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Company Formations in 2019: Suffolk

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???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2019

3.9% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2018

New businesses in Suffolk mapped

Babergh 505 formed

Forest Heath 543 formed

Ipswich 1,060 formed

Mid Suffolk 603 formed

St Edmundsbury 610 formed

Suffolk Coastal 671 formed

Waveney 521 formed

Companies formed in 2019 league table

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

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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
38th 2018: 39th
Suffolk
4,518
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
25th 2018: 24th
Cambridgeshire
6,779
36th 2018: 37th
Norfolk
4,731
38th 2018: 39th
Suffolk
4,518
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
2nd 2018: 3rd
Greater Manchester
31,440
3rd 2018: 2nd
West Midlands
29,676
4th 2018: 4th
West Yorkshire
18,752
5th 2018: 5th
Essex
17,816
6th 2018: 7th
Kent
15,963
7th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
15,231
8th 2018: 8th
Hampshire
15,174
9th 2018: 9th
Cheshire
12,221
10th 2018: 10th
Merseyside
11,866
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
11,229
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
13th 2018: 15th
Leicestershire
10,825
14th 2018: 22nd
Worcestershire
9,971
15th 2018: 16th
South Yorkshire
9,325
16th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
9,009
17th 2018: 14th
Buckinghamshire
8,835
18th 2018: 18th
Northamptonshire
8,393
19th 2018: 17th
Dorset
8,020
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
21st 2018: 20th
Nottinghamshire
7,348
22nd 2018: 23rd
North Yorkshire
7,260
23rd 2018: 25th
Tyne and Wear
7,132
24th 2018: 26th
Staffordshire
6,927
25th 2018: 24th
Cambridgeshire
6,779
26th 2018: 21st
Bedfordshire
6,766
27th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
6,522
28th 2018: 30th
Devon
6,196
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
30th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
6,042
31st 2018: 32nd
Somerset
6,041
32nd 2018: 31st
Gloucestershire
5,971
33rd 2018: 34th
Warwickshire
5,256
34th 2018: 36th
Oxfordshire
5,087
35th 2018: 35th
Bristol
5,040
36th 2018: 37th
Norfolk
4,731
37th 2018: 33rd
Durham
4,623
38th 2018: 39th
Suffolk
4,518
39th 2018: 38th
Wiltshire
4,428
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
3,258
41st 2018: 42nd
Shropshire
3,231
42nd 2018: 41st
Cornwall
2,948
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
2,171
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
1,531
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
1,499
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
675
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
230

New incorporations in 2019 per 1000 Man standing people

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6.2

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Type of companies formed in Suffolk breakdown

97% Private Limited Companies (4,363 companies)

3% Other company types (155 companies)

Other company types breakdown (155 companies)

Total companies in Suffolk by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2019

meaning there is a total of

36,907

businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2019.

3.9% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

Cambridgeshire

50,160 total businesses
6,779 formed in 2019
5,435 dissolved in 2019

Essex

128,433 total businesses
17,816 formed in 2019
14,103 dissolved in 2019

Norfolk

38,911 total businesses
4,731 formed in 2019
3,854 dissolved in 2019

Suffolk

36,907 total businesses
4,518 formed in 2019
3,587 dissolved in 2019

Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alton
28
16
-12
Berners
12
14
2
Boxford
10
8
-2
Brett Vale
9
6
-3
Brook
44
37
-7
Bures St Mary
7
7
0
Chadacre
7
6
-1
Dodnash
9
32
23
Glemsford and Stanstead
15
12
-3
Great Cornard North
5
10
5
Great Cornard South
5
14
9
Hadleigh North
67
95
28
Hadleigh South
10
22
12
Holbrook
10
6
-4
Lavenham
5
8
3
Leavenheath
5
10
5
Long Melford
9
14
5
Lower Brett
11
11
0
Mid Samford
11
20
9
Nayland
9
10
1
North Cosford
5
15
10
Pinewood
13
13
0
South Cosford
16
8
-8
Sudbury East
11
13
2
Sudbury North
4
9
5
Sudbury South
68
68
0
Waldingfield
29
21
-8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
All Saints
34
52
18
Bottisham
0
0
Brandon East
10
21
11
Brandon West
15
9
-6
Eriswell and The Rows
18
30
12
Exning
9
7
-2
Great Heath
48
197
149
Iceni
10
11
1
Lakenheath
13
20
7
Manor
7
16
9
Market
24
18
-6
Red Lodge
21
24
3
Severals
60
77
17
South
10
13
3
St Mary's
23
48
25
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
171
266
95
Bixley
35
52
17
Bridge
34
76
42
Castle Hill
71
76
5
Gainsborough
23
43
20
Gipping
61
100
39
Holywells
44
59
15
Priory Heath
84
74
-10
Rushmere
24
35
11
Sprites
9
14
5
St John's
54
47
-7
St Margaret's
58
53
-5
Stoke Park
21
30
9
Westgate
71
99
28
Whitehouse
27
34
7
Whitton
31
47
16
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bacton and Old Newton
10
6
-4
Badwell Ash
18
14
-4
Barking and Somersham
8
14
6
Bramford and Blakenham
93
100
7
Claydon and Barham
28
25
-3
Debenham
6
17
11
Elmswell and Norton
12
24
12
Eye
6
18
12
Fressingfield
5
10
5
Gislingham
9
10
1
Haughley and Wetherden
10
6
-4
Helmingham and Coddenham
6
13
7
Hoxne
12
5
-7
Mendlesham
10
8
-2
Needham Market
37
27
-10
Onehouse
20
51
31
Palgrave
12
7
-5
Rattlesden
5
6
1
Rickinghall and Walsham
19
26
7
Ringshall
13
12
-1
Stowmarket Central
10
23
13
Stowmarket North
68
99
31
Stowmarket South
6
9
3
Stowupland
6
2
-4
Stradbroke and Laxfield
8
7
-1
The Stonhams
22
17
-5
Thurston and Hessett
17
13
-4
Wetheringsett
10
8
-2
Woolpit
13
12
-1
Worlingworth
6
14
8
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Abbeygate
47
52
5
Bardwell
10
8
-2
Barningham
8
7
-1
Barrow
6
13
7
Cavendish
6
7
1
Chedburgh
13
13
0
Clare
7
5
-2
Eastgate
37
36
-1
Fornham
12
12
0
Great Barton
23
45
22
Haverhill East
36
31
-5
Haverhill North
28
24
-4
Haverhill South
48
71
23
Haverhill West
14
15
1
Horringer and Whelnetham
6
11
5
Hundon
12
11
-1
Iceni
10
11
1
Ixworth
25
8
-17
Kedington
2
4
2
Minden
7
8
1
Moreton Hall
86
105
19
Northgate
3
10
7
Pakenham
10
7
-3
Risby
8
9
1
Risbygate
26
32
6
Rougham
15
12
-3
Southgate
10
9
-1
St Olaves
6
10
4
Stanton
7
8
1
Westgate
71
99
28
Wickhambrook
7
8
1
Withersfield
11
10
-1
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Aldeburgh
9
18
9
Deben
11
8
-3
Felixstowe East
21
13
-8
Felixstowe North
21
19
-2
Felixstowe South
69
95
26
Felixstowe West
28
32
4
Framlingham
36
38
2
Fynn Valley
11
13
2
Grundisburgh
13
16
3
Hacheston
19
10
-9
Kesgrave East
34
29
-5
Kesgrave West
16
27
11
Kirton
12
12
0
Leiston
13
16
3
Martlesham
23
31
8
Melton
32
41
9
Nacton & Purdis Farm
33
37
4
Orford & Eyke
9
16
7
Peasenhall & Yoxford
2
7
5
Rendlesham
14
15
1
Rushmere
24
35
11
Saxmundham
26
50
24
The Trimleys
17
28
11
Tower
19
20
1
Wenhaston & Westleton
14
10
-4
Wickham Market
6
11
5
Woodbridge
50
59
9
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Beccles North
25
27
2
Beccles South
7
14
7
Blything
13
14
1
Bungay
11
25
14
Carlton
7
16
9
Carlton Colville
21
23
2
Gunton and Corton
11
9
-2
Halesworth
27
42
15
Harbour
47
77
30
Kessingland
27
33
6
Kirkley
34
32
-2
Lothingland
9
11
2
Normanston
101
67
-34
Oulton
13
10
-3
Oulton Broad
16
16
0
Pakefield
16
12
-4
Southwold and Reydon
11
16
5
St Margaret's
58
53
-5
The Saints
10
9
-1
Wainford
3
10
7
Whitton
31
47
16
Worlingham
3
13
10
Wrentham
8
9
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Total companies 2019 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how Suffolk compares to them.

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Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
37th 2018: 37th
Suffolk
36,907
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
26th 2018: 26th
Cambridgeshire
50,160
35th 2018: 34th
Norfolk
38,911
37th 2018: 37th
Suffolk
36,907
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
2nd 2018: 2nd
Greater Manchester
189,867
3rd 2018: 3rd
West Midlands
173,134
4th 2018: 4th
Essex
128,433
5th 2018: 5th
West Yorkshire
123,678
6th 2018: 7th
Hampshire
114,831
7th 2018: 8th
Kent
113,551
8th 2018: 6th
Hertfordshire
113,106
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
10th 2018: 10th
Cheshire
80,108
11th 2018: 11th
Lancashire
77,937
12th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
70,177
13th 2018: 12th
Buckinghamshire
69,470
14th 2018: 15th
Merseyside
68,401
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
16th 2018: 16th
Leicestershire
63,315
17th 2018: 17th
South Yorkshire
60,360
18th 2018: 18th
Dorset
57,606
19th 2018: 19th
North Yorkshire
54,481
20th 2018: 21st
Devon
53,264
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
22nd 2018: 22nd
Gloucestershire
52,494
23rd 2018: 24th
Somerset
51,957
24th 2018: 25th
Staffordshire
51,758
25th 2018: 23rd
Nottinghamshire
51,677
26th 2018: 26th
Cambridgeshire
50,160
27th 2018: 28th
Northamptonshire
49,144
28th 2018: 27th
Derbyshire
48,355
29th 2018: 29th
Lincolnshire
45,109
30th 2018: 30th
Tyne and Wear
44,237
31st 2018: 33rd
Worcestershire
43,247
32nd 2018: 32nd
Oxfordshire
42,461
33rd 2018: 31st
Bedfordshire
42,145
34th 2018: 35th
Warwickshire
38,998
35th 2018: 34th
Norfolk
38,911
36th 2018: 36th
Wiltshire
37,182
37th 2018: 37th
Suffolk
36,907
38th 2018: 38th
Bristol
33,594
39th 2018: 39th
Durham
29,218
40th 2018: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
25,383
41st 2018: 41st
Shropshire
23,741
42nd 2018: 42nd
Cornwall
23,037
43rd 2018: 43rd
Cumbria
21,286
44th 2018: 44th
Northumberland
10,879
45th 2018: 45th
Herefordshire
10,498
46th 2018: 46th
Isle of Wight
5,705
47th 2018: 47th
Rutland
1,904

Total companies at the end of 2019 per 1000 Person people

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50.6

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70.7

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The last 5 years

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.

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

2019

4,518 formed

3,587 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

5.1% vs 2015

4.51% vs 2016

4.46% vs 2017

3.9% vs 2018