2011
6,942 formed
5,427 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2015
7.7% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2014
Knowsley 739 formed
Liverpool 4,523 formed
Sefton 1,670 formed
St. Helens 844 formed
Wirral 2,081 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th
2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th
2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
7.1
9.7
96% Private Limited Companies (9,426 companies)
4% Other company types (431 companies)
Other company types breakdown (431 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2015
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2015
56,875
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2015.
7.7% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2014
Flintshire
5,032 total businesses
741 formed in 2015
490 dissolved in 2015
Lancashire
65,240 total businesses
10,080 formed in 2015
6,327 dissolved in 2015
Greater Manchester
156,025 total businesses
28,265 formed in 2015
18,047 dissolved in 2015
Cheshire
67,995 total businesses
11,974 formed in 2015
5,482 dissolved in 2015
Merseyside
56,875 total businesses
9,857 formed in 2015
5,930 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
20 |
||
Halewood North |
21 |
||
Halewood South |
17 |
||
Halewood West |
12 |
||
Kirkby Central |
59 |
||
Longview |
19 |
||
Northwood |
15 |
||
Page Moss |
8 |
||
Park |
29 |
||
Prescot East |
14 |
||
Prescot West |
1 |
||
Rainhill |
18 |
||
Roby |
6 |
||
Shevington |
5 |
||
St Bartholomews |
8 |
||
St Gabriels |
16 |
||
St Michaels |
14 |
||
Stockbridge |
17 |
||
Swanside |
28 |
||
Whiston North |
67 |
||
Whiston South |
9 |
||
Whitefield |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
69 |
||
Anfield |
27 |
||
Belle Vale |
16 |
||
Central |
279 |
||
Childwall |
10 |
||
Church |
137 |
||
Clubmoor |
16 |
||
County |
4 |
||
Cressington |
80 |
||
Croxteth |
31 |
||
Everton |
46 |
||
Fazakerley |
6 |
||
Greenbank |
132 |
||
Halewood West |
12 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
67 |
||
Kirkdale |
86 |
||
Knotty Ash |
43 |
||
Mossley Hill |
25 |
||
Norris Green |
17 |
||
Old Swan |
32 |
||
Picton |
36 |
||
Princes Park |
45 |
||
Riverside |
228 |
||
Speke-Garston |
86 |
||
St Michael's |
38 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
39 |
||
Warbreck |
38 |
||
Wavertree |
102 |
||
West Derby |
40 |
||
Woolton |
51 |
||
Yew Tree |
34 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
40 |
||
Birkdale |
45 |
||
Blundellsands |
24 |
||
Cambridge |
32 |
||
Church |
137 |
||
Derby |
9 |
||
Duke's |
93 |
||
Ford |
11 |
||
Harington |
0 |
||
Kew |
31 |
||
Linacre |
67 |
||
Litherland |
6 |
||
Manor |
10 |
||
Meols |
27 |
||
Molyneux |
19 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
16 |
||
Norwood |
19 |
||
Park |
29 |
||
Ravenmeols |
16 |
||
St Oswald |
0 |
||
Sudell |
20 |
||
Victoria |
75 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
25 |
||
Blackbrook |
13 |
||
Bold |
12 |
||
Earlestown |
17 |
||
Eccleston |
21 |
||
Haydock |
39 |
||
Moss Bank |
18 |
||
Newton |
38 |
||
Parr |
26 |
||
Rainford |
22 |
||
Rainhill |
18 |
||
Sutton |
17 |
||
Thatto Heath |
33 |
||
Town Centre |
79 |
||
West Park |
16 |
||
Windle |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
19 |
||
Bidston and St James |
46 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
15 |
||
Bromborough |
18 |
||
Clatterbridge |
21 |
||
Claughton |
11 |
||
Eastham |
18 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
62 |
||
Heswall |
108 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
44 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
21 |
||
Liscard |
17 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
25 |
||
New Brighton |
21 |
||
Oxton |
65 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
11 |
||
Prenton |
34 |
||
Rock Ferry |
10 |
||
Seacombe |
23 |
||
Upton |
16 |
||
Wallasey |
39 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
65 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
10th
2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th
2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
15th
2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
41.2
59.4
How the total number of companies in Merseyside has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
6,942 formed
5,427 dissolved
2012
8,140 formed
4,217 dissolved
2013
8,613 formed
4,894 dissolved
2014
9,641 formed
5,968 dissolved
2015
9,857 formed
5,930 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9.5% vs 2011
8.2% vs 2012
7.5% vs 2013
7.7% vs 2014