2014
9,641 formed
5,968 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2018
2.8% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2017
Knowsley 912 formed
Liverpool 5,334 formed
Sefton 1,947 formed
St. Helens 1,046 formed
Wirral 2,198 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
9th
2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th
2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th
2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
8.3
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (11,151 companies)
3% Other company types (300 companies)
Other company types breakdown (300 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2018
65,551
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2018.
2.8% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2017
Flintshire
6,221 total businesses
1,138 formed in 2018
655 dissolved in 2018
Lancashire
75,763 total businesses
11,291 formed in 2018
8,127 dissolved in 2018
Greater Manchester
184,396 total businesses
31,875 formed in 2018
29,277 dissolved in 2018
Cheshire
78,274 total businesses
13,259 formed in 2018
8,582 dissolved in 2018
Merseyside
65,551 total businesses
11,451 formed in 2018
8,140 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
7 |
||
Halewood North |
26 |
||
Halewood South |
6 |
||
Halewood West |
-4 |
||
Kirkby Central |
16 |
||
Longview |
39 |
||
Northwood |
9 |
||
Page Moss |
44 |
||
Park |
49 |
||
Prescot East |
3 |
||
Prescot West |
16 |
||
Rainhill |
20 |
||
Roby |
19 |
||
Shevington |
4 |
||
St Bartholomews |
21 |
||
St Gabriels |
23 |
||
St Michaels |
3 |
||
Stockbridge |
24 |
||
Swanside |
11 |
||
Whiston North |
5 |
||
Whiston South |
16 |
||
Whitefield |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
75 |
||
Anfield |
35 |
||
Belle Vale |
2 |
||
Central |
192 |
||
Childwall |
4 |
||
Church |
187 |
||
Clubmoor |
23 |
||
County |
43 |
||
Cressington |
17 |
||
Croxteth |
33 |
||
Everton |
25 |
||
Fazakerley |
-5 |
||
Greenbank |
85 |
||
Halewood West |
-4 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
34 |
||
Kirkdale |
99 |
||
Knotty Ash |
11 |
||
Mossley Hill |
11 |
||
Norris Green |
40 |
||
Old Swan |
46 |
||
Picton |
67 |
||
Princes Park |
62 |
||
Riverside |
308 |
||
Speke-Garston |
85 |
||
St Michael's |
42 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
21 |
||
Warbreck |
65 |
||
Wavertree |
56 |
||
West Derby |
39 |
||
Woolton |
39 |
||
Yew Tree |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
-9 |
||
Birkdale |
18 |
||
Blundellsands |
19 |
||
Cambridge |
6 |
||
Church |
187 |
||
Derby |
28 |
||
Duke's |
39 |
||
Ford |
35 |
||
Harington |
12 |
||
Kew |
23 |
||
Linacre |
98 |
||
Litherland |
16 |
||
Manor |
18 |
||
Meols |
15 |
||
Molyneux |
15 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
3 |
||
Norwood |
17 |
||
Park |
49 |
||
Ravenmeols |
13 |
||
St Oswald |
32 |
||
Sudell |
13 |
||
Victoria |
75 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
39 |
||
Blackbrook |
24 |
||
Bold |
19 |
||
Earlestown |
69 |
||
Eccleston |
2 |
||
Haydock |
30 |
||
Moss Bank |
5 |
||
Newton |
22 |
||
Parr |
13 |
||
Rainford |
9 |
||
Rainhill |
20 |
||
Sutton |
19 |
||
Thatto Heath |
12 |
||
Town Centre |
80 |
||
West Park |
13 |
||
Windle |
9 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
22 |
||
Bidston and St James |
51 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
22 |
||
Bromborough |
30 |
||
Clatterbridge |
29 |
||
Claughton |
1 |
||
Eastham |
31 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
29 |
||
Heswall |
-73 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
63 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
35 |
||
Liscard |
45 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
10 |
||
New Brighton |
25 |
||
Oxton |
27 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
-5 |
||
Prenton |
-1 |
||
Rock Ferry |
11 |
||
Seacombe |
50 |
||
Upton |
8 |
||
Wallasey |
10 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
-81 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
10th
2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th
2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
15th
2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
47.5
68.1
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.
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
2018
11,451 formed
8,140 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
7.7% vs 2014
5.5% vs 2015
6.25% vs 2016
2.8% vs 2017