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Company Formations in 2021: Lincolnshire

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???? Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2021

4.2% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2020

New businesses in Lincolnshire mapped

Boston 421 formed

East Lindsey 544 formed

Lincoln 692 formed

North East Lincolnshire 1,014 formed

North Kesteven 770 formed

North Lincolnshire 981 formed

South Holland 708 formed

South Kesteven 1,283 formed

West Lindsey 474 formed

Companies formed in 2021 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2020: 1st
London
269,246
2nd 2020: 2nd
West Midlands
36,485
3rd 2020: 3rd
Greater Manchester
36,442
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
5th 2020: 5th
Essex
18,584
29th 2020: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,903
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
12th 2020: 14th
South Yorkshire
10,815
14th 2020: 11th
Leicestershire
9,685
17th 2020: 17th
Nottinghamshire
8,810
23rd 2020: 24th
Cambridgeshire
7,476
27th 2020: 23rd
Northamptonshire
7,131
29th 2020: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,903
34th 2020: 37th
Norfolk
5,214
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,749
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
195
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2020: 1st
London
269,246
2nd 2020: 2nd
West Midlands
36,485
3rd 2020: 3rd
Greater Manchester
36,442
4th 2020: 4th
West Yorkshire
22,140
5th 2020: 5th
Essex
18,584
6th 2020: 6th
Kent
16,625
7th 2020: 7th
Hampshire
14,512
8th 2020: 8th
Hertfordshire
13,899
9th 2020: 9th
Merseyside
13,108
10th 2020: 10th
Lancashire
12,800
11th 2020: 12th
Surrey
11,021
12th 2020: 14th
South Yorkshire
10,815
13th 2020: 13th
Cheshire
9,800
14th 2020: 11th
Leicestershire
9,685
15th 2020: 15th
Berkshire
9,605
16th 2020: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,910
17th 2020: 17th
Nottinghamshire
8,810
18th 2020: 22nd
Staffordshire
8,541
19th 2020: 20th
East Sussex
7,675
20th 2020: 21st
Tyne and Wear
7,623
21st 2020: 19th
North Yorkshire
7,614
22nd 2020: 26th
Dorset
7,584
23rd 2020: 24th
Cambridgeshire
7,476
24th 2020: 18th
Bedfordshire
7,413
25th 2020: 28th
Worcestershire
7,361
26th 2020: 25th
Derbyshire
7,261
27th 2020: 23rd
Northamptonshire
7,131
28th 2020: 31st
Somerset
7,057
29th 2020: 30th
Lincolnshire
6,903
30th 2020: 27th
Devon
6,825
31st 2020: 29th
West Sussex
6,463
32nd 2020: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,357
33rd 2020: 35th
Suffolk
5,445
34th 2020: 37th
Norfolk
5,214
35th 2020: 33rd
Bristol
5,125
36th 2020: 38th
Warwickshire
5,117
37th 2020: 36th
Durham
5,065
38th 2020: 34th
Oxfordshire
5,053
39th 2020: 39th
Wiltshire
4,432
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,749
41st 2020: 42nd
Cornwall
2,993
42nd 2020: 41st
Shropshire
2,914
43rd 2020: 44th
Herefordshire
2,858
44th 2020: 43rd
Cumbria
2,286
45th 2020: 45th
Northumberland
1,421
46th 2020: 46th
Isle of Wight
697
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
195

New incorporations in 2021 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in Lincolnshire breakdown

98% Private Limited Companies (6,741 companies)

2% Other company types (162 companies)

Other company types breakdown (162 companies)

Total companies in Lincolnshire by the end of 2021

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Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2021

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Businesses dissolved in Lincolnshire during 2021

Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

50,076

businesses registered in Lincolnshire at the end of 2021.

4.2% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2020

Surrounding counties 2021 breakdown & comparison

Cambridgeshire

56,346 total businesses
7,476 formed in 2021
6,893 dissolved in 2021

Leicestershire

71,867 total businesses
9,685 formed in 2021
10,352 dissolved in 2021

Norfolk

43,452 total businesses
5,214 formed in 2021
4,179 dissolved in 2021

Northamptonshire

53,149 total businesses
7,131 formed in 2021
6,724 dissolved in 2021

Nottinghamshire

58,780 total businesses
8,810 formed in 2021
6,491 dissolved in 2021

South Yorkshire

68,227 total businesses
10,815 formed in 2021
8,503 dissolved in 2021

East Riding of Yorkshire

27,909 total businesses
3,749 formed in 2021
2,949 dissolved in 2021

Rutland

2,056 total businesses
195 formed in 2021
236 dissolved in 2021

Lincolnshire

50,076 total businesses
6,903 formed in 2021
5,393 dissolved in 2021

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Coastal
9
9
0
Fenside
15
29
14
Fishtoft
15
35
20
Five Village
17
31
14
Kirton and Frampton
23
31
8
Old Leake and Wrangle
14
15
1
Skirbeck
42
53
11
St Thomas'
19
24
5
Staniland
7
6
-1
Station
19
37
18
Swineshead and Holland Fen
13
12
-1
Trinity
54
63
9
West
7
7
Witham
32
34
2
Wyberton
21
44
23
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alford
16
19
3
Binbrook
6
9
3
Burgh le Marsh
5
12
7
Chapel St Leonards
14
10
-4
Coningsby & Mareham
15
21
6
Croft
4
10
6
Friskney
2
11
9
Fulstow
6
14
8
Grimoldby
14
7
-7
Hagworthingham
12
7
-5
Halton Holegate
8
10
2
Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby
30
33
3
Horncastle
30
32
2
Ingoldmells
6
7
1
Legbourne
5
9
4
Mablethorpe
21
24
3
Marshchapel & Somercotes
17
17
0
North Holme
8
21
13
Priory & St James'
21
40
19
Roughton
9
7
-2
Scarbrough & Seacroft
43
52
9
Sibsey & Stickney
14
15
1
Spilsby
7
12
5
St Clement's
5
18
13
St Margaret's
4
5
1
St Mary's
6
9
3
St Michael's
6
5
-1
Sutton on Sea
7
8
1
Tetford & Donington
11
6
-5
Tetney
12
10
-2
Trinity
54
63
9
Wainfleet
5
5
0
Waltham
21
19
-2
Willoughby with Sloothby
11
13
2
Winthorpe
17
15
-2
Withern & Theddlethorpe
5
13
8
Wold View
16
19
3
Woodhall Spa
24
16
-8
Wragby
9
13
4
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
113
152
39
Birchwood
27
24
-3
Boultham
39
37
-2
Bracebridge
21
30
9
Carholme
102
228
126
Castle
48
58
10
Glebe
8
24
16
Hartsholme
34
48
14
Minster
34
41
7
Moorland
9
22
13
Park
141
126
-15
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Croft Baker
70
57
-13
East Marsh
227
128
-99
Freshney
38
35
-3
Haverstoe
28
41
13
Heneage
64
58
-6
Humberston and New Waltham
59
56
-3
Immingham
67
66
-1
Park
141
126
-15
Scartho
43
46
3
Sidney Sussex
92
83
-9
South
40
27
-13
Waltham
21
19
-2
West Marsh
110
113
3
Wolds
37
72
35
Yarborough
50
129
79
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell
14
17
3
Bassingham and Brant Broughton
33
40
7
Billinghay Martin and North Kyme
24
18
-6
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East
28
189
161
Branston
12
25
13
Cliff Villages
15
28
13
Eagle Swinderby and Witham St Hughs
23
32
9
Heckington Rural
17
23
6
Heighington and Washingborough
22
40
18
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme
6
6
0
Leasingham and Rauceby
1
10
9
Metheringham
14
20
6
North Hykeham Forum
7
7
0
North Hykeham Memorial
100
70
-30
North Hykeham Mill
27
30
3
North Hykeham Moor
5
10
5
North Hykeham Witham
6
4
-2
Osbournby
9
15
6
Ruskington
15
22
7
Skellingthorpe
13
14
1
Sleaford Castle
20
20
0
Sleaford Holdingham
8
14
6
Sleaford Navigation
43
73
30
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham
14
23
9
Sleaford Westholme
9
15
6
Waddington West
3
5
2
Woodhall Spa
24
16
-8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashby
42
50
8
Axholme Central
42
59
17
Axholme North
41
37
-4
Axholme South
19
29
10
Barton
46
46
0
Bottesford
33
49
16
Brigg and Wolds
74
98
24
Broughton and Appleby
24
21
-3
Brumby
39
31
-8
Burringham and Gunness
17
13
-4
Burton upon Stather and Winterton
29
45
16
Crosby and Park
170
147
-23
Ferry
61
48
-13
Frodingham
115
50
-65
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens
26
32
6
Ridge
51
46
-5
Town
121
180
59
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas
36
33
-3
Donington Quadring and Gosberton
24
36
12
Fleet
4
7
3
Gedney
6
8
2
Holbeach Hurn
11
8
-3
Holbeach Town
32
43
11
Long Sutton
20
29
9
Moulton Weston and Cowbit
23
28
5
Pinchbeck and Surfleet
34
66
32
Spalding Castle
54
76
22
Spalding Monks House
22
28
6
Spalding St John's
175
196
21
Spalding St Mary's
29
34
5
Spalding St Paul's
39
38
-1
Spalding Wygate
29
40
11
Sutton Bridge
7
17
10
The Saints
9
7
-2
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's
16
14
-2
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aveland
11
11
0
Belmont
13
72
59
Belvoir
13
19
6
Bourne Austerby
39
49
10
Bourne East
18
33
15
Bourne West
19
22
3
Casewick
32
20
-12
Castle
48
58
10
Deeping St James
19
22
3
Dole Wood
11
10
-1
Glen
14
11
-3
Grantham Arnoldfield
19
18
-1
Grantham Barrowby Gate
26
23
-3
Grantham Earlesfield
31
35
4
Grantham Harrowby
15
10
-5
Grantham Springfield
22
28
6
Grantham St Vincent's
40
45
5
Grantham St Wulfram's
74
379
305
Isaac Newton
23
26
3
Lincrest
13
15
2
Loveden Heath
12
16
4
Market & West Deeping
73
71
-2
Morton
8
80
72
Peascliffe & Ridgeway
22
30
8
Ryhall and Casterton
0
0
Stamford All Saints
31
19
-12
Stamford St George's
20
22
2
Stamford St John's
15
18
3
Stamford St Mary's
60
102
42
Toller
6
5
-1
Viking
47
58
11
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bardney
9
17
8
Caistor and Yarborough
25
33
8
Cherry Willingham
28
24
-4
Dunholme and Welton
32
34
2
Gainsborough East
21
45
24
Gainsborough North
10
18
8
Gainsborough South-West
42
61
19
Hemswell
17
22
5
Kelsey Wold
10
16
6
Lea
7
14
7
Market Rasen
26
40
14
Nettleham
12
18
6
Saxilby
37
40
3
Scampton
9
16
7
Scotter and Blyton
21
18
-3
Stow
5
14
9
Sudbrooke
11
10
-1
Torksey
8
7
-1
Waddingham and Spital
6
8
2
Wold View
16
19
3

Total companies 2021 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Lincolnshire compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2020: 1st
London
1,397,474
2nd 2020: 2nd
Greater Manchester
217,557
3rd 2020: 3rd
West Midlands
198,781
4th 2020: 4th
Essex
141,948
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
29th 2020: 29th
Lincolnshire
50,076
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
15th 2020: 15th
Leicestershire
71,867
17th 2020: 17th
South Yorkshire
68,227
20th 2020: 21st
Nottinghamshire
58,780
26th 2020: 26th
Cambridgeshire
56,346
28th 2020: 27th
Northamptonshire
53,149
29th 2020: 29th
Lincolnshire
50,076
33rd 2020: 34th
Norfolk
43,452
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
2,056
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2020: 1st
London
1,397,474
2nd 2020: 2nd
Greater Manchester
217,557
3rd 2020: 3rd
West Midlands
198,781
4th 2020: 4th
Essex
141,948
5th 2020: 5th
West Yorkshire
141,120
6th 2020: 6th
Kent
126,550
7th 2020: 7th
Hampshire
123,584
8th 2020: 8th
Hertfordshire
118,798
9th 2020: 9th
Surrey
106,792
10th 2020: 11th
Lancashire
87,562
11th 2020: 10th
Cheshire
83,426
12th 2020: 12th
Merseyside
78,022
13th 2020: 14th
Berkshire
75,011
14th 2020: 13th
Buckinghamshire
74,634
15th 2020: 15th
Leicestershire
71,867
16th 2020: 16th
East Sussex
70,862
17th 2020: 17th
South Yorkshire
68,227
18th 2020: 19th
Devon
60,022
19th 2020: 18th
North Yorkshire
59,819
20th 2020: 21st
Nottinghamshire
58,780
21st 2020: 20th
West Sussex
57,619
22nd 2020: 24th
Staffordshire
57,556
23rd 2020: 23rd
Somerset
57,300
24th 2020: 22nd
Gloucestershire
56,711
25th 2020: 25th
Dorset
56,465
26th 2020: 26th
Cambridgeshire
56,346
27th 2020: 28th
Derbyshire
53,394
28th 2020: 27th
Northamptonshire
53,149
29th 2020: 29th
Lincolnshire
50,076
30th 2020: 30th
Tyne and Wear
49,266
31st 2020: 31st
Bedfordshire
47,831
32nd 2020: 32nd
Oxfordshire
45,883
33rd 2020: 34th
Norfolk
43,452
34th 2020: 33rd
Worcestershire
42,443
35th 2020: 36th
Suffolk
41,836
36th 2020: 35th
Warwickshire
40,740
37th 2020: 37th
Wiltshire
39,338
38th 2020: 38th
Bristol
36,239
39th 2020: 39th
Durham
33,620
40th 2020: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
27,909
41st 2020: 41st
Shropshire
25,765
42nd 2020: 42nd
Cornwall
24,752
43rd 2020: 43rd
Cumbria
22,499
44th 2020: 44th
Herefordshire
14,830
45th 2020: 45th
Northumberland
11,895
46th 2020: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,319
47th 2020: 47th
Rutland
2,056

Total companies at the end of 2021 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

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.

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

2021

6,903 formed

5,393 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.14% vs 2017

3.19% vs 2018

6.54% vs 2019

4.2% vs 2020