Chichester, West Sussex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous July.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 112 companies were registered in Chichester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 4.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChichesterUK
    2010112101,492
    200910794,671
    % change4.7%7.2%
    Record Year 2003 (127) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010374332
    New companies in 2009284435
    % change32.1%-2.3%-8.6%
    Record Year2003 (48)2009 (44)2002 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 95 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChichesterUK
    20109587,705
    2009105159,401
    % change-9.5%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    July 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010294422
    Closed companies in 2009252753
    % change16.0%63.0%-58%
    Record Year2010 (29)2008 (69)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Chichester during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 17 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)ChichesterUK
    20101713,787
    20092-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (66) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20108-110
    Net growth in 2009317-18
    Record Year2008 (30)2000 (24)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Chichester
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change22.9%-11.3%-12.4%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 47.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 7.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.4% of all director appointments in Chichester in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.42%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    BUSINESS1.16%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.16%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SUSSEX1.03%PROPERTY2.38%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.90%TRADING2.04%
    CHICHESTER0.90%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    CONSULTANCY0.90%DESIGN1.93%
    MARKETING0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    PROPERTY0.77%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROPERTIES0.77%MEDIA1.75%
    SOUTH0.77%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    WEST0.64%LONDON1.59%
    BOSHAM0.64%ENGINEERING1.59%
    AIR0.64%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTING0.64%CARE1.44%
    TRADING0.52%J1.44%
    WAY0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    (CHICHESTER)0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    JS0.52%IT1.35%
    CARE0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MARINE0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    HOUSE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    PROTECTION0.52%M1.28%
    COMPUTER0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    ENGINEERING0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied143202,902
    7487 - Other business activities6669,802
    9999 - Dormant Company2321,484
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2225,053
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2113,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1814,940
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified146,460
    7260 - Other computer related activities128,967
    99999 - Dormant Company1214,072
    9305 - Other service activities119,454
    7499 - Non-trading company1013,408
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate103,631
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    41100 - Development of building projects93,688
    62090 - Other information technology service activities85,716
    43210 - Electrical installation82,747
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering77,634
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities68,292
    74990 - Non-trading company67,649
    6523 - Other financial intermediation62,492

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07353950 GOODWOOD RACEHORSE OWNERS GROUP (EIGHTEEN) LIMITED 23 Aug 2010
    07352330 COVER CROPS UK LIMITED 20 Aug 2010
    07350649 JAMES TODD & CO LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07346780 PREMIUM WESTERN AUTOS LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07346237 CGL BOSHAM LIMITED 16 Aug 2010
    07340719 WINDOWQUOTER LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07334572 VINO BARILE LTD 03 Aug 2010
    07359642 HEMER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 27 Aug 2010
    07352033 UNITED LIMO LTD 20 Aug 2010
    07348401 GOOSEBERRY BUSH CENTRES LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07347281 GOODHANDS SPORTS DEVELOPEMENT LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07346485 BIG RED EYE LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07344051 MINERVA MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07343656 SOUTH COAST PARCEL EXPRESS LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07338250 HATFIELD ESTATES LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07335178 CARAVAN GAS & BOAT SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2010
    07333445 HYDROCARBON CONSULTANTS LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07332470 SKYBLUE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY LTD 02 Aug 2010
    07355906 MSJ JEWELLERY SERVICES LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07350968 SOUTH PROMO LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07348727 FERAL INC LTD 17 Aug 2010
    07348216 TRADIS HOMES LTD. 17 Aug 2010
    07344230 T.H.E NETWORK LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07341372 WESTERGATE ASSOCIATES LTD 10 Aug 2010
    07338838 FREEWATERS (EUROPE) LTD 06 Aug 2010