2014
3,701 formed
2,405 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2018
4.5% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2017
Babergh 492 formed
Forest Heath 376 formed
Ipswich 963 formed
Mid Suffolk 616 formed
St Edmundsbury 640 formed
Suffolk Coastal 649 formed
Waveney 553 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Suffolk compares.
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
24th
2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
37th
2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
39th
2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
5.9
10.6
97% Private Limited Companies (4,158 companies)
3% Other company types (134 companies)
Other company types breakdown (134 companies)
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Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2018
35,510
businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2018.
4.5% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2017
Cambridgeshire
48,390 total businesses
6,786 formed in 2018
4,809 dissolved in 2018
Essex
122,421 total businesses
17,063 formed in 2018
13,119 dissolved in 2018
Norfolk
37,466 total businesses
4,542 formed in 2018
3,991 dissolved in 2018
Suffolk
35,510 total businesses
4,292 formed in 2018
3,166 dissolved in 2018
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alton |
2 |
||
Berners |
2 |
||
Boxford |
0 |
||
Brett Vale |
-9 |
||
Brook |
19 |
||
Bures St Mary |
4 |
||
Chadacre |
5 |
||
Dodnash |
1 |
||
Glemsford and Stanstead |
-7 |
||
Great Cornard North |
0 |
||
Great Cornard South |
-3 |
||
Hadleigh North |
48 |
||
Hadleigh South |
2 |
||
Holbrook |
9 |
||
Lavenham |
5 |
||
Leavenheath |
5 |
||
Long Melford |
2 |
||
Lower Brett |
-10 |
||
Mid Samford |
13 |
||
Nayland |
2 |
||
North Cosford |
5 |
||
Pinewood |
-10 |
||
South Cosford |
0 |
||
Sudbury East |
-5 |
||
Sudbury North |
5 |
||
Sudbury South |
8 |
||
Waldingfield |
18 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
14 |
||
Bottisham |
0 |
||
Brandon East |
-2 |
||
Brandon West |
-6 |
||
Eriswell and The Rows |
7 |
||
Exning |
7 |
||
Great Heath |
54 |
||
Iceni |
-2 |
||
Lakenheath |
-1 |
||
Manor |
2 |
||
Market |
6 |
||
Red Lodge |
2 |
||
Severals |
29 |
||
South |
3 |
||
St Mary's |
-1 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
23 |
||
Bixley |
31 |
||
Bridge |
22 |
||
Castle Hill |
-19 |
||
Gainsborough |
0 |
||
Gipping |
58 |
||
Holywells |
17 |
||
Priory Heath |
31 |
||
Rushmere |
-1 |
||
Sprites |
15 |
||
St John's |
28 |
||
St Margaret's |
-6 |
||
Stoke Park |
11 |
||
Westgate |
13 |
||
Whitehouse |
-8 |
||
Whitton |
10 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bacton and Old Newton |
4 |
||
Badwell Ash |
-1 |
||
Barking and Somersham |
-6 |
||
Bramford and Blakenham |
29 |
||
Claydon and Barham |
5 |
||
Debenham |
-1 |
||
Elmswell and Norton |
4 |
||
Eye |
6 |
||
Fressingfield |
2 |
||
Gislingham |
6 |
||
Haughley and Wetherden |
-7 |
||
Helmingham and Coddenham |
2 |
||
Hoxne |
4 |
||
Mendlesham |
-2 |
||
Needham Market |
83 |
||
Onehouse |
16 |
||
Palgrave |
5 |
||
Rattlesden |
0 |
||
Rickinghall and Walsham |
9 |
||
Ringshall |
4 |
||
Stowmarket Central |
9 |
||
Stowmarket North |
32 |
||
Stowmarket South |
0 |
||
Stowupland |
0 |
||
Stradbroke and Laxfield |
1 |
||
The Stonhams |
1 |
||
Thurston and Hessett |
10 |
||
Wetheringsett |
12 |
||
Woolpit |
0 |
||
Worlingworth |
-3 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Abbeygate |
18 |
||
Bardwell |
2 |
||
Barningham |
1 |
||
Barrow |
12 |
||
Cavendish |
-1 |
||
Chedburgh |
9 |
||
Clare |
5 |
||
Eastgate |
-35 |
||
Fornham |
7 |
||
Great Barton |
7 |
||
Haverhill East |
3 |
||
Haverhill North |
14 |
||
Haverhill South |
45 |
||
Haverhill West |
0 |
||
Horringer and Whelnetham |
4 |
||
Hundon |
2 |
||
Iceni |
-2 |
||
Ixworth |
5 |
||
Kedington |
0 |
||
Minden |
5 |
||
Moreton Hall |
12 |
||
Northgate |
2 |
||
Pakenham |
-1 |
||
Risby |
5 |
||
Risbygate |
4 |
||
Rougham |
9 |
||
Southgate |
4 |
||
St Olaves |
7 |
||
Stanton |
4 |
||
Westgate |
13 |
||
Wickhambrook |
2 |
||
Withersfield |
2 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldeburgh |
12 |
||
Deben |
2 |
||
Felixstowe East |
3 |
||
Felixstowe North |
15 |
||
Felixstowe South |
9 |
||
Felixstowe West |
2 |
||
Framlingham |
9 |
||
Fynn Valley |
0 |
||
Grundisburgh |
16 |
||
Hacheston |
2 |
||
Kesgrave East |
2 |
||
Kesgrave West |
1 |
||
Kirton |
2 |
||
Leiston |
-2 |
||
Martlesham |
3 |
||
Melton |
12 |
||
Nacton & Purdis Farm |
6 |
||
Orford & Eyke |
-5 |
||
Peasenhall & Yoxford |
-3 |
||
Rendlesham |
-3 |
||
Rushmere |
-1 |
||
Saxmundham |
11 |
||
The Trimleys |
4 |
||
Tower |
7 |
||
Wenhaston & Westleton |
3 |
||
Wickham Market |
0 |
||
Woodbridge |
36 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Beccles North |
11 |
||
Beccles South |
9 |
||
Blything |
11 |
||
Bungay |
-3 |
||
Carlton |
2 |
||
Carlton Colville |
10 |
||
Gunton and Corton |
8 |
||
Halesworth |
9 |
||
Harbour |
17 |
||
Kessingland |
0 |
||
Kirkley |
24 |
||
Lothingland |
9 |
||
Normanston |
15 |
||
Oulton |
6 |
||
Oulton Broad |
7 |
||
Pakefield |
3 |
||
Southwold and Reydon |
12 |
||
St Margaret's |
-6 |
||
The Saints |
4 |
||
Wainford |
1 |
||
Whitton |
10 |
||
Worlingham |
13 |
||
Wrentham |
-2 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how Suffolk compares to them.
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
26th
2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
34th
2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
37th
2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
48.6
68.1
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.
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
2018
4,292 formed
3,166 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.7% vs 2014
5.1% vs 2015
4.51% vs 2016
4.5% vs 2017