2020
11,997 formed
7,657 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in Surrey during 2024
0.5% more companies in Surrey compared to 2023
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how Surrey 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 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
6th
2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
12th
2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
14th
2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
26th
2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
31st
2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
| 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
9.3
12.5
96% Private Limited Companies (10,945 companies)
4% Other company types (406 companies)
Other company types breakdown (406 companies)
????
Businesses formed in Surrey during 2024
????
Businesses dissolved in Surrey during 2024
110,047
businesses registered in Surrey at the end of 2024.
0.5% more companies in Surrey compared to 2023
East Sussex
71,666 total businesses
7,231 formed in 2024
6,344 dissolved in 2024
Hampshire
127,564 total businesses
14,534 formed in 2024
12,968 dissolved in 2024
Kent
136,504 total businesses
16,490 formed in 2024
14,258 dissolved in 2024
West Sussex
60,518 total businesses
6,467 formed in 2024
5,606 dissolved in 2024
London
1,560,328 total businesses
280,423 formed in 2024
219,451 dissolved in 2024
Berkshire
80,348 total businesses
10,454 formed in 2024
8,209 dissolved in 2024
Surrey
110,047 total businesses
11,351 formed in 2024
9,830 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Claygate |
40 |
||
Cobham and Downside |
46 |
||
Cobham Fairmile |
15 |
||
Esher |
-8 |
||
Hersham North |
2 |
||
Hersham South |
12 |
||
Hinchley Wood |
-12 |
||
Long Ditton |
16 |
||
Molesey East |
16 |
||
Molesey North |
13 |
||
Molesey South |
-3 |
||
Oatlands Park |
20 |
||
Oxshott and Stoke D'Abernon |
3 |
||
St George's Hill |
15 |
||
Thames Ditton |
43 |
||
Walton Ambleside |
-6 |
||
Walton Central |
-4 |
||
Walton North |
-13 |
||
Walton South |
17 |
||
Weston Green |
2 |
||
Weybridge North |
27 |
||
Weybridge South |
16 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
0 |
||
Ashtead Park |
12 |
||
Auriol |
15 |
||
College |
-3 |
||
Court |
11 |
||
Cuddington |
16 |
||
Ewell |
19 |
||
Ewell Court |
-121 |
||
Nonsuch |
9 |
||
Ruxley |
13 |
||
Stamford |
17 |
||
Stoneleigh |
11 |
||
Town |
122 |
||
West Ewell |
14 |
||
Woodcote |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ash South and Tongham |
10 |
||
Ash Vale |
-2 |
||
Ash Wharf |
5 |
||
Burpham |
7 |
||
Christchurch |
-23 |
||
Clandon and Horsley |
10 |
||
Effingham |
8 |
||
Friary and St Nicolas |
6 |
||
Holy Trinity |
12 |
||
Lovelace |
1 |
||
Merrow |
4 |
||
Normandy |
13 |
||
Onslow |
21 |
||
Pilgrims |
-13 |
||
Pirbright |
5 |
||
Send |
4 |
||
Shalford |
20 |
||
Stoke |
19 |
||
Stoughton |
20 |
||
Tillingbourne |
18 |
||
Westborough |
-2 |
||
Worplesdon |
11 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashtead Common |
0 |
||
Ashtead Park |
12 |
||
Ashtead Village |
-11 |
||
Beare Green |
-1 |
||
Bookham North |
-22 |
||
Bookham South |
-8 |
||
Box Hill and Headley |
-3 |
||
Brockham Betchworth and Buckland |
-3 |
||
Capel Leigh and Newdigate |
10 |
||
Charlwood |
16 |
||
Dorking North |
-9 |
||
Dorking South |
22 |
||
Fetcham East |
-5 |
||
Fetcham West |
5 |
||
Holmwoods |
2 |
||
Leatherhead North |
21 |
||
Leatherhead South |
-3 |
||
Leith Hill |
1 |
||
Mickleham Westhumble and Pixham |
-2 |
||
Okewood |
-9 |
||
Westcott |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Banstead Village |
13 |
||
Capel Leigh and Newdigate |
10 |
||
Chipstead Hooley and Woodmansterne |
40 |
||
Earlswood and Whitebushes |
-13 |
||
Horley Central |
9 |
||
Horley East |
4 |
||
Horley West |
1 |
||
Kingswood with Burgh Heath |
7 |
||
Meadvale and St John's |
14 |
||
Merstham |
29 |
||
Nork |
13 |
||
Preston |
7 |
||
Redhill East |
10 |
||
Redhill West |
41 |
||
Reigate Central |
-1 |
||
Reigate Hill |
-12 |
||
Salfords and Sidlow |
14 |
||
South Park and Woodhatch |
1 |
||
Tadworth and Walton |
4 |
||
Tattenhams |
18 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Addlestone Bourneside |
0 |
||
Addlestone North |
13 |
||
Chertsey Meads |
13 |
||
Chertsey South and Row Town |
10 |
||
Chertsey St Ann's |
9 |
||
Egham Hythe |
-6 |
||
Egham Town |
2 |
||
Englefield Green East |
17 |
||
Englefield Green West |
39 |
||
Foxhills |
7 |
||
New Haw |
19 |
||
Thorpe |
53 |
||
Virginia Water |
36 |
||
Woodham |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ashford Common |
23 |
||
Ashford East |
29 |
||
Ashford North and Stanwell South |
110 |
||
Ashford Town |
23 |
||
Halliford and Sunbury West |
-7 |
||
Laleham and Shepperton Green |
20 |
||
Riverside and Laleham |
21 |
||
Shepperton Town |
-1 |
||
Staines |
-35 |
||
Staines South |
10 |
||
Stanwell North |
37 |
||
Sunbury Common |
8 |
||
Sunbury East |
37 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bagshot |
37 |
||
Bisley |
8 |
||
Chobham |
20 |
||
Frimley |
15 |
||
Frimley Green |
11 |
||
Heatherside |
0 |
||
Lightwater |
-10 |
||
Mytchett and Deepcut |
20 |
||
Old Dean |
3 |
||
Parkside |
11 |
||
St Michaels |
42 |
||
St Pauls |
5 |
||
Town |
122 |
||
Watchetts |
1 |
||
West End |
6 |
||
Windlesham |
-1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bletchingley and Nutfield |
-20 |
||
Burstow Horne and Outwood |
26 |
||
Chaldon |
-4 |
||
Dormansland and Felcourt |
21 |
||
Felbridge |
-4 |
||
Godstone |
22 |
||
Harestone |
8 |
||
Limpsfield |
3 |
||
Lingfield and Crowhurst |
7 |
||
Oxted North and Tandridge |
1 |
||
Oxted South |
3 |
||
Portley |
-4 |
||
Queens Park |
-5 |
||
Tatsfield and Titsey |
-5 |
||
Valley |
5 |
||
Warlingham East and Chelsham and Farleigh |
1 |
||
Warlingham West |
5 |
||
Westway |
2 |
||
Whyteleafe |
12 |
||
Woldingham |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Alfold Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green |
-1 |
||
Blackheath and Wonersh |
6 |
||
Bramley Busbridge and Hascombe |
11 |
||
Chiddingfold and Dunsfold |
14 |
||
Cranleigh East |
14 |
||
Cranleigh West |
0 |
||
Elstead and Thursley |
-9 |
||
Ewhurst |
1 |
||
Farnham Bourne |
-14 |
||
Farnham Castle |
26 |
||
Farnham Firgrove |
-1 |
||
Farnham Hale and Heath End |
2 |
||
Farnham Moor Park |
25 |
||
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone |
1 |
||
Farnham Upper Hale |
0 |
||
Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea |
-3 |
||
Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge |
8 |
||
Frensham Dockenfield and Tilford |
-12 |
||
Godalming Binscombe |
0 |
||
Godalming Central and Ockford |
-39 |
||
Godalming Charterhouse |
0 |
||
Godalming Farncombe and Catteshall |
2 |
||
Godalming Holloway |
4 |
||
Haslemere Critchmere and Shottermill |
10 |
||
Haslemere East and Grayswood |
-29 |
||
Hindhead |
13 |
||
Milford |
12 |
||
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North |
4 |
||
Witley and Hambledon |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Brookwood |
-3 |
||
Byfleet |
-9 |
||
Goldsworth East |
-16 |
||
Goldsworth West |
19 |
||
Hermitage and Knaphill South |
12 |
||
Horsell East and Woodham |
16 |
||
Horsell West |
42 |
||
Kingfield and Westfield |
18 |
||
Knaphill |
17 |
||
Maybury and Sheerwater |
54 |
||
Mayford and Sutton Green |
0 |
||
Mount Hermon East |
-7 |
||
Mount Hermon West |
9 |
||
Old Woking |
11 |
||
Pyrford |
-40 |
||
St John's and Hook Heath |
-11 |
||
West Byfleet |
-22 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how Surrey 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 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
6th
2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
9th
2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
14th
2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
17th
2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
26th
2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
| 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
90.6
83.4
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.
2020
11,997 formed
7,657 dissolved
2021
11,021 formed
10,487 dissolved
2022
10,902 formed
9,339 dissolved
2023
12,018 formed
10,260 dissolved
2024
11,351 formed
9,830 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
1.02% vs 2020
0.87% vs 2021
1.62% vs 2022
0.5% vs 2023