2020
6,475 formed
3,943 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2024
4.7% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2023
Boston 421 formed
East Lindsey 670 formed
Lincoln 745 formed
North East Lincolnshire 1,309 formed
North Kesteven 602 formed
North Lincolnshire 1,110 formed
South Holland 730 formed
South Kesteven 1,008 formed
West Lindsey 532 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Lincolnshire compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
11th
2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
13th
2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
16th
2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
20th
2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
27th
2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th
2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
34th
2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
40th
2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
47th
2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
6.5
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (6,924 companies)
3% Other company types (208 companies)
Other company types breakdown (208 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Lincolnshire during 2024
????
Businesses dissolved in Lincolnshire during 2024
57,099
businesses registered in Lincolnshire at the end of 2024.
4.7% more companies in Lincolnshire compared to 2023
Cambridgeshire
61,973 total businesses
8,588 formed in 2024
6,428 dissolved in 2024
Leicestershire
78,116 total businesses
11,209 formed in 2024
9,241 dissolved in 2024
Norfolk
49,863 total businesses
5,434 formed in 2024
5,069 dissolved in 2024
Northamptonshire
55,842 total businesses
6,894 formed in 2024
6,637 dissolved in 2024
Nottinghamshire
65,784 total businesses
9,248 formed in 2024
7,920 dissolved in 2024
South Yorkshire
75,130 total businesses
11,673 formed in 2024
9,417 dissolved in 2024
East Riding of Yorkshire
31,014 total businesses
4,234 formed in 2024
3,505 dissolved in 2024
Rutland
2,179 total businesses
242 formed in 2024
198 dissolved in 2024
Lincolnshire
57,099 total businesses
7,132 formed in 2024
6,872 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Coastal |
2 |
||
Fenside |
-7 |
||
Fishtoft |
6 |
||
Five Village |
-7 |
||
Kirton and Frampton |
6 |
||
Old Leake and Wrangle |
6 |
||
Skirbeck |
-20 |
||
St Thomas' |
1 |
||
Staniland |
11 |
||
Station |
4 |
||
Swineshead and Holland Fen |
-8 |
||
Trinity |
5 |
||
West |
3 |
||
Witham |
23 |
||
Wyberton |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alford |
2 |
||
Binbrook |
2 |
||
Burgh le Marsh |
12 |
||
Chapel St Leonards |
4 |
||
Coningsby & Mareham |
52 |
||
Croft |
8 |
||
Friskney |
-3 |
||
Fulstow |
3 |
||
Grimoldby |
7 |
||
Hagworthingham |
14 |
||
Halton Holegate |
3 |
||
Holton-le-Clay & North Thoresby |
10 |
||
Horncastle |
6 |
||
Ingoldmells |
-11 |
||
Legbourne |
-3 |
||
Mablethorpe |
12 |
||
Marshchapel & Somercotes |
-4 |
||
North Holme |
4 |
||
Priory & St James' |
8 |
||
Roughton |
-2 |
||
Scarbrough & Seacroft |
14 |
||
Sibsey & Stickney |
8 |
||
Spilsby |
1 |
||
St Clement's |
-2 |
||
St Margaret's |
5 |
||
St Mary's |
7 |
||
St Michael's |
2 |
||
Sutton on Sea |
1 |
||
Tetford & Donington |
8 |
||
Tetney |
-2 |
||
Trinity |
5 |
||
Wainfleet |
0 |
||
Waltham |
14 |
||
Willoughby with Sloothby |
5 |
||
Winthorpe |
6 |
||
Withern & Theddlethorpe |
6 |
||
Wold View |
-1 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
3 |
||
Wragby |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbey |
56 |
||
Birchwood |
7 |
||
Boultham |
6 |
||
Bracebridge |
-1 |
||
Carholme |
60 |
||
Castle |
30 |
||
Glebe |
14 |
||
Hartsholme |
13 |
||
Minster |
8 |
||
Moorland |
9 |
||
Park |
20 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Croft Baker |
14 |
||
East Marsh |
-125 |
||
Freshney |
42 |
||
Haverstoe |
10 |
||
Heneage |
18 |
||
Humberston and New Waltham |
24 |
||
Immingham |
10 |
||
Park |
20 |
||
Scartho |
19 |
||
Sidney Sussex |
61 |
||
South |
16 |
||
Waltham |
14 |
||
West Marsh |
-675 |
||
Wolds |
12 |
||
Yarborough |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby de la Launde and Cranwell |
-10 |
||
Bassingham and Brant Broughton |
11 |
||
Billinghay Martin and North Kyme |
1 |
||
Bracebridge Heath and Waddington East |
28 |
||
Branston |
5 |
||
Cliff Villages |
6 |
||
Eagle Swinderby and Witham St Hughs |
1 |
||
Heckington Rural |
4 |
||
Heighington and Washingborough |
14 |
||
Kirkby la Thorpe and South Kyme |
-4 |
||
Leasingham and Rauceby |
7 |
||
Metheringham |
-6 |
||
North Hykeham Forum |
1 |
||
North Hykeham Memorial |
12 |
||
North Hykeham Mill |
11 |
||
North Hykeham Moor |
-4 |
||
North Hykeham Witham |
1 |
||
Osbournby |
0 |
||
Ruskington |
1 |
||
Skellingthorpe |
7 |
||
Sleaford Castle |
9 |
||
Sleaford Holdingham |
2 |
||
Sleaford Navigation |
35 |
||
Sleaford Quarrington and Mareham |
9 |
||
Sleaford Westholme |
-38 |
||
Waddington West |
5 |
||
Woodhall Spa |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashby |
33 |
||
Axholme Central |
16 |
||
Axholme North |
-16 |
||
Axholme South |
16 |
||
Barton |
1 |
||
Bottesford |
10 |
||
Brigg and Wolds |
10 |
||
Broughton and Appleby |
0 |
||
Brumby |
10 |
||
Burringham and Gunness |
3 |
||
Burton upon Stather and Winterton |
9 |
||
Crosby and Park |
19 |
||
Ferry |
3 |
||
Frodingham |
12 |
||
Kingsway with Lincoln Gardens |
-5 |
||
Ridge |
-4 |
||
Town |
44 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas |
-3 |
||
Donington Quadring and Gosberton |
-6 |
||
Fleet |
-5 |
||
Gedney |
-4 |
||
Holbeach Hurn |
9 |
||
Holbeach Town |
18 |
||
Long Sutton |
-6 |
||
Moulton Weston and Cowbit |
-1 |
||
Pinchbeck and Surfleet |
33 |
||
Spalding Castle |
20 |
||
Spalding Monks House |
2 |
||
Spalding St John's |
-67 |
||
Spalding St Mary's |
-3 |
||
Spalding St Paul's |
-4 |
||
Spalding Wygate |
4 |
||
Sutton Bridge |
3 |
||
The Saints |
0 |
||
Whaplode and Holbeach St John's |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aveland |
2 |
||
Belmont |
8 |
||
Belvoir |
0 |
||
Bourne Austerby |
5 |
||
Bourne East |
0 |
||
Bourne West |
-19 |
||
Casewick |
-2 |
||
Castle |
30 |
||
Deeping St James |
10 |
||
Dole Wood |
3 |
||
Glen |
3 |
||
Grantham Arnoldfield |
13 |
||
Grantham Barrowby Gate |
0 |
||
Grantham Earlesfield |
-12 |
||
Grantham Harrowby |
10 |
||
Grantham Springfield |
7 |
||
Grantham St Vincent's |
-13 |
||
Grantham St Wulfram's |
-96 |
||
Isaac Newton |
7 |
||
Lincrest |
1 |
||
Loveden Heath |
6 |
||
Market & West Deeping |
16 |
||
Morton |
3 |
||
Peascliffe & Ridgeway |
11 |
||
Ryhall and Casterton |
0 |
||
Stamford All Saints |
-3 |
||
Stamford St George's |
-1 |
||
Stamford St John's |
1 |
||
Stamford St Mary's |
64 |
||
Toller |
9 |
||
Viking |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bardney |
0 |
||
Caistor and Yarborough |
3 |
||
Cherry Willingham |
6 |
||
Dunholme and Welton |
16 |
||
Gainsborough East |
3 |
||
Gainsborough North |
1 |
||
Gainsborough South-West |
20 |
||
Hemswell |
0 |
||
Kelsey Wold |
-4 |
||
Lea |
-2 |
||
Market Rasen |
1 |
||
Nettleham |
10 |
||
Saxilby |
5 |
||
Scampton |
5 |
||
Scotter and Blyton |
14 |
||
Stow |
10 |
||
Sudbrooke |
-12 |
||
Torksey |
9 |
||
Waddingham and Spital |
9 |
||
Wold View |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Lincolnshire compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
15th
2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th
2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
19th
2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
23rd
2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
28th
2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th
2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
33rd
2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
40th
2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
47th
2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
51.8
83.4
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.
2020
6,475 formed
3,943 dissolved
2021
6,903 formed
5,393 dissolved
2022
7,100 formed
5,122 dissolved
2023
7,141 formed
6,286 dissolved
2024
7,132 formed
6,872 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.19% vs 2020
6.12% vs 2021
2.6% vs 2022
4.7% vs 2023