2016
4,291 formed
2,931 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2020
7.0% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2019
Babergh 539 formed
Forest Heath 657 formed
Ipswich 1,243 formed
Mid Suffolk 616 formed
St Edmundsbury 708 formed
Suffolk Coastal 821 formed
Waveney 517 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Suffolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
24th
2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
35th
2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
37th
2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
7.0
12.3
97% Private Limited Companies (4,942 companies)
3% Other company types (163 companies)
Other company types breakdown (163 companies)
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Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2020
39,507
businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2020.
7.0% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2019
Cambridgeshire
54,497 total businesses
7,516 formed in 2020
4,534 dissolved in 2020
Essex
137,310 total businesses
19,277 formed in 2020
11,274 dissolved in 2020
Norfolk
41,185 total businesses
5,006 formed in 2020
3,246 dissolved in 2020
Suffolk
39,507 total businesses
5,105 formed in 2020
2,963 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
32 |
||
Berners |
-1 |
||
Boxford |
-1 |
||
Brett Vale |
4 |
||
Brook |
16 |
||
Bures St Mary |
-7 |
||
Chadacre |
4 |
||
Dodnash |
14 |
||
Glemsford and Stanstead |
3 |
||
Great Cornard North |
5 |
||
Great Cornard South |
6 |
||
Hadleigh North |
65 |
||
Hadleigh South |
8 |
||
Holbrook |
1 |
||
Lavenham |
3 |
||
Leavenheath |
2 |
||
Long Melford |
6 |
||
Lower Brett |
-1 |
||
Mid Samford |
8 |
||
Nayland |
2 |
||
North Cosford |
10 |
||
Pinewood |
7 |
||
South Cosford |
-5 |
||
Sudbury East |
12 |
||
Sudbury North |
12 |
||
Sudbury South |
-20 |
||
Waldingfield |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
36 |
||
Bottisham |
0 |
||
Brandon East |
7 |
||
Brandon West |
-3 |
||
Eriswell and The Rows |
10 |
||
Exning |
-1 |
||
Great Heath |
191 |
||
Iceni |
16 |
||
Lakenheath |
5 |
||
Manor |
10 |
||
Market |
-3 |
||
Red Lodge |
15 |
||
Severals |
53 |
||
South |
14 |
||
St Mary's |
23 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
162 |
||
Bixley |
27 |
||
Bridge |
25 |
||
Castle Hill |
9 |
||
Gainsborough |
39 |
||
Gipping |
55 |
||
Holywells |
42 |
||
Priory Heath |
66 |
||
Rushmere |
24 |
||
Sprites |
8 |
||
St John's |
0 |
||
St Margaret's |
46 |
||
Stoke Park |
15 |
||
Westgate |
97 |
||
Whitehouse |
21 |
||
Whitton |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacton and Old Newton |
3 |
||
Badwell Ash |
-1 |
||
Barking and Somersham |
2 |
||
Bramford and Blakenham |
-1 |
||
Claydon and Barham |
16 |
||
Debenham |
3 |
||
Elmswell and Norton |
1 |
||
Eye |
17 |
||
Fressingfield |
1 |
||
Gislingham |
4 |
||
Haughley and Wetherden |
2 |
||
Helmingham and Coddenham |
7 |
||
Hoxne |
2 |
||
Mendlesham |
10 |
||
Needham Market |
25 |
||
Onehouse |
3 |
||
Palgrave |
8 |
||
Rattlesden |
2 |
||
Rickinghall and Walsham |
16 |
||
Ringshall |
7 |
||
Stowmarket Central |
4 |
||
Stowmarket North |
37 |
||
Stowmarket South |
9 |
||
Stowupland |
6 |
||
Stradbroke and Laxfield |
1 |
||
The Stonhams |
13 |
||
Thurston and Hessett |
10 |
||
Wetheringsett |
1 |
||
Woolpit |
-8 |
||
Worlingworth |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbeygate |
39 |
||
Bardwell |
3 |
||
Barningham |
-1 |
||
Barrow |
12 |
||
Cavendish |
1 |
||
Chedburgh |
3 |
||
Clare |
0 |
||
Eastgate |
-2 |
||
Fornham |
18 |
||
Great Barton |
17 |
||
Haverhill East |
17 |
||
Haverhill North |
8 |
||
Haverhill South |
25 |
||
Haverhill West |
10 |
||
Horringer and Whelnetham |
10 |
||
Hundon |
1 |
||
Iceni |
16 |
||
Ixworth |
6 |
||
Kedington |
2 |
||
Minden |
6 |
||
Moreton Hall |
34 |
||
Northgate |
5 |
||
Pakenham |
2 |
||
Risby |
15 |
||
Risbygate |
12 |
||
Rougham |
3 |
||
Southgate |
-1 |
||
St Olaves |
13 |
||
Stanton |
0 |
||
Westgate |
97 |
||
Wickhambrook |
-2 |
||
Withersfield |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldeburgh |
11 |
||
Deben |
-1 |
||
Felixstowe East |
5 |
||
Felixstowe North |
6 |
||
Felixstowe South |
118 |
||
Felixstowe West |
42 |
||
Framlingham |
12 |
||
Fynn Valley |
10 |
||
Grundisburgh |
3 |
||
Hacheston |
-6 |
||
Kesgrave East |
8 |
||
Kesgrave West |
3 |
||
Kirton |
-5 |
||
Leiston |
9 |
||
Martlesham |
7 |
||
Melton |
1 |
||
Nacton & Purdis Farm |
11 |
||
Orford & Eyke |
9 |
||
Peasenhall & Yoxford |
4 |
||
Rendlesham |
12 |
||
Rushmere |
24 |
||
Saxmundham |
26 |
||
The Trimleys |
17 |
||
Tower |
22 |
||
Wenhaston & Westleton |
2 |
||
Wickham Market |
7 |
||
Woodbridge |
27 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beccles North |
0 |
||
Beccles South |
10 |
||
Blything |
5 |
||
Bungay |
18 |
||
Carlton |
-2 |
||
Carlton Colville |
9 |
||
Gunton and Corton |
-13 |
||
Halesworth |
21 |
||
Harbour |
6 |
||
Kessingland |
7 |
||
Kirkley |
18 |
||
Lothingland |
1 |
||
Normanston |
-25 |
||
Oulton |
7 |
||
Oulton Broad |
6 |
||
Pakefield |
8 |
||
Southwold and Reydon |
6 |
||
St Margaret's |
46 |
||
The Saints |
3 |
||
Wainford |
9 |
||
Whitton |
28 |
||
Worlingham |
5 |
||
Wrentham |
3 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how Suffolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
26th
2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
34th
2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
36th
2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
54.1
76.4
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.
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
2020
5,105 formed
2,963 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.51% vs 2016
4.46% vs 2017
3.93% vs 2018
7.0% vs 2019