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Company Formations in 2022: Kent

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???? Businesses formed in Kent during 2022

2.9% more companies in Kent compared to 2021

New businesses in Kent mapped

Boroughs

  • AAshford: 1,128
  • BCanterbury: 1,260
  • CDartford: 1,483
  • DDover: 752
  • EGravesham: 1,318
  • FMaidstone: 1,412
  • GMedway: 2,639
  • HSevenoaks: 1,179
  • IShepway: 809
  • JSwale: 906
  • KThanet: 1,156
  • LTonbridge and Malling: 1,062
  • MTunbridge Wells: 967

Companies formed in 2022 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd
West Midlands
39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd
Greater Manchester
38,756
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
16,109
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
16,109
12th 2021: 11th
Surrey
10,902
26th 2021: 19th
East Sussex
7,193
32nd 2021: 31st
West Sussex
6,136
Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd
West Midlands
39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd
Greater Manchester
38,756
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
16,109
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
14,533
8th 2021: 8th
Hertfordshire
13,643
9th 2021: 9th
Merseyside
13,358
10th 2021: 10th
Lancashire
13,312
11th 2021: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,901
12th 2021: 11th
Surrey
10,902
13th 2021: 14th
Leicestershire
10,408
14th 2021: 15th
Berkshire
9,571
15th 2021: 13th
Cheshire
9,335
16th 2021: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,235
17th 2021: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,683
18th 2021: 24th
Bedfordshire
8,495
19th 2021: 22nd
Dorset
8,427
20th 2021: 21st
North Yorkshire
8,424
21st 2021: 18th
Staffordshire
8,072
22nd 2021: 20th
Tyne and Wear
7,838
23rd 2021: 27th
Northamptonshire
7,831
24th 2021: 26th
Derbyshire
7,764
25th 2021: 23rd
Cambridgeshire
7,739
26th 2021: 19th
East Sussex
7,193
27th 2021: 28th
Somerset
7,121
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,100
29th 2021: 30th
Devon
6,814
30th 2021: 33rd
Suffolk
6,749
31st 2021: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,373
32nd 2021: 31st
West Sussex
6,136
33rd 2021: 36th
Warwickshire
5,540
34th 2021: 34th
Norfolk
5,384
35th 2021: 37th
Durham
5,109
36th 2021: 35th
Bristol
4,951
37th 2021: 25th
Worcestershire
4,941
38th 2021: 38th
Oxfordshire
4,842
39th 2021: 39th
Wiltshire
4,536
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,233
41st 2021: 42nd
Shropshire
3,132
42nd 2021: 43rd
Herefordshire
2,928
43rd 2021: 41st
Cornwall
2,912
44th 2021: 44th
Cumbria
2,418
45th 2021: 45th
Northumberland
1,527
46th 2021: 46th
Isle of Wight
652
47th 2021: 47th
Rutland
193

New incorporations in 2022 per 1000 Man standing people

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Type of companies formed in Kent breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (15,544 companies)

4% Other company types (565 companies)

Other company types breakdown (565 companies)

Total companies in Kent by the end of 2022

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Businesses formed in Kent during 2022

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Businesses dissolved in Kent during 2022

Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

130,283

businesses registered in Kent at the end of 2022.

2.9% more companies in Kent compared to 2021

Surrounding counties 2022 breakdown & comparison

East Sussex

70,836 total businesses
7,193 formed in 2022
6,433 dissolved in 2022

Essex

148,387 total businesses
18,955 formed in 2022
14,636 dissolved in 2022

West Sussex

58,763 total businesses
6,136 formed in 2022
5,240 dissolved in 2022

Surrey

107,722 total businesses
10,902 formed in 2022
9,339 dissolved in 2022

London

1,462,539 total businesses
274,838 formed in 2022
185,954 dissolved in 2022

Kent

130,283 total businesses
16,109 formed in 2022
13,087 dissolved in 2022

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aylesford Green
17
19
2
Beaver
25
30
5
Biddenden
15
18
3
Bockhanger
13
8
-5
Boughton Aluph and Eastwell
59
61
2
Bybrook
5
18
13
Charing
53
114
61
Downs North
19
28
9
Downs West
13
15
2
Godinton
66
116
50
Great Chart with Singleton North
27
27
0
Highfield
29
16
-13
Isle of Oxney
12
16
4
Kennington
10
15
5
Little Burton Farm
20
15
-5
Norman
32
53
21
North Willesborough
22
28
6
Park Farm North
9
25
16
Park Farm South
18
15
-3
Rolvenden and Tenterden West
11
16
5
Saxon Shore
48
30
-18
Singleton South
6
17
11
South Willesborough
45
34
-11
St Michaels
9
14
5
Stanhope
14
17
3
Stour
90
82
-8
Tenterden North
13
19
6
Tenterden South
13
9
-4
Victoria
111
80
-31
Washford
17
18
1
Weald Central
37
58
21
Weald East
31
30
-1
Weald North
24
18
-6
Weald South
40
31
-9
Wye
12
18
6
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Barton
122
211
89
Beltinge
21
49
28
Blean Forest
30
41
11
Chartham & Stone Street
27
30
3
Chestfield
34
84
50
Gorrell
85
84
-1
Greenhill
12
7
-5
Herne & Broomfield
30
64
34
Heron
91
104
13
Little Stour & Adisham
22
26
4
Nailbourne
17
29
12
Northgate
41
68
27
Reculver
13
19
6
Seasalter
32
36
4
St Stephen's
50
58
8
Sturry
28
55
27
Swalecliffe
12
22
10
Tankerton
12
11
-1
West Bay
17
43
26
Westgate
136
128
-8
Wincheap
61
91
30
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bean and Darenth
37
65
28
Brent
36
88
52
Castle
111
150
39
Cray Meadows
0
0
Greenhithe
70
79
9
Hartley and Hodsoll Street
28
31
3
Heath
49
68
19
Joyce Green
74
107
33
Joydens Wood
33
71
38
Littlebrook
43
55
12
Longfield New Barn and Southfleet
39
71
32
Newtown
97
163
66
Princes
50
65
15
Stone
117
122
5
Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley
59
34
-25
Swanscombe
85
84
-1
Town
216
217
1
West Hill
106
146
40
Wilmington
26
38
12
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aylesham
19
43
24
Buckland
18
29
11
Capel-le-Ferne
11
10
-1
Castle
111
150
39
Eastry
22
30
8
Eythorne and Shepherdswell
24
25
1
Little Stour and Ashstone
23
31
8
Lydden and Temple Ewell
12
16
4
Maxton Elms Vale and Priory
21
39
18
Middle Deal and Sholden
31
33
2
Mill Hill
13
21
8
North Deal
35
70
35
Ringwould
6
7
1
River
221
302
81
Sandwich
41
48
7
St Margaret's-at-Cliffe
16
25
9
St Radigunds
82
147
65
Tower Hamlets
50
45
-5
Town and Pier
12
16
4
Walmer
19
29
10
Whitfield
15
24
9
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Central
124
191
67
Chalk
7
16
9
Coldharbour
38
39
1
Higham
42
31
-11
Istead Rise
12
19
7
Meopham North
41
65
24
Meopham South and Vigo
25
24
-1
Northfleet North
70
104
34
Northfleet South
83
128
45
Painters Ash
35
38
3
Pelham
109
146
37
Riverside
111
163
52
Riverview
21
27
6
Shorne Cobham and Luddesdown
28
38
10
Singlewell
71
104
33
Westcourt
49
65
16
Whitehill
28
46
18
Woodlands
45
81
36
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Allington
38
53
15
Barming
9
11
2
Bearsted
28
38
10
Boughton Monchelsea and Chart Sutton
19
23
4
Boxley
55
53
-2
Bridge
46
56
10
Coxheath and Hunton
36
53
17
Detling and Thurnham
18
33
15
Downswood and Otham
17
18
1
East
62
87
25
Fant
79
90
11
Harrietsham and Lenham
36
34
-2
Headcorn
27
21
-6
Heath
49
68
19
High Street
580
367
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Leeds
10
11
1
Loose
11
12
1
Marden and Yalding
42
68
26
North
45
71
26
North Downs
13
17
4
Park Wood
43
52
9
Shepway North
44
60
16
Shepway South
17
24
7
South
85
71
-14
Staplehurst
23
40
17
Sutton Valence and Langley
17
23
6
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Chatham Central
116
158
42
Cuxton and Halling
25
25
0
Gillingham North
160
279
119
Gillingham South
108
162
54
Hempstead and Wigmore
24
35
11
Lordswood and Capstone
79
88
9
Luton and Wayfield
110
149
39
Peninsula
61
95
34
Princes Park
74
71
-3
Rainham Central
77
71
-6
Rainham North
56
91
35
Rainham South
66
56
-10
River
221
302
81
Rochester East
60
94
34
Rochester South and Horsted
116
154
38
Rochester West
95
136
41
Strood North
86
130
44
Strood Rural
149
188
39
Strood South
91
150
59
Twydall
43
55
12
Walderslade
39
53
14
Watling
82
133
51
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ash and New Ash Green
23
25
2
Brasted Chevening and Sundridge
48
45
-3
Cowden and Hever
10
18
8
Crockenhill and Well Hill
18
20
2
Dunton Green and Riverhead
31
36
5
Edenbridge North and East
36
62
26
Edenbridge South and West
26
34
8
Eynsford
5
20
15
Farningham Horton Kirby and South Darenth
28
35
7
Fawkham and West Kingsdown
53
95
42
Halstead Knockholt and Badgers Mount
20
24
4
Hartley and Hodsoll Street
28
31
3
Hextable
18
18
0
Kemsing
65
74
9
Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway
15
11
-4
Otford and Shoreham
42
20
-22
Penshurst Fordcombe and Chiddingstone
14
23
9
Seal and Weald
50
50
0
Sevenoaks Eastern
30
35
5
Sevenoaks Kippington
24
26
2
Sevenoaks Northern
24
27
3
Sevenoaks Town and St John's
107
112
5
Swanley Christchurch and Swanley Village
83
140
57
Swanley St Mary's
15
27
12
Swanley White Oak
37
50
13
Westerham and Crockham Hill
86
121
35
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Broadmead
13
13
0
Cheriton
68
78
10
East Folkestone
73
88
15
Folkestone Central
126
137
11
Folkestone Harbour
26
43
17
Hythe
46
46
0
Hythe Rural
27
33
6
New Romney
37
33
-4
North Downs East
33
52
19
North Downs West
37
61
24
Romney Marsh
18
26
8
Sandgate & West Folkestone
224
169
-55
Walland & Denge Marsh
44
30
-14
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbey
37
45
8
Bobbing Iwade and Lower Halstow
22
27
5
Borden and Grove Park
23
25
2
Boughton and Courtenay
50
44
-6
Chalkwell
22
40
18
East Downs
16
21
5
Hartlip Newington and Upchurch
33
66
33
Homewood
55
64
9
Kemsley
27
57
30
Milton Regis
28
46
18
Minster Cliffs
35
32
-3
Murston
56
75
19
Priory
10
14
4
Queenborough and Halfway
19
27
8
Roman
23
22
-1
Sheerness
56
78
22
Sheppey Central
32
44
12
Sheppey East
28
15
-13
St Ann's
12
20
8
Teynham and Lynsted
19
24
5
The Meads
38
49
11
Watling
82
133
51
West Downs
17
20
3
Woodstock
13
24
11
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Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beacon Road
12
19
7
Birchington North
15
15
0
Birchington South
21
25
4
Bradstowe
44
59
15
Central Harbour
67
76
9
Cliffsend and Pegwell
24
33
9
Cliftonville East
27
40
13
Cliftonville West
112
170
58
Dane Valley
15
39
24
Eastcliff
56
54
-2
Garlinge
19
26
7
Kingsgate
12
9
-3
Margate Central
193
120
-73
Nethercourt
8
23
15
Newington
11
20
9
Northwood
78
105
27
Salmestone
75
37
-38
Sir Moses Montefiore
15
15
0
St Peters
33
56
23
Thanet Villages
38
62
24
Viking
49
83
34
Westbrook
24
34
10
Westgate-on-Sea
34
36
2
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Incorporations
Net Change
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Aylesford North and Walderslade
71
76
5
Aylesford South
95
71
-24
Borough Green and Long Mill
43
46
3
Burham and Wouldham
10
14
4
Cage Green
15
10
-5
Castle
111
150
39
Ditton
23
29
6
Downs and Mereworth
24
30
6
East Malling
23
42
19
Hadlow and East Peckham
55
55
0
Higham
42
31
-11
Hildenborough
67
64
-3
Judd
41
43
2
Kings Hill
89
159
70
Larkfield North
23
17
-6
Larkfield South
17
30
13
Medway
56
46
-10
Snodland East and Ham Hill
18
24
6
Snodland West and Holborough Lakes
20
33
13
Trench
11
15
4
Vauxhall
32
79
47
Wateringbury
14
11
-3
West Malling and Leybourne
68
64
-4
Wrotham Ightham and Stansted
46
38
-8
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Benenden and Cranbrook
38
48
10
Biddenden
15
18
3
Brenchley and Horsmonden
23
31
8
Broadwater
28
31
3
Capel
12
12
0
Culverden
203
155
-48
Frittenden and Sissinghurst
10
8
-2
Goudhurst and Lamberhurst
34
57
23
Hawkhurst and Sandhurst
28
27
-1
Paddock Wood East
20
27
7
Paddock Wood West
15
18
3
Pantiles and St Mark's
71
108
37
Park
40
82
42
Pembury
25
31
6
Rusthall
28
25
-3
Sherwood
31
49
18
Southborough and High Brooms
60
44
-16
Southborough North
29
22
-7
Speldhurst and Bidborough
41
34
-7
St James'
86
91
5
St John's
54
67
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Total companies 2022 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Kent compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd
Greater Manchester
233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd
West Midlands
211,766
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
130,283
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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
130,283
9th 2021: 9th
Surrey
107,722
17th 2021: 16th
East Sussex
70,836
24th 2021: 21st
West Sussex
58,763
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd
Greater Manchester
233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd
West Midlands
211,766
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
130,283
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
124,249
8th 2021: 8th
Hertfordshire
122,123
9th 2021: 9th
Surrey
107,722
10th 2021: 10th
Lancashire
91,522
11th 2021: 11th
Cheshire
81,809
12th 2021: 12th
Merseyside
81,221
13th 2021: 14th
Buckinghamshire
78,850
14th 2021: 13th
Berkshire
76,700
15th 2021: 15th
Leicestershire
73,507
16th 2021: 17th
South Yorkshire
72,058
17th 2021: 16th
East Sussex
70,836
18th 2021: 19th
North Yorkshire
62,355
19th 2021: 20th
Nottinghamshire
62,142
20th 2021: 18th
Devon
61,854
21st 2021: 25th
Dorset
61,217
22nd 2021: 22nd
Staffordshire
60,009
23rd 2021: 23rd
Somerset
59,531
24th 2021: 21st
West Sussex
58,763
25th 2021: 24th
Gloucestershire
57,852
26th 2021: 26th
Cambridgeshire
57,788
27th 2021: 27th
Derbyshire
55,697
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
53,143
29th 2021: 28th
Northamptonshire
51,966
30th 2021: 30th
Tyne and Wear
51,640
31st 2021: 31st
Bedfordshire
50,545
32nd 2021: 32nd
Oxfordshire
46,748
33rd 2021: 33rd
Norfolk
45,968
34th 2021: 35th
Suffolk
45,867
35th 2021: 34th
Worcestershire
43,964
36th 2021: 36th
Warwickshire
42,564
37th 2021: 37th
Wiltshire
40,505
38th 2021: 38th
Bristol
37,039
39th 2021: 39th
Durham
35,455
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
29,451
41st 2021: 41st
Shropshire
26,781
42nd 2021: 42nd
Cornwall
25,857
43rd 2021: 43rd
Cumbria
23,003
44th 2021: 44th
Herefordshire
16,412
45th 2021: 45th
Northumberland
12,420
46th 2021: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,423
47th 2021: 47th
Rutland
2,076

Total companies at the end of 2022 per 1000 Person people

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The last 5 years

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

2018

15,057 formed

11,568 dissolved

2019

15,963 formed

12,199 dissolved

2020

18,501 formed

10,634 dissolved

2021

16,625 formed

14,027 dissolved

2022

16,109 formed

13,087 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

4.26% vs 2018

8.05% vs 2019

3.14% vs 2020

2.9% vs 2021