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
New Company Registrations
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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) Crawley UK 2011 161 116,391 2010 146 105,137 % change 10.3% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (178) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2011 55 48 58 New companies in 2010 43 48 55 % change 27.9% 0.0% 5.5% Record Year 2011 (55) 2003 (51) 2007 (78)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Crawley UK 2011 139 90,986 2010 151 82,677 % change -7.9% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 54 40 45 Closed companies in 2010 30 56 65 % change 80.0% -28.6% -31% Record Year 2011 (54) 2010 (56) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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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) Crawley UK 2011 22 25,405 2010 -5 22,460 Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 1 8 13 Net growth in 2010 13 -8 -10 Record Year 2007 (32) 2007 (35) 2007 (48)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1978 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 10.4% -12.0% 0.5% Record Year 1968 (0.5%) 1966 (0.4%) 1978 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.53% CONSULTING 5.04% CRAWLEY 1.53% MANAGEMENT 4.97% CONSULTING 1.43% CONSULTANCY 3.16% MANAGEMENT 1.33% PROPERTY 2.38% MEDIA 0.92% TRADING 2.10% ASSOCIATES 0.82% DESIGN 1.93% CARS 0.71% ASSOCIATES 1.92% BUILDING 0.61% BUSINESS 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% LONDON 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.76% BUSINESS 0.61% MEDIA 1.69% ELECTRICAL 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.61% PROPERTY 0.61% LONDON 1.60% INVESTMENTS 0.61% CARE 1.45% SUSSEX 0.51% J 1.45% AVIATION 0.51% GLOBAL 1.44% SYSTEMS 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.43% SECURITY 0.51% IT 1.41% 2 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.36% ECO 0.51% BUILDING 1.34% PROMOTIONS 0.51% M 1.30% TRAINING 0.41% ELECTRICAL 1.28% (CRAWLEY) 0.41% S 1.24% CENTRE 0.41% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% CONSTRUCTION 0.41% SYSTEMS 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 291 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 66 60,968 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 10,246 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 23 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 22 12,916 9999 - Dormant Company 20 19,765 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 16,150 7499 - Non-trading company 17 11,316 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,336 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 7,000 74990 - Non-trading company 14 8,695 9305 - Other service activities 13 8,740 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 13 7,788 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 6,996 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 2,849 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 9 10,085 43210 - Electrical installation 8 3,172 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 7 2,197 7412 - Accounting, auditing; tax consult 7 2,344
Recent Companies
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