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Companies in Essex

Essex has 2.95% of the UK's active companies registered among its towns and cities, ranking 1st for company formations in the East of England and 5th for the UK as a whole. Out of 286,466 total company incorporations, 48% have been dissolved, with 16,554 ceasing trading in the last 12 months.The most active industry in Essex is construction, making up 16% of active companies, and ranking 2nd nationally for this category.

Essex Quick Company Stats

Out of Essex's 286,466 total incorporated companies, 20,182 were formed in the last 12 months ending the 06th of December 2023.

All Time

286,466

Total Incorporations

All Time

146,135

Active Companies

All Time

136,964

Total Dissolved

Last 12 Months

20,182

Incorporations

Last 12 Months

19,932

Active Companies

Last 12 Months

16,554

Dissolved

Essex's Industries & Business Types

The most common industries in Essex are construction; professional, scientific and technical activities; and wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. Looking at specific business type classifications, most companies in Essex are classified as other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; other business support service activities; and management consultancy activities other than financial management.

Top 20 Essex Industries

Industry Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Administrative and support service activities 36,534 15,913 22,158
Real estate activities 19,713 15,564 5,370
Information and communication 23,081 10,776 13,490
Other service activities 17,017 8,753 8,964
Human health and social work activities 13,679 8,312 6,190
Accommodation and food service activities 13,771 6,836 7,389
Manufacturing 12,089 6,409 6,062
Transportation and storage 11,274 5,740 6,034
Financial and insurance activities 8,724 5,573 3,687
Arts, entertainment and recreation 7,780 4,191 3,974
Activities of households as employers 4,799 4,145 882
Education 5,413 3,163 2,538
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 1,641 1,128 580
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1,215 675 590
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 892 564 386
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 698 437 348
Mining and Quarrying 263 136 147

Top 20 Business Type Classifications in Essex

Business Classification Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Buying and selling of own real estate 7,669 6,167 1,913
Other service activities 10,666 5,067 5,995
Residents property management 4,556 4,063 712
Development of building projects 6,767 4,018 2,948
Information technology consultancy activities 9,003 3,984 5,509
Construction of domestic buildings 5,446 3,534 2,174
Other human health activities 5,552 3,370 2,481
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 5,676 3,298 2,712
Other specialised construction activities 5,311 2,992 2,510
Freight transport by road 5,837 2,987 3,123
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 3,985 2,966 1,204
Other building completion and finishing 5,166 2,896 2,434
Electrical installation 4,827 2,629 2,339
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 3,446 2,100 1,480
Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 3,527 2,081 1,608
Other information technology service activities 5,062 2,079 3,215
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 4,037 2,022 2,172

Businesses Statistics for Essex's Towns, Cities, and Villages

We have collected business information and formation statistics for 298 locations within Essex.

Name Companies Incorporated Active Companies Dissolved
Abberton 35 21 14
Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding 67 41 26
Aldham 41 23 18
Alresford 164 99 64
Althorne 78 41 37
Ardleigh 714 477 236
Arkesden 36 15 21
Ashdon 66 35 30
Asheldham 21 17 4
Ashen 16 5 11
Ashingdon 177 76 101
Aythorpe Roding 42 33 9
Bardfield Saling 18 9 9
Barling Magna 110 47 63
Barnston 116 61 55
Basildon 15,032 7,805 7,199
Beaumont-cum-Moze 154 125 29
Belchamp Otten 83 44 39
Belchamp St. Paul 15 6 9
Berden 37 14 23
Billericay 6,799 3,390 3,395
Birch 101 72 29
Birchanger 212 117 95
Birdbrook 75 42 33
Black Notley 281 165 116
Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green 267 127 140
Bobbingworth 56 36 20
Boreham 355 221 134
Bowers Gifford and North Benfleet 350 178 172
Boxted 146 74 72
Bradfield 75 32 43
Bradwell 295 151 143
Bradwell-on-Sea 64 25 39
Braintree 5,355 2,763 2,584
Brentwood 13,927 6,745 6,631
Brightlingsea 546 242 304
Broomfield 547 294 253
Broxted 97 47 50
Buckhurst Hill 2,424 1,119 1,259
Bulmer 41 23 18
Bures Hamlet 59 29 30
Burnham-on-Crouch 1,682 942 739
Canewdon 113 65 48
Canvey Island 4,014 2,122 1,882
Castle Hedingham 196 69 127
Chappel 35 15 20
Chelmsford 18,329 8,745 9,395
Chickney 6 4 2
Chignall 77 55 22
Chigwell 2,457 1,286 1,169
Chrishall 49 20 29
Clacton-on-Sea 3,330 1,658 1,665
Clavering 163 87 75
Coggeshall 440 232 206
Colchester 17,384 8,657 8,410
Cold Norton 170 99 71
Colne Engaine 78 42 36
Copford 138 58 80
Cressing 170 83 87
Danbury 562 303 258
Debden 72 45 27
Dedham 225 117 106
Doddinghurst 455 289 166
Earls Colne 451 279 171
East Donyland 177 94 83
East Hanningfield 162 80 82
East Mersea 35 19 16
Eight Ash Green 128 66 62
Elmdon 72 36 36
Elmstead 947 660 284
Elsenham 334 186 148
Epping 1,882 895 983
Epping Upland 154 83 71
Fairstead 15 7 8
Farnham 46 28 18
Feering 825 545 280
Felsted 373 217 155
Finchingfield 110 56 54
Fingringhoe 60 35 25
Flitch Green 229 106 122
Fordham 63 38 25
Foxearth 11 4 7
Frating 33 21 12
Frinton and Walton 1,430 694 735
Fyfield 71 32 39
Galleywood 435 187 245
Gestingthorpe 29 15 14
Goldhanger 48 29 19
Good Easter 44 25 19
Gosfield 225 68 157
Grays 13,798 7,004 6,769
Great and Little Leighs 322 179 140
Great and Little Wigborough 26 12 14
Great Baddow 1,382 583 793
Great Bardfield 167 97 70
Great Bentley 236 137 99
Great Braxted 64 40 24
Great Bromley 113 61 52
Great Burstead and South Green 618 345 272
Great Chesterford 1,006 550 454
Great Dunmow 1,820 1,024 789
Great Easton 103 57 45
Great Hallingbury 366 215 151
Great Horkesley 319 164 155
Great Maplestead 31 13 18
Great Notley 650 273 376
Great Oakley 57 29 28
Great Saling 67 33 33
Great Sampford 50 18 32
Great Tey 322 222 99
Great Totham 377 113 262
Great Wakering 328 164 163
Great Waltham 344 212 131
Great Yeldham 150 75 75
Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural 108 72 36
Hadstock 42 17 25
Halstead 1,356 774 578
Harlow 12,978 7,642 5,325
Harwich 1,170 566 603
Hatfield Broad Oak 190 118 72
Hatfield Heath 288 149 138
Hatfield Peverel 444 239 205
Hawkwell 952 419 533
Hazeleigh 36 24 12
Helions Bumpstead 44 25 19
Hempstead 45 23 22
Henham 146 86 60
Herongate and Ingrave 321 179 142
Heybridge 966 495 469
High Easter 102 62 40
High Laver 213 167 46
High Ongar 252 150 102
High Roothing 53 29 24
Highwood 104 55 49
Hockley 987 452 531
Hullbridge 423 216 207
Ingatestone and Fryerning 1,188 662 524
Kelvedon 484 179 303
Kelvedon Hatch 228 108 120
Lambourne 228 126 101
Langenhoe 34 16 18
Langford 162 103 59
Langham 1,303 747 556
Langley 42 24 18
Latchingdon 119 64 55
Lawford 368 228 138
Layer Breton 28 20 8
Layer Marney 17 7 10
Layer-de-la-Haye 138 81 57
Leaden Roding 63 38 25
Leigh-on-Sea 10,335 5,405 4,254
Lindsell 58 32 26
Liston 18 13 5
Little Baddow 223 139 84
Little Bardfield 44 25 19
Little Bentley 42 28 14
Little Bromley 26 16 10
Little Burstead 56 30 26
Little Canfield 140 69 71
Little Chesterford 78 59 19
Little Clacton 163 79 84
Little Dunmow 89 30 59
Little Easton 89 73 16
Little Hallingbury 200 108 92
Little Maplestead 44 25 19
Little Oakley 68 26 42
Little Sampford 50 23 27
Little Totham 34 23 11
Little Waltham 249 153 95
Little Yeldham 25 11 14
Littlebury 117 76 41
Loughton 10,972 5,410 5,278
Magdalen Laver 80 52 28
Maldon 2,555 1,399 1,149
Manningtree 118 73 45
Manuden 64 40 24
Margaret Roding 30 8 22
Margaretting 160 101 57
Marks Tey 274 136 137
Matching 136 69 66
Mayland 385 218 167
Messing-cum-Inworth 117 63 54
Middleton 17 7 10
Mistley 179 98 81
Moreton 43 21 22
Mount Bures 36 27 9
Mountnessing 214 138 76
Mundon 62 23 39
Myland 1,211 594 617
Navestock 113 60 53
Nazeing 712 397 314
Newport 228 119 109
Noak Bridge 194 88 105
North Fambridge 57 25 32
North Weald Bassett 1,165 542 622
Ongar 1,343 829 509
Panfield 38 21 17
Pebmarsh 35 17 18
Peldon 71 46 24
Pentlow 82 52 30
Pleshey 19 10 9
Purleigh 179 114 65
Quendon and Rickling 56 26 30
Radwinter 67 38 29
Ramsden Bellhouse 80 42 38
Ramsden Crays 166 89 77
Ramsey and Parkeston 157 96 61
Rawreth 372 216 155
Rayleigh 4,033 2,122 1,903
Rayne 197 110 87
Rettendon 258 148 109
Ridgewell 45 25 20
Rivenhall 148 104 44
Rochford 3,070 1,748 1,320
Roxwell 238 102 136
Roydon 542 289 253
Runwell 408 265 143
Saffron Walden 3,231 1,721 1,503
Salcott 13 6 7
Sandon 153 71 82
Sewards End 36 19 17
Shalford 89 54 35
Sheering 998 477 517
Shotgate 1,878 1,081 794
Sible Hedingham 647 363 284
Silver End 182 103 79
South Hanningfield 423 188 235
South Woodham Ferrers 2,556 1,432 1,116
Southend-on-Sea 40,510 18,237 21,264
Southminster 339 163 174
Springfield 1,963 1,034 927
St. Lawrence 103 48 55
St. Osyth 437 242 192
Stambourne 32 15 17
Stambridge 64 33 31
Stanford Rivers 129 78 51
Stanford-le-Hope 3,680 1,766 1,909
Stansted Mountfitchet 1,120 603 517
Stanway 1,372 805 565
Stapleford Abbotts 199 122 77
Stapleford Tawney 29 17 12
Stebbing 167 84 82
Steeple Bumpstead 116 64 52
Stisted 70 39 31
Stock 285 151 134
Stondon Massey 110 63 47
Stow Maries 18 8 10
Sturmer 54 20 33
Sutton 11 6 5
Takeley 928 516 411
Tendring 111 64 47
Terling 61 30 31
Thaxted 672 286 383
Theydon Bois 664 294 370
Theydon Garnon 65 44 21
Theydon Mount 33 20 13
Thorpe-le-Soken 258 132 126
Thorrington 100 57 43
Tilbury 2,088 1,080 1,007
Tillingham 65 36 29
Tiptree 1,131 717 413
Tollesbury 193 90 103
Tolleshunt D'Arcy 76 41 35
Tolleshunt Knights 66 30 36
Tolleshunt Major 554 366 188
Toppesfield 36 18 17
Twinstead 12 6 6
Ugley 46 21 25
Ulting 19 13 6
Wakes Colne 79 46 33
Waltham Abbey 4,652 2,639 2,005
Weeley 140 82 58
Wenden Lofts 4 3 1
Wendens Ambo 172 74 98
West Bergholt 658 362 295
West Hanningfield 209 139 70
West Horndon 398 161 237
West Mersea 661 364 296
Wethersfield 132 68 64
White Colne 96 56 40
White Notley 51 20 31
White Roothing 67 43 24
Wicken Bonhunt 15 8 7
Wickford 6,221 2,874 3,335
Wickham Bishops 176 94 82
Wickham St. Paul 137 89 47
Widdington 226 133 92
Willingale 48 27 21
Wimbish 111 74 37
Witham 2,955 1,583 1,359
Wivenhoe 859 419 437
Wix 65 50 15
Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre 210 100 110
Woodham Mortimer 69 44 25
Woodham Walter 149 79 70
Wormingford 41 24 17
Wrabness 31 17 14
Writtle 802 463 338

Frequently Asked Questions about Business in Essex

How many companies are there in Essex?

There are 146,135 active companies in Essex as of Dec 2023. In total, 286,466 companies have been incorporated, and 136,964 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Essex?

Most companies in Essex are categorised under: administrative and support service activities. This accounts for 15,913 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Essex?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Essex are: buying and selling of own real estate; other service activities; and residents property management.

Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 00:00