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Company Formations in 2019: Surrey

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???? Businesses formed in Surrey during 2019

1.7% more companies in Surrey compared to 2018

New businesses in Surrey mapped

Boroughs

  • AElmbridge: 1,516
  • BEpsom and Ewell: 694
  • CGuildford: 1,116
  • DMole Valley: 725
  • EReigate and Banstead: 1,379
  • FRunnymede: 836
  • GSpelthorne: 1,006
  • HSurrey Heath: 723
  • ITandridge: 878
  • JWaverley: 1,109
  • KWoking: 1,034
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Companies formed in 2019 league table

The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Surrey 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
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2018: 1st
London
222,468
6th 2018: 7th
Kent
15,963
8th 2018: 8th
Hampshire
15,174
12th 2018: 12th
Surrey
11,032
16th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
9,009
20th 2018: 19th
East Sussex
7,706
29th 2018: 28th
West Sussex
6,154
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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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In Surrey

9.7

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Type of companies formed in Surrey breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (10,637 companies)

4% Other company types (395 companies)

Other company types breakdown (395 companies)

Total companies in Surrey by the end of 2019

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Businesses formed in Surrey during 2019

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Businesses dissolved in Surrey during 2019

meaning there is a total of

100,643

businesses registered in Surrey at the end of 2019.

1.7% more companies in Surrey compared to 2018

Surrounding counties 2019 breakdown & comparison

East Sussex

67,545 total businesses
7,706 formed in 2019
6,634 dissolved in 2019

Hampshire

114,831 total businesses
15,174 formed in 2019
11,723 dissolved in 2019

Kent

113,551 total businesses
15,963 formed in 2019
12,199 dissolved in 2019

West Sussex

52,825 total businesses
6,154 formed in 2019
5,078 dissolved in 2019

London

1,204,778 total businesses
222,468 formed in 2019
166,945 dissolved in 2019

Berkshire

70,177 total businesses
9,009 formed in 2019
7,831 dissolved in 2019

Surrey

100,643 total businesses
11,032 formed in 2019
9,568 dissolved in 2019

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Ward breakdown data for

Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Claygate
57
53
-4
Cobham and Downside
97
94
-3
Cobham Fairmile
61
67
6
Esher
128
113
-15
Hersham North
45
27
-18
Hersham South
43
55
12
Hinchley Wood
30
36
6
Long Ditton
41
50
9
Molesey East
48
90
42
Molesey North
24
36
12
Molesey South
39
72
33
Oatlands Park
42
60
18
Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon
37
60
23
St George's Hill
95
94
-1
Thames Ditton
77
82
5
Walton Ambleside
28
34
6
Walton Central
73
66
-7
Walton North
32
46
14
Walton South
53
49
-4
Weston Green
27
27
0
Weybridge North
47
43
-4
Weybridge South
185
262
77
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
0
0
Ashtead Park
47
52
5
Auriol
116
34
-82
College
34
37
3
Court
43
45
2
Cuddington
35
52
17
Ewell
55
59
4
Ewell Court
42
35
-7
Nonsuch
40
47
7
Ruxley
28
38
10
Stamford
36
44
8
Stoneleigh
34
43
9
Town
245
258
13
West Ewell
24
35
11
Woodcote
30
31
1
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ash South and Tongham
23
40
17
Ash Vale
26
35
9
Ash Wharf
21
28
7
Burpham
17
35
18
Christchurch
68
70
2
Clandon and Horsley
74
89
15
Effingham
11
22
11
Friary and St Nicolas
121
132
11
Holy Trinity
170
141
-29
Lovelace
34
35
1
Merrow
42
45
3
Normandy
17
31
14
Onslow
43
79
36
Pilgrims
15
20
5
Pirbright
13
15
2
Send
19
29
10
Shalford
30
49
19
Stoke
23
32
9
Stoughton
51
55
4
Tillingbourne
53
66
13
Westborough
31
25
-6
Worplesdon
39
43
4
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashtead Common
15
25
10
Ashtead Park
47
52
5
Ashtead Village
28
22
-6
Beare Green
11
14
3
Bookham North
57
70
13
Bookham South
25
26
1
Box Hill and Headley
13
8
-5
Brockham Betchworth and Buckland
32
33
1
Capel Leigh and Newdigate
32
49
17
Charlwood
14
21
7
Dorking North
53
36
-17
Dorking South
81
95
14
Fetcham East
26
17
-9
Fetcham West
14
18
4
Holmwoods
21
29
8
Leatherhead North
48
82
34
Leatherhead South
51
60
9
Leith Hill
14
18
4
Mickleham Westhumble and Pixham
14
9
-5
Okewood
15
30
15
Westcott
5
11
6
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Banstead Village
64
57
-7
Capel Leigh and Newdigate
32
49
17
Chipstead Hooley and Woodmansterne
49
74
25
Earlswood and Whitebushes
47
53
6
Horley Central
68
87
19
Horley East
42
57
15
Horley West
17
28
11
Kingswood with Burgh Heath
75
56
-19
Meadvale and St John's
97
118
21
Merstham
67
62
-5
Nork
72
76
4
Preston
11
15
4
Redhill East
67
105
38
Redhill West
74
86
12
Reigate Central
207
220
13
Reigate Hill
47
73
26
Salfords and Sidlow
53
25
-28
South Park and Woodhatch
20
49
29
Tadworth and Walton
62
74
12
Tattenhams
58
64
6
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addlestone Bourneside
57
89
32
Addlestone North
48
81
33
Chertsey Meads
55
85
30
Chertsey South and Row Town
22
21
-1
Chertsey St Ann's
55
50
-5
Egham Hythe
56
100
44
Egham Town
98
91
-7
Englefield Green East
18
21
3
Englefield Green West
60
45
-15
Foxhills
40
69
29
New Haw
24
41
17
Thorpe
31
51
20
Virginia Water
58
66
8
Woodham
28
26
-2
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashford Common
42
68
26
Ashford East
34
50
16
Ashford North and Stanwell South
59
100
41
Ashford Town
112
145
33
Halliford and Sunbury West
34
44
10
Laleham and Shepperton Green
36
54
18
Riverside and Laleham
36
33
-3
Shepperton Town
115
70
-45
Staines
91
181
90
Staines South
42
42
0
Stanwell North
60
83
23
Sunbury Common
34
69
35
Sunbury East
65
67
2
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bagshot
89
98
9
Bisley
19
19
0
Chobham
38
71
33
Frimley
47
49
2
Frimley Green
18
23
5
Heatherside
21
26
5
Lightwater
59
45
-14
Mytchett and Deepcut
57
58
1
Old Dean
20
22
2
Parkside
41
38
-3
St Michaels
115
90
-25
St Pauls
28
38
10
Town
245
258
13
Watchetts
27
35
8
West End
34
31
-3
Windlesham
25
16
-9
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bletchingley and Nutfield
77
58
-19
Burstow Horne and Outwood
64
67
3
Chaldon
15
15
0
Dormansland and Felcourt
25
34
9
Felbridge
19
15
-4
Godstone
32
35
3
Harestone
35
44
9
Limpsfield
43
35
-8
Lingfield and Crowhurst
27
40
13
Oxted North and Tandridge
81
90
9
Oxted South
28
31
3
Portley
16
16
0
Queens Park
33
57
24
Tatsfield and Titsey
8
9
1
Valley
72
122
50
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh
35
42
7
Warlingham West
20
22
2
Westway
56
96
40
Whyteleafe
34
35
1
Woldingham
15
15
0
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alfold Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green
15
19
4
Blackheath and Wonersh
13
14
1
Bramley Busbridge and Hascombe
61
83
22
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold
29
38
9
Cranleigh East
28
23
-5
Cranleigh West
34
32
-2
Elstead and Thursley
33
40
7
Ewhurst
10
8
-2
Farnham Bourne
34
31
-3
Farnham Castle
132
140
8
Farnham Firgrove
19
55
36
Farnham Hale and Heath End
22
30
8
Farnham Moor Park
49
56
7
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone
25
22
-3
Farnham Upper Hale
12
23
11
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea
23
19
-4
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge
30
19
-11
Frensham Dockenfield and Tilford
38
39
1
Godalming Binscombe
7
10
3
Godalming Central and Ockford
95
94
-1
Godalming Charterhouse
18
25
7
Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall
51
47
-4
Godalming Holloway
19
24
5
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill
34
57
23
Haslemere East and Grayswood
111
80
-31
Hindhead
27
27
0
Milford
17
16
-1
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North
12
14
2
Witley and Hambledon
30
24
-6
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brookwood
47
28
-19
Byfleet
34
37
3
Goldsworth East
122
171
49
Goldsworth West
24
31
7
Hermitage and Knaphill South
33
28
-5
Horsell East and Woodham
24
30
6
Horsell West
80
94
14
Kingfield and Westfield
30
59
29
Knaphill
51
64
13
Maybury and Sheerwater
92
111
19
Mayford and Sutton Green
17
25
8
Mount Hermon East
41
44
3
Mount Hermon West
75
85
10
Old Woking
19
32
13
Pyrford
39
39
0
St John's and Hook Heath
58
54
-4
West Byfleet
114
102
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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 Surrey compares to them.

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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
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2018: 1st
London
1,204,778
6th 2018: 7th
Hampshire
114,831
7th 2018: 8th
Kent
113,551
9th 2018: 9th
Surrey
100,643
12th 2018: 13th
Berkshire
70,177
15th 2018: 14th
East Sussex
67,545
21st 2018: 20th
West Sussex
52,825
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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88.6

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70.7

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The last 5 years

How the total number of companies in Surrey has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.

2015

12,014 formed

7,623 dissolved

2016

11,070 formed

10,540 dissolved

2017

11,009 formed

10,367 dissolved

2018

11,179 formed

8,979 dissolved

2019

11,032 formed

9,568 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

2.5% vs 2015

0.89% vs 2016

2.19% vs 2017

1.7% vs 2018