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Company Formations in 2022: Surrey

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???? Businesses formed in Surrey during 2022

0.9% more companies in Surrey compared to 2021

New businesses in Surrey mapped

Boroughs

  • AElmbridge: 1,488
  • BEpsom and Ewell: 674
  • CGuildford: 1,072
  • DMole Valley: 709
  • EReigate and Banstead: 1,280
  • FRunnymede: 1,074
  • GSpelthorne: 1,008
  • HSurrey Heath: 777
  • ITandridge: 793
  • JWaverley: 1,006
  • KWoking: 1,008
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Companies formed in 2022 league table

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

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Rank
County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd
West Midlands
39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd
Greater Manchester
38,756
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
12th 2021: 11th
Surrey
10,902
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
16,109
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
14,533
12th 2021: 11th
Surrey
10,902
14th 2021: 15th
Berkshire
9,571
26th 2021: 19th
East Sussex
7,193
32nd 2021: 31st
West Sussex
6,136
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County
No. Companies formed
Rank County No. Companies formed
1st 2021: 1st
London
274,838
2nd 2021: 2nd
West Midlands
39,355
3rd 2021: 3rd
Greater Manchester
38,756
4th 2021: 4th
West Yorkshire
25,517
5th 2021: 5th
Essex
18,955
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
16,109
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
14,533
8th 2021: 8th
Hertfordshire
13,643
9th 2021: 9th
Merseyside
13,358
10th 2021: 10th
Lancashire
13,312
11th 2021: 12th
South Yorkshire
11,901
12th 2021: 11th
Surrey
10,902
13th 2021: 14th
Leicestershire
10,408
14th 2021: 15th
Berkshire
9,571
15th 2021: 13th
Cheshire
9,335
16th 2021: 17th
Nottinghamshire
9,235
17th 2021: 16th
Buckinghamshire
8,683
18th 2021: 24th
Bedfordshire
8,495
19th 2021: 22nd
Dorset
8,427
20th 2021: 21st
North Yorkshire
8,424
21st 2021: 18th
Staffordshire
8,072
22nd 2021: 20th
Tyne and Wear
7,838
23rd 2021: 27th
Northamptonshire
7,831
24th 2021: 26th
Derbyshire
7,764
25th 2021: 23rd
Cambridgeshire
7,739
26th 2021: 19th
East Sussex
7,193
27th 2021: 28th
Somerset
7,121
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
7,100
29th 2021: 30th
Devon
6,814
30th 2021: 33rd
Suffolk
6,749
31st 2021: 32nd
Gloucestershire
6,373
32nd 2021: 31st
West Sussex
6,136
33rd 2021: 36th
Warwickshire
5,540
34th 2021: 34th
Norfolk
5,384
35th 2021: 37th
Durham
5,109
36th 2021: 35th
Bristol
4,951
37th 2021: 25th
Worcestershire
4,941
38th 2021: 38th
Oxfordshire
4,842
39th 2021: 39th
Wiltshire
4,536
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
4,233
41st 2021: 42nd
Shropshire
3,132
42nd 2021: 43rd
Herefordshire
2,928
43rd 2021: 41st
Cornwall
2,912
44th 2021: 44th
Cumbria
2,418
45th 2021: 45th
Northumberland
1,527
46th 2021: 46th
Isle of Wight
652
47th 2021: 47th
Rutland
193

New incorporations in 2022 per 1000 Man standing people

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In Surrey

9.6

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Type of companies formed in Surrey breakdown

96% Private Limited Companies (10,494 companies)

4% Other company types (408 companies)

Other company types breakdown (408 companies)

Total companies in Surrey by the end of 2022

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Businesses formed in Surrey during 2022

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Businesses dissolved in Surrey during 2022

Companies House did not always process company dissolutions as soon as the standard conditions for dissolution were first met.

meaning there is a total of

107,722

businesses registered in Surrey at the end of 2022.

0.9% more companies in Surrey compared to 2021

Surrounding counties 2022 breakdown & comparison

East Sussex

70,836 total businesses
7,193 formed in 2022
6,433 dissolved in 2022

Hampshire

124,249 total businesses
14,533 formed in 2022
12,517 dissolved in 2022

Kent

130,283 total businesses
16,109 formed in 2022
13,087 dissolved in 2022

West Sussex

58,763 total businesses
6,136 formed in 2022
5,240 dissolved in 2022

London

1,462,539 total businesses
274,838 formed in 2022
185,954 dissolved in 2022

Berkshire

76,700 total businesses
9,571 formed in 2022
7,937 dissolved in 2022

Surrey

107,722 total businesses
10,902 formed in 2022
9,339 dissolved in 2022

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Ward breakdown data for

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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Claygate
39
66
27
Cobham and Downside
72
105
33
Cobham Fairmile
31
43
12
Esher
206
136
-70
Hersham North
36
53
17
Hersham South
31
49
18
Hinchley Wood
38
32
-6
Long Ditton
39
42
3
Molesey East
71
84
13
Molesey North
37
48
11
Molesey South
44
74
30
Oatlands Park
60
58
-2
Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon
50
55
5
St George's Hill
78
81
3
Thames Ditton
62
60
-2
Walton Ambleside
36
57
21
Walton Central
65
70
5
Walton North
36
58
22
Walton South
42
54
12
Weston Green
30
26
-4
Weybridge North
42
44
2
Weybridge South
172
193
21
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alexandra
0
0
Ashtead Park
31
45
14
Auriol
77
30
-47
College
31
28
-3
Court
45
49
4
Cuddington
33
37
4
Ewell
45
43
-2
Ewell Court
94
50
-44
Nonsuch
24
44
20
Ruxley
31
33
2
Stamford
33
47
14
Stoneleigh
33
49
16
Town
222
267
45
West Ewell
24
31
7
Woodcote
27
39
12
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ash South and Tongham
29
46
17
Ash Vale
20
34
14
Ash Wharf
29
19
-10
Burpham
29
33
4
Christchurch
72
36
-36
Clandon and Horsley
73
76
3
Effingham
16
21
5
Friary and St Nicolas
112
119
7
Holy Trinity
186
147
-39
Lovelace
42
25
-17
Merrow
46
33
-13
Normandy
20
28
8
Onslow
41
65
24
Pilgrims
10
28
18
Pirbright
7
21
14
Send
15
22
7
Shalford
37
50
13
Stoke
26
46
20
Stoughton
39
69
30
Tillingbourne
42
55
13
Westborough
39
55
16
Worplesdon
34
44
10
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
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Ashtead Common
20
17
-3
Ashtead Park
31
45
14
Ashtead Village
25
34
9
Beare Green
11
8
-3
Bookham North
50
50
0
Bookham South
21
35
14
Box Hill and Headley
21
26
5
Brockham Betchworth and Buckland
30
21
-9
Capel Leigh and Newdigate
40
33
-7
Charlwood
25
21
-4
Dorking North
67
109
42
Dorking South
50
46
-4
Fetcham East
19
28
9
Fetcham West
21
20
-1
Holmwoods
20
18
-2
Leatherhead North
69
101
32
Leatherhead South
52
44
-8
Leith Hill
15
16
1
Mickleham Westhumble and Pixham
9
8
-1
Okewood
12
16
4
Westcott
5
13
8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Banstead Village
37
51
14
Capel Leigh and Newdigate
40
33
-7
Chipstead Hooley and Woodmansterne
64
88
24
Earlswood and Whitebushes
41
68
27
Horley Central
67
91
24
Horley East
38
42
4
Horley West
22
34
12
Kingswood with Burgh Heath
52
74
22
Meadvale and St John's
74
104
30
Merstham
48
98
50
Nork
52
62
10
Preston
14
20
6
Redhill East
81
98
17
Redhill West
66
100
34
Reigate Central
166
145
-21
Reigate Hill
49
48
-1
Salfords and Sidlow
29
33
4
South Park and Woodhatch
26
28
2
Tadworth and Walton
44
48
4
Tattenhams
51
48
-3
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Addlestone Bourneside
120
104
-16
Addlestone North
50
49
-1
Chertsey Meads
78
68
-10
Chertsey South and Row Town
29
35
6
Chertsey St Ann's
32
43
11
Egham Hythe
55
72
17
Egham Town
101
85
-16
Englefield Green East
24
18
-6
Englefield Green West
71
171
100
Foxhills
46
66
20
New Haw
22
40
18
Thorpe
63
163
100
Virginia Water
43
67
24
Woodham
15
93
78
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Ashford Common
32
67
35
Ashford East
44
70
26
Ashford North and Stanwell South
96
119
23
Ashford Town
96
163
67
Halliford and Sunbury West
31
34
3
Laleham and Shepperton Green
32
50
18
Riverside and Laleham
26
32
6
Shepperton Town
85
50
-35
Staines
108
112
4
Staines South
29
62
33
Stanwell North
80
114
34
Sunbury Common
45
77
32
Sunbury East
83
58
-25
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bagshot
82
89
7
Bisley
18
10
-8
Chobham
54
52
-2
Frimley
38
55
17
Frimley Green
16
29
13
Heatherside
30
34
4
Lightwater
42
61
19
Mytchett and Deepcut
50
45
-5
Old Dean
14
28
14
Parkside
28
27
-1
St Michaels
94
139
45
St Pauls
35
29
-6
Town
222
267
45
Watchetts
38
43
5
West End
32
27
-5
Windlesham
28
36
8
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Bletchingley and Nutfield
67
72
5
Burstow Horne and Outwood
66
38
-28
Chaldon
6
14
8
Dormansland and Felcourt
32
54
22
Felbridge
24
14
-10
Godstone
26
38
12
Harestone
35
29
-6
Limpsfield
21
20
-1
Lingfield and Crowhurst
28
22
-6
Oxted North and Tandridge
85
83
-2
Oxted South
31
33
2
Portley
27
14
-13
Queens Park
37
42
5
Tatsfield and Titsey
10
23
13
Valley
77
97
20
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh
29
50
21
Warlingham West
24
26
2
Westway
39
68
29
Whyteleafe
44
44
0
Woldingham
17
12
-5
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Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Alfold Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green
14
18
4
Blackheath and Wonersh
6
7
1
Bramley Busbridge and Hascombe
50
37
-13
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold
24
24
0
Cranleigh East
14
17
3
Cranleigh West
30
28
-2
Elstead and Thursley
30
49
19
Ewhurst
10
8
-2
Farnham Bourne
48
53
5
Farnham Castle
108
122
14
Farnham Firgrove
39
37
-2
Farnham Hale and Heath End
18
30
12
Farnham Moor Park
61
55
-6
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone
31
32
1
Farnham Upper Hale
13
18
5
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea
25
29
4
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge
22
19
-3
Frensham Dockenfield and Tilford
32
25
-7
Godalming Binscombe
9
13
4
Godalming Central and Ockford
82
90
8
Godalming Charterhouse
20
15
-5
Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall
36
36
0
Godalming Holloway
20
15
-5
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill
38
51
13
Haslemere East and Grayswood
68
93
25
Hindhead
26
23
-3
Milford
21
27
6
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North
15
9
-6
Witley and Hambledon
19
26
7
Ward
Dissolutions
Incorporations
Net Change
Ward Dissolutions Incorporations Net Change
Brookwood
26
23
-3
Byfleet
46
66
20
Goldsworth East
119
143
24
Goldsworth West
19
21
2
Hermitage and Knaphill South
40
32
-8
Horsell East and Woodham
25
23
-2
Horsell West
67
107
40
Kingfield and Westfield
45
37
-8
Knaphill
41
69
28
Maybury and Sheerwater
81
130
49
Mayford and Sutton Green
13
13
0
Mount Hermon East
42
52
10
Mount Hermon West
67
83
16
Old Woking
16
22
6
Pyrford
30
28
-2
St John's and Hook Heath
61
66
5
West Byfleet
84
93
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Total companies 2022 league table

The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2022 and how Surrey compares to them.

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County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd
Greater Manchester
233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd
West Midlands
211,766
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
9th 2021: 9th
Surrey
107,722
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
130,283
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
124,249
9th 2021: 9th
Surrey
107,722
14th 2021: 13th
Berkshire
76,700
17th 2021: 16th
East Sussex
70,836
24th 2021: 21st
West Sussex
58,763
Rank
County
Total companies
Rank County Total companies
1st 2021: 1st
London
1,462,539
2nd 2021: 2nd
Greater Manchester
233,019
3rd 2021: 3rd
West Midlands
211,766
4th 2021: 5th
West Yorkshire
151,175
5th 2021: 4th
Essex
148,387
6th 2021: 6th
Kent
130,283
7th 2021: 7th
Hampshire
124,249
8th 2021: 8th
Hertfordshire
122,123
9th 2021: 9th
Surrey
107,722
10th 2021: 10th
Lancashire
91,522
11th 2021: 11th
Cheshire
81,809
12th 2021: 12th
Merseyside
81,221
13th 2021: 14th
Buckinghamshire
78,850
14th 2021: 13th
Berkshire
76,700
15th 2021: 15th
Leicestershire
73,507
16th 2021: 17th
South Yorkshire
72,058
17th 2021: 16th
East Sussex
70,836
18th 2021: 19th
North Yorkshire
62,355
19th 2021: 20th
Nottinghamshire
62,142
20th 2021: 18th
Devon
61,854
21st 2021: 25th
Dorset
61,217
22nd 2021: 22nd
Staffordshire
60,009
23rd 2021: 23rd
Somerset
59,531
24th 2021: 21st
West Sussex
58,763
25th 2021: 24th
Gloucestershire
57,852
26th 2021: 26th
Cambridgeshire
57,788
27th 2021: 27th
Derbyshire
55,697
28th 2021: 29th
Lincolnshire
53,143
29th 2021: 28th
Northamptonshire
51,966
30th 2021: 30th
Tyne and Wear
51,640
31st 2021: 31st
Bedfordshire
50,545
32nd 2021: 32nd
Oxfordshire
46,748
33rd 2021: 33rd
Norfolk
45,968
34th 2021: 35th
Suffolk
45,867
35th 2021: 34th
Worcestershire
43,964
36th 2021: 36th
Warwickshire
42,564
37th 2021: 37th
Wiltshire
40,505
38th 2021: 38th
Bristol
37,039
39th 2021: 39th
Durham
35,455
40th 2021: 40th
East Riding of Yorkshire
29,451
41st 2021: 41st
Shropshire
26,781
42nd 2021: 42nd
Cornwall
25,857
43rd 2021: 43rd
Cumbria
23,003
44th 2021: 44th
Herefordshire
16,412
45th 2021: 45th
Northumberland
12,420
46th 2021: 46th
Isle of Wight
6,423
47th 2021: 47th
Rutland
2,076

Total companies at the end of 2022 per 1000 Person people

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94.9

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82.7

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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.

2018

11,179 formed

8,979 dissolved

2019

11,032 formed

9,568 dissolved

2020

11,997 formed

7,657 dissolved

2021

11,021 formed

10,487 dissolved

2022

10,902 formed

9,339 dissolved

Overall growth compared to previous year

1.69% vs 2018

5.04% vs 2019

1.02% vs 2020

0.9% vs 2021