Chichester, West Sussex

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous July.

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 2012)

    A total of 129 companies were registered in Chichester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 13.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ChichesterUK
    2012129118,868
    2011149114,512
    % change-13.4%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (149) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    September 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012453648
    New companies in 2011535046
    % change-15.1%-28.0%4.3%
    Record Year2011 (53)2011 (50)2012 (48)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 18.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ChichesterUK
    20129874,772
    20118372,230
    % change18.1%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (105) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012343331
    Closed companies in 2011342524
    % change0.0%32.0%29%
    Record Year2012 (34)2008 (69)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Chichester during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 31 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)ChichesterUK
    20123144,096
    20116642,282
    Record Year 2011 (66) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201211317
    Net growth in 2011192522
    Record Year2008 (30)2011 (25)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Chichester
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1969 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-23.8%-27.5%3.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1966 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    30.4% of all director appointments in Chichester in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.94%CONSULTING5.05%
    CHICHESTER1.53%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MAYS1.12%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTING1.12%PROPERTY2.35%
    SCAFFOLDING0.82%TRADING2.08%
    ELECTRICAL0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTIES0.82%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSTRUCTION0.82%ENGINEERING1.83%
    MEDIA0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DIGITAL0.72%BUSINESS1.72%
    BUSINESS0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%LONDON1.67%
    PRODUCTIONS0.51%J1.55%
    ROAD0.51%GLOBAL1.53%
    SUSSEX0.51%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    CONSULTANTS0.51%IT1.43%
    J0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    SUPPORT0.51%CARE1.32%
    TRADING0.51%M1.27%
    WORKSPACE0.41%BUILDING1.22%
    INVESTMENTS0.41%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    WEB0.41%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    PARTNERS0.41%S1.17%
    CAR0.41%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied351331,455
    99999 - Dormant Company4025,035
    7487 - Other business activities3335,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3133,677
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3119,425
    9999 - Dormant Company1512,598
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1314,774
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores121,855
    41100 - Development of building projects124,965
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1113,716
    74990 - Non-trading company109,203
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified89,891
    7260 - Other computer related activities84,979
    7499 - Non-trading company76,164
    62090 - Other information technology service activities77,869
    7414 - Business & management consultancy78,437
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering73,493
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis63,160
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets63,089
    86101 - Hospital activities61,397

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08214031 HAZELWOOD MOTOR COMPANY LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08222033 DUSTY PRODUCTION LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08226327 INSTRUMENTAL WORKS LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08227504 ALEX JUPE MOTORSPORT LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08205659 DAU ELECTRONICS LIMITED 07 Sep 2012
    08210501 CADPLEX UK LIMITED 11 Sep 2012
    08212508 APJ PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTING LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08214768 DIGITAL SUPPORT (UK) LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08219121 ARUN ALTERNATIVES GRP LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08226761 PRIVET ESTATE LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08228995 ABSOLUTE SOCIAL WORK CONSULTANCY LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230468 ELLAND ESTATES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08230514 BOXGROVE ESTATES LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08203333 C THORP LEGAL LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08212111 LUNAR KITCHENS LIMITED 12 Sep 2012
    08214196 KINGDOM CHOCOLATE LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08214438 FITZROY CHOCOLATE LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08214470 NV CHOCOLATE LIMITED 14 Sep 2012
    08216325 SAMPSON CONCRETE SERVICES LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08219244 RED JAM FUN FACTORY LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220552 CARMICHAEL ALONSO CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08224683 BDW LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08226744 GEMELLAMOIRA LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08229220 POWERWORKS MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD 26 Sep 2012
    08230469 RBR LABOUR LTD 26 Sep 2012