2012
8,140 formed
4,217 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2016
5.5% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2015
Knowsley 708 formed
Liverpool 4,962 formed
Sefton 1,810 formed
St. Helens 874 formed
Wirral 2,250 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th
2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
7th
2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
13th
2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th
2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
209,869 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
32,999 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
31,162 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,837 |
5th 2015: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
17,671 |
6th 2015: 5th
|
Essex |
15,887 |
7th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
15,328 |
8th 2015: 7th
|
Kent |
14,577 |
9th 2015: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,249 |
10th 2015: 24th
|
Bedfordshire |
13,677 |
11th 2015: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
11,837 |
12th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
11,070 |
13th 2015: 12th
|
Merseyside |
10,617 |
14th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,600 |
15th 2015: 13th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,265 |
16th 2015: 14th
|
Berkshire |
9,081 |
17th 2015: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,523 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
8,307 |
19th 2015: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,113 |
20th 2015: 15th
|
East Sussex |
7,939 |
21st 2015: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
7,618 |
22nd 2015: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,050 |
23rd 2015: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,642 |
24th 2015: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
6,602 |
25th 2015: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
6,525 |
26th 2015: 27th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,380 |
27th 2015: 19th
|
Derbyshire |
6,271 |
28th 2015: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,208 |
29th 2015: 26th
|
West Sussex |
5,996 |
30th 2015: 30th
|
Devon |
5,703 |
31st 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
5,698 |
32nd 2015: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,639 |
33rd 2015: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,328 |
34th 2015: 32nd
|
Bristol |
5,196 |
35th 2015: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,709 |
36th 2015: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,517 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,480 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Suffolk |
4,291 |
39th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,080 |
40th 2015: 38th
|
Durham |
4,017 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,496 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,468 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
1,979 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,302 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
853 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
545 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
217 |
7.7
10.5
96% Private Limited Companies (10,227 companies)
4% Other company types (390 companies)
Other company types breakdown (390 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2016
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2016
60,027
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2016.
5.5% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2015
Flintshire
5,316 total businesses
842 formed in 2016
553 dissolved in 2016
Lancashire
68,241 total businesses
10,600 formed in 2016
7,908 dissolved in 2016
Greater Manchester
167,797 total businesses
32,999 formed in 2016
23,445 dissolved in 2016
Cheshire
74,912 total businesses
15,328 formed in 2016
6,908 dissolved in 2016
Merseyside
60,027 total businesses
10,617 formed in 2016
7,694 dissolved in 2016
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
14 |
||
Halewood North |
24 |
||
Halewood South |
14 |
||
Halewood West |
36 |
||
Kirkby Central |
1 |
||
Longview |
24 |
||
Northwood |
18 |
||
Page Moss |
10 |
||
Park |
27 |
||
Prescot East |
16 |
||
Prescot West |
19 |
||
Rainhill |
17 |
||
Roby |
4 |
||
Shevington |
16 |
||
St Bartholomews |
6 |
||
St Gabriels |
3 |
||
St Michaels |
9 |
||
Stockbridge |
8 |
||
Swanside |
12 |
||
Whiston North |
-10 |
||
Whiston South |
17 |
||
Whitefield |
6 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
388 |
||
Anfield |
40 |
||
Belle Vale |
22 |
||
Central |
-59 |
||
Childwall |
10 |
||
Church |
148 |
||
Clubmoor |
12 |
||
County |
23 |
||
Cressington |
33 |
||
Croxteth |
17 |
||
Everton |
25 |
||
Fazakerley |
-15 |
||
Greenbank |
149 |
||
Halewood West |
36 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
14 |
||
Kirkdale |
22 |
||
Knotty Ash |
15 |
||
Mossley Hill |
34 |
||
Norris Green |
22 |
||
Old Swan |
28 |
||
Picton |
58 |
||
Princes Park |
11 |
||
Riverside |
292 |
||
Speke-Garston |
3 |
||
St Michael's |
-4 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
18 |
||
Warbreck |
-4 |
||
Wavertree |
6 |
||
West Derby |
13 |
||
Woolton |
19 |
||
Yew Tree |
31 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
11 |
||
Birkdale |
12 |
||
Blundellsands |
9 |
||
Cambridge |
17 |
||
Church |
148 |
||
Derby |
22 |
||
Duke's |
30 |
||
Ford |
23 |
||
Harington |
9 |
||
Kew |
-3 |
||
Linacre |
73 |
||
Litherland |
32 |
||
Manor |
19 |
||
Meols |
32 |
||
Molyneux |
21 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
18 |
||
Norwood |
4 |
||
Park |
27 |
||
Ravenmeols |
15 |
||
St Oswald |
7 |
||
Sudell |
14 |
||
Victoria |
16 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
28 |
||
Blackbrook |
-7 |
||
Bold |
7 |
||
Earlestown |
19 |
||
Eccleston |
17 |
||
Haydock |
19 |
||
Moss Bank |
5 |
||
Newton |
23 |
||
Parr |
-1 |
||
Rainford |
-8 |
||
Rainhill |
17 |
||
Sutton |
10 |
||
Thatto Heath |
22 |
||
Town Centre |
63 |
||
West Park |
16 |
||
Windle |
7 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
20 |
||
Bidston and St James |
17 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
63 |
||
Bromborough |
75 |
||
Clatterbridge |
35 |
||
Claughton |
-9 |
||
Eastham |
31 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
52 |
||
Heswall |
86 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
16 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
6 |
||
Liscard |
34 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
32 |
||
New Brighton |
23 |
||
Oxton |
39 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
19 |
||
Prenton |
21 |
||
Rock Ferry |
15 |
||
Seacombe |
23 |
||
Upton |
24 |
||
Wallasey |
26 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Merseyside compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd
2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th
2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th
2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
2nd
2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
10th
2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th
2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
15th
2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2015: 1st
|
London |
1,070,255 |
2nd 2015: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
167,797 |
3rd 2015: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
156,118 |
4th 2015: 4th
|
Essex |
112,065 |
5th 2015: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
107,764 |
6th 2015: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
104,699 |
7th 2015: 6th
|
Hampshire |
103,043 |
8th 2015: 8th
|
Kent |
98,931 |
9th 2015: 9th
|
Surrey |
95,997 |
10th 2015: 10th
|
Cheshire |
74,912 |
11th 2015: 11th
|
Lancashire |
68,241 |
12th 2015: 12th
|
Berkshire |
64,828 |
13th 2015: 13th
|
East Sussex |
63,012 |
14th 2015: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
62,413 |
15th 2015: 15th
|
Merseyside |
60,027 |
16th 2015: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
55,438 |
17th 2015: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
52,138 |
18th 2015: 18th
|
Dorset |
50,419 |
19th 2015: 19th
|
West Sussex |
48,518 |
20th 2015: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
48,164 |
21st 2015: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
47,665 |
22nd 2015: 22nd
|
Devon |
47,095 |
23rd 2015: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
47,000 |
24th 2015: 23rd
|
Somerset |
46,011 |
25th 2015: 26th
|
Nottinghamshire |
45,573 |
26th 2015: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
44,451 |
27th 2015: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
43,529 |
28th 2015: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
43,412 |
29th 2015: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
41,591 |
30th 2015: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
40,701 |
31st 2015: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
40,600 |
32nd 2015: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
38,544 |
33rd 2015: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
38,413 |
34th 2015: 35th
|
Norfolk |
34,374 |
35th 2015: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
34,180 |
36th 2015: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
33,436 |
37th 2015: 36th
|
Suffolk |
32,526 |
38th 2015: 37th
|
Bristol |
31,308 |
39th 2015: 39th
|
Durham |
25,127 |
40th 2015: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
23,848 |
41st 2015: 41st
|
Shropshire |
20,422 |
42nd 2015: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,675 |
43rd 2015: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
19,655 |
44th 2015: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,713 |
45th 2015: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,293 |
46th 2015: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,973 |
47th 2015: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,742 |
43.5
62.6
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.
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
2016
10,617 formed
7,694 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
8.2% vs 2012
7.5% vs 2013
7.7% vs 2014
5.5% vs 2015