2013
8,613 formed
4,894 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2017
6.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2016
Knowsley 769 formed
Liverpool 5,287 formed
Sefton 1,983 formed
St. Helens 909 formed
Wirral 2,064 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
9th
2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th
2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
12th
2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
8.0
10.0
98% Private Limited Companies (10,744 companies)
2% Other company types (272 companies)
Other company types breakdown (272 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2017
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2017
63,781
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2017.
6.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2016
Flintshire
5,763 total businesses
918 formed in 2017
546 dissolved in 2017
Lancashire
71,294 total businesses
10,646 formed in 2017
8,024 dissolved in 2017
Greater Manchester
177,360 total businesses
31,124 formed in 2017
23,467 dissolved in 2017
Cheshire
76,254 total businesses
11,619 formed in 2017
6,981 dissolved in 2017
Merseyside
63,781 total businesses
11,016 formed in 2017
7,548 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
8 |
||
Halewood North |
9 |
||
Halewood South |
0 |
||
Halewood West |
5 |
||
Kirkby Central |
39 |
||
Longview |
32 |
||
Northwood |
7 |
||
Page Moss |
43 |
||
Park |
37 |
||
Prescot East |
14 |
||
Prescot West |
35 |
||
Rainhill |
7 |
||
Roby |
21 |
||
Shevington |
9 |
||
St Bartholomews |
10 |
||
St Gabriels |
4 |
||
St Michaels |
12 |
||
Stockbridge |
11 |
||
Swanside |
7 |
||
Whiston North |
0 |
||
Whiston South |
2 |
||
Whitefield |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
33 |
||
Anfield |
62 |
||
Belle Vale |
27 |
||
Central |
254 |
||
Childwall |
16 |
||
Church |
241 |
||
Clubmoor |
46 |
||
County |
265 |
||
Cressington |
45 |
||
Croxteth |
18 |
||
Everton |
19 |
||
Fazakerley |
-9 |
||
Greenbank |
87 |
||
Halewood West |
5 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
26 |
||
Kirkdale |
55 |
||
Knotty Ash |
4 |
||
Mossley Hill |
6 |
||
Norris Green |
14 |
||
Old Swan |
47 |
||
Picton |
28 |
||
Princes Park |
33 |
||
Riverside |
330 |
||
Speke-Garston |
41 |
||
St Michael's |
51 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
17 |
||
Warbreck |
18 |
||
Wavertree |
9 |
||
West Derby |
25 |
||
Woolton |
38 |
||
Yew Tree |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
13 |
||
Birkdale |
-1 |
||
Blundellsands |
16 |
||
Cambridge |
15 |
||
Church |
241 |
||
Derby |
44 |
||
Duke's |
64 |
||
Ford |
44 |
||
Harington |
7 |
||
Kew |
7 |
||
Linacre |
129 |
||
Litherland |
17 |
||
Manor |
23 |
||
Meols |
31 |
||
Molyneux |
-15 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
46 |
||
Norwood |
3 |
||
Park |
37 |
||
Ravenmeols |
14 |
||
St Oswald |
52 |
||
Sudell |
18 |
||
Victoria |
71 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
10 |
||
Blackbrook |
-3 |
||
Bold |
22 |
||
Earlestown |
61 |
||
Eccleston |
18 |
||
Haydock |
41 |
||
Moss Bank |
9 |
||
Newton |
26 |
||
Parr |
10 |
||
Rainford |
2 |
||
Rainhill |
7 |
||
Sutton |
1 |
||
Thatto Heath |
3 |
||
Town Centre |
47 |
||
West Park |
20 |
||
Windle |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
19 |
||
Bidston and St James |
103 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
51 |
||
Bromborough |
26 |
||
Clatterbridge |
13 |
||
Claughton |
25 |
||
Eastham |
22 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
35 |
||
Heswall |
-6 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
28 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
3 |
||
Liscard |
21 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
2 |
||
New Brighton |
-10 |
||
Oxton |
-9 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
0 |
||
Prenton |
22 |
||
Rock Ferry |
18 |
||
Seacombe |
29 |
||
Upton |
22 |
||
Wallasey |
-9 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
16 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
10th
2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th
2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
15th
2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
46.2
65.1
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.
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
2017
11,016 formed
7,548 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.5% vs 2013
7.7% vs 2014
5.5% vs 2015
6.3% vs 2016