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Chichester, West Sussex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous January.

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 2011)

    A total of 163 companies were registered in Chichester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 45.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChichesterUK
    2011163116,391
    2010112105,137
    % change45.5%10.7%
    Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011504964
    New companies in 2010233950
    % change117.4%25.6%28.0%
    Record Year2011 (50)2005 (105)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 12.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChichesterUK
    201110090,986
    20108982,677
    % change12.4%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011342244
    Closed companies in 2010272240
    % change25.9%0.0%10%
    Record Year2011 (34)2008 (38)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Chichester during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 63 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)ChichesterUK
    20116325,405
    20102322,460
    Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011162720
    Net growth in 2010-41710
    Record Year1999 (24)2005 (81)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Chichester
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change87.6%10.6%22.1%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1978 (0.5%)1986 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 46.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    26.8% of all director appointments in Chichester in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUSSEX1.17%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.05%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    BUSINESS0.93%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTING0.82%TRADING2.10%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    ONLINE0.82%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    SOUTH0.70%BUSINESS1.87%
    HOLDINGS0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.58%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HOMES0.58%MEDIA1.69%
    DESIGNER0.58%ENGINEERING1.61%
    MY0.58%LONDON1.60%
    JS0.58%CARE1.45%
    WEST0.58%J1.45%
    CARE0.58%GLOBAL1.44%
    AIR0.58%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    MARKETING0.58%IT1.41%
    PROPERTIES0.47%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ROOM0.47%BUILDING1.34%
    CLOTHES0.47%M1.30%
    MEDICAL0.47%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    MYCLOUD0.47%S1.24%
    BUILDERS0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    PROPERTY0.47%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied155202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6060,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2630,253
    9999 - Dormant Company2419,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2416,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1612,916
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1410,085
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,336
    7499 - Non-trading company1411,316
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    41100 - Development of building projects113,921
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,788
    56101 - Licensed restaurants82,736
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,996
    74990 - Non-trading company78,695
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities610,246
    43210 - Electrical installation63,172
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering66,183
    5540 - Bars52,075
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis53,220

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07490732 WESTON FRUIT FARM LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07488980 A LITTLE GREEN FUN LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07510555 JOHN GORDON LOGAN LIMITED 31 Jan 2011
    07508928 JS DESICCANTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2011
    07508461 FOUR SEASONS ECO LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07508336 ROOM OUTSIDE HAMPSHIRE LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07505212 MIA BELLA CASA LIMITED 25 Jan 2011
    07505113 DKB PROJECT MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING LTD 25 Jan 2011
    07504087 KOOCHY KOO LIMITED 24 Jan 2011
    07503055 CHEAP DESIGNER CLOTHES LTD 24 Jan 2011
    07498908 FORSTER PREMIER HOMES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07498458 SAM MORRAY DESIGN LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497803 TRAINERS (UK) LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07497728 DESIGNER SHOES ONLINE LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07510882 WEST SUSSEX ROOFING AND BUILDING SERVICES LTD 31 Jan 2011
    07507208 FINISHFIRST LIMITED 27 Jan 2011
    07507136 DPB HOMES LTD 27 Jan 2011
    07498698 VIRTUAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 19 Jan 2011
    07495976 BREAKDOWNS R US LTD 18 Jan 2011
    07495368 DESIGNER TRAINERS LTD 17 Jan 2011
    07490731 DESIGNER CLOTHES LIMITED 12 Jan 2011
    07489179 LOCKBOX SELF STORAGE LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07487829 K & R ERECTION SERVICES LTD 11 Jan 2011
    07486917 HAWKINS & SMITH LTD 10 Jan 2011
    07481670 ECCLES LIMITED 04 Jan 2011