2020
13,410 formed
6,956 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2024
1.7% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2023
Knowsley 966 formed
Liverpool 6,201 formed
Sefton 2,246 formed
St. Helens 1,201 formed
Wirral 2,390 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Merseyside compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
9th
2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th
2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
15th
2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
9.0
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (12,596 companies)
3% Other company types (433 companies)
Other company types breakdown (433 companies)
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Businesses formed in Merseyside during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Merseyside during 2024
84,857
businesses registered in Merseyside at the end of 2024.
1.7% more companies in Merseyside compared to 2023
Flintshire
6,969 total businesses
841 formed in 2024
803 dissolved in 2024
Lancashire
97,537 total businesses
13,620 formed in 2024
11,578 dissolved in 2024
Greater Manchester
251,769 total businesses
40,892 formed in 2024
33,929 dissolved in 2024
Cheshire
83,478 total businesses
9,854 formed in 2024
8,885 dissolved in 2024
Merseyside
84,857 total businesses
13,029 formed in 2024
11,653 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Cherryfield |
11 |
||
Halewood North |
4 |
||
Halewood South |
5 |
||
Halewood West |
10 |
||
Kirkby Central |
40 |
||
Longview |
21 |
||
Northwood |
16 |
||
Page Moss |
-1 |
||
Park |
30 |
||
Prescot East |
6 |
||
Prescot West |
34 |
||
Rainhill |
43 |
||
Roby |
-7 |
||
Shevington |
6 |
||
St Bartholomews |
12 |
||
St Gabriels |
-8 |
||
St Michaels |
4 |
||
Stockbridge |
-4 |
||
Swanside |
4 |
||
Whiston North |
-5 |
||
Whiston South |
7 |
||
Whitefield |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Allerton and Hunts Cross |
50 |
||
Anfield |
-15 |
||
Belle Vale |
17 |
||
Central |
-361 |
||
Childwall |
-2 |
||
Church |
95 |
||
Clubmoor |
17 |
||
County |
1 |
||
Cressington |
19 |
||
Croxteth |
22 |
||
Everton |
3 |
||
Fazakerley |
49 |
||
Greenbank |
114 |
||
Halewood West |
10 |
||
Kensington and Fairfield |
-63 |
||
Kirkdale |
58 |
||
Knotty Ash |
27 |
||
Mossley Hill |
11 |
||
Norris Green |
4 |
||
Old Swan |
7 |
||
Picton |
-12 |
||
Princes Park |
85 |
||
Riverside |
130 |
||
Speke-Garston |
28 |
||
St Michael's |
32 |
||
Tuebrook and Stoneycroft |
42 |
||
Warbreck |
24 |
||
Wavertree |
9 |
||
West Derby |
15 |
||
Woolton |
20 |
||
Yew Tree |
33 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ainsdale |
4 |
||
Birkdale |
18 |
||
Blundellsands |
28 |
||
Cambridge |
-156 |
||
Church |
95 |
||
Derby |
8 |
||
Duke's |
-63 |
||
Ford |
21 |
||
Harington |
27 |
||
Kew |
-30 |
||
Linacre |
-103 |
||
Litherland |
54 |
||
Manor |
19 |
||
Meols |
-2 |
||
Molyneux |
21 |
||
Netherton and Orrell |
36 |
||
Norwood |
8 |
||
Park |
30 |
||
Ravenmeols |
43 |
||
St Oswald |
-1 |
||
Sudell |
10 |
||
Victoria |
69 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billinge and Seneley Green |
8 |
||
Blackbrook |
2 |
||
Bold |
47 |
||
Earlestown |
3 |
||
Eccleston |
16 |
||
Haydock |
-22 |
||
Moss Bank |
0 |
||
Newton |
28 |
||
Parr |
47 |
||
Rainford |
5 |
||
Rainhill |
43 |
||
Sutton |
-3 |
||
Thatto Heath |
21 |
||
Town Centre |
89 |
||
West Park |
11 |
||
Windle |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bebington |
5 |
||
Bidston and St James |
-9 |
||
Birkenhead and Tranmere |
9 |
||
Bromborough |
39 |
||
Clatterbridge |
41 |
||
Claughton |
-13 |
||
Eastham |
29 |
||
Greasby Frankby and Irby |
24 |
||
Heswall |
10 |
||
Hoylake and Meols |
26 |
||
Leasowe and Moreton East |
8 |
||
Liscard |
44 |
||
Moreton West and Saughall Massie |
13 |
||
New Brighton |
8 |
||
Oxton |
20 |
||
Pensby and Thingwall |
41 |
||
Prenton |
41 |
||
Rock Ferry |
-21 |
||
Seacombe |
35 |
||
Upton |
25 |
||
Wallasey |
38 |
||
West Kirby and Thurstaston |
27 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Merseyside compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
10th
2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th
2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th
2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
58.8
83.4
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.
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
2024
13,029 formed
11,653 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.34% vs 2020
4.1% vs 2021
2.74% vs 2022
1.7% vs 2023