2020
5,105 formed
2,963 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2024
8.3% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2023
Babergh 583 formed
Forest Heath 4,478 formed
Ipswich 1,602 formed
Mid Suffolk 535 formed
St Edmundsbury 646 formed
Suffolk Coastal 641 formed
Waveney 590 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Suffolk compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
18th
2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
20th
2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
34th
2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
11.8
12.5
96% Private Limited Companies (8,767 companies)
4% Other company types (324 companies)
Other company types breakdown (324 companies)
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Businesses formed in Suffolk during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in Suffolk during 2024
55,335
businesses registered in Suffolk at the end of 2024.
8.3% more companies in Suffolk compared to 2023
Cambridgeshire
61,973 total businesses
8,588 formed in 2024
6,428 dissolved in 2024
Essex
157,235 total businesses
19,024 formed in 2024
15,914 dissolved in 2024
Norfolk
49,863 total businesses
5,434 formed in 2024
5,069 dissolved in 2024
Suffolk
55,335 total businesses
9,091 formed in 2024
5,970 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alton |
-11 |
||
Berners |
0 |
||
Boxford |
2 |
||
Brett Vale |
1 |
||
Brook |
24 |
||
Bures St Mary |
-1 |
||
Chadacre |
-3 |
||
Dodnash |
-2 |
||
Glemsford and Stanstead |
3 |
||
Great Cornard North |
13 |
||
Great Cornard South |
5 |
||
Hadleigh North |
11 |
||
Hadleigh South |
-2 |
||
Holbrook |
4 |
||
Lavenham |
3 |
||
Leavenheath |
52 |
||
Long Melford |
4 |
||
Lower Brett |
0 |
||
Mid Samford |
1 |
||
Nayland |
-4 |
||
North Cosford |
1 |
||
Pinewood |
16 |
||
South Cosford |
9 |
||
Sudbury East |
6 |
||
Sudbury North |
-1 |
||
Sudbury South |
-3 |
||
Waldingfield |
-4 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
All Saints |
33 |
||
Bottisham |
0 |
||
Brandon East |
3 |
||
Brandon West |
-4 |
||
Eriswell and The Rows |
13 |
||
Exning |
1 |
||
Great Heath |
2418 |
||
Iceni |
2 |
||
Lakenheath |
4 |
||
Manor |
-2 |
||
Market |
13 |
||
Red Lodge |
7 |
||
Severals |
5 |
||
South |
-5 |
||
St Mary's |
19 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
174 |
||
Bixley |
15 |
||
Bridge |
-30 |
||
Castle Hill |
2 |
||
Gainsborough |
7 |
||
Gipping |
4 |
||
Holywells |
4 |
||
Priory Heath |
13 |
||
Rushmere |
-1 |
||
Sprites |
1 |
||
St John's |
-9 |
||
St Margaret's |
11 |
||
Stoke Park |
2 |
||
Westgate |
21 |
||
Whitehouse |
5 |
||
Whitton |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacton and Old Newton |
3 |
||
Badwell Ash |
-1 |
||
Barking and Somersham |
5 |
||
Bramford and Blakenham |
4 |
||
Claydon and Barham |
-2 |
||
Debenham |
0 |
||
Elmswell and Norton |
2 |
||
Eye |
1 |
||
Fressingfield |
0 |
||
Gislingham |
-2 |
||
Haughley and Wetherden |
0 |
||
Helmingham and Coddenham |
7 |
||
Hoxne |
-4 |
||
Mendlesham |
4 |
||
Needham Market |
8 |
||
Onehouse |
-1 |
||
Palgrave |
4 |
||
Rattlesden |
2 |
||
Rickinghall and Walsham |
2 |
||
Ringshall |
-2 |
||
Stowmarket Central |
8 |
||
Stowmarket North |
19 |
||
Stowmarket South |
8 |
||
Stowupland |
5 |
||
Stradbroke and Laxfield |
-8 |
||
The Stonhams |
1 |
||
Thurston and Hessett |
9 |
||
Wetheringsett |
-4 |
||
Woolpit |
-1 |
||
Worlingworth |
2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Abbeygate |
17 |
||
Bardwell |
2 |
||
Barningham |
2 |
||
Barrow |
2 |
||
Cavendish |
-2 |
||
Chedburgh |
-3 |
||
Clare |
-2 |
||
Eastgate |
-6 |
||
Fornham |
9 |
||
Great Barton |
-13 |
||
Haverhill East |
24 |
||
Haverhill North |
2 |
||
Haverhill South |
-7 |
||
Haverhill West |
4 |
||
Horringer and Whelnetham |
7 |
||
Hundon |
4 |
||
Iceni |
2 |
||
Ixworth |
2 |
||
Kedington |
2 |
||
Minden |
-10 |
||
Moreton Hall |
18 |
||
Northgate |
3 |
||
Pakenham |
-4 |
||
Risby |
7 |
||
Risbygate |
-2 |
||
Rougham |
2 |
||
Southgate |
1 |
||
St Olaves |
4 |
||
Stanton |
-1 |
||
Westgate |
21 |
||
Wickhambrook |
2 |
||
Withersfield |
12 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldeburgh |
0 |
||
Deben |
6 |
||
Felixstowe East |
1 |
||
Felixstowe North |
-1 |
||
Felixstowe South |
12 |
||
Felixstowe West |
6 |
||
Framlingham |
4 |
||
Fynn Valley |
2 |
||
Grundisburgh |
10 |
||
Hacheston |
14 |
||
Kesgrave East |
-11 |
||
Kesgrave West |
-14 |
||
Kirton |
-3 |
||
Leiston |
-1 |
||
Martlesham |
4 |
||
Melton |
0 |
||
Nacton & Purdis Farm |
2 |
||
Orford & Eyke |
-5 |
||
Peasenhall & Yoxford |
0 |
||
Rendlesham |
-1 |
||
Rushmere |
-1 |
||
Saxmundham |
4 |
||
The Trimleys |
-18 |
||
Tower |
3 |
||
Wenhaston & Westleton |
7 |
||
Wickham Market |
2 |
||
Woodbridge |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Beccles North |
-10 |
||
Beccles South |
-1 |
||
Blything |
-1 |
||
Bungay |
20 |
||
Carlton |
-3 |
||
Carlton Colville |
-6 |
||
Gunton and Corton |
15 |
||
Halesworth |
9 |
||
Harbour |
-3 |
||
Kessingland |
7 |
||
Kirkley |
0 |
||
Lothingland |
-3 |
||
Normanston |
29 |
||
Oulton |
-2 |
||
Oulton Broad |
8 |
||
Pakefield |
9 |
||
Southwold and Reydon |
5 |
||
St Margaret's |
11 |
||
The Saints |
5 |
||
Wainford |
1 |
||
Whitton |
18 |
||
Worlingham |
8 |
||
Wrentham |
4 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Suffolk compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
23rd
2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
30th
2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
33rd
2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
72.0
83.4
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.
2020
5,105 formed
2,963 dissolved
2021
5,445 formed
3,854 dissolved
2022
6,749 formed
3,887 dissolved
2023
8,934 formed
5,140 dissolved
2024
9,091 formed
5,970 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.9% vs 2020
9.64% vs 2021
11.37% vs 2022
8.3% vs 2023