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

  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 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)ChichesterUK
    2015170161,156
    2014179150,722
    % change-5.0%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (179) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015623969
    New companies in 2014474785
    % change31.9%-17.0%-18.8%
    Record Year2015 (62)2005 (105)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    20158889,523
    20148282,370
    % change7.3%8.7%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015293326
    Closed companies in 2014282331
    % change3.6%43.5%-16%
    Record Year2013 (39)2008 (38)2009 (54)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)ChichesterUK
    20158271,633
    20149768,352
    Record Year 2014 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201533643
    Net growth in 2014192454
    Record Year2015 (33)2005 (81)2014 (54)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1984 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change29.4%-23.6%-26.0%
    Record Year1994 (0.2%)2005 (0.3%)1984 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.51%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTING1.76%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    CHICHESTER1.39%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSTRUCTION1.21%PROPERTY2.72%
    SUSSEX1.11%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY1.11%CARE2.13%
    ENGINEERING0.74%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CARE0.74%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.74%TRADING1.88%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.65%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M0.65%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    BUSINESS0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSULTANCY0.65%PROPERTIES1.63%
    TRAINING0.56%CO.,1.58%
    MARINE0.56%J1.55%
    GROUP0.56%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    WEST0.56%BUSINESS1.49%
    J0.46%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    MARKETING0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    NURSERY0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    SOUTH0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    SELSEY0.37%IT1.30%
    HOME0.37%MEDIA1.28%
    BAKERY0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied219288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5643,081
    99999 - Dormant Company5449,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3758,522
    41100 - Development of building projects3211,863
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3129,218
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2530,825
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2419,098
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings207,797
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation175,331
    74990 - Non-trading company1713,794
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1412,862
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1411,600
    98000 - Residents property management135,308
    56302 - Public houses and bars126,355
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles125,392
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet1110,200
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate117,450
    86900 - Other human health activities1113,990
    56101 - Licensed restaurants108,909

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09433026 ZIRCONIA DIREKT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09450657 CHRISTOPHER BISHOP CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09423256 JAMJAR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. 05 Feb 2015
    09426700 SOF CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09427510 STAAFGARD & CO LIMITED 06 Feb 2015
    09428826 STM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09433368 THE GREEN OLIVE TREE SUPPLIES COMPANY LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09435881 MICHAEL BISH LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09436392 SOUTHDOWNS 4X4 LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09437191 ADM SPECIAL PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09440271 THE CRIME & MYSTERY CLUB LTD 16 Feb 2015
    09446287 HEART BEAT CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09455070 HELADIWA HERITAGE CIRCLE LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09416878 JUST TAXIS CHICHESTER LIMITED 02 Feb 2015
    09423016 CLINTON CARPETS LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09423664 ARRETON VALLEY GRID CONNECTION LIMITED 05 Feb 2015
    09425277 JETO TRADING LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09426185 AVANT GARDE LETTING SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09426186 AVANT GARDE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD 06 Feb 2015
    09428746 CONFIDENT CARING LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09435131 SLATEATRADE.COM LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09445457 GLYNN HOUSE CLOSE LIMITED 18 Feb 2015
    09446152 GR8MEDICS LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09450247 PARAPECTIN LIMITED 20 Feb 2015
    09450763 NORTHDOWN MARINE LTD 20 Feb 2015