2013
3,464 formed
2,134 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2017
4.5% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2016
Babergh 462 formed
Forest Heath 336 formed
Ipswich 891 formed
Mid Suffolk 630 formed
St Edmundsbury 659 formed
Suffolk Coastal 666 formed
Waveney 500 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Suffolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
25th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
38th
2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th
2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
5.7
10.0
97% Private Limited Companies (4,025 companies)
3% Other company types (120 companies)
Other company types breakdown (120 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2017
33,994
businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2017.
4.5% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2016
Cambridgeshire
46,059 total businesses
6,384 formed in 2017
4,395 dissolved in 2017
Essex
116,669 total businesses
15,922 formed in 2017
12,534 dissolved in 2017
Norfolk
36,459 total businesses
4,399 formed in 2017
3,332 dissolved in 2017
Suffolk
33,994 total businesses
4,145 formed in 2017
2,936 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
1 |
||
Berners |
-7 |
||
Boxford |
4 |
||
Brett Vale |
11 |
||
Brook |
3 |
||
Bures St Mary |
0 |
||
Chadacre |
2 |
||
Dodnash |
8 |
||
Glemsford and Stanstead |
7 |
||
Great Cornard North |
6 |
||
Great Cornard South |
2 |
||
Hadleigh North |
-1 |
||
Hadleigh South |
4 |
||
Holbrook |
2 |
||
Lavenham |
-2 |
||
Leavenheath |
9 |
||
Long Melford |
14 |
||
Lower Brett |
11 |
||
Mid Samford |
4 |
||
Nayland |
-5 |
||
North Cosford |
5 |
||
Pinewood |
6 |
||
South Cosford |
16 |
||
Sudbury East |
1 |
||
Sudbury North |
1 |
||
Sudbury South |
12 |
||
Waldingfield |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
1 |
||
Bottisham |
0 |
||
Brandon East |
3 |
||
Brandon West |
2 |
||
Eriswell and The Rows |
11 |
||
Exning |
-5 |
||
Great Heath |
28 |
||
Iceni |
2 |
||
Lakenheath |
11 |
||
Manor |
-2 |
||
Market |
3 |
||
Red Lodge |
-1 |
||
Severals |
36 |
||
South |
-2 |
||
St Mary's |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
63 |
||
Bixley |
21 |
||
Bridge |
16 |
||
Castle Hill |
14 |
||
Gainsborough |
0 |
||
Gipping |
16 |
||
Holywells |
11 |
||
Priory Heath |
23 |
||
Rushmere |
-1 |
||
Sprites |
-1 |
||
St John's |
14 |
||
St Margaret's |
2 |
||
Stoke Park |
17 |
||
Westgate |
33 |
||
Whitehouse |
12 |
||
Whitton |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacton and Old Newton |
7 |
||
Badwell Ash |
4 |
||
Barking and Somersham |
3 |
||
Bramford and Blakenham |
-3 |
||
Claydon and Barham |
-8 |
||
Debenham |
7 |
||
Elmswell and Norton |
11 |
||
Eye |
-3 |
||
Fressingfield |
5 |
||
Gislingham |
7 |
||
Haughley and Wetherden |
7 |
||
Helmingham and Coddenham |
6 |
||
Hoxne |
2 |
||
Mendlesham |
-1 |
||
Needham Market |
96 |
||
Onehouse |
0 |
||
Palgrave |
1 |
||
Rattlesden |
-6 |
||
Rickinghall and Walsham |
32 |
||
Ringshall |
7 |
||
Stowmarket Central |
6 |
||
Stowmarket North |
48 |
||
Stowmarket South |
-4 |
||
Stowupland |
0 |
||
Stradbroke and Laxfield |
1 |
||
The Stonhams |
6 |
||
Thurston and Hessett |
-3 |
||
Wetheringsett |
9 |
||
Woolpit |
3 |
||
Worlingworth |
-5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbeygate |
32 |
||
Bardwell |
-3 |
||
Barningham |
-4 |
||
Barrow |
9 |
||
Cavendish |
-2 |
||
Chedburgh |
4 |
||
Clare |
0 |
||
Eastgate |
-20 |
||
Fornham |
-2 |
||
Great Barton |
15 |
||
Haverhill East |
29 |
||
Haverhill North |
2 |
||
Haverhill South |
34 |
||
Haverhill West |
3 |
||
Horringer and Whelnetham |
4 |
||
Hundon |
3 |
||
Iceni |
2 |
||
Ixworth |
11 |
||
Kedington |
4 |
||
Minden |
-7 |
||
Moreton Hall |
55 |
||
Northgate |
6 |
||
Pakenham |
3 |
||
Risby |
0 |
||
Risbygate |
11 |
||
Rougham |
1 |
||
Southgate |
5 |
||
St Olaves |
1 |
||
Stanton |
3 |
||
Westgate |
33 |
||
Wickhambrook |
9 |
||
Withersfield |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldeburgh |
-1 |
||
Deben |
6 |
||
Felixstowe East |
-2 |
||
Felixstowe North |
13 |
||
Felixstowe South |
54 |
||
Felixstowe West |
-1 |
||
Framlingham |
10 |
||
Fynn Valley |
6 |
||
Grundisburgh |
3 |
||
Hacheston |
2 |
||
Kesgrave East |
0 |
||
Kesgrave West |
0 |
||
Kirton |
7 |
||
Leiston |
-7 |
||
Martlesham |
19 |
||
Melton |
15 |
||
Nacton & Purdis Farm |
25 |
||
Orford & Eyke |
1 |
||
Peasenhall & Yoxford |
4 |
||
Rendlesham |
-6 |
||
Rushmere |
-1 |
||
Saxmundham |
28 |
||
The Trimleys |
7 |
||
Tower |
4 |
||
Wenhaston & Westleton |
4 |
||
Wickham Market |
-1 |
||
Woodbridge |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beccles North |
14 |
||
Beccles South |
1 |
||
Blything |
5 |
||
Bungay |
9 |
||
Carlton |
-6 |
||
Carlton Colville |
-2 |
||
Gunton and Corton |
1 |
||
Halesworth |
24 |
||
Harbour |
14 |
||
Kessingland |
14 |
||
Kirkley |
7 |
||
Lothingland |
1 |
||
Normanston |
7 |
||
Oulton |
6 |
||
Oulton Broad |
3 |
||
Pakefield |
8 |
||
Southwold and Reydon |
12 |
||
St Margaret's |
2 |
||
The Saints |
-1 |
||
Wainford |
1 |
||
Whitton |
-6 |
||
Worlingham |
2 |
||
Wrentham |
1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how Suffolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
27th
2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
35th
2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
37th
2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
46.6
65.1
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.
2013
3,464 formed
2,134 dissolved
2014
3,701 formed
2,405 dissolved
2015
4,031 formed
2,423 dissolved
2016
4,291 formed
2,931 dissolved
2017
4,145 formed
2,936 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.6% vs 2013
5.7% vs 2014
5.1% vs 2015
4.5% vs 2016