Chichester, West Sussex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    2010112105,137
    200910991,034
    % change2.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010233950
    New companies in 2009343342
    % change-32.4%18.2%19.0%
    Record Year2003 (46)2005 (105)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    20108982,677
    2009106108,060
    % change-16.0%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010272240
    Closed companies in 2009292354
    % change-6.9%-4.3%-26%
    Record Year2009 (29)2008 (38)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    20102322,460
    20093-17,026
    Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010-41710
    Net growth in 2009510-12
    Record Year1999 (24)2005 (81)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-37.2%1.2%-1.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1978 (0.5%)1986 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.25%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    PROPERTY1.11%CONSULTING4.60%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.97%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CHICHESTER0.83%PROPERTY2.50%
    PROPERTIES0.83%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTING0.83%TRADING1.93%
    TRADING0.69%DESIGN1.91%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    PARTNERSHIP0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    MARKETING0.55%BUSINESS1.74%
    FINANCIAL0.55%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    INVESTMENTS0.55%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    SUSSEX0.55%ENGINEERING1.54%
    CONSULTANCY0.55%J1.48%
    COMPUTER0.55%LONDON1.45%
    BUSINESS0.55%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    DESIGN0.55%GROUP1.37%
    HOME0.55%GLOBAL1.35%
    MEDICAL0.55%PROPERTIES1.35%
    FOODS0.42%BUILDING1.34%
    M0.42%CARE1.33%
    INN0.42%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    WEST0.42%M1.28%
    FINANCE0.42%SYSTEMS1.25%
    COMMUNITY0.42%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied140228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7074,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3026,974
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2314,007
    9999 - Dormant Company2319,948
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2117,003
    62090 - Other information technology service activities156,340
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified138,154
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,143
    7260 - Other computer related activities1210,331
    9305 - Other service activities129,038
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities119,943
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,131
    99999 - Dormant Company1013,808
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering109,325
    7499 - Non-trading company1015,398
    41100 - Development of building projects104,513
    98000 - Residents property management93,892
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,137
    43210 - Electrical installation83,163

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07195148 WEST DEAN PRESCHOOL 18 Mar 2010
    07194116 GREENER DATACENTRES LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07182093 BOSHAM BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07206643 LA HAVANA LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07206402 C C CHEN LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07203100 D. L TRANSPORT LTD 25 Mar 2010
    07200779 STREETFEET ONLINE LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07200651 PACK-AWAY BUCKET LTD 24 Mar 2010
    07197603 THE OWEN-KENNY PARTNERSHIP HOLDINGS LIMITED 22 Mar 2010
    07193609 GC HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07193410 HOME IMPROVEMENT PLUS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010
    07191927 CARERS SUPPORT SERVICE (REGIS, CHICHESTER AND RURAL) 16 Mar 2010
    07191356 SUSSEX SCAFFOLDING LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07188451 J TAYLOR SCAFFOLDING LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07187673 SOFTINVEST LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07183553 FL'UCKET LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07181842 TASKER BROWN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07179754 RETAIL ADVANCE LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07179075 COMPUTER POWER PROTECTION LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07176855 THE TEA ROOM (SOLENT) LIMITED 03 Mar 2010
    07174523 BROAD ELECTRICAL LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07192959 SOLENT ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07188590 A M CONSTRUCTION (SUSSEX) LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07188133 ARMADA BOAT SERVICES LTD 12 Mar 2010
    07186330 OIL DIRECT LTD 11 Mar 2010