Chichester, West Sussex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 112 companies were registered in Chichester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chichester UK 2010 112 105,137 2009 109 91,034 % change 2.8% 15.5% Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 23 39 50 New companies in 2009 34 33 42 % change -32.4% 18.2% 19.0% Record Year 2003 (46) 2005 (105) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 89 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 16.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chichester UK 2010 89 82,677 2009 106 108,060 % change -16.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 27 22 40 Closed companies in 2009 29 23 54 % change -6.9% -4.3% -26% Record Year 2009 (29) 2008 (38) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Chichester during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 23 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chichester UK 2010 23 22,460 2009 3 -17,026 Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 -4 17 10 Net growth in 2009 5 10 -12 Record Year 1999 (24) 2005 (81) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Chichester 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -37.2% 1.2% -1.1% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1978 (0.5%) 1986 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 44.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.7% of all director appointments in Chichester in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.25% MANAGEMENT 5.01% PROPERTY 1.11% CONSULTING 4.60% DEVELOPMENTS 0.97% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CHICHESTER 0.83% PROPERTY 2.50% PROPERTIES 0.83% ASSOCIATES 2.04% CONSULTING 0.83% TRADING 1.93% TRADING 0.69% DESIGN 1.91% ASSOCIATES 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% PARTNERSHIP 0.69% MEDIA 1.84% MARKETING 0.55% BUSINESS 1.74% FINANCIAL 0.55% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% INVESTMENTS 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.63% SUSSEX 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.54% CONSULTANCY 0.55% J 1.48% COMPUTER 0.55% LONDON 1.45% BUSINESS 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.45% DESIGN 0.55% GROUP 1.37% HOME 0.55% GLOBAL 1.35% MEDICAL 0.55% PROPERTIES 1.35% FOODS 0.42% BUILDING 1.34% M 0.42% CARE 1.33% INN 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.30% WEST 0.42% M 1.28% FINANCE 0.42% SYSTEMS 1.25% COMMUNITY 0.42% S 1.23%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 140 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 70 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 30 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 14,007 9999 - Dormant Company 23 19,948 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 17,003 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 6,340 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 8,154 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,143 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 10,331 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,038 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 11 9,943 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,131 99999 - Dormant Company 10 13,808 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 10 9,325 7499 - Non-trading company 10 15,398 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,513 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,892 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 3,137 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,163
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07168155 BESPOKE TELECOMS LIMITED 24 Feb 2010 07161814 GOODWOOD SPEEDWEEK LIMITED 18 Feb 2010 07159775 BOSHAM SPICE LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07148173 HEMPAL LIMITED 05 Feb 2010 07144882 ALEX DUNGAR FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 03 Feb 2010 07142991 INTEGRATED SECURITY ENGINEERING LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 OC351977 MYRTLE MEDIA AND MARKETING LLP 01 Feb 2010 07171106 CHECK YOUR IMAGE UK LTD 26 Feb 2010 07170680 BTOB TRADING LTD 26 Feb 2010 07162838 CLICK COMPUTERS LIMITED 19 Feb 2010 07159423 ROOM OUTSIDE UK LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07157954 THE CREATIVE HUB.NET (CHICHESTER) LTD 15 Feb 2010 07157452 CONSULTAID CIC 15 Feb 2010 07154039 JCMS MARKETING LTD 11 Feb 2010 07153995 MANOR FARM BARNS (EAST DEAN) LIMITED 11 Feb 2010 07149749 DVG LIMITED 08 Feb 2010 07146492 CHAMPSHIRE CEPAGES LIMITED 04 Feb 2010 07142787 PEBBLES FISH AND WINE BAR LIMITED 02 Feb 2010 07166861 THE COMPLAINTS PEOPLE LTD 24 Feb 2010 07165096 TASK ANGELS LTD 22 Feb 2010 07160158 BRIDLE BUSINESS PARK LIMITED 17 Feb 2010 07158264 SH & ST LIMITED 16 Feb 2010 07150779 MEDIMINX LTD 09 Feb 2010 07149876 PLAN PROTECT LTD 08 Feb 2010 07147668 PEGRUMS FAMILY SERVICES LIMITED 05 Feb 2010
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