Chichester, West Sussex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous January.
- January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 170 companies were registered in Chichester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Chichester UK 2015 170 161,156 2014 179 150,722 % change -5.0% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (179) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Chichester when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 62 39 69 New companies in 2014 47 47 85 % change 31.9% -17.0% -18.8% Record Year 2015 (62) 2005 (105) 2014 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 88 companies were dissolved in Chichester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 7.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Chichester UK 2015 88 89,523 2014 82 82,370 % change 7.3% 8.7% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 29 33 26 Closed companies in 2014 28 23 31 % change 3.6% 43.5% -16% Record Year 2013 (39) 2008 (38) 2009 (54)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Chichester during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 82 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Chichester UK 2015 82 71,633 2014 97 68,352 Record Year 2014 (97) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Chichester when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 33 6 43 Net growth in 2014 19 24 54 Record Year 2015 (33) 2005 (81) 2014 (54)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Chichester formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Chichester 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 29.4% -23.6% -26.0% Record Year 1994 (0.2%) 2005 (0.3%) 1984 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 45.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Chichester was in 2007 when 34.5% of all directors were female.
28.8% of all director appointments in Chichester in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 2.51% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTING 1.76% MANAGEMENT 4.56% CHICHESTER 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.21% PROPERTY 2.72% SUSSEX 1.11% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 1.11% CARE 2.13% ENGINEERING 0.74% ENGINEERING 2.12% CARE 0.74% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.74% TRADING 1.88% DEVELOPMENTS 0.65% TRANSPORT 1.82% M 0.65% ELECTRICAL 1.76% BUSINESS 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% CONSULTANCY 0.65% PROPERTIES 1.63% TRAINING 0.56% CO., 1.58% MARINE 0.56% J 1.55% GROUP 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.54% WEST 0.56% BUSINESS 1.49% J 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.49% MARKETING 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% NURSERY 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% SOUTH 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% SELSEY 0.37% IT 1.30% HOME 0.37% MEDIA 1.28% BAKERY 0.37% M 1.27%
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 219 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 56 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 54 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 58,522 41100 - Development of building projects 32 11,863 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 31 29,218 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 25 30,825 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,098 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 20 7,797 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 17 5,331 74990 - Non-trading company 17 13,794 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 12,862 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 14 11,600 98000 - Residents property management 13 5,308 56302 - Public houses and bars 12 6,355 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 12 5,392 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 10,200 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 11 7,450 86900 - Other human health activities 11 13,990 56101 - Licensed restaurants 10 8,909
Recent Companies
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