2011
3,320 formed
1,974 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2015
5.7% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2014
Babergh 471 formed
Forest Heath 307 formed
Ipswich 955 formed
Mid Suffolk 539 formed
St Edmundsbury 593 formed
Suffolk Coastal 698 formed
Waveney 468 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Suffolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
25th
2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
36th
2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th
2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
198,282 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
28,265 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,952 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
17,066 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
Essex |
16,147 |
6th 2014: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,575 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Kent |
14,246 |
8th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
13,779 |
9th 2014: 9th
|
Surrey |
12,014 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
11,974 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
10,080 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Merseyside |
9,857 |
13th 2014: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
9,290 |
14th 2014: 13th
|
Berkshire |
9,135 |
15th 2014: 14th
|
East Sussex |
8,786 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,249 |
17th 2014: 20th
|
Dorset |
7,791 |
18th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
7,712 |
19th 2014: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,414 |
20th 2014: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,908 |
21st 2014: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,437 |
22nd 2014: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,375 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
6,347 |
24th 2014: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,245 |
25th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,235 |
26th 2014: 21st
|
West Sussex |
6,136 |
27th 2014: 28th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,042 |
28th 2014: 22nd
|
Lincolnshire |
5,879 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,741 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Devon |
5,394 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Somerset |
5,383 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bristol |
4,942 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
4,611 |
34th 2014: 35th
|
Wiltshire |
4,506 |
35th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
4,424 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Norfolk |
4,296 |
37th 2014: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,031 |
38th 2014: 37th
|
Durham |
3,834 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
3,572 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
2,967 |
41st 2014: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,416 |
42nd 2014: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,392 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,166 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,289 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
950 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
560 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
194 |
people
5.5
9.7
97% Private Limited Companies (3,923 companies)
3% Other company types (108 companies)
Other company types breakdown (108 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2015
????
Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2015
30,944
businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2015.
5.7% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2014
Cambridgeshire
41,403 total businesses
6,235 formed in 2015
3,619 dissolved in 2015
Essex
107,891 total businesses
16,147 formed in 2015
10,382 dissolved in 2015
Norfolk
32,493 total businesses
4,296 formed in 2015
2,441 dissolved in 2015
Suffolk
30,944 total businesses
4,031 formed in 2015
2,423 dissolved in 2015
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
3 |
||
Berners |
-1 |
||
Boxford |
5 |
||
Brett Vale |
12 |
||
Brook |
2 |
||
Bures St Mary |
6 |
||
Chadacre |
6 |
||
Dodnash |
12 |
||
Glemsford and Stanstead |
3 |
||
Great Cornard North |
6 |
||
Great Cornard South |
6 |
||
Hadleigh North |
17 |
||
Hadleigh South |
4 |
||
Holbrook |
-2 |
||
Lavenham |
4 |
||
Leavenheath |
-3 |
||
Long Melford |
2 |
||
Lower Brett |
1 |
||
Mid Samford |
5 |
||
Nayland |
8 |
||
North Cosford |
-4 |
||
Pinewood |
11 |
||
South Cosford |
26 |
||
Sudbury East |
7 |
||
Sudbury North |
2 |
||
Sudbury South |
45 |
||
Waldingfield |
-3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
10 |
||
Bottisham |
0 |
||
Brandon East |
5 |
||
Brandon West |
14 |
||
Eriswell and The Rows |
5 |
||
Exning |
8 |
||
Great Heath |
9 |
||
Iceni |
8 |
||
Lakenheath |
12 |
||
Manor |
0 |
||
Market |
2 |
||
Red Lodge |
17 |
||
Severals |
20 |
||
South |
7 |
||
St Mary's |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
87 |
||
Bixley |
27 |
||
Bridge |
22 |
||
Castle Hill |
29 |
||
Gainsborough |
28 |
||
Gipping |
15 |
||
Holywells |
35 |
||
Priory Heath |
60 |
||
Rushmere |
14 |
||
Sprites |
1 |
||
St John's |
40 |
||
St Margaret's |
33 |
||
Stoke Park |
9 |
||
Westgate |
37 |
||
Whitehouse |
19 |
||
Whitton |
35 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacton and Old Newton |
0 |
||
Badwell Ash |
-8 |
||
Barking and Somersham |
4 |
||
Bramford and Blakenham |
11 |
||
Claydon and Barham |
25 |
||
Debenham |
15 |
||
Elmswell and Norton |
0 |
||
Eye |
9 |
||
Fressingfield |
-5 |
||
Gislingham |
0 |
||
Haughley and Wetherden |
1 |
||
Helmingham and Coddenham |
2 |
||
Hoxne |
1 |
||
Mendlesham |
3 |
||
Needham Market |
8 |
||
Onehouse |
2 |
||
Palgrave |
3 |
||
Rattlesden |
2 |
||
Rickinghall and Walsham |
12 |
||
Ringshall |
6 |
||
Stowmarket Central |
-5 |
||
Stowmarket North |
53 |
||
Stowmarket South |
-1 |
||
Stowupland |
-3 |
||
Stradbroke and Laxfield |
1 |
||
The Stonhams |
6 |
||
Thurston and Hessett |
4 |
||
Wetheringsett |
8 |
||
Woolpit |
3 |
||
Worlingworth |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbeygate |
26 |
||
Bardwell |
4 |
||
Barningham |
8 |
||
Barrow |
5 |
||
Cavendish |
-3 |
||
Chedburgh |
3 |
||
Clare |
-2 |
||
Eastgate |
-14 |
||
Fornham |
-1 |
||
Great Barton |
51 |
||
Haverhill East |
14 |
||
Haverhill North |
17 |
||
Haverhill South |
18 |
||
Haverhill West |
-2 |
||
Horringer and Whelnetham |
10 |
||
Hundon |
-1 |
||
Iceni |
8 |
||
Ixworth |
13 |
||
Kedington |
-2 |
||
Minden |
-1 |
||
Moreton Hall |
33 |
||
Northgate |
1 |
||
Pakenham |
-5 |
||
Risby |
-3 |
||
Risbygate |
1 |
||
Rougham |
3 |
||
Southgate |
9 |
||
St Olaves |
-1 |
||
Stanton |
-2 |
||
Westgate |
37 |
||
Wickhambrook |
5 |
||
Withersfield |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldeburgh |
11 |
||
Deben |
15 |
||
Felixstowe East |
8 |
||
Felixstowe North |
18 |
||
Felixstowe South |
32 |
||
Felixstowe West |
28 |
||
Framlingham |
18 |
||
Fynn Valley |
6 |
||
Grundisburgh |
-10 |
||
Hacheston |
17 |
||
Kesgrave East |
28 |
||
Kesgrave West |
2 |
||
Kirton |
2 |
||
Leiston |
24 |
||
Martlesham |
22 |
||
Melton |
19 |
||
Nacton & Purdis Farm |
6 |
||
Orford & Eyke |
1 |
||
Peasenhall & Yoxford |
6 |
||
Rendlesham |
3 |
||
Rushmere |
14 |
||
Saxmundham |
12 |
||
The Trimleys |
15 |
||
Tower |
9 |
||
Wenhaston & Westleton |
6 |
||
Wickham Market |
8 |
||
Woodbridge |
40 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beccles North |
5 |
||
Beccles South |
6 |
||
Blything |
1 |
||
Bungay |
1 |
||
Carlton |
3 |
||
Carlton Colville |
12 |
||
Gunton and Corton |
4 |
||
Halesworth |
20 |
||
Harbour |
17 |
||
Kessingland |
14 |
||
Kirkley |
8 |
||
Lothingland |
10 |
||
Normanston |
-11 |
||
Oulton |
2 |
||
Oulton Broad |
8 |
||
Pakefield |
4 |
||
Southwold and Reydon |
-2 |
||
St Margaret's |
33 |
||
The Saints |
3 |
||
Wainford |
-4 |
||
Whitton |
35 |
||
Worlingham |
12 |
||
Wrentham |
5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2015 and how Suffolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd
2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd
2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th
2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
27th
2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
35th
2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th
2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2014: 1st
|
London |
1,017,154 |
2nd 2014: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
156,025 |
3rd 2014: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
147,044 |
4th 2014: 4th
|
Essex |
107,891 |
5th 2014: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
102,450 |
6th 2014: 6th
|
Hampshire |
98,825 |
7th 2014: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
96,909 |
8th 2014: 9th
|
Kent |
94,176 |
9th 2014: 7th
|
Surrey |
93,699 |
10th 2014: 10th
|
Cheshire |
67,995 |
11th 2014: 11th
|
Lancashire |
65,240 |
12th 2014: 12th
|
Berkshire |
63,186 |
13th 2014: 13th
|
East Sussex |
61,290 |
14th 2014: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
59,305 |
15th 2014: 15th
|
Merseyside |
56,875 |
16th 2014: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
52,205 |
17th 2014: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
48,126 |
18th 2014: 19th
|
Dorset |
47,433 |
19th 2014: 17th
|
West Sussex |
47,267 |
20th 2014: 21st
|
North Yorkshire |
46,660 |
21st 2014: 20th
|
Gloucestershire |
46,009 |
22nd 2014: 22nd
|
Devon |
44,917 |
23rd 2014: 23rd
|
Somerset |
44,277 |
24th 2014: 25th
|
Staffordshire |
44,125 |
25th 2014: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
43,692 |
26th 2014: 24th
|
Nottinghamshire |
43,336 |
27th 2014: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
41,403 |
28th 2014: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
39,944 |
29th 2014: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
39,638 |
30th 2014: 30th
|
Oxfordshire |
37,534 |
31st 2014: 31st
|
Tyne and Wear |
36,643 |
32nd 2014: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
34,911 |
33rd 2014: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
33,003 |
34th 2014: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
32,797 |
35th 2014: 35th
|
Norfolk |
32,493 |
36th 2014: 36th
|
Suffolk |
30,944 |
37th 2014: 37th
|
Bristol |
30,301 |
38th 2014: 38th
|
Worcestershire |
29,303 |
39th 2014: 39th
|
Durham |
24,091 |
40th 2014: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
22,144 |
41st 2014: 41st
|
Shropshire |
19,451 |
42nd 2014: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
19,348 |
43rd 2014: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
18,859 |
44th 2014: 44th
|
Northumberland |
9,370 |
45th 2014: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,115 |
46th 2014: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
4,853 |
47th 2014: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,677 |
people
42.4
59.4
How the total number of companies in Suffolk has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2011
3,320 formed
1,974 dissolved
2012
3,408 formed
1,810 dissolved
2013
3,464 formed
2,134 dissolved
2014
3,701 formed
2,405 dissolved
2015
4,031 formed
2,423 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.4% vs 2011
5% vs 2012
4.6% vs 2013
5.7% vs 2014