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

  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 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)CrawleyUK
    2010146105,137
    200913391,034
    % change9.8%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010434855
    New companies in 2009473254
    % change-8.5%50.0%1.9%
    Record Year2007 (49)2007 (51)2007 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CrawleyUK
    201015182,677
    2009124108,060
    % change21.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010305665
    Closed companies in 2009182779
    % change66.7%107.4%-18%
    Record Year2002 (33)2010 (56)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CrawleyUK
    2010-522,460
    20099-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201013-8-10
    Net growth in 2009295-25
    Record Year2007 (32)2007 (35)2007 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-15.1%28.4%-15.3%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1966 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.50%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT0.93%CONSULTING4.60%
    CRAWLEY0.81%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    CARE0.81%PROPERTY2.50%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.69%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    INVESTMENTS0.69%TRADING1.93%
    PROPERTY0.69%DESIGN1.91%
    GLOBAL0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    GATWICK0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    ELECTRICAL0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTIES0.58%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    ACCOUNTING0.58%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    S0.58%ENGINEERING1.54%
    R0.58%J1.48%
    HOLDINGS0.58%LONDON1.45%
    TRADING0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    CONSULTANCY0.58%GROUP1.37%
    AVIATION0.58%GLOBAL1.35%
    HIRE0.58%PROPERTIES1.35%
    MAINTENANCE0.58%BUILDING1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.58%CARE1.33%
    INTERACTIVE0.58%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ADVENTX20.46%M1.28%
    SECURITY0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    P0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied312228,645
    7487 - Other business activities7874,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2314,007
    9305 - Other service activities219,038
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2117,003
    9999 - Dormant Company1819,948
    7499 - Non-trading company1815,398
    99999 - Dormant Company1713,808
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply179,659
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified1726,974
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities169,943
    74990 - Non-trading company138,149
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,340
    7260 - Other computer related activities1310,331
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,143
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.92,729
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult72,818
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified78,154
    43210 - Electrical installation73,163
    7210 - Hardware consultancy71,327

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07140676 FLY HIGH DIRECT LIMITED 29 Jan 2010
    07138784 DEMETRION UK LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07138118 N JOHNSON PROPERTIES LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07134242 FRIMOGEN LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07133716 SUPAR AIR MARCHE LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132960 CLICK LOCAL LTD 22 Jan 2010
    07130665 RCM FITNESS LTD 20 Jan 2010
    07129469 GATWICK CLAIMS AND CAR HIRE LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07129278 KOOL KOALA LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07127489 BURSTOW GOLF AND LEISURE LIMITED 16 Jan 2010
    07125568 VITICA LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07125537 SOUNDTECH LOGISTIC LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07125533 ADVANCE COMMUNITY LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07124694 L AND M CARPENTRY LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07124139 T AND T CATERING LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07121399 CLICK2GO EXECUTIVE CARS LTD 11 Jan 2010
    07139184 WINFIELD DECORATORS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137728 P.D.T ELECTRICS SERVICES LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07137689 P J'S NEWS LTD 27 Jan 2010
    07135197 ENKI VENTURES LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07129413 BARKERS PLUS LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07125115 HARI CONSULTANCY AND SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07124750 HONEY POTS CHILDCARE LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07122434 DREAM ADVERTISING CONSULTANCY LTD 12 Jan 2010
    07122130 MK TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010