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Chichester, West Sussex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 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)ChichesterUK
    2012162131,491
    2011163116,391
    % change-0.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012336762
    New companies in 2011504964
    % change-34.0%36.7%-3.1%
    Record Year2011 (50)2005 (105)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    20127967,576
    201110090,987
    % change-21.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012183229
    Closed companies in 2011342244
    % change-47.1%45.5%-34%
    Record Year2011 (34)2008 (38)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    20128363,915
    20116325,404
    Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012153533
    Net growth in 2011162720
    Record Year1999 (24)2005 (81)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-43.4%16.9%-9.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.4%)1978 (0.5%)1986 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHICHESTER1.47%CONSULTING5.07%
    MEDIA1.38%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.18%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.08%PROPERTY2.37%
    DIGITAL0.79%TRADING2.07%
    MAYS0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    SUSSEX0.79%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    J0.69%BUSINESS1.73%
    SCAFFOLDING0.69%MEDIA1.72%
    DESIGN0.59%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%LONDON1.66%
    PROPERTIES0.59%J1.54%
    ENERGY0.59%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    BUSINESS0.59%GLOBAL1.50%
    INVESTMENTS0.49%IT1.40%
    CREATIVE0.49%CARE1.34%
    TRADING0.49%PROPERTIES1.31%
    BUILDING0.49%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    PRODUCTIONS0.49%M1.27%
    HEATING0.49%BUILDING1.24%
    CONSULTANTS0.49%ENERGY1.20%
    CARE0.39%S1.20%
    AGORA0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied189216,665
    7487 - Other business activities5152,735
    99999 - Dormant Company4125,084
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3319,704
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2635,233
    9999 - Dormant Company2218,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1213,637
    41100 - Development of building projects114,984
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores111,861
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1012,113
    62090 - Other information technology service activities108,145
    7260 - Other computer related activities97,154
    7499 - Non-trading company99,102
    74990 - Non-trading company99,729
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering95,169
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified79,892
    86101 - Hospital activities71,414
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate74,427
    70100 - Activities of head offices62,746

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07947666 CRAIG POWELL PLUMBING AND HEATING LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07949984 MOTION AUTOMOTIVE LTD 14 Feb 2012
    07961228 CAYMANAS RUM CAKES LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07961500 VIE COSMETICS AND SKINCARE LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07966430 UPTON GARAGE LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07970106 JASPER & COMPANY LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07940580 MY SCHOOL MONEYBOX LIMITED 08 Feb 2012
    07945195 EVENTS 365 LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07946054 CHRIS CRAFTS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07954427 CREATIONS HAIR SALON CHICHESTER LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07955262 WASHSTATION RENTALS LIMITED 20 Feb 2012
    07960458 BGS ALUMINIUM LTD 22 Feb 2012
    07961605 OPEX ENTERPRISES LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07963375 LITTEN PLACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07967126 78 BOWES HILL COURT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    OC372035 CPN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP 02 Feb 2012
    07931677 SLR CONSTRUCTION LTD 01 Feb 2012
    07935223 EAZY CABS LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07935433 PA ARK PROJECTS LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07938006 DWL BUSINESS LTD 06 Feb 2012
    07949862 ISABELLA ROSE (SOUTHERN) LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07951213 T DRAKE ROOFING SERVICES LIMITED 15 Feb 2012
    07952768 STONEHURST PROPERTIES LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07952891 WELIKELOCAL.ORG LTD 16 Feb 2012
    07956915 BERNAVILLE LTD 20 Feb 2012