4,466 active companies are registered in Haywards Heath with Companies House. Out of 4,814 companies ever registered here, 1 are no longer active — a 93% survival rate. Business formation remains steady, with 43.2% of current companies established since 2020. A wave of registrations in the 2010s accounts for 40% of active companies, pointing to a decade of strong entrepreneurial activity. The most common industry sector is management consultancy activities other than financial management, with 369 companies. Haywards Heath is home to 93 FCA-regulated firms and 61 registered charities. Companies here hold 56 government contracts worth £2.4B in total. The average company age is 10.2 years. The earliest company registration in Haywards Heath dates back to 1912.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A diverse local economy with no single sector accounting for more than 15% of businesses.
The average active company in Haywards Heath is 10.2 years old. There are 93 <Link href="/glossary/fca-financial-conduct-authority">FCA-regulated firms</Link> in the area. 61 registered charities operate locally.
Companies in Haywards Heath have been awarded 56 government contracts with a combined value of £2446.1M. See the Top Government Contractors report.
There are 4,466 active companies registered in Haywards Heath, out of 4,814 total. 1 (0%) are no longer active.
The top industries in Haywards Heath include Management consultancy activities other than financial management (369 companies), Other business support service activities n.e.c. (223 companies), Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate (173 companies).
43.2% of currently active companies in Haywards Heath were incorporated since 2020, indicating strong recent growth.
Our database contains 30,112 data signals across 12 categories for active companies in Haywards Heath. The largest category is Governance with 13,945 signals from 6 sources.
The oldest company registration in Haywards Heath dates back to 1912, spanning over 114 years of business history.