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
    09478000 STEWART SOFTWARE BIZ LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09490169 LEGAZMAN LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09501219 MURPHY MITCHELL CONSULTING LTD 20 Mar 2015
    09510127 TRUMLEY LIMITED 25 Mar 2015
    09510894 SPACE TEAM LTD 26 Mar 2015
    09515663 THE BUSINESS OF MUMS LTD 28 Mar 2015
    09464148 77 GROUP LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466302 P WARD AVIATION LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466800 ESTATE TO GARDEN LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09476791 BLUE SPIRE LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09481317 FRESH EXECUTIVE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09481695 CONFUCIUS CHINESE LIMITED 10 Mar 2015
    09484246 AZURE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 11 Mar 2015
    09490072 THE STUDENT LOOK-UP LTD 14 Mar 2015
    09490369 POALBE LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09490681 FINAL TOUCH SUSSEX LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09499953 ROB KENNY RESIDENTIAL SURVEYOR LTD 19 Mar 2015
    09513305 SNAIL TRANS LTD 27 Mar 2015
    09513955 BIDEEZ ONLINE LIMITED 27 Mar 2015
    09471095 S AND A DESIGNWORKS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09476698 ARKLE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09486903 BROADBRIDGE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09490627 COMPLETE FENCING LIMITED 14 Mar 2015
    09494229 CENTRAL ABODE LIMITED 17 Mar 2015
    09495546 TINCT HANDBAGS LIMITED 18 Mar 2015