Crawley, West Sussex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous September.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Q3 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 152 companies were registered in Crawley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CrawleyUK
    2010152101,492
    200911794,671
    % change29.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2010 (152) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    September 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010454364
    New companies in 2009513630
    % change-11.8%19.4%113.3%
    Record Year2009 (51)2007 (46)2010 (64)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CrawleyUK
    201012187,705
    2009160159,401
    % change-24.4%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010344245
    Closed companies in 2009405862
    % change-15.0%-27.6%-27%
    Record Year2009 (40)2008 (70)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Crawley during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 31 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)CrawleyUK
    20103113,787
    2009-43-64,730
    Record Year 2000 (73) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201011119
    Net growth in 200911-22-32
    Record Year2008 (40)2002 (24)2000 (32)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Crawley
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-18.0%8.4%104.6%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1961 (0.6%)1982 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 42.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.6% of all director appointments in Crawley in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CRAWLEY1.70%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTANCY1.59%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.59%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    MANAGEMENT1.25%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY0.91%TRADING2.04%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%DESIGN1.93%
    ENGINEERING0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    LONDON0.68%BUSINESS1.80%
    ENTERPRISES0.68%MEDIA1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.68%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    S0.57%LONDON1.59%
    GATWICK0.57%ENGINEERING1.59%
    INTERACTIVE0.57%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CAR0.57%CARE1.44%
    GLOBAL0.57%J1.44%
    HIRE0.57%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    MAINTENANCE0.57%GLOBAL1.42%
    CARS0.57%IT1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    INTERNATIONAL0.57%BUILDING1.32%
    BUILDING0.57%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    ECO0.45%M1.28%
    P0.45%SYSTEMS1.26%
    TRADING0.45%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied288202,902
    7487 - Other business activities7369,802
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2314,940
    9999 - Dormant Company2121,484
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2025,053
    99999 - Dormant Company1814,072
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities168,292
    9305 - Other service activities169,454
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1513,161
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply158,183
    74990 - Non-trading company137,649
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,967
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified126,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities115,716
    43210 - Electrical installation102,747
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult82,672
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified87,767
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies71,236
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis62,962

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07328934 ALL IN ONE MEDICAL LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07326822 FRAN'S KITCHEN LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326576 VELOCITY BLINDS LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07326107 RAJEE LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07325466 PARK MEET AND GREET LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323972 TECH CONTRACTING LIMITED 23 Jul 2010
    07314208 FUNKY FRAGRANCES (UK) LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07311618 CRISTIAN TRANSPORTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07309675 EUREKA ON-LINE LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07308467 TOPFLIGHT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07308004 ITALIAN CONCEPT RESTAURANTS LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07307282 MOVES TRAVEL LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07305517 LAKER BUILDING AND FENCING SUPPLIES LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07304808 EGP TECHNOLOGY LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07302508 VOLUTION FINANCE (UK) LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07328949 GBC LOGISTICS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07320918 STRAN LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07319599 HAPPY TIMES CRAWLEY LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319317 STRAN INC LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07318160 SM SPECIALISED SYSTEMS LTD 19 Jul 2010
    07315848 JUST OZ NEW MEDIA LTD 15 Jul 2010
    07314101 FREE BEE HAPPY LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07309633 CRYSTAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07308972 DISCOVERY NEW SCHOOL 08 Jul 2010
    07307913 SR RETAIL CONSULTANTS LIMITED 08 Jul 2010