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
New Company Registrations
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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) Crawley UK 2010 152 101,492 2009 117 94,671 % change 29.9% 7.2% Record Year 2010 (152) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2010 45 43 64 New companies in 2009 51 36 30 % change -11.8% 19.4% 113.3% Record Year 2009 (51) 2007 (46) 2010 (64)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Crawley UK 2010 121 87,705 2009 160 159,401 % change -24.4% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2010 34 42 45 Closed companies in 2009 40 58 62 % change -15.0% -27.6% -27% Record Year 2009 (40) 2008 (70) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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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) Crawley UK 2010 31 13,787 2009 -43 -64,730 Record Year 2000 (73) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 11 1 19 Net growth in 2009 11 -22 -32 Record Year 2008 (40) 2002 (24) 2000 (32)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -18.0% 8.4% 104.6% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1961 (0.6%) 1982 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CRAWLEY 1.70% MANAGEMENT 5.06% CONSULTANCY 1.59% CONSULTING 4.99% CONSULTING 1.59% CONSULTANCY 3.12% MANAGEMENT 1.25% PROPERTY 2.38% PROPERTY 0.91% TRADING 2.04% CONSULTANTS 0.79% ASSOCIATES 2.01% ELECTRICAL 0.79% DESIGN 1.93% ENGINEERING 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% LONDON 0.68% BUSINESS 1.80% ENTERPRISES 0.68% MEDIA 1.75% INVESTMENTS 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.73% S 0.57% LONDON 1.59% GATWICK 0.57% ENGINEERING 1.59% INTERACTIVE 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.49% CAR 0.57% CARE 1.44% GLOBAL 0.57% J 1.44% HIRE 0.57% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% MAINTENANCE 0.57% GLOBAL 1.42% CARS 0.57% IT 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.35% INTERNATIONAL 0.57% BUILDING 1.32% BUILDING 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ECO 0.45% M 1.28% P 0.45% SYSTEMS 1.26% TRADING 0.45% S 1.24%
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 288 202,902 7487 - Other business activities 73 69,802 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 14,940 9999 - Dormant Company 21 21,484 7499 - Non-trading company 21 13,408 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 20 25,053 99999 - Dormant Company 18 14,072 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 8,292 9305 - Other service activities 16 9,454 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 15 13,161 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 8,183 74990 - Non-trading company 13 7,649 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 8,967 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 5,716 43210 - Electrical installation 10 2,747 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 8 2,672 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 8 7,767 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 7 1,236 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 6 2,962
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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