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Chichester, West Sussex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous July.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous August.

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 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 149 companies were registered in Chichester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 33.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChichesterUK
    2011149114,512
    2010112101,492
    % change33.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011535046
    New companies in 2010374332
    % change43.2%16.3%43.8%
    Record Year2011 (53)2011 (50)2011 (46)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChichesterUK
    20118372,230
    20109587,705
    % change-12.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2001 (105) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011342524
    Closed companies in 2010294422
    % change17.2%-43.2%9%
    Record Year2011 (34)2008 (69)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Chichester during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 66 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)ChichesterUK
    20116642,282
    20101713,787
    Record Year 2003 (66) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2011192522
    Net growth in 20108-110
    Record Year2008 (30)2011 (25)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Chichester
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change31.0%-2.2%29.9%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 45.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    23.3% of all director appointments in Chichester in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SUSSEX1.23%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.13%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MEDIA1.03%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGNER0.82%TRADING2.06%
    ONLINE0.72%DESIGN1.94%
    CHICHESTER0.72%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    DESIGN0.72%BUSINESS1.82%
    CLOTHES0.62%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSULTANCY0.62%ENGINEERING1.74%
    BUSINESS0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    BUILDING0.51%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    PROJECT0.51%LONDON1.63%
    KITCHENS0.51%J1.47%
    CARE0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    EDUCATION0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    TRADING0.51%CARE1.42%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.51%IT1.38%
    PLUMBING0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    HEATING0.41%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SPORTS0.41%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    MARKETING0.41%M1.25%
    START0.41%ENERGY1.22%
    HOMES0.41%TRAINING1.21%
    S0.41%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied157204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6465,177
    9999 - Dormant Company2922,587
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2815,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2729,245
    99999 - Dormant Company2218,281
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1314,755
    7499 - Non-trading company1211,543
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    7260 - Other computer related activities108,686
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified97,551
    62090 - Other information technology service activities86,798
    74990 - Non-trading company88,064
    9305 - Other service activities710,525
    56101 - Licensed restaurants72,332
    41100 - Development of building projects73,697
    86101 - Hospital activities71,050
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate63,614
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities610,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07758832 APJ OIL & GAS RESOURCES LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07759135 CH FARMS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07762000 GOODWOOD FURNITURE LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07784362 SUPPOSING.CO LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07791746 ECHO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD 29 Sep 2011
    07759517 CLIENT SUPPORT SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07761710 RYAN DYER LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07769582 THE FLINT HOUSE CREATIVE LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07759373 CHICHESTER MUSIC ACADEMY LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07780539 KHAMELEON WINDOW CLEANING (DR) LIMITED 20 Sep 2011
    07784471 GEOFFREY OSBORNE DEVELOPMENTS (SOUTH) LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07785777 SBL ERGONOMICS LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    OC368052 LUCAS WILDER LLP 14 Sep 2011
    OC368355 SAKSHI CATERERS LLP 26 Sep 2011
    07760813 FIT-A-HOLICS LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07764282 VEGA RESOURCES LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07764886 OBK TAX (UK) LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07766558 DEVOTION EVENTS LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07774206 HS&G HEALTHCARE CONSULTING LTD 14 Sep 2011
    07776090 PHARLAP LIMITED 16 Sep 2011
    07778665 STOP START GO (SUSSEX) LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07783397 LARPTECH LASER LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07783731 SUSSEX CHILDREN'S THERAPY SERVICE LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07785039 A22 ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD 23 Sep 2011
    07786264 SUTTON MARINE PROTECTION LTD 26 Sep 2011