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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Chichester UK 2014 179 150,722 2013 138 134,802 % change 29.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (179) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2014 47 47 85 New companies in 2013 48 41 49 % change -2.1% 14.6% 73.5% Record Year 2011 (50) 2005 (105) 2014 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Chichester UK 2014 82 82,370 2013 96 77,914 % change -14.6% 5.7% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 28 23 31 Closed companies in 2013 39 27 30 % change -28.2% -14.8% 3% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (38) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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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) Chichester UK 2014 97 68,352 2013 42 56,888 Record Year 2005 (107) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2014 19 24 54 Net growth in 2013 9 14 19 Record Year 1999 (24) 2005 (81) 2014 (54)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -8.3% 5.9% 44.7% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 2005 (0.3%) 1984 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CHICHESTER 1.49% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTING 1.29% MANAGEMENT 4.67% PROPERTY 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.49% HOME 0.80% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTANCY 0.80% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 0.70% LONDON 1.88% CONSULTANTS 0.70% ENGINEERING 1.86% DESIGN 0.70% CARE 1.79% CONSTRUCTION 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% DEVELOPMENTS 0.60% DESIGN 1.75% SUPPORT 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.73% B 0.60% BUSINESS 1.71% J 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.60% SOUTH 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.60% (CHICHESTER) 0.50% GLOBAL 1.58% PROPERTIES 0.50% J 1.48% AVIATION 0.50% ASSOCIATES 1.48% M 0.50% MEDIA 1.48% TRADING 0.40% IT 1.33% SUSSEX 0.40% TRANSPORT 1.30% MEDIA 0.40% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% GARAGE 0.40% BUILDING 1.24% BIG 0.40% M 1.21% BUILDING 0.40% CAPITAL 1.20% CENTRE 0.40% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 260 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 60 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 51 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 26,700 41100 - Development of building projects 26 9,855 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 27,750 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 18,491 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 19 9,284 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,813 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,135 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 4,866 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,559 90030 - Artistic creation 11 4,340 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 11 5,130 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 10 9,358 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 7,313 45112 - Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles 9 3,177 56302 - Public houses and bars 9 5,732 58110 - Book publishing 9 1,216
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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