2019
6,154 formed
5,078 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2023
1.9% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2022
Adur 538 formed
Arun 929 formed
Chichester 916 formed
Crawley 1,093 formed
Horsham 1,066 formed
Mid Sussex 1,195 formed
Worthing 927 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
6th
2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
11th
2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
27th
2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
31st
2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
46th
2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
313,446 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
44,594 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
41,222 |
4th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
24,534 |
5th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
20,333 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
17,620 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
15,385 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,512 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Merseyside |
14,307 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
14,223 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Surrey |
12,018 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,638 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,417 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,571 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,952 |
16th 2022: 17th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,591 |
17th 2022: 16th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,559 |
18th 2022: 20th
|
North Yorkshire |
9,266 |
19th 2022: 18th
|
Bedfordshire |
9,025 |
20th 2022: 30th
|
Suffolk |
8,934 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,878 |
22nd 2022: 25th
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,677 |
23rd 2022: 19th
|
Dorset |
8,565 |
24th 2022: 22nd
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,274 |
25th 2022: 23rd
|
Northamptonshire |
8,191 |
26th 2022: 24th
|
Derbyshire |
7,528 |
27th 2022: 26th
|
East Sussex |
7,311 |
28th 2022: 29th
|
Devon |
7,183 |
29th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,141 |
30th 2022: 31st
|
Gloucestershire |
6,902 |
31st 2022: 32nd
|
West Sussex |
6,678 |
32nd 2022: 27th
|
Somerset |
6,531 |
33rd 2022: 34th
|
Norfolk |
5,723 |
34th 2022: 35th
|
Durham |
5,696 |
35th 2022: 38th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,446 |
36th 2022: 33rd
|
Warwickshire |
5,157 |
37th 2022: 36th
|
Bristol |
5,050 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Wiltshire |
4,965 |
39th 2022: 37th
|
Worcestershire |
4,808 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,211 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,480 |
42nd 2022: 43rd
|
Cornwall |
3,074 |
43rd 2022: 44th
|
Cumbria |
2,686 |
44th 2022: 42nd
|
Herefordshire |
2,540 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,554 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
757 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
232 |
people
8.3
14.2
97% Private Limited Companies (6,449 companies)
3% Other company types (229 companies)
Other company types breakdown (229 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2023
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Businesses dissolved in West Sussex during 2023
59,896
businesses registered in West Sussex at the end of 2023.
1.9% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2022
East Sussex
71,059 total businesses
7,311 formed in 2023
6,762 dissolved in 2023
Hampshire
126,128 total businesses
15,385 formed in 2023
13,203 dissolved in 2023
Kent
133,898 total businesses
17,620 formed in 2023
14,559 dissolved in 2023
Surrey
109,469 total businesses
12,018 formed in 2023
10,260 dissolved in 2023
Isle of Wight
6,580 total businesses
757 formed in 2023
588 dissolved in 2023
West Sussex
59,896 total businesses
6,678 formed in 2023
5,586 dissolved in 2023
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Buckingham |
20 |
||
Churchill |
16 |
||
Cokeham |
9 |
||
Eastbrook |
29 |
||
Hillside |
6 |
||
Manor |
7 |
||
Marine |
39 |
||
Mash Barn |
15 |
||
Peverel |
8 |
||
South Portslade |
0 |
||
Southlands |
1 |
||
Southwick Green |
3 |
||
St Mary's |
56 |
||
St Nicolas |
-5 |
||
Widewater |
25 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldwick East |
-2 |
||
Aldwick West |
7 |
||
Angmering & Findon |
-11 |
||
Arundel & Walberton |
4 |
||
Barnham |
12 |
||
Beach |
-3 |
||
Bersted |
33 |
||
Brookfield |
-1 |
||
Courtwick with Toddington |
-2 |
||
East Preston |
4 |
||
Felpham East |
9 |
||
Felpham West |
3 |
||
Ferring |
-7 |
||
Hotham |
3 |
||
Marine |
39 |
||
Middleton-on-Sea |
-12 |
||
Orchard |
13 |
||
Pagham |
10 |
||
Pevensey |
-7 |
||
River |
-15 |
||
Rustington East |
7 |
||
Rustington West |
-10 |
||
Yapton |
0 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bosham |
-2 |
||
Boxgrove |
-1 |
||
Bury |
-3 |
||
Chichester East |
7 |
||
Chichester North |
16 |
||
Chichester South |
7 |
||
Chichester West |
-2 |
||
Donnington |
-11 |
||
Easebourne |
-5 |
||
East Wittering |
1 |
||
Fernhurst |
17 |
||
Fishbourne |
2 |
||
Funtington |
1 |
||
Harting |
-4 |
||
Lavant |
-3 |
||
Midhurst |
4 |
||
North Mundham |
4 |
||
Petworth |
0 |
||
Plaistow |
9 |
||
Rogate |
11 |
||
Selsey North |
8 |
||
Selsey South |
3 |
||
Sidlesham |
4 |
||
Southbourne |
19 |
||
Stedham |
9 |
||
Tangmere |
18 |
||
West Wittering |
10 |
||
Westbourne |
4 |
||
Wisborough Green |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bewbush |
7 |
||
Broadfield North |
18 |
||
Broadfield South |
16 |
||
Furnace Green |
14 |
||
Gossops Green |
17 |
||
Ifield |
14 |
||
Langley Green |
19 |
||
Maidenbower |
5 |
||
Northgate |
40 |
||
Pound Hill North |
8 |
||
Pound Hill South and Worth |
-1 |
||
Southgate |
39 |
||
Three Bridges |
56 |
||
Tilgate |
24 |
||
West Green |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingshurst and Shipley |
-5 |
||
Bramber Upper Beeding and Woodmancote |
26 |
||
Broadbridge Heath |
9 |
||
Chanctonbury |
-8 |
||
Chantry |
30 |
||
Cowfold Shermanbury and West Grinstead |
14 |
||
Denne |
-12 |
||
Forest |
1 |
||
Henfield |
3 |
||
Holbrook East |
8 |
||
Holbrook West |
-5 |
||
Horsham Park |
18 |
||
Itchingfield Slinfold and Warnham |
-18 |
||
Nuthurst |
-5 |
||
Pulborough and Coldwatham |
1 |
||
Roffey North |
40 |
||
Roffey South |
12 |
||
Rudgwick |
5 |
||
Rusper and Colgate |
20 |
||
Southwater |
-9 |
||
Steyning |
-10 |
||
Trafalgar |
6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardingly and Balcombe |
10 |
||
Ashurst Wood |
-1 |
||
Bolney |
20 |
||
Burgess Hill Dunstall |
7 |
||
Burgess Hill Franklands |
-8 |
||
Burgess Hill Leylands |
9 |
||
Burgess Hill Meeds |
9 |
||
Burgess Hill St Andrews |
5 |
||
Burgess Hill Victoria |
22 |
||
Copthorne and Worth |
12 |
||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill |
-2 |
||
Cuckfield |
0 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
0 |
||
East Grinstead Ashplats |
-2 |
||
East Grinstead Baldwins |
-2 |
||
East Grinstead Herontye |
9 |
||
East Grinstead Imberhorne |
11 |
||
East Grinstead Town |
-22 |
||
Felbridge |
0 |
||
Hassocks |
28 |
||
Haywards Heath Ashenground |
-9 |
||
Haywards Heath Bentswood |
8 |
||
Haywards Heath Franklands |
5 |
||
Haywards Heath Heath |
0 |
||
Haywards Heath Lucastes |
-6 |
||
High Weald |
16 |
||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs |
20 |
||
Lindfield |
-6 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadwater |
27 |
||
Castle |
6 |
||
Central |
95 |
||
Durrington |
1 |
||
Gaisford |
22 |
||
Goring |
10 |
||
Heene |
22 |
||
Marine |
39 |
||
Northbrook |
-42 |
||
Offington |
5 |
||
Salvington |
8 |
||
Selden |
14 |
||
Tarring |
11 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2023 and how West Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd
2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd
2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th
2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th
2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th
2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
9th
2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
17th
2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
25th
2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
46th
2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2022: 1st
|
London |
1,534,936 |
2nd 2022: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
244,408 |
3rd 2022: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
227,431 |
4th 2022: 5th
|
Essex |
153,732 |
5th 2022: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
153,003 |
6th 2022: 6th
|
Kent |
133,898 |
7th 2022: 7th
|
Hampshire |
126,128 |
8th 2022: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
122,871 |
9th 2022: 9th
|
Surrey |
109,469 |
10th 2022: 10th
|
Lancashire |
95,511 |
11th 2022: 12th
|
Merseyside |
83,450 |
12th 2022: 11th
|
Cheshire |
82,175 |
13th 2022: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
78,961 |
14th 2022: 14th
|
Berkshire |
78,581 |
15th 2022: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
75,930 |
16th 2022: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
73,897 |
17th 2022: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,059 |
18th 2022: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
65,895 |
19th 2022: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
64,763 |
20th 2022: 20th
|
Devon |
63,364 |
21st 2022: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,266 |
22nd 2022: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
61,360 |
23rd 2022: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,186 |
24th 2022: 26th
|
Cambridgeshire |
60,023 |
25th 2022: 24th
|
West Sussex |
59,896 |
26th 2022: 25th
|
Gloucestershire |
59,830 |
27th 2022: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
57,297 |
28th 2022: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
54,523 |
29th 2022: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
53,911 |
30th 2022: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
53,391 |
31st 2022: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
52,721 |
32nd 2022: 34th
|
Suffolk |
51,083 |
33rd 2022: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
48,437 |
34th 2022: 32nd
|
Oxfordshire |
48,030 |
35th 2022: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
45,794 |
36th 2022: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,587 |
37th 2022: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,004 |
38th 2022: 39th
|
Durham |
37,332 |
39th 2022: 38th
|
Bristol |
37,161 |
40th 2022: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
30,108 |
41st 2022: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,037 |
42nd 2022: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
26,998 |
43rd 2022: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
23,719 |
44th 2022: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
16,164 |
45th 2022: 45th
|
Northumberland |
12,830 |
46th 2022: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,580 |
47th 2022: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,133 |
people
74.0
86.6
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.
2019
6,154 formed
5,078 dissolved
2020
6,880 formed
4,250 dissolved
2021
6,463 formed
5,538 dissolved
2022
6,136 formed
5,240 dissolved
2023
6,678 formed
5,586 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
6.41% vs 2019
2.5% vs 2020
1.99% vs 2021
1.9% vs 2022