2013
5,791 formed
3,704 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2017
2.7% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2016
Adur 362 formed
Arun 810 formed
Chichester 811 formed
Crawley 676 formed
Horsham 974 formed
Mid Sussex 1,162 formed
Worthing 801 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th
2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
6th
2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
8th
2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
11th
2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
19th
2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
29th
2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
46th
2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
205,527 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,124 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
26,802 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
16,604 |
5th 2016: 6th
|
Essex |
15,922 |
6th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
14,860 |
7th 2016: 5th
|
Hertfordshire |
13,752 |
8th 2016: 9th
|
Hampshire |
13,642 |
9th 2016: 7th
|
Cheshire |
11,619 |
10th 2016: 13th
|
Merseyside |
11,016 |
11th 2016: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,009 |
12th 2016: 14th
|
Lancashire |
10,646 |
13th 2016: 18th
|
Leicestershire |
10,566 |
14th 2016: 22nd
|
Northamptonshire |
9,958 |
15th 2016: 16th
|
Berkshire |
8,679 |
16th 2016: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,325 |
17th 2016: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
7,992 |
18th 2016: 24th
|
Worcestershire |
7,804 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
East Sussex |
7,318 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,242 |
21st 2016: 23rd
|
Nottinghamshire |
6,937 |
22nd 2016: 25th
|
North Yorkshire |
6,766 |
23rd 2016: 10th
|
Bedfordshire |
6,469 |
24th 2016: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
6,449 |
25th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,384 |
26th 2016: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,166 |
27th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
5,803 |
28th 2016: 30th
|
Devon |
5,615 |
29th 2016: 29th
|
West Sussex |
5,598 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
5,447 |
31st 2016: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,414 |
32nd 2016: 33rd
|
Somerset |
5,329 |
33rd 2016: 11th
|
Wiltshire |
5,227 |
34th 2016: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,744 |
35th 2016: 39th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,646 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
4,617 |
37th 2016: 36th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,612 |
38th 2016: 37th
|
Norfolk |
4,399 |
39th 2016: 38th
|
Suffolk |
4,145 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
Durham |
4,077 |
41st 2016: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,665 |
42nd 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
2,474 |
43rd 2016: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,215 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,360 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
906 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
528 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
186 |
people
6.9
10.0
97% Private Limited Companies (5,444 companies)
3% Other company types (154 companies)
Other company types breakdown (154 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2017
????
Businesses dissolved in West Sussex during 2017
49,845
businesses registered in West Sussex at the end of 2017.
2.7% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2016
East Sussex
64,805 total businesses
7,318 formed in 2017
5,947 dissolved in 2017
Hampshire
106,588 total businesses
13,642 formed in 2017
11,069 dissolved in 2017
Kent
105,182 total businesses
14,860 formed in 2017
10,950 dissolved in 2017
Surrey
96,847 total businesses
11,009 formed in 2017
10,367 dissolved in 2017
Isle of Wight
5,125 total businesses
528 formed in 2017
421 dissolved in 2017
West Sussex
49,845 total businesses
5,598 formed in 2017
4,690 dissolved in 2017
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Buckingham |
9 |
||
Churchill |
-4 |
||
Cokeham |
4 |
||
Eastbrook |
16 |
||
Hillside |
4 |
||
Manor |
1 |
||
Marine |
32 |
||
Mash Barn |
7 |
||
Peverel |
-3 |
||
South Portslade |
3 |
||
Southlands |
-6 |
||
Southwick Green |
24 |
||
St Mary's |
10 |
||
St Nicolas |
8 |
||
Widewater |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldwick East |
7 |
||
Aldwick West |
-1 |
||
Angmering & Findon |
22 |
||
Arundel & Walberton |
28 |
||
Barnham |
-3 |
||
Beach |
-9 |
||
Bersted |
14 |
||
Brookfield |
1 |
||
Courtwick with Toddington |
-1 |
||
East Preston |
-1 |
||
Felpham East |
5 |
||
Felpham West |
10 |
||
Ferring |
1 |
||
Hotham |
4 |
||
Marine |
32 |
||
Middleton-on-Sea |
-3 |
||
Orchard |
16 |
||
Pagham |
2 |
||
Pevensey |
3 |
||
River |
52 |
||
Rustington East |
17 |
||
Rustington West |
11 |
||
Yapton |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bosham |
14 |
||
Boxgrove |
-3 |
||
Bury |
-8 |
||
Chichester East |
36 |
||
Chichester North |
10 |
||
Chichester South |
-4 |
||
Chichester West |
-1 |
||
Donnington |
28 |
||
Easebourne |
2 |
||
East Wittering |
-3 |
||
Fernhurst |
7 |
||
Fishbourne |
2 |
||
Funtington |
-15 |
||
Harting |
7 |
||
Lavant |
20 |
||
Midhurst |
9 |
||
North Mundham |
7 |
||
Petworth |
4 |
||
Plaistow |
4 |
||
Rogate |
2 |
||
Selsey North |
3 |
||
Selsey South |
-1 |
||
Sidlesham |
4 |
||
Southbourne |
6 |
||
Stedham |
4 |
||
Tangmere |
-1 |
||
West Wittering |
-3 |
||
Westbourne |
4 |
||
Wisborough Green |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bewbush |
1 |
||
Broadfield North |
2 |
||
Broadfield South |
-2 |
||
Furnace Green |
5 |
||
Gossops Green |
2 |
||
Ifield |
9 |
||
Langley Green |
-14 |
||
Maidenbower |
14 |
||
Northgate |
-13 |
||
Pound Hill North |
-2 |
||
Pound Hill South and Worth |
8 |
||
Southgate |
-33 |
||
Three Bridges |
32 |
||
Tilgate |
7 |
||
West Green |
-10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingshurst and Shipley |
25 |
||
Bramber Upper Beeding and Woodmancote |
10 |
||
Broadbridge Heath |
-9 |
||
Chanctonbury |
-2 |
||
Chantry |
-4 |
||
Cowfold Shermanbury and West Grinstead |
6 |
||
Denne |
-59 |
||
Forest |
10 |
||
Henfield |
9 |
||
Holbrook East |
-3 |
||
Holbrook West |
-10 |
||
Horsham Park |
34 |
||
Itchingfield Slinfold and Warnham |
11 |
||
Nuthurst |
-1 |
||
Pulborough and Coldwatham |
-2 |
||
Roffey North |
24 |
||
Roffey South |
1 |
||
Rudgwick |
4 |
||
Rusper and Colgate |
10 |
||
Southwater |
17 |
||
Steyning |
13 |
||
Trafalgar |
1 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardingly and Balcombe |
-6 |
||
Ashurst Wood |
6 |
||
Bolney |
3 |
||
Burgess Hill Dunstall |
-13 |
||
Burgess Hill Franklands |
1 |
||
Burgess Hill Leylands |
-5 |
||
Burgess Hill Meeds |
23 |
||
Burgess Hill St Andrews |
-1 |
||
Burgess Hill Victoria |
30 |
||
Copthorne and Worth |
22 |
||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill |
16 |
||
Cuckfield |
-3 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
0 |
||
East Grinstead Ashplats |
5 |
||
East Grinstead Baldwins |
-1 |
||
East Grinstead Herontye |
7 |
||
East Grinstead Imberhorne |
3 |
||
East Grinstead Town |
7 |
||
Felbridge |
0 |
||
Hassocks |
-4 |
||
Haywards Heath Ashenground |
13 |
||
Haywards Heath Bentswood |
7 |
||
Haywards Heath Franklands |
33 |
||
Haywards Heath Heath |
33 |
||
Haywards Heath Lucastes |
18 |
||
High Weald |
4 |
||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs |
26 |
||
Lindfield |
10 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadwater |
8 |
||
Castle |
7 |
||
Central |
74 |
||
Durrington |
7 |
||
Gaisford |
18 |
||
Goring |
19 |
||
Heene |
5 |
||
Marine |
32 |
||
Northbrook |
-6 |
||
Offington |
-13 |
||
Salvington |
10 |
||
Selden |
12 |
||
Tarring |
14 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2017 and how West Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd
2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd
2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th
2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th
2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
8th
2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th
2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
13th
2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
20th
2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
46th
2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2016: 1st
|
London |
1,114,699 |
2nd 2016: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
177,360 |
3rd 2016: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
159,647 |
4th 2016: 4th
|
Essex |
116,669 |
5th 2016: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
113,471 |
6th 2016: 7th
|
Hampshire |
106,588 |
7th 2016: 6th
|
Hertfordshire |
105,506 |
8th 2016: 8th
|
Kent |
105,182 |
9th 2016: 9th
|
Surrey |
96,847 |
10th 2016: 10th
|
Cheshire |
76,254 |
11th 2016: 11th
|
Lancashire |
71,294 |
12th 2016: 12th
|
Berkshire |
66,738 |
13th 2016: 13th
|
East Sussex |
64,805 |
14th 2016: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
64,538 |
15th 2016: 15th
|
Merseyside |
63,781 |
16th 2016: 17th
|
Leicestershire |
57,830 |
17th 2016: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
56,932 |
18th 2016: 18th
|
Dorset |
52,411 |
19th 2016: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
50,798 |
20th 2016: 19th
|
West Sussex |
49,845 |
21st 2016: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
49,129 |
22nd 2016: 22nd
|
Devon |
48,848 |
23rd 2016: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
47,930 |
24th 2016: 24th
|
Somerset |
47,912 |
25th 2016: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
47,771 |
26th 2016: 31st
|
Northamptonshire |
46,778 |
27th 2016: 28th
|
Cambridgeshire |
46,059 |
28th 2016: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
44,849 |
29th 2016: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
41,976 |
30th 2016: 32nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
40,273 |
31st 2016: 33rd
|
Oxfordshire |
39,736 |
32nd 2016: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
38,894 |
33rd 2016: 36th
|
Worcestershire |
38,764 |
34th 2016: 29th
|
Wiltshire |
36,977 |
35th 2016: 34th
|
Norfolk |
36,459 |
36th 2016: 35th
|
Warwickshire |
35,844 |
37th 2016: 37th
|
Suffolk |
33,994 |
38th 2016: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,106 |
39th 2016: 39th
|
Durham |
26,562 |
40th 2016: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
25,585 |
41st 2016: 41st
|
Shropshire |
21,473 |
42nd 2016: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
20,746 |
43rd 2016: 42nd
|
Cumbria |
20,316 |
44th 2016: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,100 |
45th 2016: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
8,627 |
46th 2016: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,125 |
47th 2016: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,797 |
people
61.6
65.1
How the total number of companies in West Sussex has changed over the last 5 years as new companies have been formed and some existing companies dissolved.
2013
5,791 formed
3,704 dissolved
2014
6,279 formed
4,172 dissolved
2015
6,136 formed
4,025 dissolved
2016
5,996 formed
4,857 dissolved
2017
5,598 formed
4,690 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
4.9% vs 2013
5.7% vs 2014
2.6% vs 2015
2.7% vs 2016