Chichester, West Sussex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous January.

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 2013)

    A total of 138 companies were registered in Chichester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChichesterUK
    2013138134,802
    2012162131,491
    % change-14.8%2.5%
    Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013484149
    New companies in 2012336762
    % change45.5%-38.8%-21.0%
    Record Year2011 (50)2005 (105)2007 (67)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 96 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 21.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChichesterUK
    20139677,914
    20127967,576
    % change21.5%15.3%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Chichester when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013392730
    Closed companies in 2012183229
    % change116.7%-15.6%3%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (38)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Chichester during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 42 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)ChichesterUK
    20134256,888
    20128363,915
    Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201391419
    Net growth in 2012153533
    Record Year1999 (24)2005 (81)2007 (49)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Chichester
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    % change30.3%-39.3%-18.3%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 11.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 2007 when 34.5% of all directors were female.

    33.7% of all director appointments in Chichester in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.93%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTING1.61%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CHICHESTER1.29%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTANCY0.97%PROPERTY2.44%
    MAYS0.75%TRADING2.06%
    BUSINESS0.75%DESIGN1.79%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.64%ENGINEERING1.78%
    CONSTRUCTION0.64%BUSINESS1.77%
    TRADING0.64%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    SUPPORT0.54%LONDON1.72%
    PROPERTY0.54%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    PROPERTIES0.54%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    SUSSEX0.54%MEDIA1.63%
    TEMED0.54%GLOBAL1.57%
    C0.54%J1.56%
    PROJECT0.54%CARE1.46%
    J0.43%IT1.43%
    SOUTHERN0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    H0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.43%M1.25%
    GLOBAL0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    DEVELOPMENT0.43%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    CO0.43%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    TRAINING0.43%TRAINING1.17%
    BOGNOR0.43%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied251249,183
    99999 - Dormant Company6243,384
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4732,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4654,531
    41100 - Development of building projects268,637
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2124,894
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2023,532
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,129
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate177,507
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1616,448
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores163,226
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles122,653
    86900 - Other human health activities118,465
    90030 - Artistic creation103,719
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings95,372
    7487 - Other business activities97,556
    74100 - specialised design activities93,645
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles84,684
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified84,719

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08345207 BERKELEY ARMS LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08358913 MEPCOSTINGS LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08366267 THE HIGH MAINTENANCE GARDENER LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08345596 BSA CYCLES LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08345798 C WIGLEY BMS SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2013
    08346896 THE FOOD THERAPIST LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348049 KING & DRURY CONSTRUCTION LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08349114 ONBROL LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08350550 JB ASSESSMENTS & TRAINING LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08357982 FONTAIN LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08363541 CURRY CAPITAL LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08364472 INFIFTYWORDS LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08368787 ALL ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08371968 HOTEL VESTRY LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08378209 UK FORUM FOR GENETICS AND INSURANCE 28 Jan 2013
    08379063 SIMON SMITH DENT DEVILS LIMITED 29 Jan 2013
    08382916 H J INTERIOR DESIGN LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08351281 PAUL BENNETT LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352755 FIT4-1LIFE LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08358269 MAJOR & AUSTIN LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08363158 VANILLA2U LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08366791 ASCENDER GLOBAL LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08373437 OPHELIA DE HAVILLAND LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08374903 LANDCRUISE MOTORHOME HIRE LIMITED 25 Jan 2013
    08376328 JOHN PEARSON SHEDS & FENCING LTD 25 Jan 2013