2016
5,996 formed
4,857 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2020
6.4% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2019
Adur 516 formed
Arun 889 formed
Chichester 964 formed
Crawley 933 formed
Horsham 1,334 formed
Mid Sussex 1,272 formed
Worthing 958 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
6th
2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th
2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
12th
2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
20th
2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
29th
2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
46th
2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
270,114 |
2nd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
37,202 |
3rd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
36,288 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
22,615 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
Essex |
19,277 |
6th 2019: 6th
|
Kent |
18,501 |
7th 2019: 8th
|
Hampshire |
15,534 |
8th 2019: 7th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,464 |
9th 2019: 10th
|
Merseyside |
13,410 |
10th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
12,655 |
11th 2019: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
12,543 |
12th 2019: 12th
|
Surrey |
11,997 |
13th 2019: 9th
|
Cheshire |
11,017 |
14th 2019: 15th
|
South Yorkshire |
10,450 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Berkshire |
9,920 |
16th 2019: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,394 |
17th 2019: 21st
|
Nottinghamshire |
8,760 |
18th 2019: 26th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,238 |
19th 2019: 22nd
|
North Yorkshire |
8,200 |
20th 2019: 20th
|
East Sussex |
8,149 |
21st 2019: 23rd
|
Tyne and Wear |
7,867 |
22nd 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
7,720 |
23rd 2019: 18th
|
Northamptonshire |
7,534 |
24th 2019: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
7,516 |
25th 2019: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
7,413 |
26th 2019: 19th
|
Dorset |
7,253 |
27th 2019: 28th
|
Devon |
7,174 |
28th 2019: 14th
|
Worcestershire |
6,955 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
West Sussex |
6,880 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Lincolnshire |
6,475 |
31st 2019: 31st
|
Somerset |
6,432 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Gloucestershire |
6,419 |
33rd 2019: 35th
|
Bristol |
5,559 |
34th 2019: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,363 |
35th 2019: 38th
|
Suffolk |
5,105 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Durham |
5,083 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Norfolk |
5,006 |
38th 2019: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
4,920 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,645 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
3,667 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,386 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,951 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,333 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
2,327 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
1,560 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
765 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
410 |
people
8.5
12.3
96% Private Limited Companies (6,631 companies)
4% Other company types (249 companies)
Other company types breakdown (249 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2020
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Businesses dissolved in West Sussex during 2020
56,212
businesses registered in West Sussex at the end of 2020.
6.4% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2019
East Sussex
70,311 total businesses
8,149 formed in 2020
5,499 dissolved in 2020
Hampshire
121,331 total businesses
15,534 formed in 2020
9,709 dissolved in 2020
Kent
122,694 total businesses
18,501 formed in 2020
10,634 dissolved in 2020
Surrey
105,715 total businesses
11,997 formed in 2020
7,657 dissolved in 2020
Isle of Wight
6,118 total businesses
765 formed in 2020
398 dissolved in 2020
West Sussex
56,212 total businesses
6,880 formed in 2020
4,250 dissolved in 2020
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Buckingham |
13 |
||
Churchill |
13 |
||
Cokeham |
22 |
||
Eastbrook |
43 |
||
Hillside |
11 |
||
Manor |
2 |
||
Marine |
63 |
||
Mash Barn |
32 |
||
Peverel |
19 |
||
South Portslade |
4 |
||
Southlands |
2 |
||
Southwick Green |
2 |
||
St Mary's |
58 |
||
St Nicolas |
0 |
||
Widewater |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldwick East |
-3 |
||
Aldwick West |
12 |
||
Angmering & Findon |
24 |
||
Arundel & Walberton |
31 |
||
Barnham |
33 |
||
Beach |
9 |
||
Bersted |
30 |
||
Brookfield |
18 |
||
Courtwick with Toddington |
18 |
||
East Preston |
3 |
||
Felpham East |
10 |
||
Felpham West |
18 |
||
Ferring |
-5 |
||
Hotham |
9 |
||
Marine |
63 |
||
Middleton-on-Sea |
2 |
||
Orchard |
27 |
||
Pagham |
14 |
||
Pevensey |
6 |
||
River |
36 |
||
Rustington East |
2 |
||
Rustington West |
8 |
||
Yapton |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bosham |
4 |
||
Boxgrove |
14 |
||
Bury |
0 |
||
Chichester East |
31 |
||
Chichester North |
32 |
||
Chichester South |
52 |
||
Chichester West |
2 |
||
Donnington |
21 |
||
Easebourne |
0 |
||
East Wittering |
11 |
||
Fernhurst |
6 |
||
Fishbourne |
-2 |
||
Funtington |
10 |
||
Harting |
2 |
||
Lavant |
10 |
||
Midhurst |
1 |
||
North Mundham |
1 |
||
Petworth |
29 |
||
Plaistow |
14 |
||
Rogate |
12 |
||
Selsey North |
12 |
||
Selsey South |
8 |
||
Sidlesham |
10 |
||
Southbourne |
16 |
||
Stedham |
16 |
||
Tangmere |
6 |
||
West Wittering |
46 |
||
Westbourne |
4 |
||
Wisborough Green |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bewbush |
25 |
||
Broadfield North |
22 |
||
Broadfield South |
22 |
||
Furnace Green |
21 |
||
Gossops Green |
15 |
||
Ifield |
39 |
||
Langley Green |
10 |
||
Maidenbower |
17 |
||
Northgate |
78 |
||
Pound Hill North |
28 |
||
Pound Hill South and Worth |
-3 |
||
Southgate |
52 |
||
Three Bridges |
60 |
||
Tilgate |
4 |
||
West Green |
24 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingshurst and Shipley |
20 |
||
Bramber Upper Beeding and Woodmancote |
29 |
||
Broadbridge Heath |
11 |
||
Chanctonbury |
22 |
||
Chantry |
23 |
||
Cowfold Shermanbury and West Grinstead |
205 |
||
Denne |
40 |
||
Forest |
9 |
||
Henfield |
3 |
||
Holbrook East |
7 |
||
Holbrook West |
17 |
||
Horsham Park |
39 |
||
Itchingfield Slinfold and Warnham |
14 |
||
Nuthurst |
6 |
||
Pulborough and Coldwatham |
8 |
||
Roffey North |
-11 |
||
Roffey South |
26 |
||
Rudgwick |
17 |
||
Rusper and Colgate |
0 |
||
Southwater |
41 |
||
Steyning |
22 |
||
Trafalgar |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardingly and Balcombe |
21 |
||
Ashurst Wood |
0 |
||
Bolney |
23 |
||
Burgess Hill Dunstall |
-10 |
||
Burgess Hill Franklands |
4 |
||
Burgess Hill Leylands |
13 |
||
Burgess Hill Meeds |
26 |
||
Burgess Hill St Andrews |
6 |
||
Burgess Hill Victoria |
26 |
||
Copthorne and Worth |
9 |
||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill |
11 |
||
Cuckfield |
10 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
0 |
||
East Grinstead Ashplats |
26 |
||
East Grinstead Baldwins |
26 |
||
East Grinstead Herontye |
-20 |
||
East Grinstead Imberhorne |
-1 |
||
East Grinstead Town |
19 |
||
Felbridge |
0 |
||
Hassocks |
54 |
||
Haywards Heath Ashenground |
25 |
||
Haywards Heath Bentswood |
26 |
||
Haywards Heath Franklands |
6 |
||
Haywards Heath Heath |
43 |
||
Haywards Heath Lucastes |
0 |
||
High Weald |
-4 |
||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs |
9 |
||
Lindfield |
8 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadwater |
24 |
||
Castle |
23 |
||
Central |
125 |
||
Durrington |
13 |
||
Gaisford |
20 |
||
Goring |
50 |
||
Heene |
1 |
||
Marine |
63 |
||
Northbrook |
-2 |
||
Offington |
5 |
||
Salvington |
15 |
||
Selden |
24 |
||
Tarring |
15 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2020 and how West Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd
2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd
2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th
2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th
2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th
2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
9th
2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
16th
2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
20th
2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
46th
2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2019: 1st
|
London |
1,338,261 |
2nd 2019: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
207,946 |
3rd 2019: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
191,692 |
4th 2019: 4th
|
Essex |
137,310 |
5th 2019: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
135,276 |
6th 2019: 7th
|
Kent |
122,694 |
7th 2019: 6th
|
Hampshire |
121,331 |
8th 2019: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
117,796 |
9th 2019: 9th
|
Surrey |
105,715 |
10th 2019: 10th
|
Cheshire |
86,796 |
11th 2019: 11th
|
Lancashire |
83,690 |
12th 2019: 14th
|
Merseyside |
74,780 |
13th 2019: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
73,748 |
14th 2019: 12th
|
Berkshire |
73,492 |
15th 2019: 16th
|
Leicestershire |
71,425 |
16th 2019: 15th
|
East Sussex |
70,311 |
17th 2019: 17th
|
South Yorkshire |
65,398 |
18th 2019: 19th
|
North Yorkshire |
58,526 |
19th 2019: 20th
|
Devon |
57,278 |
20th 2019: 21st
|
West Sussex |
56,212 |
21st 2019: 25th
|
Nottinghamshire |
56,199 |
22nd 2019: 22nd
|
Gloucestershire |
55,106 |
23rd 2019: 23rd
|
Somerset |
55,092 |
24th 2019: 24th
|
Staffordshire |
54,862 |
25th 2019: 18th
|
Dorset |
54,841 |
26th 2019: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
54,497 |
27th 2019: 27th
|
Northamptonshire |
52,017 |
28th 2019: 28th
|
Derbyshire |
51,742 |
29th 2019: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
48,061 |
30th 2019: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
47,790 |
31st 2019: 33rd
|
Bedfordshire |
46,207 |
32nd 2019: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
45,071 |
33rd 2019: 31st
|
Worcestershire |
44,570 |
34th 2019: 35th
|
Norfolk |
41,185 |
35th 2019: 34th
|
Warwickshire |
40,304 |
36th 2019: 37th
|
Suffolk |
39,507 |
37th 2019: 36th
|
Wiltshire |
39,022 |
38th 2019: 38th
|
Bristol |
36,208 |
39th 2019: 39th
|
Durham |
31,943 |
40th 2019: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
26,864 |
41st 2019: 41st
|
Shropshire |
25,603 |
42nd 2019: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
23,804 |
43rd 2019: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
22,186 |
44th 2019: 45th
|
Herefordshire |
12,800 |
45th 2019: 44th
|
Northumberland |
11,575 |
46th 2019: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,118 |
47th 2019: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,257 |
people
69.5
76.4
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.
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
2020
6,880 formed
4,250 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.74% vs 2016
3.43% vs 2017
2.46% vs 2018
6.4% vs 2019