Chichester, West Sussex

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chichester when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous March.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Chichester when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Chichester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 29.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChichesterUK
    2014179150,722
    2013138134,802
    % change29.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous March.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014474785
    New companies in 2013484149
    % change-2.1%14.6%73.5%
    Record Year2011 (50)2005 (105)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 82 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChichesterUK
    20148282,370
    20139677,914
    % change-14.6%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014282331
    Closed companies in 2013392730
    % change-28.2%-14.8%3%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (38)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Chichester during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 97 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)ChichesterUK
    20149768,352
    20134256,888
    Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous March.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014192454
    Net growth in 201391419
    Record Year1999 (24)2005 (81)2014 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Chichester
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-8.3%5.9%44.7%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

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

    30.0% of all director appointments in Chichester in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHICHESTER1.49%CONSULTING5.22%
    CONSULTING1.29%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    PROPERTY1.00%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    HOME0.80%PROPERTY2.64%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%TRADING2.05%
    MANAGEMENT0.70%LONDON1.88%
    CONSULTANTS0.70%ENGINEERING1.86%
    DESIGN0.70%CARE1.79%
    CONSTRUCTION0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.60%DESIGN1.75%
    SUPPORT0.60%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    B0.60%BUSINESS1.71%
    J0.50%PROPERTIES1.60%
    SOUTH0.50%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    (CHICHESTER)0.50%GLOBAL1.58%
    PROPERTIES0.50%J1.48%
    AVIATION0.50%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    M0.50%MEDIA1.48%
    TRADING0.40%IT1.33%
    SUSSEX0.40%TRANSPORT1.30%
    MEDIA0.40%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    GARAGE0.40%BUILDING1.24%
    BIG0.40%M1.21%
    BUILDING0.40%CAPITAL1.20%
    CENTRE0.40%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied260280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6037,882
    99999 - Dormant Company5147,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3756,411
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2926,700
    41100 - Development of building projects269,855
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2527,750
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2418,491
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate199,284
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,813
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,135
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation124,866
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,559
    90030 - Artistic creation114,340
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles115,130
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,358
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities97,313
    45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles93,177
    56302 - Public houses and bars95,732
    58110 - Book publishing91,216

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08919914 BAKERS & BURNS LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08921997 RAW CREATIVE LIMITED 04 Mar 2014
    08923541 BOWERBIRD LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08925778 CAPITAL MEDIA LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08926353 SIMON PAUL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08934563 STANFORD TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08934709 REA MCALLISTER YACHTS LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08944659 DIVECO LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08944664 CHICHESTER CARS LTD 18 Mar 2014
    08946180 CHICHESTER CAR SALES LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08946946 AGENDA HOMES LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08953041 WHITE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 21 Mar 2014
    08959526 JDC TECH LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    OC392211 BAG OF BEANS LLP 26 Mar 2014
    08918216 TAYLORDAN LTD 03 Mar 2014
    08921500 JAPANESE FUTONS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08927081 SUPPORT FOR DIABETES 06 Mar 2014
    08937277 ALLINSTALL SOUTHERN LTD 13 Mar 2014
    08940163 JR CASTRO COMPANY LTD 14 Mar 2014
    08942086 ALLDAY APPS LTD 17 Mar 2014
    08948119 EASYKEG LTD. 19 Mar 2014
    08956103 DELL QUAY SAILING CLUB LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08960784 PEACE AT HOME LIMITED 26 Mar 2014
    08966198 A-FAB SIGNS LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08968515 LOOK. DESIGN + BUILD LTD 31 Mar 2014