Chichester, West Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 162 companies were registered in Chichester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chichester UK 2012 162 131,491 2011 163 116,391 % change -0.6% 13.0% Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 33 67 62 New companies in 2011 50 49 64 % change -34.0% 36.7% -3.1% Record Year 2011 (50) 2005 (105) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 79 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 21.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chichester UK 2012 79 67,576 2011 100 90,987 % change -21.0% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 18 32 29 Closed companies in 2011 34 22 44 % change -47.1% 45.5% -34% Record Year 2011 (34) 2008 (38) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Chichester during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 83 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chichester UK 2012 83 63,915 2011 63 25,404 Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 15 35 33 Net growth in 2011 16 27 20 Record Year 1999 (24) 2005 (81) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Chichester 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -43.4% 16.9% -9.4% Record Year 1969 (0.4%) 1978 (0.5%) 1986 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
31.8% of all director appointments in Chichester in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CHICHESTER 1.47% CONSULTING 5.07% MEDIA 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.08% PROPERTY 2.37% DIGITAL 0.79% TRADING 2.07% MAYS 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% SUSSEX 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.86% ELECTRICAL 0.69% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% CONSULTANTS 1.79% J 0.69% BUSINESS 1.73% SCAFFOLDING 0.69% MEDIA 1.72% DESIGN 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ASSOCIATES 0.59% LONDON 1.66% PROPERTIES 0.59% J 1.54% ENERGY 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.51% BUSINESS 0.59% GLOBAL 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.49% IT 1.40% CREATIVE 0.49% CARE 1.34% TRADING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% BUILDING 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PRODUCTIONS 0.49% M 1.27% HEATING 0.49% BUILDING 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.49% ENERGY 1.20% CARE 0.39% S 1.20% AGORA 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 189 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 51 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 41 25,084 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 19,704 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 26 35,233 9999 - Dormant Company 22 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 13 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 12 13,637 41100 - Development of building projects 11 4,984 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 11 1,861 7414 - Business & management consultancy 10 12,113 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 8,145 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 7,154 7499 - Non-trading company 9 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 9 9,729 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 5,169 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 7 9,892 86101 - Hospital activities 7 1,414 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 4,427 70100 - Activities of head offices 6 2,746
Recent Companies
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