New Company Registrations

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 92 companies were formed in Billingshurst in 2010. This total is 0.0% the same as in 2009 and compares poorly to the UK figure of a 10.4% growth compared to 362,675 the previous year.

   Year	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	92	400,358
   2009	92	362,675
   2008	92	349,203
   2007	98	457,649
   2006	84	405,440
   Record Year	2007 (98)	2007 (457,649)

   incorporation year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	400358	92	1
   2009	2009	362675	92	1
   2008	2008	349203	92	1
   2007	2007	457649	98	1
   2006	2006	405440	84	1
   2005	2005	367689	67	1
   2004	2004	340803	69	1
   2003	2003	403670	84	1
   2002	2002	299401	79	1
   2001	2001	226399	54	1
   2007	2007	457649	98	2

   New Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 43 companies were formed in Billingshurst. This figure is 19.4% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.8%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Billingshurst occurred in 2007 when a total of 45 were formed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	43	196,609
   2009	36	180,654
   % change	19.4%	8.8%
   Record Year	2007 (45)	2003 (201,446)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	196609	43
   H2 2009	180654	36
   H2 2008	160932	41
   H2 2007	178552	45
   H2 2006	190031	36
   H2 2005	180291	28
   H2 2004	166374	26
   H2 2003	201446	40
   H2 2002	162884	43
   H2 2001	109317	32

   New Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 23 companies were registered in Billingshurst during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is an increase of 64.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.6% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	23	95,117
   2009	14	85,983
   % change	64.3%	10.6%
   Record Year	2002 (27)	2010 (95,117)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	23	Q4 2010	95117	1
   Q4 2009	14	Q4 2009	85983	1
   Q4 2008	20	Q4 2008	76038	1
   Q4 2007	19	Q4 2007	83140	1
   Q4 2006	23	Q4 2006	94527	1
   Q4 2005	10	Q4 2005	89564	1
   Q4 2004	11	Q4 2004	81122	1
   Q4 2003	13	Q4 2003	94243	1
   Q4 2002	27	Q4 2002	82677	1
   Q4 2001	12	Q4 2001	53729	1
   Q4 2002	27	Q4 2010	95117	2

   New Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   October 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Billingshurst when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	27134	5
   Nov 2010	34347	7
   Oct 2010	33636	11
   Sep 2010	35149	3
   Aug 2010	32366	12
   Jul 2010	33977	5
   Jun 2010	35198	7
   May 2010	30031	9
   Apr 2010	33383	8
   Mar 2010	42779	10
   Feb 2010	33214	9
   Jan 2010	29144	6

   New Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   New companies in 2010	11	7	5
   New companies in 2009	6	3	5
   % change	83.3%	133.3%	0.0%
   Record Year	2010 (11)	2003 (11)	2002 (10)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 71 companies were dissolved in Billingshurst in 2010. This total is 12.3% lower than in 2009 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 35.9% decrease compared to the previous year.

   Year	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	71	342,232
   2009	81	533,773
   2008	30	237,901
   2007	29	220,295
   2006	44	200,166
   Record Year	2009 (81)	2009 (533,773)

   dissolution year	uk year	uk companies	number of companies	sort
   2010	2010	342232	71	1
   2009	2009	533773	81	1
   2008	2008	237901	30	1
   2007	2007	220295	29	1
   2006	2006	200166	44	1
   2005	2005	189329	49	1
   2004	2004	171967	44	1
   2003	2003	161127	46	1
   2002	2002	163577	45	1
   2001	2001	144429	29	1
   2009	2009	533773	81	2

   Dissolved Companies by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 a total of 33 companies were dissolved in Billingshurst. This figure is 19.5% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -32.7%.

   The highest total for a second half year in Billingshurst occurred in 2009 when a total of 41 were closed.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	33	164,601
   2009	41	244,537
   % change	-19.5%	-32.7%
   Record Year	2009 (41)	2009 (244,537)

   half	uk companies	number of companies
   H2 2010	164601	33
   H2 2009	244537	41
   H2 2008	134798	15
   H2 2007	112494	14
   H2 2006	100900	20
   H2 2005	98663	21
   H2 2004	87430	20
   H2 2003	83674	29
   H2 2002	90537	31
   H2 2001	72374	13

   Dissolved Companies by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   A total of 11 companies were dissolved in Billingshurst during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010).

   This figure is a decrease of 50.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 9.7% against the same period last year.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	11	76,896
   2009	22	85,136
   % change	-50.0%	-9.7%
   Record Year	2009 (22)	2009 (85,136)

   quarter	number of companies	uk quarter	uk companies	sort
   Q4 2010	11	Q4 2010	76896	1
   Q4 2009	22	Q4 2009	85136	1
   Q4 2008	9	Q4 2008	52051	1
   Q4 2007	6	Q4 2007	53829	1
   Q4 2006	11	Q4 2006	49456	1
   Q4 2005	10	Q4 2005	48529	1
   Q4 2004	11	Q4 2004	43135	1
   Q4 2003	11	Q4 2003	37068	1
   Q4 2002	15	Q4 2002	49574	1
   Q4 2001	6	Q4 2001	34763	1
   Q4 2009	22	Q4 2009	85136	2

   Dissolved Companies by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	uk companies	number of companies
   Dec 2010	16283	3
   Nov 2010	31710	5
   Oct 2010	28903	3
   Sep 2010	29093	11
   Aug 2010	32913	5
   Jul 2010	25699	6
   Jun 2010	35162	8
   May 2010	38045	2
   Apr 2010	21747	3
   Mar 2010	33870	14
   Feb 2010	24398	5
   Jan 2010	24409	6

   Dissolved Companies by Month

   	October	November	December
   Closed companies in 2010	3	5	3
   Closed companies in 2009	6	5	11
   % change	-50.0%	0.0%	-73%
   Record Year	2009 (6)	2002 (8)	2009 (11)

Net Company Growth

1. Annual Data (2010)

   A total of 21 companies were added to the company register for Billingshurst in 2010. This number represents growth of 22.8% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 16.0%.

   This number is 10 companies higher than the previous year.

   The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Billingshurst company register grew by 69 companies.

   Year	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	21	58,126
   2009	11	-171,098
   2008	62	111,302
   2007	69	237,354
   2006	40	205,274
   Record Year	2007 (69)	2003 (242,543)

   year	net	prev total	uk year	uk net	uk prev	sort
   2010	21	92	2010	58126	362675	1
   2009	11	92	2009	-171098	349203	1
   2008	62	98	2008	111302	457649	1
   2007	69	84	2007	237354	405440	1
   2006	40	67	2006	205274	367689	1
   2005	18	69	2005	178360	340803	1
   2004	25	84	2004	168836	403670	1
   2003	38	79	2003	242543	299401	1
   2002	34	54	2002	135824	226399	1
   2001	25	50	2001	81970	244029	1
   2007	69	0	2003	242543	0	2

   Net Growth by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 the company register for Billingshurst increased by 10 companies.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	10	32,008
   2009	-5	-63,883
   Record Year	2007 (31)	2003 (117,772)

   half	uk net	net
   H2 2010	32008	10
   H2 2009	-63883	-5
   H2 2008	26134	26
   H2 2007	66058	31
   H2 2006	89131	16
   H2 2005	81628	7
   H2 2004	78944	6
   H2 2003	117772	11
   H2 2002	72347	12
   H2 2001	36943	19

   Net Growth by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   Net company growth for Billingshurst during the fourth quarter of 2010 (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010) was 12 companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Billingshurst	UK
   2010	12	18,221
   2009	-8	847
   Record Year	1998 (13)	2003 (57,175)

   quarter	net	prev total	uk quarter	uk net	uk prev	sort
   Q4 2010	12	14	Q4 2010	18221	85983	1
   Q4 2009	-8	20	Q4 2009	847	76038	1
   Q4 2008	11	19	Q4 2008	23987	83140	1
   Q4 2007	13	23	Q4 2007	29311	94527	1
   Q4 2006	12	10	Q4 2006	45071	89564	1
   Q4 2005	0	11	Q4 2005	41035	81122	1
   Q4 2004	0	13	Q4 2004	37987	94243	1
   Q4 2003	2	27	Q4 2003	57175	82677	1
   Q4 2002	12	12	Q4 2002	33103	53729	1
   Q4 2001	6	17	Q4 2001	18966	55834	1
   Q4 1998	13	0	Q4 2003	57175	0	2

   Net Growth by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   October 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Billingshurst when compared to any previous October.

   month	uk net	net
   Dec 2010	10851	2
   Nov 2010	2637	2
   Oct 2010	4733	8
   Sep 2010	6056	-8
   Aug 2010	-547	7
   Jul 2010	8278	-1
   Jun 2010	36	-1
   May 2010	-8014	7
   Apr 2010	11636	5
   Mar 2010	8909	-4
   Feb 2010	8816	4
   Jan 2010	4735	0

   Net Growth by Month

   	October	November	December
   Net growth in 2010	8	2	2
   Net growth in 2009	0	-2	-6
   Record Year	2010 (8)	2003 (10)	1998 (8)

UK Company Share

1. Annual Data (2010)

   In 2010 Billingshurst formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is no change on 2009 when Billingshurst was responsible for 0.0% of all UK companies.

   Year	Billingshurst
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1976 (0.1%)

   incorporation year	percentage	num town	sort
   2010	0.0230	92	1
   2009	0.0254	92	1
   2008	0.0263	92	1
   2007	0.0214	98	1
   2006	0.0207	84	1
   2005	0.0182	67	1
   2004	0.0202	69	1
   2003	0.0208	84	1
   2002	0.0264	79	1
   2001	0.0239	54	1
   1976	0.0691	10	2

   Company Share by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   In the second half of 2010 Billingshurst formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.

   Half Year (Jul-Dec)	Billingshurst
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1976 (0.1%)

   half	percentage	num town	sort
   H2 2010	0.0219	43	1
   H2 2009	0.0199	36	1
   H2 2008	0.0255	41	1
   H2 2007	0.0252	45	1
   H2 2006	0.0189	36	1
   H2 2005	0.0155	28	1
   H2 2004	0.0156	26	1
   H2 2003	0.0199	40	1
   H2 2002	0.0264	43	1
   H2 2001	0.0293	32	1
   H2 1976	0.0823	6	2

   Company Share by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   In the fourth quarter of 2010, Billingshurst formed 0.0% of all UK companies.

   fourth quarter (Oct 2010 - Dec 2010)	Billingshurst
   2010	0.0%
   2009	0.0%
   2008	0.0%
   2007	0.0%
   2006	0.0%
   Record Year (since 1960)	1964 (0.1%)

   quarter	percentage	num town	sort
   Q4 2010	0.0242	23	1
   Q4 2009	0.0163	14	1
   Q4 2008	0.0263	20	1
   Q4 2007	0.0229	19	1
   Q4 2006	0.0243	23	1
   Q4 2005	0.0112	10	1
   Q4 2004	0.0136	11	1
   Q4 2003	0.0138	13	1
   Q4 2002	0.0327	27	1
   Q4 2001	0.0223	12	1
   Q4 1964	0.0886	2	2

   Company Share by Quarter

4. Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2010)

   month	percentage	num town
   Dec 2010	0.0184	5
   Nov 2010	0.0204	7
   Oct 2010	0.0327	11
   Sep 2010	0.0085	3
   Aug 2010	0.0371	12
   Jul 2010	0.0147	5
   Jun 2010	0.0199	7
   May 2010	0.0300	9
   Apr 2010	0.0240	8
   Mar 2010	0.0234	10
   Feb 2010	0.0271	9
   Jan 2010	0.0206	6

   Company Share by Month

   	October	November	December
   UK formation share in 2010	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   UK formation share in 2009	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
   % change	60.3%	108.2%	-5.2%
   Record Year	1970 (0.2%)	1967 (0.2%)	1976 (0.2%)

Director Age

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The average age of a director in 2010 was 46.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.5%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

   incorporation year	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   2010	46.3352	4.5455	2.8409	44.4401	2.4538	4.5333
   2009	49.1535	7.9208	0.0000	45.2261	1.7605	5.0704
   2008	49.6837	11.7347	0.5102	46.1030	1.1038	5.5656
   2007	50.1795	6.2271	0.0000	46.9178	0.6450	6.2914
   2006	50.9877	11.4754	0.8197	47.8828	0.4451	7.0508
   2005	52.4709	10.3139	0.0000	48.7391	0.2649	7.9581
   2004	52.5763	16.9492	0.0000	49.4951	0.1758	8.9625
   2003	53.3525	15.1639	0.0000	50.8740	0.1352	10.6270
   2002	53.7851	14.4628	0.0000	51.6935	0.1273	11.7651
   2001	53.4350	12.5561	0.0000	52.1075	0.1239	12.4446

   Director Age by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the second half of 2010 was 47.3.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 2.8%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   half	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   H2 2010	47.2778	5.5556	2.7778	44.1077	2.8067	4.4080
   H2 2009	49.0899	7.8652	0.0000	45.0201	1.9353	4.9560
   H2 2008	48.6447	9.2105	0.0000	45.8334	1.2764	5.4631
   H2 2007	49.6210	7.2581	0.0000	46.8152	0.7598	6.1076
   H2 2006	50.2456	10.5263	1.7544	47.7247	0.5102	6.9628
   H2 2005	52.8349	14.6789	0.0000	48.4938	0.2844	7.7243
   H2 2004	53.7174	18.4783	0.0000	49.3406	0.1993	8.8644
   H2 2003	54.3858	18.8976	0.0000	50.4891	0.1411	10.0769
   H2 2002	52.5615	12.3077	0.0000	51.6317	0.1268	11.7639
   H2 2001	54.0777	14.5631	0.0000	51.9496	0.1315	12.1639

   Director Age by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2010 was 48.0.

   The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

   The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

   quarter	average age	over 65	under 25	uk average age	uk under 25	uk over 65
   Q4 2010	47.9545	4.5455	4.5455	44.1115	2.9654	4.4413
   Q4 2009	50.5758	9.0909	0.0000	45.0208	1.9341	4.7453
   Q4 2008	46.0811	0.0000	0.0000	45.8957	1.3524	5.5383
   Q4 2007	48.0678	1.6949	0.0000	46.8486	0.7878	5.9462
   Q4 2006	49.3607	13.1148	0.0000	47.7754	0.5298	7.0007
   Q4 2005	53.8036	12.5000	0.0000	48.4782	0.2883	7.6552
   Q4 2004	52.8367	18.3673	0.0000	49.3119	0.2130	8.5903
   Q4 2003	52.0000	9.6154	0.0000	50.4240	0.1555	9.9952
   Q4 2002	53.8169	14.0845	0.0000	51.6196	0.1377	11.7155
   Q4 2001	53.9138	15.5172	0.0000	52.0787	0.1393	12.2804

   Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

1. Annual Data (2010)

   The record year for female directors in Billingshurst was 1857 when 36.4% of all directors were female.

   The percentage of female directors in Billingshurst in 2010 was 30.4%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.2%

   incorporation year	percentage female	uk year	uk percentage female	sort
   2001	30.4348	2001	26.1508	1
   2002	28.7938	2002	28.5637	1
   2003	28.0303	2003	29.8456	1
   2004	26.8775	2004	26.7982	1
   2005	24.6964	2005	26.5473	1
   2006	29.9242	2006	26.5349	1
   2007	29.2359	2007	27.0885	1
   2008	33.9367	2008	27.0648	1
   2009	25.2336	2009	25.4309	1
   2010	28.0000	2010	24.9134	1
   1857	36.3636	1954	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Year

2. Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2010)

   The record second half year for female directors in Billingshurst was 1860 when 42.9% of all directors were female.

   26.7% of all director appointments in Billingshurst in the second half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.0% for the same period.

   half	percentage female	uk half	uk percentage female	sort
   H2 2010	26.7442	H2 2010	24.9631	1
   H2 2009	20.6522	H2 2009	24.8956	1
   H2 2008	25.8824	H2 2008	26.2791	1
   H2 2007	29.9270	H2 2007	26.7504	1
   H2 2006	30.9524	H2 2006	26.4750	1
   H2 2005	20.4918	H2 2005	26.2215	1
   H2 2004	30.0000	H2 2004	26.7574	1
   H2 2003	25.3623	H2 2003	29.3888	1
   H2 2002	28.9855	H2 2002	29.5525	1
   H2 2001	21.1538	H2 2001	26.0780	1
   H2 1860	42.8571	H2 1959	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Half Year

3. Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2010)

   The record fourth quarter for female directors in Billingshurst was in 1977 when 31.1% of all directors were female.

   29.6% of all director appointments in Billingshurst in the fourth quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

   quarter	percentage female	uk quarter	uk percentage female	sort
   Q4 2010	29.6296	Q4 2010	24.7227	1
   Q4 2009	25.7143	Q4 2009	24.0749	1
   Q4 2008	24.3902	Q4 2008	26.3450	1
   Q4 2007	29.8507	Q4 2007	26.5826	1
   Q4 2006	33.8235	Q4 2006	25.9680	1
   Q4 2005	21.6667	Q4 2005	26.0272	1
   Q4 2004	24.5283	Q4 2004	26.4556	1
   Q4 2003	27.2727	Q4 2003	29.1713	1
   Q4 2002	31.0811	Q4 2002	29.6130	1
   Q4 2001	25.4237	Q4 2001	26.0497	1
   Q4 1977	31.0539	Q4 1954	100.0000	2

   Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

1. Previous 12 months (Dec 2009-Dec 2010)

   Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

   word	percentage	uk word	uk percentage
   FRANCHISE	1.67%	CONSULTING	5.06%
   OVEN	1.67%	MANAGEMENT	5.01%
   SUSSEX	1.67%	CONSULTANCY	3.14%
   PARTNERSHIP	1.67%	PROPERTY	2.36%
   BUSINESS	1.11%	TRADING	2.11%
   BILLINGSHURST	1.11%	ASSOCIATES	1.95%
   CONSULTING	1.11%	DESIGN	1.92%
   CONSULTANTS	1.11%	BUSINESS	1.82%
   KELVERION	1.11%	CONSTRUCTION	1.82%
   INTERNATIONAL	1.11%	CONSULTANTS	1.76%
   VALETING	1.11%	MEDIA	1.71%
   LONDON	1.11%	ENGINEERING	1.62%
   RECRUITMENT	1.11%	LONDON	1.60%
   ROOM	1.11%	CARE	1.45%
   MANAGEMENT	1.11%	INVESTMENTS	1.44%
   CONSTRUCTION	1.11%	GLOBAL	1.43%
   ANTRACOR	1.11%	J	1.42%
   2	1.11%	IT	1.41%
   CONSULTANCY	1.11%	PROPERTIES	1.34%
   CAMERA	0.56%	INTERNATIONAL	1.34%
   IKM	0.56%	BUILDING	1.34%
   AVIATION	0.56%	M	1.30%
   JND	0.56%	ELECTRICAL	1.25%
   BATCHELOR	0.56%	SYSTEMS	1.24%
   LAUNDRY	0.56%	S	1.23%

SIC Data

1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

   sic code	number of companies	uk companies
   None Supplied	37	199,572
   7487 - Other business activities	11	63,348
   98000 - Residents property management	8	3,235
   99999 - Dormant Company	8	16,285
   7414 - Business & management consultancy	7	13,474
   82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified	7	27,550
   7499 - Non-trading company	4	12,000
   9999 - Dormant Company	4	20,144
   62020 - Information technology consultancy activities	3	9,177
   62090 - Other information technology service activities	3	6,330
   69201 - Accounting and auditing activities	3	3,088
   68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis	2	3,097
   7420 - Architectural, technical consult	2	1,848
   41100 - Development of building projects	2	3,765
   7222 - Other software consultancy and supply	2	7,298
   7011 - Development & sell real estate	2	2,949
   7031 - Real estate agencies	2	1,485
   78200 - Temporary employment agency activities	2	992
   68310 - Real estate agencies	2	1,706
   4541 - Plastering	2	380

Recent Companies

1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

   COMPANY NUMBER	COMPANY NAME	INCORPORATION DATE
   07480088	SYRINGA UK LTD	30 Dec 2010
   07477381	FLOODMARQUE LIMITED	23 Dec 2010
   07466288	PRIORTIME LTD	10 Dec 2010
   07462003	ANTRACOR MINING LIMITED	07 Dec 2010
   07461992	ANTRACOR ENERGY LIMITED	07 Dec 2010