2017
11,016 formed
7,548 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2021
4.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2020
Knowsley 851 formed
Liverpool 6,413 formed
Sefton 2,160 formed
St. Helens 1,322 formed
Wirral 2,337 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
9th
2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th
2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
13th
2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
9.5
12.2
97% Private Limited Companies (12,720 companies)
3% Other company types (388 companies)
Other company types breakdown (388 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2021
78,022
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2021.
4.3% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2020
Flintshire
7,021 total businesses
1,066 formed in 2021
1,010 dissolved in 2021
Lancashire
87,562 total businesses
12,800 formed in 2021
10,548 dissolved in 2021
Greater Manchester
217,557 total businesses
36,442 formed in 2021
28,629 dissolved in 2021
Cheshire
83,426 total businesses
9,800 formed in 2021
11,442 dissolved in 2021
Merseyside
78,022 total businesses
13,108 formed in 2021
10,601 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
7 |
||
Halewood North |
7 |
||
Halewood South |
12 |
||
Halewood West |
-6 |
||
Kirkby Central |
17 |
||
Longview |
-5 |
||
Northwood |
18 |
||
Page Moss |
10 |
||
Park |
37 |
||
Prescot East |
8 |
||
Prescot West |
17 |
||
Rainhill |
5 |
||
Roby |
11 |
||
Shevington |
9 |
||
St Bartholomews |
-5 |
||
St Gabriels |
-12 |
||
St Michaels |
-2 |
||
Stockbridge |
-6 |
||
Swanside |
25 |
||
Whiston North |
-6 |
||
Whiston South |
-22 |
||
Whitefield |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
4 |
||
Anfield |
40 |
||
Belle Vale |
1 |
||
Central |
474 |
||
Childwall |
9 |
||
Church |
63 |
||
Clubmoor |
19 |
||
County |
61 |
||
Cressington |
-12 |
||
Croxteth |
-8 |
||
Everton |
18 |
||
Fazakerley |
33 |
||
Greenbank |
72 |
||
Halewood West |
-6 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
-3 |
||
Kirkdale |
113 |
||
Knotty Ash |
10 |
||
Mossley Hill |
-3 |
||
Norris Green |
5 |
||
Old Swan |
61 |
||
Picton |
58 |
||
Princes Park |
62 |
||
Riverside |
326 |
||
Speke-Garston |
45 |
||
St Michael's |
30 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
28 |
||
Warbreck |
30 |
||
Wavertree |
-18 |
||
West Derby |
-14 |
||
Woolton |
-3 |
||
Yew Tree |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
7 |
||
Birkdale |
13 |
||
Blundellsands |
6 |
||
Cambridge |
18 |
||
Church |
63 |
||
Derby |
21 |
||
Duke's |
13 |
||
Ford |
29 |
||
Harington |
26 |
||
Kew |
47 |
||
Linacre |
57 |
||
Litherland |
14 |
||
Manor |
-15 |
||
Meols |
23 |
||
Molyneux |
9 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
10 |
||
Norwood |
4 |
||
Park |
37 |
||
Ravenmeols |
47 |
||
St Oswald |
7 |
||
Sudell |
-9 |
||
Victoria |
-28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
-60 |
||
Blackbrook |
12 |
||
Bold |
-3 |
||
Earlestown |
30 |
||
Eccleston |
-13 |
||
Haydock |
42 |
||
Moss Bank |
-3 |
||
Newton |
-3 |
||
Parr |
322 |
||
Rainford |
14 |
||
Rainhill |
5 |
||
Sutton |
2 |
||
Thatto Heath |
10 |
||
Town Centre |
66 |
||
West Park |
7 |
||
Windle |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
15 |
||
Bidston and St James |
9 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
99 |
||
Bromborough |
11 |
||
Clatterbridge |
30 |
||
Claughton |
19 |
||
Eastham |
-4 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
-21 |
||
Heswall |
31 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
13 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
31 |
||
Liscard |
29 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
-5 |
||
New Brighton |
8 |
||
Oxton |
7 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
-1 |
||
Prenton |
5 |
||
Rock Ferry |
-21 |
||
Seacombe |
-4 |
||
Upton |
-3 |
||
Wallasey |
37 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
10th
2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th
2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th
2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
56.5
79.1
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.
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
2021
13,108 formed
10,601 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.78% vs 2017
4.35% vs 2018
9.33% vs 2019
4.3% vs 2020