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Crawley, West Sussex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley 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 2011)

    A total of 161 companies were registered in Crawley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CrawleyUK
    2011161116,391
    2010146105,137
    % change10.3%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011554858
    New companies in 2010434855
    % change27.9%0.0%5.5%
    Record Year2011 (55)2003 (51)2007 (78)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 139 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CrawleyUK
    201113990,986
    201015182,677
    % change-7.9%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011544045
    Closed companies in 2010305665
    % change80.0%-28.6%-31%
    Record Year2011 (54)2010 (56)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Crawley during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 22 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)CrawleyUK
    20112225,405
    2010-522,460
    Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20111813
    Net growth in 201013-8-10
    Record Year2007 (32)2007 (35)2007 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Crawley
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change10.4%-12.0%0.5%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1966 (0.4%)1978 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 43.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.5% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.53%CONSULTING5.04%
    CRAWLEY1.53%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    CONSULTING1.43%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    MANAGEMENT1.33%PROPERTY2.38%
    MEDIA0.92%TRADING2.10%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%DESIGN1.93%
    CARS0.71%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    BUILDING0.61%BUSINESS1.87%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    LONDON0.61%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    BUSINESS0.61%MEDIA1.69%
    ELECTRICAL0.61%ENGINEERING1.61%
    PROPERTY0.61%LONDON1.60%
    INVESTMENTS0.61%CARE1.45%
    SUSSEX0.51%J1.45%
    AVIATION0.51%GLOBAL1.44%
    SYSTEMS0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    SECURITY0.51%IT1.41%
    20.51%PROPERTIES1.36%
    ECO0.51%BUILDING1.34%
    PROMOTIONS0.51%M1.30%
    TRAINING0.41%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    (CRAWLEY)0.41%S1.24%
    CENTRE0.41%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    CONSTRUCTION0.41%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied291202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6660,968
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2710,246
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2330,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2212,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1816,150
    7499 - Non-trading company1711,316
    99999 - Dormant Company1618,336
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply157,000
    74990 - Non-trading company148,695
    9305 - Other service activities138,740
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified137,788
    7260 - Other computer related activities127,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,849
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified910,085
    43210 - Electrical installation83,172
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet72,197
    7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult72,344

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585032 LA CARTE MEDIA LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07584958 KIELY AIR SERVICES LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07582413 VB RETAINING WALLS LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07581207 INUNI SERVICES LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07575533 SL VEHICLE SALES LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07574923 DELICJA QUALITY FOODS LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07569408 LINCH SERVICES LIMITED 18 Mar 2011
    07568604 SPRYTECH LTD. 17 Mar 2011
    07566894 BAR 2 (CU) LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07562985 WEDDING PLANNING EXPERTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07559366 F&S BESTSOLUTIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07556701 BROAD-LIGHT LTD 08 Mar 2011
    07555360 HARVEST WINCHESTER 08 Mar 2011
    07555315 OLIVERS WINE AGENCY LIMITED 08 Mar 2011
    07550949 HYACINTHE LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07547326 HUCKLEBERRY INNOVATIONS LTD 01 Mar 2011
    OC362673 HILLS AND HILLS INVESTMENT LLP 11 Mar 2011
    OC363204 JUDD WOOD LLP 29 Mar 2011
    OC363206 J & D FOSTER FARMS LLP 29 Mar 2011
    07583392 TCS CRAWLEY LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07582421 CULTURE SPORT LTD 29 Mar 2011
    07580087 DIGI PM LIMITED 28 Mar 2011
    07579293 LEEWAY HEALTH LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07578189 FIND THE GAP LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07572549 CODE ON DEMAND LIMITED 21 Mar 2011