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Owner-managed businesses

Often, it is owner or founder-managed businesses that can most effectively make a positive impact on places and people. This is because the organisation's mission is intrinsically tied to that of the owner or founder. This page explores the data behind this thinking for the North of England.

Definitions

The data on this page was calculated using a custom filter on The Data City's database of over 5 million UK companies. In order to be classed as an owner-managed firm, we said the following must be true:

In addition to the above, the following criteria were applied to the list of companies:

About this data

These statistics are estimates calculated using their analyse tool, which has important limitations to be aware of. Before interpreting these statistics, please read their blog on how the analysis tool works and explanations of the headline statistics.

Total companies considered

400475

Estimated total employees

1677941398,925 companies declared or estimated

Estimated total turnover

£114321051672

Estimated growth per year

8.5%

Business counts by local authority

Estimates for the number of businesses classed as owner-managed.

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Hexmap Barnsley
Number of businesses: 4,604
Blackburn with Darwen
Number of businesses: 4,174
Blackpool
Number of businesses: 3,180
Bolton
Number of businesses: 11,014
Bradford
Number of businesses: 12,257
Burnley
Number of businesses: 2,121
Bury
Number of businesses: 9,779
Calderdale
Number of businesses: 6,502
Cheshire East
Number of businesses: 14,831
Cheshire West and Chester
Number of businesses: 9,347
Chorley
Number of businesses: 4,278
County Durham
Number of businesses: 8,264
Cumberland
Number of businesses: 5,124
Darlington
Number of businesses: 2,658
Doncaster
Number of businesses: 7,118
East Riding of Yorkshire
Number of businesses: 9,307
Fylde
Number of businesses: 3,988
Gateshead
Number of businesses: 4,803
Halton
Number of businesses: 2,274
Hartlepool
Number of businesses: 1,540
Hyndburn
Number of businesses: 1,594
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Number of businesses: 4,641
Kirklees
Number of businesses: 11,440
Knowsley
Number of businesses: 2,062
Lancaster
Number of businesses: 3,035
Leeds
Number of businesses: 23,913
Liverpool
Number of businesses: 12,924
Manchester
Number of businesses: 21,389
Middlesbrough
Number of businesses: 2,821
Newcastle upon Tyne
Number of businesses: 6,441
North East Lincolnshire
Number of businesses: 4,240
North Lincolnshire
Number of businesses: 3,523
North Tyneside
Number of businesses: 3,874
North Yorkshire
Number of businesses: 16,476
Northumberland
Number of businesses: 5,883
Oldham
Number of businesses: 6,449
Pendle
Number of businesses: 2,133
Preston
Number of businesses: 5,119
Redcar and Cleveland
Number of businesses: 1,726
Ribble Valley
Number of businesses: 2,135
Rochdale
Number of businesses: 4,912
Rossendale
Number of businesses: 2,141
Rotherham
Number of businesses: 5,126
Salford
Number of businesses: 7,835
Sefton
Number of businesses: 5,705
Sheffield
Number of businesses: 13,458
South Ribble
Number of businesses: 2,739
South Tyneside
Number of businesses: 2,278
St. Helens
Number of businesses: 2,856
Stockport
Number of businesses: 11,537
Stockton-on-Tees
Number of businesses: 4,628
Sunderland
Number of businesses: 3,663
Tameside
Number of businesses: 4,817
Trafford
Number of businesses: 10,275
Wakefield
Number of businesses: 6,549
Warrington
Number of businesses: 12,675
West Lancashire
Number of businesses: 3,300
Westmorland and Furness
Number of businesses: 5,784
Wigan
Number of businesses: 6,455
Wirral
Number of businesses: 6,966
Wyre
Number of businesses: 2,656
York
Number of businesses: 5,139

Employee counts by local authority

Estimates for the number of employees working at companies classed as owner-managed.

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50k
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Hexmap Barnsley
Number of employees: 19,689
Blackburn with Darwen
Number of employees: 19,175
Blackpool
Number of employees: 12,403
Bolton
Number of employees: 39,976
Bradford
Number of employees: 49,807
Burnley
Number of employees: 10,346
Bury
Number of employees: 31,006
Calderdale
Number of employees: 25,438
Cheshire East
Number of employees: 57,446
Cheshire West and Chester
Number of employees: 40,788
Chorley
Number of employees: 19,082
County Durham
Number of employees: 37,068
Cumberland
Number of employees: 24,958
Darlington
Number of employees: 10,576
Doncaster
Number of employees: 27,237
East Riding of Yorkshire
Number of employees: 39,407
Fylde
Number of employees: 12,772
Gateshead
Number of employees: 22,482
Halton
Number of employees: 11,365
Hartlepool
Number of employees: 6,135
Hyndburn
Number of employees: 7,008
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Number of employees: 24,249
Kirklees
Number of employees: 46,214
Knowsley
Number of employees: 9,151
Lancaster
Number of employees: 14,338
Leeds
Number of employees: 105,092
Liverpool
Number of employees: 55,936
Manchester
Number of employees: 96,118
Middlesbrough
Number of employees: 11,867
Newcastle upon Tyne
Number of employees: 35,573
North East Lincolnshire
Number of employees: 17,103
North Lincolnshire
Number of employees: 14,409
North Tyneside
Number of employees: 18,206
North Yorkshire
Number of employees: 71,077
Northumberland
Number of employees: 25,745
Oldham
Number of employees: 25,695
Pendle
Number of employees: 8,620
Preston
Number of employees: 23,128
Redcar and Cleveland
Number of employees: 8,347
Ribble Valley
Number of employees: 8,306
Rochdale
Number of employees: 19,970
Rossendale
Number of employees: 6,734
Rotherham
Number of employees: 21,833
Salford
Number of employees: 32,037
Sefton
Number of employees: 23,454
Sheffield
Number of employees: 60,872
South Ribble
Number of employees: 12,390
South Tyneside
Number of employees: 10,336
St. Helens
Number of employees: 13,277
Stockport
Number of employees: 43,112
Stockton-on-Tees
Number of employees: 22,679
Sunderland
Number of employees: 17,513
Tameside
Number of employees: 18,985
Trafford
Number of employees: 38,751
Wakefield
Number of employees: 30,048
Warrington
Number of employees: 32,695
West Lancashire
Number of employees: 14,640
Westmorland and Furness
Number of employees: 26,972
Wigan
Number of employees: 25,614
Wirral
Number of employees: 27,130
Wyre
Number of employees: 11,063
York
Number of employees: 24,498

Turnover by local authority

Estimates for the turnover of businesses classed as owner-managed

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£3.5B
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Hexmap Barnsley
Estimated turnover: £1,468,787,381
Blackburn with Darwen
Estimated turnover: £1,424,769,740
Blackpool
Estimated turnover: £825,778,957
Bolton
Estimated turnover: £2,770,273,083
Bradford
Estimated turnover: £3,668,419,005
Burnley
Estimated turnover: £751,871,433
Bury
Estimated turnover: £2,240,955,300
Calderdale
Estimated turnover: £1,901,574,419
Cheshire East
Estimated turnover: £3,853,528,771
Cheshire West and Chester
Estimated turnover: £2,651,335,970
Chorley
Estimated turnover: £1,268,687,385
County Durham
Estimated turnover: £2,758,497,500
Cumberland
Estimated turnover: £1,625,540,381
Darlington
Estimated turnover: £696,575,778
Doncaster
Estimated turnover: £1,955,096,953
East Riding of Yorkshire
Estimated turnover: £2,792,699,778
Fylde
Estimated turnover: £794,668,222
Gateshead
Estimated turnover: £1,473,524,136
Halton
Estimated turnover: £821,733,449
Hartlepool
Estimated turnover: £389,698,693
Hyndburn
Estimated turnover: £556,277,228
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Estimated turnover: £1,791,227,730
Kirklees
Estimated turnover: £3,365,315,915
Knowsley
Estimated turnover: £688,543,534
Lancaster
Estimated turnover: £920,290,620
Leeds
Estimated turnover: £6,839,880,502
Liverpool
Estimated turnover: £3,325,302,065
Manchester
Estimated turnover: £6,044,745,823
Middlesbrough
Estimated turnover: £758,433,576
Newcastle upon Tyne
Estimated turnover: £2,049,891,617
North East Lincolnshire
Estimated turnover: £1,180,564,002
North Lincolnshire
Estimated turnover: £1,039,933,150
North Tyneside
Estimated turnover: £1,139,407,748
North Yorkshire
Estimated turnover: £5,061,301,477
Northumberland
Estimated turnover: £1,780,263,715
Oldham
Estimated turnover: £1,797,896,063
Pendle
Estimated turnover: £646,070,233
Preston
Estimated turnover: £1,560,803,351
Redcar and Cleveland
Estimated turnover: £540,456,251
Ribble Valley
Estimated turnover: £613,728,069
Rochdale
Estimated turnover: £1,468,408,433
Rossendale
Estimated turnover: £545,703,737
Rotherham
Estimated turnover: £1,670,833,851
Salford
Estimated turnover: £2,203,270,033
Sefton
Estimated turnover: £1,583,771,238
Sheffield
Estimated turnover: £4,167,468,878
South Ribble
Estimated turnover: £870,512,502
South Tyneside
Estimated turnover: £656,409,062
St. Helens
Estimated turnover: £921,491,601
Stockport
Estimated turnover: £2,845,053,683
Stockton-on-Tees
Estimated turnover: £1,474,496,835
Sunderland
Estimated turnover: £1,170,211,504
Tameside
Estimated turnover: £1,313,212,082
Trafford
Estimated turnover: £2,543,219,926
Wakefield
Estimated turnover: £2,063,439,333
Warrington
Estimated turnover: £2,124,984,771
West Lancashire
Estimated turnover: £1,108,792,798
Westmorland and Furness
Estimated turnover: £1,863,159,857
Wigan
Estimated turnover: £1,871,010,289
Wirral
Estimated turnover: £1,713,323,837
Wyre
Estimated turnover: £790,592,891
York
Estimated turnover: £1,517,335,528

SIC Sector counts

Top 10 SIC sectors by number of businesses. Hover over the chart to see the full name of each sector, or use the dropdown below.

SIC section lookup

M: Professional, scientific and technical activities

G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

F: Construction

N: Administrative and support service activities

L: Real estate activities

J: Information and communication

Q: Human health and social work activities

I: Accommodation and food service activities

S: Other service activities

C: Manufacturing

Count
035k70kCSIQJLNFGMProfessional, scientific and technical activities
Count: 64969
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Count: 54196
Construction
Count: 52777
Administrative and support service activities
Count: 42222
Real estate activities
Count: 32359
Information and communication
Count: 31498
Human health and social work activities
Count: 24857
Accommodation and food service activities
Count: 24445
Other service activities
Count: 22663
Manufacturing
Count: 20770

Employees by SIC sector

Top 10 SIC sectors by number of emloyees. Hover over the chart to see the full name of each sector, or use the dropdown below.

SIC section lookup

G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

I: Accommodation and food service activities

M: Professional, scientific and technical activities

F: Construction

N: Administrative and support service activities

Q: Human health and social work activities

C: Manufacturing

J: Information and communication

S: Other service activities

L: Real estate activities

Estimated employees
010000015000020000025000050000LSJCQNFMIGWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Estimated employees: 215,945
Accommodation and food service activities
Estimated employees: 197,503
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Estimated employees: 184,781
Construction
Estimated employees: 173,430
Administrative and support service activities
Estimated employees: 169,098
Human health and social work activities
Estimated employees: 152,126
Manufacturing
Estimated employees: 114,496
Information and communication
Estimated employees: 81,585
Other service activities
Estimated employees: 74,311
Real estate activities
Estimated employees: 68,270

Turnover by SIC sector

Top 10 SIC sectors by turnover. Hover over the chart to see the full name of each sector, or use the dropdown below.

SIC section lookup

G: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

F: Construction

C: Manufacturing

N: Administrative and support service activities

M: Professional, scientific and technical activities

I: Accommodation and food service activities

Q: Human health and social work activities

K: Financial and insurance activities

J: Information and communication

L: Real estate activities

Estimated turnover
0£10B£20B£30BLJKQIMNCFGWholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Estimated turnover: £27,095,339,092.667
Construction
Estimated turnover: £14,299,559,012.75
Manufacturing
Estimated turnover: £13,781,298,996.333
Administrative and support service activities
Estimated turnover: £10,407,223,540.417
Professional, scientific and technical activities
Estimated turnover: £9,722,411,484
Accommodation and food service activities
Estimated turnover: £7,420,004,093.333
Human health and social work activities
Estimated turnover: £5,658,450,559.25
Financial and insurance activities
Estimated turnover: £5,182,082,388.333
Information and communication
Estimated turnover: £4,815,650,961.333
Real estate activities
Estimated turnover: £3,531,477,107