2019
11,866 formed
9,470 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2023
2.7% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2022
Knowsley 967 formed
Liverpool 6,818 formed
Sefton 2,708 formed
St. Helens 1,272 formed
Wirral 2,530 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
9th
2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
15th
2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
10.4
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (13,832 companies)
3% Other company types (475 companies)
Other company types breakdown (475 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2023
83,450
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2023.
2.7% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2022
Flintshire
7,061 total businesses
932 formed in 2023
982 dissolved in 2023
Lancashire
95,511 total businesses
14,223 formed in 2023
11,495 dissolved in 2023
Greater Manchester
244,408 total businesses
41,222 formed in 2023
33,808 dissolved in 2023
Cheshire
82,175 total businesses
9,952 formed in 2023
10,096 dissolved in 2023
Merseyside
83,450 total businesses
14,307 formed in 2023
12,169 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
27 |
||
Halewood North |
-17 |
||
Halewood South |
-8 |
||
Halewood West |
-30 |
||
Kirkby Central |
7 |
||
Longview |
19 |
||
Northwood |
-3 |
||
Page Moss |
16 |
||
Park |
69 |
||
Prescot East |
14 |
||
Prescot West |
23 |
||
Rainhill |
15 |
||
Roby |
3 |
||
Shevington |
11 |
||
St Bartholomews |
44 |
||
St Gabriels |
2 |
||
St Michaels |
-5 |
||
Stockbridge |
-1 |
||
Swanside |
1 |
||
Whiston North |
15 |
||
Whiston South |
3 |
||
Whitefield |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
-191 |
||
Anfield |
16 |
||
Belle Vale |
5 |
||
Central |
-452 |
||
Childwall |
23 |
||
Church |
36 |
||
Clubmoor |
32 |
||
County |
-9 |
||
Cressington |
14 |
||
Croxteth |
35 |
||
Everton |
112 |
||
Fazakerley |
54 |
||
Greenbank |
53 |
||
Halewood West |
-30 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
28 |
||
Kirkdale |
141 |
||
Knotty Ash |
7 |
||
Mossley Hill |
24 |
||
Norris Green |
17 |
||
Old Swan |
32 |
||
Picton |
39 |
||
Princes Park |
121 |
||
Riverside |
168 |
||
Speke-Garston |
9 |
||
St Michael's |
35 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
37 |
||
Warbreck |
40 |
||
Wavertree |
62 |
||
West Derby |
63 |
||
Woolton |
34 |
||
Yew Tree |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
21 |
||
Birkdale |
25 |
||
Blundellsands |
6 |
||
Cambridge |
65 |
||
Church |
36 |
||
Derby |
31 |
||
Duke's |
121 |
||
Ford |
7 |
||
Harington |
4 |
||
Kew |
60 |
||
Linacre |
68 |
||
Litherland |
34 |
||
Manor |
15 |
||
Meols |
12 |
||
Molyneux |
20 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
14 |
||
Norwood |
28 |
||
Park |
69 |
||
Ravenmeols |
65 |
||
St Oswald |
24 |
||
Sudell |
9 |
||
Victoria |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
40 |
||
Blackbrook |
14 |
||
Bold |
72 |
||
Earlestown |
17 |
||
Eccleston |
5 |
||
Haydock |
81 |
||
Moss Bank |
13 |
||
Newton |
24 |
||
Parr |
-177 |
||
Rainford |
4 |
||
Rainhill |
15 |
||
Sutton |
0 |
||
Thatto Heath |
24 |
||
Town Centre |
61 |
||
West Park |
17 |
||
Windle |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
19 |
||
Bidston and St James |
22 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
43 |
||
Bromborough |
-2 |
||
Clatterbridge |
33 |
||
Claughton |
43 |
||
Eastham |
36 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
1 |
||
Heswall |
24 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
34 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
37 |
||
Liscard |
22 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
40 |
||
New Brighton |
23 |
||
Oxton |
12 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
-7 |
||
Prenton |
32 |
||
Rock Ferry |
95 |
||
Seacombe |
26 |
||
Upton |
-6 |
||
Wallasey |
-5 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
10th
2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th
2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th
2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
60.4
86.6
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.
2019
11,866 formed
9,470 dissolved
2020
13,410 formed
6,956 dissolved
2021
13,108 formed
10,601 dissolved
2022
13,358 formed
10,489 dissolved
2023
14,307 formed
12,169 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
9.33% vs 2019
4.34% vs 2020
4.1% vs 2021
2.7% vs 2022