Crawley, West Sussex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous Q1.
- February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 146 companies were registered in Crawley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Crawley UK 2010 146 105,137 2009 133 91,034 % change 9.8% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 43 48 55 New companies in 2009 47 32 54 % change -8.5% 50.0% 1.9% Record Year 2007 (49) 2007 (51) 2007 (78)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Crawley UK 2010 151 82,677 2009 124 108,060 % change 21.8% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 30 56 65 Closed companies in 2009 18 27 79 % change 66.7% 107.4% -18% Record Year 2002 (33) 2010 (56) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Crawley during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -5 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Crawley UK 2010 -5 22,460 2009 9 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 13 -8 -10 Net growth in 2009 29 5 -25 Record Year 2007 (32) 2007 (35) 2007 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Crawley 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -15.1% 28.4% -15.3% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1966 (0.4%) 1978 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
21.9% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.50% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 0.93% CONSULTING 4.60% CRAWLEY 0.81% CONSULTANCY 2.87% CARE 0.81% PROPERTY 2.50% COMMUNICATIONS 0.69% ASSOCIATES 2.04% INVESTMENTS 0.69% TRADING 1.93% PROPERTY 0.69% DESIGN 1.91% GLOBAL 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% GATWICK 0.69% MEDIA 1.84% ELECTRICAL 0.69% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTIES 0.58% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% ACCOUNTING 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.63% S 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.54% R 0.58% J 1.48% HOLDINGS 0.58% LONDON 1.45% TRADING 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSULTANCY 0.58% GROUP 1.37% AVIATION 0.58% GLOBAL 1.35% HIRE 0.58% PROPERTIES 1.35% MAINTENANCE 0.58% BUILDING 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.58% CARE 1.33% INTERACTIVE 0.58% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ADVENTX2 0.46% M 1.28% SECURITY 0.46% SYSTEMS 1.25% P 0.46% S 1.23%
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 312 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 78 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 23 14,007 9305 - Other service activities 21 9,038 7414 - Business & management consultancy 21 17,003 9999 - Dormant Company 18 19,948 7499 - Non-trading company 18 15,398 99999 - Dormant Company 17 13,808 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 17 9,659 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 17 26,974 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 9,943 74990 - Non-trading company 13 8,149 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,340 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 10,331 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,143 4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc. 9 2,729 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 7 2,818 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 7 8,154 43210 - Electrical installation 7 3,163 7210 - Hardware consultancy 7 1,327
Recent Companies
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