2016
10,617 formed
7,694 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2020
9.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2019
Knowsley 913 formed
Liverpool 6,510 formed
Sefton 2,150 formed
St. Helens 1,456 formed
Wirral 2,364 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
9.7
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (12,927 companies)
4% Other company types (483 companies)
Other company types breakdown (483 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2020
74,780
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2020.
9.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2019
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 | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
28 |
||
Halewood North |
14 |
||
Halewood South |
7 |
||
Halewood West |
17 |
||
Kirkby Central |
55 |
||
Longview |
16 |
||
Northwood |
13 |
||
Page Moss |
11 |
||
Park |
54 |
||
Prescot East |
18 |
||
Prescot West |
35 |
||
Rainhill |
40 |
||
Roby |
13 |
||
Shevington |
20 |
||
St Bartholomews |
18 |
||
St Gabriels |
7 |
||
St Michaels |
11 |
||
Stockbridge |
5 |
||
Swanside |
8 |
||
Whiston North |
15 |
||
Whiston South |
7 |
||
Whitefield |
14 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
61 |
||
Anfield |
57 |
||
Belle Vale |
28 |
||
Central |
782 |
||
Childwall |
45 |
||
Church |
224 |
||
Clubmoor |
26 |
||
County |
55 |
||
Cressington |
68 |
||
Croxteth |
26 |
||
Everton |
85 |
||
Fazakerley |
41 |
||
Greenbank |
105 |
||
Halewood West |
17 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
110 |
||
Kirkdale |
146 |
||
Knotty Ash |
73 |
||
Mossley Hill |
13 |
||
Norris Green |
54 |
||
Old Swan |
57 |
||
Picton |
306 |
||
Princes Park |
128 |
||
Riverside |
438 |
||
Speke-Garston |
122 |
||
St Michael's |
104 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
65 |
||
Warbreck |
62 |
||
Wavertree |
14 |
||
West Derby |
30 |
||
Woolton |
37 |
||
Yew Tree |
37 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
33 |
||
Birkdale |
18 |
||
Blundellsands |
3 |
||
Cambridge |
13 |
||
Church |
224 |
||
Derby |
51 |
||
Duke's |
137 |
||
Ford |
17 |
||
Harington |
39 |
||
Kew |
59 |
||
Linacre |
136 |
||
Litherland |
47 |
||
Manor |
30 |
||
Meols |
35 |
||
Molyneux |
34 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
41 |
||
Norwood |
41 |
||
Park |
54 |
||
Ravenmeols |
79 |
||
St Oswald |
21 |
||
Sudell |
21 |
||
Victoria |
56 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
317 |
||
Blackbrook |
6 |
||
Bold |
37 |
||
Earlestown |
11 |
||
Eccleston |
28 |
||
Haydock |
63 |
||
Moss Bank |
13 |
||
Newton |
40 |
||
Parr |
13 |
||
Rainford |
36 |
||
Rainhill |
40 |
||
Sutton |
12 |
||
Thatto Heath |
36 |
||
Town Centre |
130 |
||
West Park |
74 |
||
Windle |
15 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
46 |
||
Bidston and St James |
47 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
185 |
||
Bromborough |
29 |
||
Clatterbridge |
43 |
||
Claughton |
46 |
||
Eastham |
20 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
22 |
||
Heswall |
37 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
42 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
-4 |
||
Liscard |
29 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
24 |
||
New Brighton |
9 |
||
Oxton |
25 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
43 |
||
Prenton |
60 |
||
Rock Ferry |
44 |
||
Seacombe |
70 |
||
Upton |
18 |
||
Wallasey |
66 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
34 |
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
54.2
76.4
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