The rest of the ranking
Blackpool and Torfaen followed Mansfield, with Salford, South Derbyshire, North Northamptonshire, Wolverhampton, Doncaster, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Rugby completing the top 10. Salford’s position came less from its closure rate, which was roughly balanced against openings, and more from having the lowest five-year survival rate in the top 10: just 28.2% of businesses founded in 2019 were still trading five years later.