2015
6,136 formed
4,025 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2019
2.5% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2018
Adur 422 formed
Arun 887 formed
Chichester 889 formed
Crawley 785 formed
Horsham 1,032 formed
Mid Sussex 1,188 formed
Worthing 939 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Sussex compares.
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 |
29th 2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
---|---|---|
6th
2018: 7th
|
Kent |
15,963 |
8th
2018: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,174 |
12th
2018: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,032 |
20th
2018: 19th
|
East Sussex |
7,706 |
29th
2018: 28th
|
West Sussex |
6,154 |
46th
2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
675 |
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 |
7.6
10.9
97% Private Limited Companies (5,970 companies)
3% Other company types (184 companies)
Other company types breakdown (184 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2019
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Businesses dissolved in West Sussex during 2019
52,825
businesses registered in West Sussex at the end of 2019.
2.5% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2018
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
Surrey
100,643 total businesses
11,032 formed in 2019
9,568 dissolved in 2019
Isle of Wight
5,705 total businesses
675 formed in 2019
449 dissolved in 2019
West Sussex
52,825 total businesses
6,154 formed in 2019
5,078 dissolved in 2019
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Buckingham |
-11 |
||
Churchill |
20 |
||
Cokeham |
-7 |
||
Eastbrook |
6 |
||
Hillside |
0 |
||
Manor |
-10 |
||
Marine |
38 |
||
Mash Barn |
13 |
||
Peverel |
12 |
||
South Portslade |
1 |
||
Southlands |
2 |
||
Southwick Green |
-14 |
||
St Mary's |
-5 |
||
St Nicolas |
10 |
||
Widewater |
14 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Aldwick East |
3 |
||
Aldwick West |
5 |
||
Angmering & Findon |
6 |
||
Arundel & Walberton |
16 |
||
Barnham |
19 |
||
Beach |
2 |
||
Bersted |
23 |
||
Brookfield |
2 |
||
Courtwick with Toddington |
26 |
||
East Preston |
1 |
||
Felpham East |
7 |
||
Felpham West |
12 |
||
Ferring |
-12 |
||
Hotham |
7 |
||
Marine |
38 |
||
Middleton-on-Sea |
7 |
||
Orchard |
5 |
||
Pagham |
7 |
||
Pevensey |
6 |
||
River |
36 |
||
Rustington East |
16 |
||
Rustington West |
-7 |
||
Yapton |
9 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bosham |
3 |
||
Boxgrove |
7 |
||
Bury |
-4 |
||
Chichester East |
-7 |
||
Chichester North |
7 |
||
Chichester South |
16 |
||
Chichester West |
-1 |
||
Donnington |
-5 |
||
Easebourne |
13 |
||
East Wittering |
-6 |
||
Fernhurst |
7 |
||
Fishbourne |
8 |
||
Funtington |
8 |
||
Harting |
4 |
||
Lavant |
18 |
||
Midhurst |
-1 |
||
North Mundham |
17 |
||
Petworth |
11 |
||
Plaistow |
22 |
||
Rogate |
11 |
||
Selsey North |
12 |
||
Selsey South |
-1 |
||
Sidlesham |
7 |
||
Southbourne |
11 |
||
Stedham |
2 |
||
Tangmere |
2 |
||
West Wittering |
28 |
||
Westbourne |
13 |
||
Wisborough Green |
4 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Bewbush |
-8 |
||
Broadfield North |
23 |
||
Broadfield South |
12 |
||
Furnace Green |
4 |
||
Gossops Green |
0 |
||
Ifield |
12 |
||
Langley Green |
-12 |
||
Maidenbower |
15 |
||
Northgate |
8 |
||
Pound Hill North |
5 |
||
Pound Hill South and Worth |
0 |
||
Southgate |
-16 |
||
Three Bridges |
3 |
||
Tilgate |
8 |
||
West Green |
3 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Billingshurst and Shipley |
17 |
||
Bramber Upper Beeding and Woodmancote |
5 |
||
Broadbridge Heath |
5 |
||
Chanctonbury |
1 |
||
Chantry |
4 |
||
Cowfold Shermanbury and West Grinstead |
22 |
||
Denne |
2 |
||
Forest |
8 |
||
Henfield |
3 |
||
Holbrook East |
5 |
||
Holbrook West |
26 |
||
Horsham Park |
31 |
||
Itchingfield Slinfold and Warnham |
5 |
||
Nuthurst |
9 |
||
Pulborough and Coldwatham |
16 |
||
Roffey North |
-20 |
||
Roffey South |
6 |
||
Rudgwick |
2 |
||
Rusper and Colgate |
10 |
||
Southwater |
30 |
||
Steyning |
12 |
||
Trafalgar |
11 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Ardingly and Balcombe |
15 |
||
Ashurst Wood |
6 |
||
Bolney |
11 |
||
Burgess Hill Dunstall |
0 |
||
Burgess Hill Franklands |
3 |
||
Burgess Hill Leylands |
1 |
||
Burgess Hill Meeds |
-17 |
||
Burgess Hill St Andrews |
12 |
||
Burgess Hill Victoria |
-2 |
||
Copthorne and Worth |
-3 |
||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill |
8 |
||
Cuckfield |
14 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
0 |
||
East Grinstead Ashplats |
18 |
||
East Grinstead Baldwins |
14 |
||
East Grinstead Herontye |
-40 |
||
East Grinstead Imberhorne |
3 |
||
East Grinstead Town |
14 |
||
Felbridge |
0 |
||
Hassocks |
31 |
||
Haywards Heath Ashenground |
16 |
||
Haywards Heath Bentswood |
2 |
||
Haywards Heath Franklands |
9 |
||
Haywards Heath Heath |
5 |
||
Haywards Heath Lucastes |
6 |
||
High Weald |
2 |
||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs |
10 |
||
Lindfield |
1 |
Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
---|---|---|---|
Broadwater |
8 |
||
Castle |
5 |
||
Central |
101 |
||
Durrington |
12 |
||
Gaisford |
14 |
||
Goring |
35 |
||
Heene |
16 |
||
Marine |
38 |
||
Northbrook |
14 |
||
Offington |
-4 |
||
Salvington |
-3 |
||
Selden |
13 |
||
Tarring |
-1 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2019 and how West Sussex compares to them.
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 |
21st 2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
Rank | County | Total companies |
---|---|---|
6th
2018: 7th
|
Hampshire |
114,831 |
7th
2018: 8th
|
Kent |
113,551 |
9th
2018: 9th
|
Surrey |
100,643 |
15th
2018: 14th
|
East Sussex |
67,545 |
21st
2018: 20th
|
West Sussex |
52,825 |
46th
2018: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
5,705 |
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 |
65.3
70.7
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.
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
2019
6,154 formed
5,078 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.6% vs 2015
2.74% vs 2016
3.43% vs 2017
2.5% vs 2018