2016
7,939 formed
6,377 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in East Sussex during 2020
4.1% more companies in East Sussex compared to 2019
Brighton and Hove 3,662 formed
Eastbourne 1,230 formed
Hastings 580 formed
Lewes 637 formed
Rother 687 formed
Wealden 1,335 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how East Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
6th
2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
12th
2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
20th
2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
29th
2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
10.2
12.3
95% Private Limited Companies (7,754 companies)
5% Other company types (395 companies)
Other company types breakdown (395 companies)
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Businesses formed in East Sussex during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in East Sussex during 2020
70,311
businesses registered in East Sussex at the end of 2020.
4.1% more companies in East Sussex compared to 2019
Kent
122,694 total businesses
18,501 formed in 2020
10,634 dissolved in 2020
West Sussex
56,212 total businesses
6,880 formed in 2020
4,250 dissolved in 2020
Surrey
105,715 total businesses
11,997 formed in 2020
7,657 dissolved in 2020
London
1,338,261 total businesses
270,114 formed in 2020
118,911 dissolved in 2020
East Sussex
70,311 total businesses
8,149 formed in 2020
5,499 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brunswick and Adelaide |
67 |
||
Central Hove |
178 |
||
East Brighton |
26 |
||
Goldsmid |
44 |
||
Hangleton and Knoll |
49 |
||
Hanover and Elm Grove |
70 |
||
Hollingdean and Stanmer |
18 |
||
Hove Park |
77 |
||
Moulsecoomb and Bevendean |
35 |
||
North Portslade |
11 |
||
Patcham |
57 |
||
Preston Park |
-361 |
||
Queen's Park |
101 |
||
Regency |
101 |
||
Rottingdean Coastal |
56 |
||
South Portslade |
35 |
||
St. Peter's and North Laine |
-27 |
||
Westbourne |
35 |
||
Wish |
3 |
||
Withdean |
84 |
||
Woodingdean |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Devonshire |
240 |
||
Hampden Park |
15 |
||
Langney |
141 |
||
Meads |
30 |
||
Old Town |
14 |
||
Ratton |
17 |
||
Sovereign |
26 |
||
St Anthony's |
81 |
||
Upperton |
132 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashdown |
10 |
||
Baird |
14 |
||
Braybrooke |
6 |
||
Brede Valley |
22 |
||
Castle |
52 |
||
Central St Leonards |
18 |
||
Conquest |
2 |
||
Gensing |
3 |
||
Hollington |
19 |
||
Maze Hill |
6 |
||
Old Hastings |
9 |
||
Ore |
24 |
||
Silverhill |
18 |
||
St Helens |
18 |
||
Tressell |
11 |
||
West St Leonards |
21 |
||
Wishing Tree |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Barcombe and Hamsey |
9 |
||
Chailey and Wivelsfield |
17 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
9 |
||
East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs |
10 |
||
Hollingdean and Stanmer |
18 |
||
Kingston |
12 |
||
Lewes Bridge |
9 |
||
Lewes Castle |
14 |
||
Lewes Priory |
39 |
||
Newhaven Denton and Meeching |
36 |
||
Newhaven Valley |
14 |
||
Newick |
15 |
||
Ouse Valley and Ringmer |
25 |
||
Peacehaven East |
16 |
||
Peacehaven North |
20 |
||
Peacehaven West |
13 |
||
Plumpton Streat East Chiltington and St John (Without) |
-6 |
||
Seaford Central |
20 |
||
Seaford East |
8 |
||
Seaford North |
-1 |
||
Seaford South |
5 |
||
Seaford West |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Battle Town |
16 |
||
Brede Valley |
22 |
||
Central |
79 |
||
Collington |
2 |
||
Crowhurst |
6 |
||
Darwell |
15 |
||
Eastern Rother |
4 |
||
Ewhurst and Sedlescombe |
12 |
||
Kewhurst |
1 |
||
Marsham |
-4 |
||
Old Town |
14 |
||
Rother Levels |
-5 |
||
Rye |
20 |
||
Sackville |
15 |
||
Salehurst |
-14 |
||
Sidley |
6 |
||
St Helens |
18 |
||
St Marks |
-1 |
||
St Michaels |
14 |
||
St Stephens |
0 |
||
Ticehurst and Etchingham |
68 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfriston |
4 |
||
Buxted and Maresfield |
7 |
||
Chiddingly and East Hoathly |
21 |
||
Cross in Hand Five Ashes |
7 |
||
Crowborough East |
13 |
||
Crowborough Jarvis Brook |
-6 |
||
Crowborough North |
18 |
||
Crowborough St. Johns |
22 |
||
Crowborough West |
11 |
||
Danehill Fletching Nutley |
22 |
||
East Dean |
2 |
||
Forest Row |
14 |
||
Framfield |
24 |
||
Frant Withyham |
4 |
||
Hailsham Central and North |
79 |
||
Hailsham East |
5 |
||
Hailsham South and West |
10 |
||
Hartfield |
6 |
||
Heathfield East |
1 |
||
Heathfield North and Central |
15 |
||
Hellingly |
25 |
||
Herstmonceux |
-5 |
||
Horam |
10 |
||
Langney |
141 |
||
Mayfield |
-4 |
||
Ninfield and Hooe with Wartling |
-1 |
||
Pevensey and Westham |
11 |
||
Polegate North |
137 |
||
Polegate South |
4 |
||
Rotherfield |
0 |
||
Uckfield Central |
3 |
||
Uckfield New Town |
8 |
||
Uckfield North |
13 |
||
Uckfield Ridgewood |
7 |
||
Wadhurst |
6 |
||
Willingdon |
13 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how East Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
6th
2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
9th
2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
16th
2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
20th
2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
87.9
76.4
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.
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
2020
8,149 formed
5,499 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.85% vs 2016
2.47% vs 2017
1.72% vs 2018
4.1% vs 2019