2020
6,880 formed
4,250 dissolved
???? Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2024
1.0% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2023
Adur 545 formed
Arun 845 formed
Chichester 937 formed
Crawley 1,041 formed
Horsham 1,011 formed
Mid Sussex 1,210 formed
Worthing 869 formed
The counties in England where most companies are formed, and how West Sussex compares.
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th
2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th
2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
6th
2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
12th
2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
26th
2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
31st
2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
46th
2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
| Rank | County | No. Companies formed |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
280,423 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
West Midlands |
41,700 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
Greater Manchester |
40,892 |
4th 2023: 4th
|
West Yorkshire |
23,972 |
5th 2023: 5th
|
Essex |
19,024 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
16,490 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
14,534 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
14,111 |
9th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
13,620 |
10th 2023: 9th
|
Merseyside |
13,029 |
11th 2023: 12th
|
South Yorkshire |
11,673 |
12th 2023: 11th
|
Surrey |
11,351 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Leicestershire |
11,209 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
10,454 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Cheshire |
9,854 |
16th 2023: 17th
|
Nottinghamshire |
9,248 |
17th 2023: 16th
|
Buckinghamshire |
9,185 |
18th 2023: 20th
|
Suffolk |
9,091 |
19th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
8,830 |
20th 2023: 22nd
|
Cambridgeshire |
8,588 |
21st 2023: 24th
|
Tyne and Wear |
8,269 |
22nd 2023: 19th
|
Bedfordshire |
8,251 |
23rd 2023: 21st
|
Staffordshire |
8,181 |
24th 2023: 23rd
|
Dorset |
7,890 |
25th 2023: 26th
|
Derbyshire |
7,553 |
26th 2023: 27th
|
East Sussex |
7,231 |
27th 2023: 29th
|
Lincolnshire |
7,132 |
28th 2023: 25th
|
Northamptonshire |
6,894 |
29th 2023: 28th
|
Devon |
6,646 |
30th 2023: 30th
|
Gloucestershire |
6,522 |
31st 2023: 31st
|
West Sussex |
6,467 |
32nd 2023: 32nd
|
Somerset |
6,153 |
33rd 2023: 34th
|
Durham |
5,616 |
34th 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
5,434 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Oxfordshire |
5,301 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
5,070 |
37th 2023: 39th
|
Worcestershire |
5,059 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Wiltshire |
4,609 |
39th 2023: 37th
|
Bristol |
4,467 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
4,234 |
41st 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
4,025 |
42nd 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
3,031 |
43rd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
2,854 |
44th 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
2,453 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
1,577 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
718 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
242 |
people
7.2
12.5
97% Private Limited Companies (6,243 companies)
3% Other company types (224 companies)
Other company types breakdown (224 companies)
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Businesses formed in West Sussex during 2024
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Businesses dissolved in West Sussex during 2024
60,518
businesses registered in West Sussex at the end of 2024.
1.0% more companies in West Sussex compared to 2023
East Sussex
71,666 total businesses
7,231 formed in 2024
6,344 dissolved in 2024
Hampshire
127,564 total businesses
14,534 formed in 2024
12,968 dissolved in 2024
Kent
136,504 total businesses
16,490 formed in 2024
14,258 dissolved in 2024
Surrey
110,047 total businesses
11,351 formed in 2024
9,830 dissolved in 2024
Isle of Wight
6,739 total businesses
718 formed in 2024
537 dissolved in 2024
West Sussex
60,518 total businesses
6,467 formed in 2024
5,606 dissolved in 2024
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Buckingham |
4 |
||
Churchill |
21 |
||
Cokeham |
-1 |
||
Eastbrook |
8 |
||
Hillside |
7 |
||
Manor |
28 |
||
Marine |
30 |
||
Mash Barn |
-5 |
||
Peverel |
-3 |
||
South Portslade |
1 |
||
Southlands |
7 |
||
Southwick Green |
14 |
||
St Mary's |
10 |
||
St Nicolas |
1 |
||
Widewater |
28 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Aldwick East |
-9 |
||
Aldwick West |
-1 |
||
Angmering & Findon |
-9 |
||
Arundel & Walberton |
-19 |
||
Barnham |
3 |
||
Beach |
-6 |
||
Bersted |
19 |
||
Brookfield |
0 |
||
Courtwick with Toddington |
13 |
||
East Preston |
19 |
||
Felpham East |
1 |
||
Felpham West |
14 |
||
Ferring |
2 |
||
Hotham |
-5 |
||
Marine |
30 |
||
Middleton-on-Sea |
5 |
||
Orchard |
24 |
||
Pagham |
15 |
||
Pevensey |
-3 |
||
River |
-48 |
||
Rustington East |
12 |
||
Rustington West |
-5 |
||
Yapton |
17 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bosham |
8 |
||
Boxgrove |
6 |
||
Bury |
2 |
||
Chichester East |
-9 |
||
Chichester North |
9 |
||
Chichester South |
8 |
||
Chichester West |
1 |
||
Donnington |
-3 |
||
Easebourne |
-2 |
||
East Wittering |
12 |
||
Fernhurst |
1 |
||
Fishbourne |
-7 |
||
Funtington |
3 |
||
Harting |
2 |
||
Lavant |
-1 |
||
Midhurst |
-9 |
||
North Mundham |
6 |
||
Petworth |
23 |
||
Plaistow |
6 |
||
Rogate |
-7 |
||
Selsey North |
6 |
||
Selsey South |
4 |
||
Sidlesham |
5 |
||
Southbourne |
10 |
||
Stedham |
4 |
||
Tangmere |
3 |
||
West Wittering |
14 |
||
Westbourne |
8 |
||
Wisborough Green |
15 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Bewbush |
9 |
||
Broadfield North |
13 |
||
Broadfield South |
4 |
||
Furnace Green |
19 |
||
Gossops Green |
23 |
||
Ifield |
14 |
||
Langley Green |
0 |
||
Maidenbower |
24 |
||
Northgate |
39 |
||
Pound Hill North |
5 |
||
Pound Hill South and Worth |
7 |
||
Southgate |
22 |
||
Three Bridges |
28 |
||
Tilgate |
8 |
||
West Green |
13 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Billingshurst and Shipley |
7 |
||
Bramber Upper Beeding and Woodmancote |
1 |
||
Broadbridge Heath |
0 |
||
Chanctonbury |
9 |
||
Chantry |
17 |
||
Cowfold Shermanbury and West Grinstead |
7 |
||
Denne |
-39 |
||
Forest |
-3 |
||
Henfield |
-4 |
||
Holbrook East |
11 |
||
Holbrook West |
9 |
||
Horsham Park |
12 |
||
Itchingfield Slinfold and Warnham |
17 |
||
Nuthurst |
-10 |
||
Pulborough and Coldwatham |
-1 |
||
Roffey North |
1 |
||
Roffey South |
10 |
||
Rudgwick |
3 |
||
Rusper and Colgate |
11 |
||
Southwater |
23 |
||
Steyning |
12 |
||
Trafalgar |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Ardingly and Balcombe |
1 |
||
Ashurst Wood |
3 |
||
Bolney |
18 |
||
Burgess Hill Dunstall |
7 |
||
Burgess Hill Franklands |
13 |
||
Burgess Hill Leylands |
7 |
||
Burgess Hill Meeds |
5 |
||
Burgess Hill St Andrews |
0 |
||
Burgess Hill Victoria |
-2 |
||
Copthorne and Worth |
14 |
||
Crawley Down and Turners Hill |
13 |
||
Cuckfield |
7 |
||
Ditchling and Westmeston |
0 |
||
East Grinstead Ashplats |
11 |
||
East Grinstead Baldwins |
36 |
||
East Grinstead Herontye |
15 |
||
East Grinstead Imberhorne |
-3 |
||
East Grinstead Town |
6 |
||
Felbridge |
0 |
||
Hassocks |
16 |
||
Haywards Heath Ashenground |
9 |
||
Haywards Heath Bentswood |
-4 |
||
Haywards Heath Franklands |
3 |
||
Haywards Heath Heath |
5 |
||
Haywards Heath Lucastes |
-13 |
||
High Weald |
-3 |
||
Hurstpierpoint and Downs |
18 |
||
Lindfield |
3 |
| Ward | Dissolutions | Incorporations | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Broadwater |
1 |
||
Castle |
18 |
||
Central |
31 |
||
Durrington |
3 |
||
Gaisford |
23 |
||
Goring |
2 |
||
Heene |
2 |
||
Marine |
30 |
||
Northbrook |
-6 |
||
Offington |
8 |
||
Salvington |
5 |
||
Selden |
17 |
||
Tarring |
12 |
The counties in England where the most existing companies were based at the end of 2024 and how West Sussex compares to them.
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st
2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd
2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd
2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th
2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th
2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
6th
2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th
2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
9th
2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
17th
2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
26th
2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
46th
2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
| Rank | County | Total companies |
|---|---|---|
1st 2023: 1st
|
London |
1,560,328 |
2nd 2023: 2nd
|
Greater Manchester |
251,769 |
3rd 2023: 3rd
|
West Midlands |
234,944 |
4th 2023: 5th
|
West Yorkshire |
157,321 |
5th 2023: 4th
|
Essex |
157,235 |
6th 2023: 6th
|
Kent |
136,504 |
7th 2023: 7th
|
Hampshire |
127,564 |
8th 2023: 8th
|
Hertfordshire |
125,410 |
9th 2023: 9th
|
Surrey |
110,047 |
10th 2023: 10th
|
Lancashire |
97,537 |
11th 2023: 11th
|
Merseyside |
84,857 |
12th 2023: 12th
|
Cheshire |
83,478 |
13th 2023: 13th
|
Buckinghamshire |
80,842 |
14th 2023: 14th
|
Berkshire |
80,348 |
15th 2023: 15th
|
Leicestershire |
78,116 |
16th 2023: 16th
|
South Yorkshire |
75,130 |
17th 2023: 17th
|
East Sussex |
71,666 |
18th 2023: 18th
|
North Yorkshire |
67,293 |
19th 2023: 19th
|
Nottinghamshire |
65,784 |
20th 2023: 20th
|
Devon |
64,346 |
21st 2023: 21st
|
Dorset |
63,675 |
22nd 2023: 22nd
|
Staffordshire |
62,904 |
23rd 2023: 24th
|
Cambridgeshire |
61,973 |
24th 2023: 26th
|
Gloucestershire |
61,133 |
25th 2023: 23rd
|
Somerset |
60,769 |
26th 2023: 25th
|
West Sussex |
60,518 |
27th 2023: 27th
|
Derbyshire |
59,950 |
28th 2023: 28th
|
Lincolnshire |
57,099 |
29th 2023: 29th
|
Northamptonshire |
55,842 |
30th 2023: 32nd
|
Suffolk |
55,335 |
31st 2023: 30th
|
Tyne and Wear |
54,971 |
32nd 2023: 31st
|
Bedfordshire |
53,808 |
33rd 2023: 33rd
|
Norfolk |
49,863 |
34th 2023: 34th
|
Oxfordshire |
48,887 |
35th 2023: 35th
|
Worcestershire |
48,838 |
36th 2023: 36th
|
Warwickshire |
43,777 |
37th 2023: 37th
|
Wiltshire |
42,535 |
38th 2023: 38th
|
Durham |
38,779 |
39th 2023: 39th
|
Bristol |
36,561 |
40th 2023: 40th
|
East Riding of Yorkshire |
31,014 |
41st 2023: 41st
|
Shropshire |
28,136 |
42nd 2023: 42nd
|
Cornwall |
27,621 |
43rd 2023: 43rd
|
Cumbria |
24,059 |
44th 2023: 44th
|
Herefordshire |
18,258 |
45th 2023: 45th
|
Northumberland |
13,228 |
46th 2023: 46th
|
Isle of Wight |
6,739 |
47th 2023: 47th
|
Rutland |
2,179 |
people
67.8
83.4
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.
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
2024
6,467 formed
5,606 dissolved
Overall growth compared to previous year
2.5% vs 2020
1.99% vs 2021
1.93% vs 2022
1.0% vs 2023