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Company Formations in 2016: Merseyside

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???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2016

5.5% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2015

New businesses in Merseyside mapped

Knowsley 708 formed

Liverpool 4,962 formed

Sefton 1,810 formed

St. Helens 874 formed

Wirral 2,250 formed

Companies formed in 2016 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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
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County
No. Companies formed
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

New incorporations in 2016 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Merseyside

7.7

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10.5

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Type of companies formed in Merseyside breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (10,227 companies)

4% Other company types (390 companies)

Other company types breakdown (390 companies)

Total companies in Merseyside by the end of 2016

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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2016

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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2016

meaning there is a total of

60,027

businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2016.

5.5% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2015

Surrounding counties 2016 breakdown & comparison

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

LancashireGreater ManchesterCheshireMerseysideFlintshire

Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Cherryfield
13
27
14
Halewood North
16
40
24
Halewood South
16
30
14
Halewood West
14
50
36
Kirkby Central
98
99
1
Longview
19
43
24
Northwood
10
28
18
Page Moss
11
21
10
Park
94
121
27
Prescot East
25
41
16
Prescot West
33
52
19
Rainhill
32
49
17
Roby
18
22
4
Shevington
15
31
16
St Bartholomews
18
24
6
St Gabriels
29
32
3
St Michaels
21
30
9
Stockbridge
8
16
8
Swanside
15
27
12
Whiston North
36
26
-10
Whiston South
10
27
17
Whitefield
11
17
6
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Allerton and Hunts Cross
96
484
388
Anfield
29
69
40
Belle Vale
28
50
22
Central
1058
999
-59
Childwall
54
64
10
Church
300
448
148
Clubmoor
34
46
12
County
37
60
23
Cressington
118
151
33
Croxteth
37
54
17
Everton
55
80
25
Fazakerley
83
68
-15
Greenbank
104
253
149
Halewood West
14
50
36
Kensington and Fairfield
91
105
14
Kirkdale
141
163
22
Knotty Ash
35
50
15
Mossley Hill
38
72
34
Norris Green
35
57
22
Old Swan
52
80
28
Picton
120
178
58
Princes Park
87
98
11
Riverside
384
676
292
Speke-Garston
98
101
3
St Michael's
110
106
-4
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
69
87
18
Warbreck
63
59
-4
Wavertree
182
188
6
West Derby
60
73
13
Woolton
87
106
19
Yew Tree
44
75
31
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ainsdale
41
52
11
Birkdale
63
75
12
Blundellsands
55
64
9
Cambridge
48
65
17
Church
300
448
148
Derby
29
51
22
Duke's
250
280
30
Ford
21
44
23
Harington
47
56
9
Kew
65
62
-3
Linacre
155
228
73
Litherland
28
60
32
Manor
27
46
19
Meols
28
60
32
Molyneux
38
59
21
Netherton and Orrell
38
56
18
Norwood
48
52
4
Park
94
121
27
Ravenmeols
56
71
15
St Oswald
18
25
7
Sudell
31
45
14
Victoria
109
125
16
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Billinge and Seneley Green
40
68
28
Blackbrook
22
15
-7
Bold
42
49
7
Earlestown
40
59
19
Eccleston
36
53
17
Haydock
66
85
19
Moss Bank
23
28
5
Newton
34
57
23
Parr
33
32
-1
Rainford
41
33
-8
Rainhill
32
49
17
Sutton
26
36
10
Thatto Heath
27
49
22
Town Centre
99
162
63
West Park
47
63
16
Windle
29
36
7
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bebington
57
77
20
Bidston and St James
70
87
17
Birkenhead and Tranmere
156
219
63
Bromborough
238
313
75
Clatterbridge
25
60
35
Claughton
67
58
-9
Eastham
38
69
31
Greasby Frankby and Irby
96
148
52
Heswall
106
192
86
Hoylake and Meols
85
101
16
Leasowe and Moreton East
37
43
6
Liscard
49
83
34
Moreton West and Saughall Massie
36
68
32
New Brighton
51
74
23
Oxton
63
102
39
Pensby and Thingwall
66
85
19
Prenton
53
74
21
Rock Ferry
45
60
15
Seacombe
53
76
23
Upton
27
51
24
Wallasey
82
108
26
West Kirby and Thurstaston
100
102
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Total companies 2016 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2016 and how Merseyside compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
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
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
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

Total companies at the end of 2016 per 1000 Person people

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43.5

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The last 5 years

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