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
    08126267 WEBBED CONTENT LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08126271 THE CONTENTED WEB LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08151095 N.B HOME & GARDEN SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08127839 DHADHOOS LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08130993 SEAVIEW SEASIDE & SAILING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08131590 GWL PUBLISHING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08132307 MARCO POLO INTERCONTINENTAL LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135907 DINENAGES SIGNS AND DESIGNS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08136300 ARO DYNAMICS LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08143491 COOKSBRIDGE PROPERTY LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08147326 PORTSMOUTH AIR FESTIVAL 2013 LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147876 BROOK MAGNA LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08147984 CURA ORGANISATION LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08150919 LEWIS DAVIS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08131551 IMBER COURT PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08136423 RUDCO SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08137537 BRITINVEST HOLDING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08138715 SURF SOFT LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08140448 IAM BANDS LTD. 12 Jul 2012
    08149028 BOGNOR HAIR ADVICE LTD 19 Jul 2012
    08150686 AIT COMPONENTS LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151405 LINCOLN REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08151940 MOST (AUTONOMOUS VESSELS) LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    OC377177 DANROSADS FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 25 Jul 2012
    08162561 SECURITEK GRILLS & SHUTTERS LTD 31 Jul 2012