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Companies in Norfolk

Norfolk has 0.93% of the UK's active companies registered among its towns and cities, ranking 5th for company formations in the East of England and 36th for the UK as a whole. Out of 87,153 total company incorporations, 44% have been dissolved, with 4,837 ceasing trading in the last 12 months.The most active industry in Norfolk is construction, making up 14% of active companies, and ranking 32nd nationally for this category.

Norfolk Quick Company Stats

Out of Norfolk's 87,153 total incorporated companies, 5,990 were formed in the last 12 months ending the 06th of December 2023.

All Time

87,153

Total Incorporations

All Time

45,965

Active Companies

All Time

38,270

Total Dissolved

Last 12 Months

5,990

Incorporations

Last 12 Months

5,892

Active Companies

Last 12 Months

4,837

Dissolved

Norfolk's Industries & Business Types

The most common industries in Norfolk 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk Industries

Industry Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Real estate activities 5,860 4,707 1,432
Administrative and support service activities 9,222 4,187 5,090
Accommodation and food service activities 5,881 3,042 2,627
Information and communication 6,404 2,977 3,563
Manufacturing 5,139 2,824 2,338
Human health and social work activities 4,195 2,418 1,961
Other service activities 4,396 2,393 2,155
Financial and insurance activities 2,488 1,910 704
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2,723 1,564 1,249
Transportation and storage 3,110 1,366 1,726
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 1,516 1,101 432
Activities of households as employers 1,193 1,090 210
Education 1,835 1,007 848
Mining and Quarrying 612 239 374
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 279 201 100
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 356 185 167
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 210 113 115

Top 20 Business Type Classifications in Norfolk

Business Classification Companies Incorporated Active Dissolved
Development of building projects 2,160 1,426 802
Buying and selling of own real estate 1,788 1,423 448
Other service activities 2,496 1,264 1,325
Construction of domestic buildings 1,619 1,091 551
Residents property management 1,118 1,058 165
Other human health activities 1,563 927 707
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 1,656 918 778
Activities of other holding companies 899 882 102
Information technology consultancy activities 2,151 868 1,323
Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 1,017 817 249
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1,471 756 747
Electrical installation 1,253 725 574
Take-away food shops and mobile food stands 1,428 710 653
Other specialised construction activities 1,275 670 623
Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 1,068 665 407
Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 963 628 353
Freight transport by road 1,228 590 628

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

We have collected business information and formation statistics for 444 locations within Norfolk.

Name Companies Incorporated Active Companies Dissolved
Acle 266 142 124
Alby with Thwaite 20 10 10
Aldborough & Thurgarton 107 92 14
Aldeby 34 15 19
Alpington 33 23 10
Ashby with Oby 9 6 3
Ashill 60 29 31
Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall 118 76 42
Attleborough 985 574 407
Attlebridge 12 7 5
Aylmerton 32 22 10
Aylsham 392 228 164
Baconsthorpe 3 1 2
Bacton 85 47 38
Banham 93 46 45
Barford 61 30 31
Barnham Broom 72 40 32
Barsham 23 13 10
Barton Bendish 23 9 14
Barton Turf 38 26 12
Bawburgh 93 54 39
Bawdeswell 42 22 20
Bawsey 20 14 6
Beachamwell 11 6 5
Bedingham 11 5 6
Beeston Regis 60 33 27
Beeston with Bittering 58 36 22
Beetley 77 44 33
Belton with Browston 150 65 85
Bergh Apton 56 34 21
Besthorpe 163 105 58
Billingford 18 4 14
Binham 16 12 4
Bintree 15 10 5
Bircham 27 15 11
Bixley 25 19 6
Blakeney 35 20 15
Blickling 9 5 4
Blo' Norton 18 4 14
Blofield 283 189 94
Bodham 22 14 8
Booton 20 5 15
Bracon Ash 117 71 46
Bradenham 47 18 29
Bradwell 635 330 304
Bramerton 48 19 28
Brampton 23 10 13
Brancaster 49 31 18
Brandiston 7 2 5
Bressingham 75 44 31
Brettenham 27 19 8
Bridgham 77 36 41
Brinton 11 6 5
Brisley 34 19 15
Briston 77 41 36
Brockdish 36 18 18
Brooke 124 69 54
Brumstead 11 8 3
Brundall 466 231 234
Bungay 390 248 140
Bunwell 77 34 43
Burgh and Tuttington 11 3 8
Burgh Castle 77 35 42
Burgh St. Peter 20 13 7
Burnham Market 64 28 36
Burnham Norton 3 3 0
Burnham Overy 22 14 8
Burston and Shimpling 47 24 23
Buxton with Lammas 92 52 40
Bylaugh 23 10 10
Caister-on-Sea 367 167 200
Caistor St. Edmund 25 10 15
Cantley 24 10 14
Carbrooke 97 47 50
Carleton Rode 81 43 37
Castle Acre 97 59 38
Castle Rising 18 10 8
Caston 26 13 13
Catfield 63 33 29
Cawston 84 52 32
Chedgrave 53 21 32
Claxton 19 8 11
Clenchwarton 72 42 30
Cley Next The Sea 28 20 8
Cockley Cley 7 4 3
Colby 55 35 20
Colkirk 42 22 19
Colney 83 64 19
Coltishall 94 45 49
Congham 117 63 54
Corpusty and Saxthorpe 25 15 10
Costessey 920 488 431
Cranworth 75 53 22
Crimplesham 17 11 6
Cringleford 340 182 158
Cromer 632 381 250
Croxton 36 26 10
Denton 86 48 38
Denver 43 25 18
Deopham 45 26 19
Dereham 2,035 1,041 989
Dersingham 199 77 122
Dickleburgh and Rushall 87 37 50
Dilham 33 21 12
Diss 1,326 809 512
Ditchingham 79 38 41
Docking 45 21 24
Downham Market 792 469 321
Downham West 18 13 5
Drayton 336 178 158
Dunton 5 5 0
Earsham 61 39 22
East Carleton 32 21 11
East Ruston 32 12 20
East Tuddenham 59 33 24
East Winch 59 32 27
Easton 100 56 44
Edgefield 20 8 12
Ellingham 25 14 11
Elsing 20 14 6
Emneth 142 73 69
Erpingham 93 68 25
Fakenham 832 528 302
Felmingham 32 17 15
Felthorpe 76 42 34
Feltwell 91 42 49
Field Dalling 27 11 16
Fincham 28 16 12
Fleggburgh 77 35 42
Flordon 13 6 7
Fordham 13 12 1
Forncett 72 47 25
Foulden 29 17 12
Foulsham 49 26 23
Foxley 24 19 5
Framingham Earl 47 29 18
Framingham Pigot 58 37 20
Fransham 29 13 16
Freethorpe 52 26 26
Frettenham 50 33 17
Fritton and St. Olaves 81 42 39
Fulmodeston 22 9 13
Garboldisham 47 22 24
Gayton 64 40 24
Geldeston 20 13 7
Gillingham 42 27 15
Gimingham 16 11 5
Gissing 17 12 5
Great and Little Plumstead 278 146 132
Great Dunham 25 16 9
Great Ellingham 77 44 33
Great Massingham 47 22 25
Great Melton 15 11 4
Great Moulton 39 22 17
Great Witchingham 56 27 29
Great Yarmouth 5,604 2,873 2,714
Gresham 17 8 9
Gressenhall 59 31 28
Grimston 91 56 35
Gunthorpe 19 7 12
Haddiscoe 38 21 17
Hainford 54 23 31
Halvergate 32 17 15
Hanworth 10 7 3
Happisburgh 50 26 24
Hardingham 27 14 13
Harling 129 62 67
Harpley 26 21 5
Haveringland 7 5 2
Heacham 184 103 80
Hellesdon 872 509 360
Hempnall 62 40 22
Hempstead 11 7 4
Hempton 18 12 6
Hemsby 163 80 83
Hethersett 529 313 214
Hevingham 67 42 24
Heydon 19 12 7
Hickling 50 22 28
High Kelling 25 15 10
Hilborough 24 13 11
Hilgay 70 32 38
Hillington 14 7 7
Hindolveston 31 12 19
Hindringham 20 9 11
Hingham 142 76 66
Hockering 40 27 13
Hockwold cum Wilton 73 45 27
Hoe 25 16 9
Holkham 37 27 10
Holme Hale 29 16 13
Holme next the Sea 19 10 8
Holt 421 267 153
Honingham 35 20 15
Hopton-on-Sea 247 113 134
Horning 79 27 52
Horningtoft 10 8 2
Horsey 6 4 2
Horsford 222 125 97
Horsham St. Faith and Newton St. Faith 121 72 49
Horstead with Stanninghall 71 40 31
Hoveton 172 105 67
Hunstanton 354 200 153
Ickburgh 17 10 7
Ingham 30 16 14
Ingoldisthorpe 26 15 11
Ingworth 1 0 1
Itteringham 4 2 2
Kelling 28 18 10
Kenninghall 44 23 21
Keswick and Intwood 44 23 21
Ketteringham 85 72 13
Kettlestone 18 11 7
Kilverstone 7 6 1
Kimberley 37 23 14
King's Lynn 4,923 2,824 2,085
Kirby Bedon 181 153 28
Kirby Cane 21 12 9
Kirstead 29 14 15
Knapton 27 13 14
Langham 28 16 12
Langley with Hardley 34 24 10
Lessingham 60 22 38
Letheringsett with Glandford 64 31 33
Lexham 7 3 4
Leziate 93 15 78
Lingwood and Burlingham 138 56 81
Little Cressingham 35 27 8
Little Dunham 8 5 3
Little Ellingham 15 9 6
Little Melton 109 86 23
Little Witchingham 5 3 2
Loddon 240 136 104
Long Stratton 233 132 101
Longham 32 23 9
Ludham 70 30 40
Lynford 20 8 12
Lyng 49 21 28
Marham 142 61 81
Marlingford and Colton 62 33 29
Marsham 212 150 62
Marshland St. James 113 64 49
Martham 166 69 97
Mattishall 171 97 74
Mautby 35 20 15
Melton Constable 73 45 28
Merton 26 17 9
Methwold 107 60 47
Middleton 81 43 38
Mileham 74 13 61
Morley 53 33 20
Morningthorpe and Fritton 32 22 10
Morston 12 7 5
Morton on the Hill 56 33 23
Mulbarton 186 76 107
Mundesley 89 47 41
Mundford 71 46 25
Mundham 7 4 3
Narborough 60 33 27
Narford 9 5 4
Neatishead 38 21 17
Necton 116 69 46
Needham 38 31 7
New Buckenham 34 16 18
Newton by Castle Acre 4 2 2
Newton Flotman 48 22 24
North Elmham 67 29 38
North Lopham 40 33 7
North Runcton 47 27 19
North Tuddenham 52 30 22
North Walsham 599 347 251
North Wootton 96 36 59
Northrepps 71 44 27
Northwold 50 27 23
Norwich 28,905 13,361 12,807
Old Buckenham 132 82 50
Old Catton 288 141 146
Old Hunstanton 40 25 15
Ormesby St. Margaret with Scratby 212 100 112
Ormesby St. Michael 24 13 11
Oulton 17 12 5
Outwell 122 59 62
Overstrand 44 22 22
Ovington 10 5 5
Oxborough 17 8 9
Pentney 35 22 13
Poringland 241 138 103
Postwick with Witton 506 397 107
Potter Heigham 123 78 45
Pudding Norton 5 3 2
Pulham Market 72 45 27
Pulham St. Mary 57 42 15
Quidenham 48 25 23
Rackheath 422 221 200
Raveningham 19 13 6
Raynham 44 33 11
Redenhall with Harleston 440 291 149
Reedham 80 31 49
Reepham 256 96 159
Repps with Bastwick 25 15 10
Riddlesworth 13 6 7
Ringland 29 14 15
Ringstead 22 19 3
Rockland St. Mary 43 26 17
Rocklands 44 23 21
Rollesby 67 34 33
Roudham and Larling 68 50 18
Roydon 22 11 11
Roydon 69 36 33
Runcton Holme 43 26 17
Runhall 28 15 13
Runton 96 64 32
Ryburgh 38 20 18
Ryston 13 5 7
Saham Toney 76 35 41
Salhouse 110 43 67
Salle 20 9 11
Salthouse 10 5 5
Sandringham 30 18 12
Saxlingham Nethergate 44 21 23
Scarning 343 182 160
Scole 77 46 31
Scottow 96 57 39
Sculthorpe 34 19 15
Sea Palling 20 9 11
Sedgeford 26 16 10
Seething 32 24 7
Shelton and Hardwick 12 5 7
Sheringham 512 291 221
Shipdham 101 53 48
Shotesham 41 17 24
Shouldham 35 14 21
Shouldham Thorpe 31 17 14
Shropham 48 29 19
Sidestrand 6 3 3
Skeyton 14 8 6
Smallburgh 43 27 16
Snetterton 138 98 40
Snettisham 142 92 49
South Creake 28 18 9
South Lopham 35 19 16
South Walsham 58 29 29
South Wootton 287 139 147
Southery 50 23 27
Southrepps 34 18 16
Sparham 27 18 9
Sporle with Palgrave 64 37 27
Sprowston 906 496 409
Stalham 227 116 110
Stanfield 8 5 3
Stanhoe 13 7 6
Starston 23 15 8
Stibbard 16 11 5
Stiffkey 15 6 9
Stockton 10 7 3
Stody 13 9 4
Stoke Ferry 78 35 43
Stoke Holy Cross 105 68 36
Stokesby with Herringby 27 16 11
Stow Bardolph 65 42 23
Stow Bedon 30 18 12
Stratton Strawless 70 46 24
Strumpshaw 51 24 27
Suffield 20 8 12
Surlingham 50 36 14
Sustead 17 10 7
Sutton 44 22 22
Swaffham 1,140 705 434
Swafield 29 16 13
Swannington 18 12 6
Swanton Abbott 42 25 17
Swanton Morley 88 54 34
Swardeston 51 32 19
Syderstone 59 40 19
Tasburgh 48 24 24
Tattersett 71 51 20
Taverham 589 314 275
Terrington St. Clement 174 104 70
Terrington St. John 43 24 19
Tharston and Hapton 161 100 58
Thetford 1,759 902 850
Thornage 8 7 1
Thornham 38 21 17
Thorpe Market 24 13 11
Thorpe St. Andrew 2,258 1,360 848
Thursford 22 7 14
Thurton 26 20 6
Thwaite 7 7 0
Tibenham 44 29 15
Tilney St. Lawrence 76 50 26
Titchwell 9 6 3
Tivetshall St. Margaret 18 8 10
Topcroft 12 8 4
Tottenhill 43 7 36
Trimingham 13 10 3
Trowse with Newton 100 51 49
Trunch 32 17 15
Tunstead 48 25 23
Upton with Fishley 41 23 18
Upwell 181 105 74
Wacton 22 9 12
Walcott 21 15 6
Walpole 96 54 42
Walpole Cross Keys 32 22 10
Walpole Highway 56 34 22
Walsingham 71 47 24
Walsoken 113 59 53
Watlington 91 38 53
Watton 565 300 265
Wells-next-the-Sea 118 78 40
Wendling 25 11 14
Wereham 28 14 14
West Acre 12 4 8
West Caister 29 20 9
West Dereham 32 25 7
West Walton 89 60 29
West Winch 159 105 54
Weston Longville 136 95 40
Westwick 11 5 6
Weybourne 15 9 6
Whinburgh and Westfield 25 7 18
Whissonsett 30 16 14
Wicklewood 101 54 47
Wickmere 13 6 7
Wiggenhall St. Germans 108 69 39
Wiggenhall St. Mary Magdalen 32 18 14
Wighton 17 10 7
Wimbotsham 34 17 16
Winfarthing 32 22 10
Winterton-on-Sea 43 21 22
Witton 29 21 8
Wiveton 13 8 5
Wood Dalling 23 14 9
Woodbastwick 48 32 16
Woodton 42 26 16
Wormegay 11 6 5
Worstead 53 27 26
Wortwell 31 21 10
Wretham 55 30 25
Wretton 28 11 17
Wroxham 158 91 67
Wymondham 1,556 864 688
Yaxham 51 21 30
Yelverton 13 9 4

Frequently Asked Questions about Business in Norfolk

How many companies are there in Norfolk?

There are 45,965 active companies in Norfolk as of Dec 2023. In total, 87,153 companies have been incorporated, and 38,270 have been dissolved.

What is the most common type of company in Norfolk?

Most companies in Norfolk are categorised under: real estate activities. This accounts for 4,707 companies.

What are the most common SIC codes in Norfolk?

The most common SIC codes used by companies in Norfolk are: development of building projects; buying and selling of own real estate; and other service activities.

Last updated: 06 Dec 2023 00:00