2015
9,857 formed
5,930 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2019
4.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2018
Knowsley 944 formed
Liverpool 5,429 formed
Sefton 2,020 formed
St. Helens 1,170 formed
Wirral 2,151 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd
2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
9th
2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th
2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th
2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
222,468 |
2nd 2018: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,440 |
3rd 2018: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
29,676 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,752 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
Essex |
17,816 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
7th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,231 |
8th 2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Cheshire |
12,221 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,866 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
11,229 |
12th 2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
13th 2018: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
10,825 |
14th 2018: 22nd
|
Worcestershire |
9,971 |
15th 2018: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,325 |
16th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,009 |
17th 2018: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,835 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
8,393 |
19th 2018: 17th
|
Dorset |
8,020 |
20th 2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,348 |
22nd 2018: 23rd
|
North Yorkshire |
7,260 |
23rd 2018: 25th
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,132 |
24th 2018: 26th
|
Staffordshire |
6,927 |
25th 2018: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,779 |
26th 2018: 21st
|
Bedfordshire |
6,766 |
27th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,522 |
28th 2018: 30th
|
Devon |
6,196 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
30th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,042 |
31st 2018: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,041 |
32nd 2018: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
5,971 |
33rd 2018: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
5,256 |
34th 2018: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,087 |
35th 2018: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,040 |
36th 2018: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,731 |
37th 2018: 33rd
|
Durham |
4,623 |
38th 2018: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,518 |
39th 2018: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,428 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,258 |
41st 2018: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
3,231 |
42nd 2018: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,948 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,171 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,531 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,499 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
230 |
people
8.6
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (11,485 companies)
3% Other company types (381 companies)
Other company types breakdown (381 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2019
68,401
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2019.
4.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2018
Flintshire
6,514 total businesses
1,122 formed in 2019
838 dissolved in 2019
Lancashire
77,937 total businesses
11,229 formed in 2019
9,084 dissolved in 2019
Greater Manchester
189,867 total businesses
31,440 formed in 2019
27,478 dissolved in 2019
Cheshire
80,108 total businesses
12,221 formed in 2019
8,748 dissolved in 2019
Merseyside
68,401 total businesses
11,866 formed in 2019
9,470 dissolved in 2019
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
11 |
||
Halewood North |
6 |
||
Halewood South |
9 |
||
Halewood West |
-4 |
||
Kirkby Central |
16 |
||
Longview |
18 |
||
Northwood |
111 |
||
Page Moss |
-8 |
||
Park |
23 |
||
Prescot East |
23 |
||
Prescot West |
18 |
||
Rainhill |
12 |
||
Roby |
7 |
||
Shevington |
1 |
||
St Bartholomews |
23 |
||
St Gabriels |
11 |
||
St Michaels |
11 |
||
Stockbridge |
21 |
||
Swanside |
-4 |
||
Whiston North |
-4 |
||
Whiston South |
6 |
||
Whitefield |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
30 |
||
Anfield |
20 |
||
Belle Vale |
24 |
||
Central |
-8 |
||
Childwall |
9 |
||
Church |
126 |
||
Clubmoor |
19 |
||
County |
49 |
||
Cressington |
26 |
||
Croxteth |
29 |
||
Everton |
31 |
||
Fazakerley |
-20 |
||
Greenbank |
68 |
||
Halewood West |
-4 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
54 |
||
Kirkdale |
25 |
||
Knotty Ash |
62 |
||
Mossley Hill |
13 |
||
Norris Green |
25 |
||
Old Swan |
22 |
||
Picton |
97 |
||
Princes Park |
30 |
||
Riverside |
169 |
||
Speke-Garston |
24 |
||
St Michael's |
3 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
43 |
||
Warbreck |
24 |
||
Wavertree |
57 |
||
West Derby |
40 |
||
Woolton |
-11 |
||
Yew Tree |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
11 |
||
Birkdale |
29 |
||
Blundellsands |
19 |
||
Cambridge |
-9 |
||
Church |
126 |
||
Derby |
22 |
||
Duke's |
13 |
||
Ford |
3 |
||
Harington |
12 |
||
Kew |
17 |
||
Linacre |
69 |
||
Litherland |
39 |
||
Manor |
30 |
||
Meols |
11 |
||
Molyneux |
36 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
43 |
||
Norwood |
36 |
||
Park |
23 |
||
Ravenmeols |
31 |
||
St Oswald |
-7 |
||
Sudell |
14 |
||
Victoria |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
202 |
||
Blackbrook |
-4 |
||
Bold |
8 |
||
Earlestown |
26 |
||
Eccleston |
10 |
||
Haydock |
50 |
||
Moss Bank |
-3 |
||
Newton |
-6 |
||
Parr |
1 |
||
Rainford |
0 |
||
Rainhill |
12 |
||
Sutton |
4 |
||
Thatto Heath |
6 |
||
Town Centre |
37 |
||
West Park |
30 |
||
Windle |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
27 |
||
Bidston and St James |
-53 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
9 |
||
Bromborough |
39 |
||
Clatterbridge |
23 |
||
Claughton |
5 |
||
Eastham |
22 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
58 |
||
Heswall |
-210 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
21 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
8 |
||
Liscard |
13 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
10 |
||
New Brighton |
8 |
||
Oxton |
-7 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
29 |
||
Prenton |
15 |
||
Rock Ferry |
7 |
||
Seacombe |
60 |
||
Upton |
12 |
||
Wallasey |
-10 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
-8 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd
2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th
2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th
2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
10th
2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th
2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
14th
2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2018: 1st
|
London |
1,204,778 |
2nd 2018: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
189,867 |
3rd 2018: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
173,134 |
4th 2018: 4th
|
Essex |
128,433 |
5th 2018: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
123,678 |
6th 2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th 2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
8th 2018: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
113,106 |
9th 2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
10th 2018: 10th
|
Cheshire |
80,108 |
11th 2018: 11th
|
Lancashire |
77,937 |
12th 2018: 13th
|
Berkshire |
70,177 |
13th 2018: 12th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,470 |
14th 2018: 15th
|
Merseyside |
68,401 |
15th 2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
16th 2018: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
63,315 |
17th 2018: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
60,360 |
18th 2018: 18th
|
Dorset |
57,606 |
19th 2018: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
54,481 |
20th 2018: 21st
|
Devon |
53,264 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
22nd 2018: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
52,494 |
23rd 2018: 24th
|
Somerset |
51,957 |
24th 2018: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
51,758 |
25th 2018: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
51,677 |
26th 2018: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
50,160 |
27th 2018: 28th
|
Northamptonshire |
49,144 |
28th 2018: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
48,355 |
29th 2018: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
45,109 |
30th 2018: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
44,237 |
31st 2018: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
43,247 |
32nd 2018: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
42,461 |
33rd 2018: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
42,145 |
34th 2018: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
38,998 |
35th 2018: 34th
|
Norfolk |
38,911 |
36th 2018: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
37,182 |
37th 2018: 37th
|
Suffolk |
36,907 |
38th 2018: 38th
|
Bristol |
33,594 |
39th 2018: 39th
|
Durham |
29,218 |
40th 2018: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,383 |
41st 2018: 41st
|
Shropshire |
23,741 |
42nd 2018: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,037 |
43rd 2018: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
21,286 |
44th 2018: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,879 |
45th 2018: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
10,498 |
46th 2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
47th 2018: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,904 |
people
49.5
70.7
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.
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
2019
11,866 formed
9,470 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.5% vs 2015
6.25% vs 2016
2.78% vs 2017
4.3% vs 2018