Company Formations in 2020: Merseyside

???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2020

9.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2019

New businesses in Merseyside mapped

Knowsley 913 formed

Liverpool 6,510 formed

Sefton 2,150 formed

St. Helens 1,456 formed

Wirral 2,364 formed

Companies formed in 2020 league table

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

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2019: 1st	London	270,114
2nd 2019: 3rd	West Midlands	37,202
3rd 2019: 2nd	Greater Manchester	36,288
4th 2019: 4th	West Yorkshire	22,615
5th 2019: 5th	Essex	19,277
9th 2019: 10th	Merseyside	13,410

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
3rd 2019: 2nd	Greater Manchester	36,288
9th 2019: 10th	Merseyside	13,410
10th 2019: 11th	Lancashire	12,655
13th 2019: 9th	Cheshire	11,017

Rank

County

No. Companies formed

Rank	County	No. Companies formed
1st 2019: 1st	London	270,114
2nd 2019: 3rd	West Midlands	37,202
3rd 2019: 2nd	Greater Manchester	36,288
4th 2019: 4th	West Yorkshire	22,615
5th 2019: 5th	Essex	19,277
6th 2019: 6th	Kent	18,501
7th 2019: 8th	Hampshire	15,534
8th 2019: 7th	Hertfordshire	14,464
9th 2019: 10th	Merseyside	13,410
10th 2019: 11th	Lancashire	12,655
11th 2019: 13th	Leicestershire	12,543
12th 2019: 12th	Surrey	11,997
13th 2019: 9th	Cheshire	11,017
14th 2019: 15th	South Yorkshire	10,450
15th 2019: 16th	Berkshire	9,920
16th 2019: 17th	Buckinghamshire	9,394
17th 2019: 21st	Nottinghamshire	8,760
18th 2019: 26th	Bedfordshire	8,238
19th 2019: 22nd	North Yorkshire	8,200
20th 2019: 20th	East Sussex	8,149
21st 2019: 23rd	Tyne and Wear	7,867
22nd 2019: 24th	Staffordshire	7,720
23rd 2019: 18th	Northamptonshire	7,534
24th 2019: 25th	Cambridgeshire	7,516
25th 2019: 27th	Derbyshire	7,413
26th 2019: 19th	Dorset	7,253
27th 2019: 28th	Devon	7,174
28th 2019: 14th	Worcestershire	6,955
29th 2019: 29th	West Sussex	6,880
30th 2019: 30th	Lincolnshire	6,475
31st 2019: 31st	Somerset	6,432
32nd 2019: 32nd	Gloucestershire	6,419
33rd 2019: 35th	Bristol	5,559
34th 2019: 34th	Oxfordshire	5,363
35th 2019: 38th	Suffolk	5,105
36th 2019: 37th	Durham	5,083
37th 2019: 36th	Norfolk	5,006
38th 2019: 33rd	Warwickshire	4,920
39th 2019: 39th	Wiltshire	4,645
40th 2019: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	3,667
41st 2019: 41st	Shropshire	3,386
42nd 2019: 42nd	Cornwall	2,951
43rd 2019: 43rd	Cumbria	2,333
44th 2019: 45th	Herefordshire	2,327
45th 2019: 44th	Northumberland	1,560
46th 2019: 46th	Isle of Wight	765
47th 2019: 47th	Rutland	410

New incorporations in 2020 per 1000 people

In Merseyside

9.7

National Average

12.3

Type of companies formed in Merseyside breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (12,927 companies)

4% Other company types (483 companies)

Public Limited Company 0.2% (1 company)
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 8.9% (43 companies)
Company Limited by Guarantee 46.0% (222 companies)
Limited Partnership 0.4% (2 companies)
Community Interest Company 40.4% (195 companies)
Other 4.1% (20 companies)

Other company types breakdown (483 companies)

Total companies in Merseyside by the end of 2020

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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2020

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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2020

meaning there is a total of

74,780

businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2020.

9.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2019

Surrounding counties 2020 breakdown & comparison

Flintshire

6,696 total businesses
911 formed in 2020
637 dissolved in 2020

Lancashire

83,690 total businesses
12,655 formed in 2020
7,557 dissolved in 2020

Greater Manchester

207,946 total businesses
36,288 formed in 2020
20,649 dissolved in 2020

Cheshire

86,796 total businesses
11,017 formed in 2020
7,263 dissolved in 2020

Merseyside

74,780 total businesses
13,410 formed in 2020
6,956 dissolved in 2020

Ward breakdown data for

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Cherryfield	20	48	28
Halewood North	32	46	14
Halewood South	18	25	7
Halewood West	35	52	17
Kirkby Central	58	113	55
Longview	43	59	16
Northwood	27	40	13
Page Moss	28	39	11
Park	79	133	54
Prescot East	27	45	18
Prescot West	21	56	35
Rainhill	42	82	40
Roby	34	47	13
Shevington	18	38	20
St Bartholomews	20	38	18
St Gabriels	44	51	7
St Michaels	22	33	11
Stockbridge	18	23	5
Swanside	16	24	8
Whiston North	18	33	15
Whiston South	28	35	7
Whitefield	14	28	14

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Allerton and Hunts Cross	71	132	61
Anfield	42	99	57
Belle Vale	33	61	28
Central	871	1653	782
Childwall	42	87	45
Church	254	478	224
Clubmoor	52	78	26
County	55	110	55
Cressington	94	162	68
Croxteth	46	72	26
Everton	44	129	85
Fazakerley	82	123	41
Greenbank	93	198	105
Halewood West	35	52	17
Kensington and Fairfield	59	169	110
Kirkdale	109	255	146
Knotty Ash	43	116	73
Mossley Hill	56	69	13
Norris Green	47	101	54
Old Swan	68	125	57
Picton	118	424	306
Princes Park	72	200	128
Riverside	307	745	438
Speke-Garston	94	216	122
St Michael's	70	174	104
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft	64	129	65
Warbreck	65	127	62
Wavertree	115	129	14
West Derby	60	90	30
Woolton	53	90	37
Yew Tree	59	96	37

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Ainsdale	25	58	33
Birkdale	61	79	18
Blundellsands	50	53	3
Cambridge	40	53	13
Church	254	478	224
Derby	35	86	51
Duke's	167	304	137
Ford	39	56	17
Harington	32	71	39
Kew	45	104	59
Linacre	110	246	136
Litherland	32	79	47
Manor	34	64	30
Meols	35	70	35
Molyneux	37	71	34
Netherton and Orrell	42	83	41
Norwood	29	70	41
Park	79	133	54
Ravenmeols	58	137	79
St Oswald	29	50	21
Sudell	39	60	21
Victoria	80	136	56

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Billinge and Seneley Green	56	373	317
Blackbrook	19	25	6
Bold	31	68	37
Earlestown	58	69	11
Eccleston	30	58	28
Haydock	52	115	63
Moss Bank	16	29	13
Newton	34	74	40
Parr	25	38	13
Rainford	23	59	36
Rainhill	42	82	40
Sutton	23	35	12
Thatto Heath	34	70	36
Town Centre	89	219	130
West Park	28	102	74
Windle	25	40	15

Ward

Dissolutions

Incorporations

Net Change

Ward	Dissolutions	Incorporations	Net Change
Bebington	41	87	46
Bidston and St James	86	133	47
Birkenhead and Tranmere	139	324	185
Bromborough	212	241	29
Clatterbridge	49	92	43
Claughton	36	82	46
Eastham	49	69	20
Greasby Frankby and Irby	90	112	22
Heswall	90	127	37
Hoylake and Meols	81	123	42
Leasowe and Moreton East	37	33	-4
Liscard	89	118	29
Moreton West and Saughall Massie	40	64	24
New Brighton	45	54	9
Oxton	55	80	25
Pensby and Thingwall	35	78	43
Prenton	38	98	60
Rock Ferry	34	78	44
Seacombe	49	119	70
Upton	34	52	18
Wallasey	48	114	66
West Kirby and Thurstaston	52	86	34

Total companies 2020 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Merseyside compares to them.

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2019: 1st	London	1,338,261
2nd 2019: 2nd	Greater Manchester	207,946
3rd 2019: 3rd	West Midlands	191,692
4th 2019: 4th	Essex	137,310
5th 2019: 5th	West Yorkshire	135,276
12th 2019: 14th	Merseyside	74,780

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
2nd 2019: 2nd	Greater Manchester	207,946
10th 2019: 10th	Cheshire	86,796
11th 2019: 11th	Lancashire	83,690
12th 2019: 14th	Merseyside	74,780

Rank

County

Total companies

Rank	County	Total companies
1st 2019: 1st	London	1,338,261
2nd 2019: 2nd	Greater Manchester	207,946
3rd 2019: 3rd	West Midlands	191,692
4th 2019: 4th	Essex	137,310
5th 2019: 5th	West Yorkshire	135,276
6th 2019: 7th	Kent	122,694
7th 2019: 6th	Hampshire	121,331
8th 2019: 8th	Hertfordshire	117,796
9th 2019: 9th	Surrey	105,715
10th 2019: 10th	Cheshire	86,796
11th 2019: 11th	Lancashire	83,690
12th 2019: 14th	Merseyside	74,780
13th 2019: 13th	Buckinghamshire	73,748
14th 2019: 12th	Berkshire	73,492
15th 2019: 16th	Leicestershire	71,425
16th 2019: 15th	East Sussex	70,311
17th 2019: 17th	South Yorkshire	65,398
18th 2019: 19th	North Yorkshire	58,526
19th 2019: 20th	Devon	57,278
20th 2019: 21st	West Sussex	56,212
21st 2019: 25th	Nottinghamshire	56,199
22nd 2019: 22nd	Gloucestershire	55,106
23rd 2019: 23rd	Somerset	55,092
24th 2019: 24th	Staffordshire	54,862
25th 2019: 18th	Dorset	54,841
26th 2019: 26th	Cambridgeshire	54,497
27th 2019: 27th	Northamptonshire	52,017
28th 2019: 28th	Derbyshire	51,742
29th 2019: 29th	Lincolnshire	48,061
30th 2019: 30th	Tyne and Wear	47,790
31st 2019: 33rd	Bedfordshire	46,207
32nd 2019: 32nd	Oxfordshire	45,071
33rd 2019: 31st	Worcestershire	44,570
34th 2019: 35th	Norfolk	41,185
35th 2019: 34th	Warwickshire	40,304
36th 2019: 37th	Suffolk	39,507
37th 2019: 36th	Wiltshire	39,022
38th 2019: 38th	Bristol	36,208
39th 2019: 39th	Durham	31,943
40th 2019: 40th	East Riding of Yorkshire	26,864
41st 2019: 41st	Shropshire	25,603
42nd 2019: 42nd	Cornwall	23,804
43rd 2019: 43rd	Cumbria	22,186
44th 2019: 45th	Herefordshire	12,800
45th 2019: 44th	Northumberland	11,575
46th 2019: 46th	Isle of Wight	6,118
47th 2019: 47th	Rutland	2,257

Total companies at the end of 2020 per 1000 people

In Merseyside

54.2

National Average

76.4

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.

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

2020

13,410 formed

6,956 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

6.25% vs 2016

2.78% vs 2017

4.35% vs 2018

9.3% vs 2019

Company Formations in 2020: Merseyside

New businesses in Merseyside mapped

Companies formed in 2020 league table

New incorporations in 2020 per 1000 people

In Merseyside

National Average

Type of companies formed in Merseyside breakdown

Total companies in Merseyside by the end of 2020

meaning there is a total of

Surrounding counties 2020 breakdown & comparison

Ward breakdown data for Knowsley Liverpool Sefton St. Helens Wirral

Total companies 2020 league table

Total companies at the end of 2020 per 1000 people

In Merseyside

National Average

The last 5 years

Ward breakdown data for