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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
    07570028 ARC (AMANDA ROBERTSON) LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07583430 VENN PIANOS LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07581121 MIKE TANTON AGENCIES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07580606 GREENSAND LANGUAGE LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579479 HANDPRINTED LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07578185 MCCARSALES LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07575623 VMF SYSTEMS LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574105 ADAMS ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07568878 WATERSIDE EDUCATION LTD. 17 Mar 2011
    07567952 MY STUDENT LET LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567685 THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07565585 CHALET PARK CARE LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07558609 GCHO (SECURITY TRUSTEE) LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07556891 CAMPER VANATICS LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07549765 CENTRAL CARS (BOGNOR REGIS) LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07580118 BUMBLEBERRY CAKE COMPANY LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07577904 SHOP REVIEWS LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07574290 INSPIRE TREATMENT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07563704 PHOTEC LIGHTING LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07563678 NDR SERVICES (CHICHESTER) LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07558364 SPORTSMANSHIP FIRST LIMITED 09 Mar 2011
    07552888 PRETTY SCRUFFY LTD 07 Mar 2011
    07552676 MELLOW SKINCARE LIMITED 04 Mar 2011
    07552086 BRAMBLES BUILDERS LTD 04 Mar 2011
    07548531 WASHINGTON COACHWORKS (SUSSEX) LTD 02 Mar 2011