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
New Company Registrations
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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) Chichester UK 2013 138 134,802 2012 162 131,491 % change -14.8% 2.5% Record Year 2005 (170) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 48 41 49 New companies in 2012 33 67 62 % change 45.5% -38.8% -21.0% Record Year 2011 (50) 2005 (105) 2007 (67)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chichester UK 2013 96 77,914 2012 79 67,576 % change 21.5% 15.3% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2013 39 27 30 Closed companies in 2012 18 32 29 % change 116.7% -15.6% 3% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (38) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chichester UK 2013 42 56,888 2012 83 63,915 Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2013 9 14 19 Net growth in 2012 15 35 33 Record Year 1999 (24) 2005 (81) 2007 (49)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 30.3% -39.3% -18.3% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 2005 (0.3%) 1984 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.93% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTING 1.61% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CHICHESTER 1.29% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTANCY 0.97% PROPERTY 2.44% MAYS 0.75% TRADING 2.06% BUSINESS 0.75% DESIGN 1.79% DEVELOPMENTS 0.64% ENGINEERING 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.64% BUSINESS 1.77% TRADING 0.64% ASSOCIATES 1.75% SUPPORT 0.54% LONDON 1.72% PROPERTY 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.71% PROPERTIES 0.54% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% SUSSEX 0.54% MEDIA 1.63% TEMED 0.54% GLOBAL 1.57% C 0.54% J 1.56% PROJECT 0.54% CARE 1.46% J 0.43% IT 1.43% SOUTHERN 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.41% H 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% FINANCIAL 0.43% M 1.25% GLOBAL 0.43% BUILDING 1.21% DEVELOPMENT 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.19% CO 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.18% TRAINING 0.43% TRAINING 1.17% BOGNOR 0.43% SECURITY 1.15%
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 251 249,183 99999 - Dormant Company 62 43,384 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 54,531 41100 - Development of building projects 26 8,637 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 21 24,894 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 23,532 74990 - Non-trading company 18 14,129 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 17 7,507 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,664 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 16,448 47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores 16 3,226 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 12 2,653 86900 - Other human health activities 11 8,465 90030 - Artistic creation 10 3,719 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 5,372 7487 - Other business activities 9 7,556 74100 - specialised design activities 9 3,645 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 8 4,684 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 8 4,719
Recent Companies
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