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Company Formations in 2019: East Sussex

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???? Businesses formed in East Sussex during 2019

1.7% more companies in East Sussex compared to 2018

New businesses in East Sussex mapped

Brighton and Hove 3,785 formed

Eastbourne 959 formed

Hastings 612 formed

Lewes 571 formed

Rother 604 formed

Wealden 1,167 formed

Companies formed in 2019 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how East Sussex compares.

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
6th 2018: 7th
Kent
15,963
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
6th 2018: 7th
Kent
15,963
7th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
15,231
8th 2018: 8th
Hampshire
15,174
9th 2018: 9th
Cheshire
12,221
10th 2018: 10th
Merseyside
11,866
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
11,229
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
13th 2018: 15th
Leicestershire
10,825
14th 2018: 22nd
Worcestershire
9,971
15th 2018: 16th
South Yorkshire
9,325
16th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
9,009
17th 2018: 14th
Buckinghamshire
8,835
18th 2018: 18th
Northamptonshire
8,393
19th 2018: 17th
Dorset
8,020
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
21st 2018: 20th
Nottinghamshire
7,348
22nd 2018: 23rd
North Yorkshire
7,260
23rd 2018: 25th
Tyne and Wear
7,132
24th 2018: 26th
Staffordshire
6,927
25th 2018: 24th
Cambridgeshire
6,779
26th 2018: 21st
Bedfordshire
6,766
27th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
6,522
28th 2018: 30th
Devon
6,196
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
30th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
6,042
31st 2018: 32nd
Somerset
6,041
32nd 2018: 31st
Gloucestershire
5,971
33rd 2018: 34th
Warwickshire
5,256
34th 2018: 36th
Oxfordshire
5,087
35th 2018: 35th
Bristol
5,040
36th 2018: 37th
Norfolk
4,731
37th 2018: 33rd
Durham
4,623
38th 2018: 39th
Suffolk
4,518
39th 2018: 38th
Wiltshire
4,428
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,258
41st 2018: 42nd
Shropshire
3,231
42nd 2018: 41st
Cornwall
2,948
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
2,171
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
1,531
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
1,499
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
675
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
230

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 Man standing people

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In East Sussex

9.6

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10.9

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Type of companies formed in East Sussex breakdown

95% Private Limited Companies (7,317 companies)

5% Other company types (389 companies)

Other company types breakdown (389 companies)

Total companies in East Sussex by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in East Sussex during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in East Sussex during 2019

meaning there is a total of

67,545

businesses registered in East Sussex at the end of 2019.

1.7% more companies in East Sussex compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

Kent

113,551 total businesses
15,963 formed in 2019
12,199 dissolved in 2019

West Sussex

52,825 total businesses
6,154 formed in 2019
5,078 dissolved in 2019

Surrey

100,643 total businesses
11,032 formed in 2019
9,568 dissolved in 2019

London

1,204,778 total businesses
222,468 formed in 2019
166,945 dissolved in 2019

East Sussex

67,545 total businesses
7,706 formed in 2019
6,634 dissolved in 2019

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brunswick and Adelaide
137
150
13
Central Hove
426
497
71
East Brighton
44
71
27
Goldsmid
113
147
34
Hangleton and Knoll
68
99
31
Hanover and Elm Grove
59
76
17
Hollingdean and Stanmer
49
62
13
Hove Park
65
105
40
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean
47
53
6
North Portslade
32
45
13
Patcham
60
93
33
Preston Park
863
1057
194
Queen's Park
105
132
27
Regency
338
237
-101
Rottingdean Coastal
82
92
10
South Portslade
52
62
10
St. Peter's and North Laine
577
434
-143
Westbourne
54
87
33
Wish
101
69
-32
Withdean
137
174
37
Woodingdean
33
43
10
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Devonshire
117
146
29
Hampden Park
33
35
2
Langney
31
24
-7
Meads
158
184
26
Old Town
36
48
12
Ratton
26
17
-9
Sovereign
40
60
20
St Anthony's
97
142
45
Upperton
112
308
196
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashdown
19
13
-6
Baird
16
14
-2
Braybrooke
21
30
9
Brede Valley
17
23
6
Castle
111
136
25
Central St Leonards
46
66
20
Conquest
13
10
-3
Gensing
107
126
19
Hollington
23
43
20
Maze Hill
9
22
13
Old Hastings
26
25
-1
Ore
12
27
15
Silverhill
22
20
-2
St Helens
14
22
8
Tressell
15
26
11
West St Leonards
11
10
-1
Wishing Tree
23
22
-1
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barcombe and Hamsey
19
14
-5
Chailey and Wivelsfield
30
34
4
Ditchling and Westmeston
9
13
4
East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs
32
38
6
Hollingdean and Stanmer
49
62
13
Kingston
14
20
6
Lewes Bridge
31
48
17
Lewes Castle
19
22
3
Lewes Priory
70
53
-17
Newhaven Denton and Meeching
48
62
14
Newhaven Valley
24
29
5
Newick
11
13
2
Ouse Valley and Ringmer
39
21
-18
Peacehaven East
30
30
0
Peacehaven North
6
10
4
Peacehaven West
13
20
7
Plumpton Streat East Chiltington and St John (Without)
14
12
-2
Seaford Central
23
69
46
Seaford East
12
7
-5
Seaford North
10
20
10
Seaford South
19
18
-1
Seaford West
27
18
-9
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Battle Town
67
42
-25
Brede Valley
17
23
6
Central
91
154
63
Collington
14
13
-1
Crowhurst
7
12
5
Darwell
30
39
9
Eastern Rother
20
11
-9
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe
11
11
0
Kewhurst
6
10
4
Marsham
15
15
0
Old Town
36
48
12
Rother Levels
11
29
18
Rye
24
45
21
Sackville
13
25
12
Salehurst
42
25
-17
Sidley
21
22
1
St Helens
14
22
8
St Marks
13
17
4
St Michaels
13
17
4
St Stephens
21
23
2
Ticehurst and Etchingham
26
66
40
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alfriston
16
36
20
Buxted and Maresfield
23
32
9
Chiddingly and East Hoathly
25
40
15
Cross in Hand Five Ashes
17
14
-3
Crowborough East
27
19
-8
Crowborough Jarvis Brook
22
16
-6
Crowborough North
36
37
1
Crowborough St. Johns
9
15
6
Crowborough West
37
35
-2
Danehill Fletching Nutley
44
55
11
East Dean
9
11
2
Forest Row
73
66
-7
Framfield
18
27
9
Frant Withyham
87
87
0
Hailsham Central and North
134
132
-2
Hailsham East
9
5
-4
Hailsham South and West
10
21
11
Hartfield
20
9
-11
Heathfield East
8
20
12
Heathfield North and Central
66
64
-2
Hellingly
29
33
4
Herstmonceux
17
21
4
Horam
6
8
2
Langney
31
24
-7
Mayfield
16
29
13
Ninfield and Hooe with Wartling
9
6
-3
Pevensey and Westham
43
44
1
Polegate North
123
130
7
Polegate South
8
9
1
Rotherfield
15
11
-4
Uckfield Central
27
38
11
Uckfield New Town
17
25
8
Uckfield North
10
15
5
Uckfield Ridgewood
13
14
1
Wadhurst
19
27
8
Willingdon
14
16
2

Total companies 2019 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how East Sussex compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
7th 2018: 8th
Kent
113,551
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
6th 2018: 7th
Hampshire
114,831
7th 2018: 8th
Kent
113,551
8th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
113,106
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
10th 2018: 10th
Cheshire
80,108
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
77,937
12th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
70,177
13th 2018: 12th
Buckinghamshire
69,470
14th 2018: 15th
Merseyside
68,401
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
16th 2018: 16th
Leicestershire
63,315
17th 2018: 17th
South Yorkshire
60,360
18th 2018: 18th
Dorset
57,606
19th 2018: 19th
North Yorkshire
54,481
20th 2018: 21st
Devon
53,264
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
22nd 2018: 22nd
Gloucestershire
52,494
23rd 2018: 24th
Somerset
51,957
24th 2018: 25th
Staffordshire
51,758
25th 2018: 23rd
Nottinghamshire
51,677
26th 2018: 26th
Cambridgeshire
50,160
27th 2018: 28th
Northamptonshire
49,144
28th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
48,355
29th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
45,109
30th 2018: 30th
Tyne and Wear
44,237
31st 2018: 33rd
Worcestershire
43,247
32nd 2018: 32nd
Oxfordshire
42,461
33rd 2018: 31st
Bedfordshire
42,145
34th 2018: 35th
Warwickshire
38,998
35th 2018: 34th
Norfolk
38,911
36th 2018: 36th
Wiltshire
37,182
37th 2018: 37th
Suffolk
36,907
38th 2018: 38th
Bristol
33,594
39th 2018: 39th
Durham
29,218
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,383
41st 2018: 41st
Shropshire
23,741
42nd 2018: 42nd
Cornwall
23,037
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
21,286
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
10,879
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
10,498
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,705
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
1,904

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 Person people

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In East Sussex

84.4

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70.7

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in East Sussex has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2015

8,786 formed

4,854 dissolved

2016

7,939 formed

6,377 dissolved

2017

7,318 formed

5,947 dissolved

2018

7,462 formed

6,254 dissolved

2019

7,706 formed

6,634 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

2.8% vs 2015

2.85% vs 2016

2.47% vs 2017

1.7% vs 2018