2014
6,279 formed
4,172 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2018
3.4% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2017
Adur 463 formed
Arun 819 formed
Chichester 894 formed
Crawley 798 formed
Horsham 959 formed
Mid Sussex 1,242 formed
Worthing 868 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
7th
2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th
2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
12th
2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
19th
2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
28th
2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
46th
2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
217,617 |
2nd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
32,571 |
3rd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
31,875 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
18,204 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
Essex |
17,063 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
15,554 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Kent |
15,057 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Hampshire |
14,244 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Cheshire |
13,259 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Merseyside |
11,451 |
11th 2017: 12th
|
Lancashire |
11,291 |
12th 2017: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,179 |
13th 2017: 15th
|
Berkshire |
9,166 |
14th 2017: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
8,915 |
15th 2017: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
8,896 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
8,542 |
17th 2017: 20th
|
Dorset |
8,314 |
18th 2017: 14th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,630 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,462 |
20th 2017: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
7,429 |
21st 2017: 23rd
|
Bedfordshire |
7,013 |
22nd 2017: 18th
|
Worcestershire |
6,889 |
23rd 2017: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
6,822 |
24th 2017: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
6,786 |
25th 2017: 26th
|
Tyne and Wear |
6,669 |
26th 2017: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
6,474 |
27th 2017: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
6,167 |
28th 2017: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,048 |
29th 2017: 31st
|
Lincolnshire |
5,910 |
30th 2017: 28th
|
Devon |
5,908 |
31st 2017: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
5,719 |
32nd 2017: 32nd
|
Somerset |
5,537 |
33rd 2017: 40th
|
Durham |
5,223 |
34th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
4,755 |
35th 2017: 34th
|
Bristol |
4,635 |
36th 2017: 37th
|
Oxfordshire |
4,631 |
37th 2017: 38th
|
Norfolk |
4,542 |
38th 2017: 33rd
|
Wiltshire |
4,348 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Suffolk |
4,292 |
40th 2017: 35th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,195 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Cornwall |
2,829 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Shropshire |
2,634 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,259 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,422 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
1,054 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
645 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
198 |
people
7.5
10.6
98% Private Limited Companies (5,910 companies)
2% Other company types (138 companies)
Other company types breakdown (138 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2018
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Businesses dissolved in West Sussex during 2018
51,556
businesses registered in West Sussex at the end of 2018.
3.4% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2017
East Sussex
66,405 total businesses
7,462 formed in 2018
6,254 dissolved in 2018
Hampshire
110,793 total businesses
14,244 formed in 2018
10,933 dissolved in 2018
Kent
108,910 total businesses
15,057 formed in 2018
11,568 dissolved in 2018
Surrey
98,968 total businesses
11,179 formed in 2018
8,979 dissolved in 2018
Isle of Wight
5,417 total businesses
645 formed in 2018
442 dissolved in 2018
West Sussex
51,556 total businesses
6,048 formed in 2018
4,694 dissolved in 2018
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Buckingham |
21 |
||
Churchill |
29 |
||
Cokeham |
3 |
||
Eastbrook |
28 |
||
Hillside |
9 |
||
Manor |
0 |
||
Marine |
50 |
||
Mash Barn |
6 |
||
Peverel |
7 |
||
South Portslade |
0 |
||
Southlands |
4 |
||
Southwick Green |
-11 |
||
St Mary's |
10 |
||
St Nicolas |
15 |
||
Widewater |
7 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldwick East |
6 |
||
Aldwick West |
-2 |
||
Angmering & Findon |
27 |
||
Arundel & Walberton |
23 |
||
Barnham |
-4 |
||
Beach |
8 |
||
Bersted |
19 |
||
Brookfield |
8 |
||
Courtwick with Toddington |
14 |
||
East Preston |
-9 |
||
Felpham East |
-4 |
||
Felpham West |
4 |
||
Ferring |
1 |
||
Hotham |
14 |
||
Marine |
50 |
||
Middleton-on-Sea |
8 |
||
Orchard |
11 |
||
Pagham |
13 |
||
Pevensey |
0 |
||
River |
39 |
||
Rustington East |
25 |
||
Rustington West |
-16 |
||
Yapton |
-2 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bosham |
14 |
||
Boxgrove |
4 |
||
Bury |
2 |
||
Chichester East |
16 |
||
Chichester North |
6 |
||
Chichester South |
48 |
||
Chichester West |
6 |
||
Donnington |
-5 |
||
Easebourne |
11 |
||
East Wittering |
16 |
||
Fernhurst |
7 |
||
Fishbourne |
12 |
||
Funtington |
-2 |
||
Harting |
-1 |
||
Lavant |
19 |
||
Midhurst |
5 |
||
North Mundham |
15 |
||
Petworth |
5 |
||
Plaistow |
10 |
||
Rogate |
2 |
||
Selsey North |
-8 |
||
Selsey South |
-9 |
||
Sidlesham |
2 |
||
Southbourne |
6 |
||
Stedham |
-3 |
||
Tangmere |
8 |
||
West Wittering |
37 |
||
Westbourne |
2 |
||
Wisborough Green |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bewbush |
15 |
||
Broadfield North |
0 |
||
Broadfield South |
16 |
||
Furnace Green |
4 |
||
Gossops Green |
9 |
||
Ifield |
14 |
||
Langley Green |
9 |
||
Maidenbower |
1 |
||
Northgate |
21 |
||
Pound Hill North |
11 |
||
Pound Hill South and Worth |
17 |
||
Southgate |
-4 |
||
Three Bridges |
31 |
||
Tilgate |
11 |
||
West Green |
5 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingshurst and Shipley |
-11 |
||
Bramber Upper Beeding and Woodmancote |
6 |
||
Broadbridge Heath |
-19 |
||
Chanctonbury |
-6 |
||
Chantry |
18 |
||
Cowfold Shermanbury and West Grinstead |
3 |
||
Denne |
-29 |
||
Forest |
7 |
||
Henfield |
20 |
||
Holbrook East |
7 |
||
Holbrook West |
-1 |
||
Horsham Park |
10 |
||
Itchingfield Slinfold and Warnham |
8 |
||
Nuthurst |
18 |
||
Pulborough and Coldwatham |
1 |
||
Roffey North |
16 |
||
Roffey South |
10 |
||
Rudgwick |
12 |
||
Rusper and Colgate |
11 |
||
Southwater |
18 |
||
Steyning |
11 |
||
Trafalgar |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardingly and Balcombe |
19 |
||
Ashurst Wood |
5 |
||
Bolney |
5 |
||
Burgess Hill Dunstall |
-2 |
||
Burgess Hill Franklands |
6 |
||
Burgess Hill Leylands |
8 |
||
Burgess Hill Meeds |
4 |
||
Burgess Hill St Andrews |
11 |
||
Burgess Hill Victoria |
25 |
||
Copthorne and Worth |
31 |
||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill |
22 |
||
Cuckfield |
16 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
0 |
||
East Grinstead Ashplats |
2 |
||
East Grinstead Baldwins |
13 |
||
East Grinstead Herontye |
15 |
||
East Grinstead Imberhorne |
5 |
||
East Grinstead Town |
-18 |
||
Felbridge |
0 |
||
Hassocks |
60 |
||
Haywards Heath Ashenground |
20 |
||
Haywards Heath Bentswood |
14 |
||
Haywards Heath Franklands |
10 |
||
Haywards Heath Heath |
10 |
||
Haywards Heath Lucastes |
12 |
||
High Weald |
11 |
||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs |
-19 |
||
Lindfield |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadwater |
11 |
||
Castle |
9 |
||
Central |
110 |
||
Durrington |
6 |
||
Gaisford |
12 |
||
Goring |
14 |
||
Heene |
26 |
||
Marine |
50 |
||
Northbrook |
2 |
||
Offington |
-3 |
||
Salvington |
13 |
||
Selden |
-13 |
||
Tarring |
7 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2018 and how West Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd
2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd
2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th
2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th
2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
7th
2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th
2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th
2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
14th
2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
20th
2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
46th
2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2017: 1st
|
London |
1,163,777 |
2nd 2017: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
184,396 |
3rd 2017: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
167,807 |
4th 2017: 4th
|
Essex |
122,421 |
5th 2017: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
118,705 |
6th 2017: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
111,063 |
7th 2017: 6th
|
Hampshire |
110,793 |
8th 2017: 8th
|
Kent |
108,910 |
9th 2017: 9th
|
Surrey |
98,968 |
10th 2017: 10th
|
Cheshire |
78,274 |
11th 2017: 11th
|
Lancashire |
75,763 |
12th 2017: 14th
|
Buckinghamshire |
69,301 |
13th 2017: 12th
|
Berkshire |
68,855 |
14th 2017: 13th
|
East Sussex |
66,405 |
15th 2017: 15th
|
Merseyside |
65,551 |
16th 2017: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
60,027 |
17th 2017: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
58,193 |
18th 2017: 18th
|
Dorset |
56,307 |
19th 2017: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
52,860 |
20th 2017: 20th
|
West Sussex |
51,556 |
21st 2017: 22nd
|
Devon |
51,129 |
22nd 2017: 21st
|
Gloucestershire |
50,643 |
23rd 2017: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
50,491 |
24th 2017: 24th
|
Somerset |
49,396 |
25th 2017: 23rd
|
Staffordshire |
48,752 |
26th 2017: 27th
|
Cambridgeshire |
48,390 |
27th 2017: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
46,632 |
28th 2017: 26th
|
Northamptonshire |
44,212 |
29th 2017: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
43,713 |
30th 2017: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
42,534 |
31st 2017: 32nd
|
Bedfordshire |
42,015 |
32nd 2017: 31st
|
Oxfordshire |
40,930 |
33rd 2017: 33rd
|
Worcestershire |
37,800 |
34th 2017: 35th
|
Norfolk |
37,466 |
35th 2017: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
37,025 |
36th 2017: 34th
|
Wiltshire |
36,714 |
37th 2017: 37th
|
Suffolk |
35,510 |
38th 2017: 38th
|
Bristol |
32,794 |
39th 2017: 39th
|
Durham |
28,771 |
40th 2017: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
24,661 |
41st 2017: 41st
|
Shropshire |
22,421 |
42nd 2017: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
21,904 |
43rd 2017: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
20,916 |
44th 2017: 44th
|
Northumberland |
10,423 |
45th 2017: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
9,243 |
46th 2017: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,417 |
47th 2017: 47th
|
Rutland |
1,840 |
people
63.7
68.1
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.
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
2018
6,048 formed
4,694 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
5.7% vs 2014
2.6% vs 2015
2.74% vs 2016
3.4% vs 2017