1 |
||
St Clement's |
1 |
||
St Margaret's |
-1 |
||
St Mary's |
7 |
||
St Michael's |
0 |
||
Sutton on Sea |
3 |
||
Tetford & Donington |
2 |
||
Tetney |
9 |
||
Trinity |
42 |
||
Wainfleet |
-3 |
||
Waltham |
-1 |
||
Willoughby with Sloothby |
-1 |
||
Winthorpe |
2 |
||
Withern & Theddlethorpe |
3 |
||
Wold View |
1 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
-6 |
||
Wragby |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
66 |
||
Birchwood |
3 |
||
Boultham |
-12 |
||
Bracebridge |
7 |
||
Carholme |
37 |
||
Castle |
3 |
||
Glebe |
9 |
||
Hartsholme |
16 |
||
Minster |
20 |
||
Moorland |
2 |
||
Park |
38 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Croft Baker |
19 |
||
East Marsh |
-94 |
||
Freshney |
11 |
||
Haverstoe |
8 |
||
Heneage |
22 |
||
Humberston and New Waltham |
20 |
||
Immingham |
15 |
||
Park |
38 |
||
Scartho |
20 |
||
Sidney Sussex |
15 |
||
South |
10 |
||
Waltham |
-1 |
||
West Marsh |
6 |
||
Wolds |
14 |
||
Yarborough |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell |
2 |
||
Bassingham and Brant Broughton |
16 |
||
Billinghay Martin and North Kyme |
8 |
||
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East |
-11 |
||
Branston |
4 |
||
Cliff Villages |
2 |
||
Eagle Swinderby and Witham St Hughs |
21 |
||
Heckington Rural |
11 |
||
Heighington and Washingborough |
18 |
||
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme |
4 |
||
Leasingham and Rauceby |
-4 |
||
Metheringham |
9 |
||
North Hykeham Forum |
1 |
||
North Hykeham Memorial |
-121 |
||
North Hykeham Mill |
10 |
||
North Hykeham Moor |
2 |
||
North Hykeham Witham |
2 |
||
Osbournby |
3 |
||
Ruskington |
4 |
||
Skellingthorpe |
6 |
||
Sleaford Castle |
7 |
||
Sleaford Holdingham |
-5 |
||
Sleaford Navigation |
80 |
||
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham |
-4 |
||
Sleaford Westholme |
3 |
||
Waddington West |
-3 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby |
17 |
||
Axholme Central |
1 |
||
Axholme North |
1 |
||
Axholme South |
-2 |
||
Barton |
-4 |
||
Bottesford |
17 |
||
Brigg and Wolds |
28 |
||
Broughton and Appleby |
-2 |
||
Brumby |
5 |
||
Burringham and Gunness |
7 |
||
Burton upon Stather and Winterton |
9 |
||
Crosby and Park |
44 |
||
Ferry |
15 |
||
Frodingham |
20 |
||
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens |
-1 |
||
Ridge |
15 |
||
Town |
43 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas |
16 |
||
Donington Quadring and Gosberton |
16 |
||
Fleet |
3 |
||
Gedney |
0 |
||
Holbeach Hurn |
6 |
||
Holbeach Town |
15 |
||
Long Sutton |
3 |
||
Moulton Weston and Cowbit |
13 |
||
Pinchbeck and Surfleet |
14 |
||
Spalding Castle |
8 |
||
Spalding Monks House |
18 |
||
Spalding St John's |
84 |
||
Spalding St Mary's |
0 |
||
Spalding St Paul's |
-6 |
||
Spalding Wygate |
23 |
||
Sutton Bridge |
-6 |
||
The Saints |
-6 |
||
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aveland |
3 |
||
Belmont |
0 |
||
Belvoir |
0 |
||
Bourne Austerby |
8 |
||
Bourne East |
5 |
||
Bourne West |
0 |
||
Casewick |
13 |
||
Castle |
3 |
||
Deeping St James |
-16 |
||
Dole Wood |
7 |
||
Glen |
5 |
||
Grantham Arnoldfield |
-1 |
||
Grantham Barrowby Gate |
21 |
||
Grantham Earlesfield |
-5 |
||
Grantham Harrowby |
-4 |
||
Grantham Springfield |
1 |
||
Grantham St Vincent's |
-6 |
||
Grantham St Wulfram's |
15 |
||
Isaac Newton |
-6 |
||
Lincrest |
3 |
||
Loveden Heath |
4 |
||
Market & West Deeping |
10 |
||
Morton |
-7 |
||
Peascliffe & Ridgeway |
12 |
||
Ryhall and Casterton |
0 |
||
Stamford All Saints |
15 |
||
Stamford St George's |
-2 |
||
Stamford St John's |
11 |
||
Stamford St Mary's |
20 |
||
Toller |
2 |
||
Viking |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bardney |
-1 |
||
Caistor and Yarborough |
4 |
||
Cherry Willingham |
12 |
||
Dunholme and Welton |
2 |
||
Gainsborough East |
17 |
||
Gainsborough North |
-1 |
||
Gainsborough South-West |
-2 |
||
Hemswell |
-4 |
||
Kelsey Wold |
16 |
||
Lea |
0 |
||
Market Rasen |
4 |
||
Nettleham |
9 |
||
Saxilby |
20 |
||
Scampton |
4 |
||
Scotter and Blyton |
-3 |
||
Stow |
2 |
||
Sudbrooke |
-1 |
||
Torksey |
-1 |
||
Waddingham and Spital |
-3 |
||
Wold View |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Lincolnshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
16th
2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th
2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
25th
2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th
2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th
2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
29th
2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
35th
2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
40th
2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
47th
2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
43.3
70.7
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.
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
2019
6,042 formed
4,846 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.9% vs 2015
3.13% vs 2016
4.14% vs 2017
3.2% vs 2018