2016
5,698 formed
4,729 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2020
6.5% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2019
Boston 340 formed
East Lindsey 642 formed
Lincoln 656 formed
North East Lincolnshire 957 formed
North Kesteven 655 formed
North Lincolnshire 1,105 formed
South Holland 633 formed
South Kesteven 915 formed
West Lindsey 562 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Lincolnshire compares.
| 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 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
14th
2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
17th
2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
23rd
2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th
2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
30th
2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
40th
2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
47th
2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
| 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 |
people
6.2
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (6,312 companies)
3% Other company types (163 companies)
Other company types breakdown (163 companies)
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Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Lincolnshire during 2020
48,061
businesses registered in Lincolnshire at the end of 2020.
6.5% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2019
Cambridgeshire
54,497 total businesses
7,516 formed in 2020
4,534 dissolved in 2020
Leicestershire
71,425 total businesses
12,543 formed in 2020
5,797 dissolved in 2020
Norfolk
41,185 total businesses
5,006 formed in 2020
3,246 dissolved in 2020
Northamptonshire
52,017 total businesses
7,534 formed in 2020
5,208 dissolved in 2020
Nottinghamshire
56,199 total businesses
8,760 formed in 2020
4,757 dissolved in 2020
South Yorkshire
65,398 total businesses
10,450 formed in 2020
5,761 dissolved in 2020
East Riding of Yorkshire
26,864 total businesses
3,667 formed in 2020
2,234 dissolved in 2020
Rutland
2,257 total businesses
410 formed in 2020
113 dissolved in 2020
Lincolnshire
48,061 total businesses
6,475 formed in 2020
3,943 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Coastal |
-1 |
||
Fenside |
7 |
||
Fishtoft |
2 |
||
Five Village |
10 |
||
Kirton and Frampton |
11 |
||
Old Leake and Wrangle |
3 |
||
Skirbeck |
14 |
||
St Thomas' |
7 |
||
Staniland |
4 |
||
Station |
7 |
||
Swineshead and Holland Fen |
0 |
||
Trinity |
15 |
||
West |
6 |
||
Witham |
4 |
||
Wyberton |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alford |
8 |
||
Binbrook |
6 |
||
Burgh le Marsh |
6 |
||
Chapel St Leonards |
6 |
||
Coningsby & Mareham |
5 |
||
Croft |
5 |
||
Friskney |
6 |
||
Fulstow |
91 |
||
Grimoldby |
11 |
||
Hagworthingham |
6 |
||
Halton Holegate |
2 |
||
Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby |
19 |
||
Horncastle |
26 |
||
Ingoldmells |
5 |
||
Legbourne |
-5 |
||
Mablethorpe |
1 |
||
Marshchapel & Somercotes |
13 |
||
North Holme |
5 |
||
Priory & St James' |
4 |
||
Roughton |
6 |
||
Scarbrough & Seacroft |
47 |
||
Sibsey & Stickney |
2 |
||
Spilsby |
4 |
||
St Clement's |
2 |
||
St Margaret's |
2 |
||
St Mary's |
-1 |
||
St Michael's |
5 |
||
Sutton on Sea |
5 |
||
Tetford & Donington |
7 |
||
Tetney |
5 |
||
Trinity |
15 |
||
Wainfleet |
4 |
||
Waltham |
7 |
||
Willoughby with Sloothby |
4 |
||
Winthorpe |
6 |
||
Withern & Theddlethorpe |
3 |
||
Wold View |
15 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
14 |
||
Wragby |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
60 |
||
Birchwood |
38 |
||
Boultham |
12 |
||
Bracebridge |
10 |
||
Carholme |
79 |
||
Castle |
27 |
||
Glebe |
9 |
||
Hartsholme |
12 |
||
Minster |
32 |
||
Moorland |
18 |
||
Park |
32 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Croft Baker |
9 |
||
East Marsh |
-93 |
||
Freshney |
30 |
||
Haverstoe |
0 |
||
Heneage |
82 |
||
Humberston and New Waltham |
21 |
||
Immingham |
15 |
||
Park |
32 |
||
Scartho |
24 |
||
Sidney Sussex |
17 |
||
South |
29 |
||
Waltham |
7 |
||
West Marsh |
9 |
||
Wolds |
19 |
||
Yarborough |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell |
7 |
||
Bassingham and Brant Broughton |
20 |
||
Billinghay Martin and North Kyme |
12 |
||
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East |
22 |
||
Branston |
-3 |
||
Cliff Villages |
15 |
||
Eagle Swinderby and Witham St Hughs |
22 |
||
Heckington Rural |
17 |
||
Heighington and Washingborough |
15 |
||
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme |
4 |
||
Leasingham and Rauceby |
9 |
||
Metheringham |
16 |
||
North Hykeham Forum |
-5 |
||
North Hykeham Memorial |
-23 |
||
North Hykeham Mill |
26 |
||
North Hykeham Moor |
6 |
||
North Hykeham Witham |
2 |
||
Osbournby |
7 |
||
Ruskington |
12 |
||
Skellingthorpe |
7 |
||
Sleaford Castle |
4 |
||
Sleaford Holdingham |
7 |
||
Sleaford Navigation |
34 |
||
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham |
8 |
||
Sleaford Westholme |
6 |
||
Waddington West |
11 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
14 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby |
33 |
||
Axholme Central |
37 |
||
Axholme North |
-4 |
||
Axholme South |
-1 |
||
Barton |
14 |
||
Bottesford |
9 |
||
Brigg and Wolds |
28 |
||
Broughton and Appleby |
15 |
||
Brumby |
24 |
||
Burringham and Gunness |
2 |
||
Burton upon Stather and Winterton |
22 |
||
Crosby and Park |
22 |
||
Ferry |
30 |
||
Frodingham |
105 |
||
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens |
17 |
||
Ridge |
20 |
||
Town |
123 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas |
16 |
||
Donington Quadring and Gosberton |
4 |
||
Fleet |
0 |
||
Gedney |
3 |
||
Holbeach Hurn |
8 |
||
Holbeach Town |
20 |
||
Long Sutton |
12 |
||
Moulton Weston and Cowbit |
8 |
||
Pinchbeck and Surfleet |
17 |
||
Spalding Castle |
44 |
||
Spalding Monks House |
9 |
||
Spalding St John's |
31 |
||
Spalding St Mary's |
14 |
||
Spalding St Paul's |
20 |
||
Spalding Wygate |
11 |
||
Sutton Bridge |
1 |
||
The Saints |
3 |
||
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aveland |
4 |
||
Belmont |
19 |
||
Belvoir |
9 |
||
Bourne Austerby |
1 |
||
Bourne East |
19 |
||
Bourne West |
5 |
||
Casewick |
14 |
||
Castle |
27 |
||
Deeping St James |
16 |
||
Dole Wood |
-1 |
||
Glen |
10 |
||
Grantham Arnoldfield |
2 |
||
Grantham Barrowby Gate |
22 |
||
Grantham Earlesfield |
14 |
||
Grantham Harrowby |
1 |
||
Grantham Springfield |
4 |
||
Grantham St Vincent's |
18 |
||
Grantham St Wulfram's |
47 |
||
Isaac Newton |
8 |
||
Lincrest |
5 |
||
Loveden Heath |
7 |
||
Market & West Deeping |
36 |
||
Morton |
-2 |
||
Peascliffe & Ridgeway |
10 |
||
Ryhall and Casterton |
0 |
||
Stamford All Saints |
16 |
||
Stamford St George's |
10 |
||
Stamford St John's |
10 |
||
Stamford St Mary's |
62 |
||
Toller |
3 |
||
Viking |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bardney |
-14 |
||
Caistor and Yarborough |
19 |
||
Cherry Willingham |
7 |
||
Dunholme and Welton |
17 |
||
Gainsborough East |
16 |
||
Gainsborough North |
-1 |
||
Gainsborough South-West |
9 |
||
Hemswell |
8 |
||
Kelsey Wold |
12 |
||
Lea |
0 |
||
Market Rasen |
74 |
||
Nettleham |
9 |
||
Saxilby |
25 |
||
Scampton |
3 |
||
Scotter and Blyton |
12 |
||
Stow |
5 |
||
Sudbrooke |
1 |
||
Torksey |
7 |
||
Waddingham and Spital |
-4 |
||
Wold View |
15 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Lincolnshire compares to them.
| 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 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
15th
2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
17th
2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
21st
2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
26th
2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th
2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
29th
2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
34th
2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
40th
2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
47th
2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
| 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 |
people
46.1
76.4
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.
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
2020
6,475 formed
3,943 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
3.13% vs 2016
4.14% vs 2017
3.19% vs 2018
6.5% vs 2019