Chichester, West Sussex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 165 companies were registered in Chichester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ChichesterUK
    2014165143,414
    2013135132,684
    % change22.2%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (165) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

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

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

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

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014545358
    New companies in 2013423954
    % change28.6%35.9%7.4%
    Record Year2014 (54)2014 (53)2014 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 110 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ChichesterUK
    2014110101,670
    201312286,170
    % change-9.8%18.0%
    Record Year 2013 (122) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014362945
    Closed companies in 2013444335
    % change-18.2%-32.6%29%
    Record Year2013 (44)2008 (69)2009 (53)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Chichester during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 55 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)ChichesterUK
    20145541,744
    20131346,514
    Record Year 2011 (66) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014182413
    Net growth in 2013-2-419
    Record Year2008 (30)2011 (25)2002 (38)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Chichester
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change16.8%29.6%-1.4%
    Record Year1990 (0.2%)1991 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 44.8.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 2007 when 38.9% of all directors were female.

    29.7% of all director appointments in Chichester in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CHICHESTER1.75%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT1.47%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CONSULTING1.29%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSTRUCTION1.11%PROPERTY2.62%
    PROPERTY1.11%ENGINEERING2.07%
    SUSSEX0.92%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.00%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.74%LONDON1.95%
    DESIGN0.74%CARE1.94%
    SUPPORT0.74%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%DESIGN1.70%
    M0.65%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    SELSEY0.55%PROPERTIES1.63%
    IT0.55%BUSINESS1.62%
    CARE0.55%J1.53%
    J0.55%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    ENGINEERING0.55%GLOBAL1.51%
    HOME0.55%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    WEST0.46%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    GROUP0.46%MEDIA1.38%
    FARM0.46%CO.,1.36%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    PRODUCTIONS0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    (CHICHESTER)0.37%IT1.30%
    SUPPLIES0.37%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied228278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5140,717
    99999 - Dormant Company5048,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3757,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3128,224
    41100 - Development of building projects2810,604
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2429,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2018,890
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1810,361
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,795
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings147,151
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation125,083
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,006
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate126,595
    98000 - Residents property management115,047
    86900 - Other human health activities1111,807
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities107,401
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet109,914
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles105,335
    56302 - Public houses and bars96,056

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09163484 SILVER LANE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 06 Aug 2014
    09181375 JENSEN VILLIERS LIMITED 19 Aug 2014
    09157690 REVOLVER STUDIO LIMITED 01 Aug 2014
    09160516 MIRILION PROPERTIES LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09160798 CNS ADVERTISING LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162103 RECENZO LTD 05 Aug 2014
    09162749 L C ESSENTIALS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09167035 THE SUSSEX PIG COMPANY LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09170109 THE MILL (CHICHESTER) MANAGEMENT LIMITED 11 Aug 2014
    09174322 JUSTIN THEOBALD PRIME PROPERTY LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09189025 URBAN ATTITUDE UK LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192099 CFT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09196925 KEIVEN SMITH ENGINEERING LTD 31 Aug 2014
    09159450 187 SECURITY LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160171 CHICHESTER CLINICAL MASSAGE LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09168422 FOSSE WAY COURT (SEATON) FLAT OWNERS LIMITED 08 Aug 2014
    09170401 SOUTH COAST HYDROSEEDING LTD 11 Aug 2014
    09171439 PETER GIBB MARINE SERVICES LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09172065 SPORTAIR LTD 12 Aug 2014
    09178499 THE 180 PROJECT LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09180182 PARNELL HOMES LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09180382 COLDJET LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09185811 HARPER ACCOUNTING SERVICES LIMITED 21 Aug 2014
    09188388 NURTURE THE NATURE LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09190090 RJK INSTALLATIONS LTD 28 Aug 2014