2017
4,145 formed
2,936 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2021
5.9% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2020
Babergh 559 formed
Forest Heath 692 formed
Ipswich 1,445 formed
Mid Suffolk 629 formed
St Edmundsbury 749 formed
Suffolk Coastal 808 formed
Waveney 557 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Suffolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
23rd
2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
33rd
2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th
2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
269,246 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
36,485 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,442 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,140 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
Essex |
18,584 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
16,625 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,512 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,899 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,108 |
10th 2020: 10th
|
Lancashire |
12,800 |
11th 2020: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,021 |
12th 2020: 14th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,815 |
13th 2020: 13th
|
Cheshire |
9,800 |
14th 2020: 11th
|
Leicestershire |
9,685 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,605 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,910 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,810 |
18th 2020: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
8,541 |
19th 2020: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,675 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,623 |
21st 2020: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
7,614 |
22nd 2020: 26th
|
Dorset |
7,584 |
23rd 2020: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,476 |
24th 2020: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
7,413 |
25th 2020: 28th
|
Worcestershire |
7,361 |
26th 2020: 25th
|
Derbyshire |
7,261 |
27th 2020: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
7,131 |
28th 2020: 31st
|
Somerset |
7,057 |
29th 2020: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,903 |
30th 2020: 27th
|
Devon |
6,825 |
31st 2020: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,463 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,357 |
33rd 2020: 35th
|
Suffolk |
5,445 |
34th 2020: 37th
|
Norfolk |
5,214 |
35th 2020: 33rd
|
Bristol |
5,125 |
36th 2020: 38th
|
Warwickshire |
5,117 |
37th 2020: 36th
|
Durham |
5,065 |
38th 2020: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,053 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,432 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,749 |
41st 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,993 |
42nd 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,914 |
43rd 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
2,858 |
44th 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,286 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,421 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
697 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
195 |
people
7.5
12.2
96% Private Limited Companies (5,237 companies)
4% Other company types (208 companies)
Other company types breakdown (208 companies)
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Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2021
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Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2021
41,836
businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2021.
5.9% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2020
Cambridgeshire
56,346 total businesses
7,476 formed in 2021
6,893 dissolved in 2021
Essex
141,948 total businesses
18,584 formed in 2021
15,408 dissolved in 2021
Norfolk
43,452 total businesses
5,214 formed in 2021
4,179 dissolved in 2021
Suffolk
41,836 total businesses
5,445 formed in 2021
3,854 dissolved in 2021
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
3 |
||
Berners |
3 |
||
Boxford |
9 |
||
Brett Vale |
8 |
||
Brook |
5 |
||
Bures St Mary |
2 |
||
Chadacre |
-4 |
||
Dodnash |
-1 |
||
Glemsford and Stanstead |
6 |
||
Great Cornard North |
5 |
||
Great Cornard South |
-4 |
||
Hadleigh North |
31 |
||
Hadleigh South |
0 |
||
Holbrook |
4 |
||
Lavenham |
13 |
||
Leavenheath |
-3 |
||
Long Melford |
0 |
||
Lower Brett |
5 |
||
Mid Samford |
-5 |
||
Nayland |
-11 |
||
North Cosford |
2 |
||
Pinewood |
5 |
||
South Cosford |
5 |
||
Sudbury East |
-4 |
||
Sudbury North |
-3 |
||
Sudbury South |
45 |
||
Waldingfield |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
5 |
||
Bottisham |
0 |
||
Brandon East |
1 |
||
Brandon West |
-8 |
||
Eriswell and The Rows |
7 |
||
Exning |
5 |
||
Great Heath |
144 |
||
Iceni |
5 |
||
Lakenheath |
2 |
||
Manor |
5 |
||
Market |
20 |
||
Red Lodge |
7 |
||
Severals |
-9 |
||
South |
-9 |
||
St Mary's |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
309 |
||
Bixley |
-1 |
||
Bridge |
35 |
||
Castle Hill |
29 |
||
Gainsborough |
13 |
||
Gipping |
87 |
||
Holywells |
23 |
||
Priory Heath |
48 |
||
Rushmere |
2 |
||
Sprites |
1 |
||
St John's |
10 |
||
St Margaret's |
28 |
||
Stoke Park |
4 |
||
Westgate |
28 |
||
Whitehouse |
23 |
||
Whitton |
4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacton and Old Newton |
0 |
||
Badwell Ash |
3 |
||
Barking and Somersham |
0 |
||
Bramford and Blakenham |
-15 |
||
Claydon and Barham |
0 |
||
Debenham |
-3 |
||
Elmswell and Norton |
4 |
||
Eye |
15 |
||
Fressingfield |
0 |
||
Gislingham |
8 |
||
Haughley and Wetherden |
-2 |
||
Helmingham and Coddenham |
8 |
||
Hoxne |
7 |
||
Mendlesham |
1 |
||
Needham Market |
4 |
||
Onehouse |
-15 |
||
Palgrave |
0 |
||
Rattlesden |
8 |
||
Rickinghall and Walsham |
19 |
||
Ringshall |
9 |
||
Stowmarket Central |
3 |
||
Stowmarket North |
24 |
||
Stowmarket South |
1 |
||
Stowupland |
3 |
||
Stradbroke and Laxfield |
3 |
||
The Stonhams |
12 |
||
Thurston and Hessett |
15 |
||
Wetheringsett |
10 |
||
Woolpit |
9 |
||
Worlingworth |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbeygate |
6 |
||
Bardwell |
7 |
||
Barningham |
9 |
||
Barrow |
5 |
||
Cavendish |
7 |
||
Chedburgh |
-5 |
||
Clare |
3 |
||
Eastgate |
6 |
||
Fornham |
10 |
||
Great Barton |
9 |
||
Haverhill East |
3 |
||
Haverhill North |
24 |
||
Haverhill South |
18 |
||
Haverhill West |
16 |
||
Horringer and Whelnetham |
5 |
||
Hundon |
1 |
||
Iceni |
5 |
||
Ixworth |
-3 |
||
Kedington |
-4 |
||
Minden |
0 |
||
Moreton Hall |
41 |
||
Northgate |
-5 |
||
Pakenham |
-1 |
||
Risby |
-1 |
||
Risbygate |
19 |
||
Rougham |
8 |
||
Southgate |
9 |
||
St Olaves |
13 |
||
Stanton |
-2 |
||
Westgate |
28 |
||
Wickhambrook |
-5 |
||
Withersfield |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldeburgh |
17 |
||
Deben |
5 |
||
Felixstowe East |
-5 |
||
Felixstowe North |
10 |
||
Felixstowe South |
-1 |
||
Felixstowe West |
6 |
||
Framlingham |
1 |
||
Fynn Valley |
-4 |
||
Grundisburgh |
11 |
||
Hacheston |
20 |
||
Kesgrave East |
-5 |
||
Kesgrave West |
4 |
||
Kirton |
7 |
||
Leiston |
2 |
||
Martlesham |
11 |
||
Melton |
4 |
||
Nacton & Purdis Farm |
12 |
||
Orford & Eyke |
0 |
||
Peasenhall & Yoxford |
-1 |
||
Rendlesham |
82 |
||
Rushmere |
2 |
||
Saxmundham |
14 |
||
The Trimleys |
25 |
||
Tower |
2 |
||
Wenhaston & Westleton |
5 |
||
Wickham Market |
-3 |
||
Woodbridge |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beccles North |
9 |
||
Beccles South |
6 |
||
Blything |
-6 |
||
Bungay |
20 |
||
Carlton |
5 |
||
Carlton Colville |
1 |
||
Gunton and Corton |
3 |
||
Halesworth |
22 |
||
Harbour |
40 |
||
Kessingland |
7 |
||
Kirkley |
0 |
||
Lothingland |
-6 |
||
Normanston |
-2 |
||
Oulton |
1 |
||
Oulton Broad |
7 |
||
Pakefield |
-4 |
||
Southwold and Reydon |
8 |
||
St Margaret's |
28 |
||
The Saints |
-5 |
||
Wainford |
1 |
||
Whitton |
4 |
||
Worlingham |
5 |
||
Wrentham |
-5 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2021 and how Suffolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd
2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd
2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th
2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
4th
2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
26th
2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
33rd
2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
35th
2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2020: 1st
|
London |
1,397,474 |
2nd 2020: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
217,557 |
3rd 2020: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
198,781 |
4th 2020: 4th
|
Essex |
141,948 |
5th 2020: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
141,120 |
6th 2020: 6th
|
Kent |
126,550 |
7th 2020: 7th
|
Hampshire |
123,584 |
8th 2020: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
118,798 |
9th 2020: 9th
|
Surrey |
106,792 |
10th 2020: 11th
|
Lancashire |
87,562 |
11th 2020: 10th
|
Cheshire |
83,426 |
12th 2020: 12th
|
Merseyside |
78,022 |
13th 2020: 14th
|
Berkshire |
75,011 |
14th 2020: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
74,634 |
15th 2020: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
71,867 |
16th 2020: 16th
|
East Sussex |
70,862 |
17th 2020: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
68,227 |
18th 2020: 19th
|
Devon |
60,022 |
19th 2020: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
59,819 |
20th 2020: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
58,780 |
21st 2020: 20th
|
West Sussex |
57,619 |
22nd 2020: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
57,556 |
23rd 2020: 23rd
|
Somerset |
57,300 |
24th 2020: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
56,711 |
25th 2020: 25th
|
Dorset |
56,465 |
26th 2020: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
56,346 |
27th 2020: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
53,394 |
28th 2020: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,149 |
29th 2020: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
50,076 |
30th 2020: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
49,266 |
31st 2020: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
47,831 |
32nd 2020: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,883 |
33rd 2020: 34th
|
Norfolk |
43,452 |
34th 2020: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
42,443 |
35th 2020: 36th
|
Suffolk |
41,836 |
36th 2020: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
40,740 |
37th 2020: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
39,338 |
38th 2020: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,239 |
39th 2020: 39th
|
Durham |
33,620 |
40th 2020: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
27,909 |
41st 2020: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,765 |
42nd 2020: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
24,752 |
43rd 2020: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,499 |
44th 2020: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
14,830 |
45th 2020: 45th
|
Northumberland |
11,895 |
46th 2020: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,319 |
47th 2020: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,056 |
people
57.3
79.1
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.
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
2021
5,445 formed
3,854 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.46% vs 2017
3.93% vs 2018
7.04% vs 2019
5.9% vs 2020