Crawley, West Sussex
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any half year in history.
- Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q2.
- June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous June.
- May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous May.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The first half of 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2011 was a record first half year for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2011 a total of 323 companies were formed in Crawley. This figure is 14.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Crawley occurred in 2011 when a total of 323 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley UK 2011 323 228,735 2010 282 203,749 % change 14.5% 12.3% Record Year 2011 (323) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Q2 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q2.
A total of 162 companies were registered in Crawley during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Crawley UK 2011 162 112,344 2010 136 98,612 % change 19.1% 13.9% Record Year 2011 (162) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
June 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous June.
May 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous May.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 41 59 62 New companies in 2010 43 43 50 % change -4.7% 37.2% 24.0% Record Year 2008 (47) 2011 (59) 2011 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 251 companies were dissolved in Crawley. This figure is 7.4% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Crawley occurred in 2009 when a total of 338 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley UK 2011 251 162,310 2010 271 177,631 % change -7.4% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (338) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 112 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 6.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Crawley UK 2011 112 71,324 2010 120 94,954 % change -6.7% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 34 44 34 Closed companies in 2010 35 48 37 % change -2.9% -8.3% -8% Record Year 2009 (63) 2009 (96) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Crawley increased by 72 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley UK 2011 72 66,425 2010 11 26,118 Record Year 2007 (180) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Crawley during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 50 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Crawley UK 2011 50 41,020 2010 16 3,658 Record Year 2007 (65) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 7 15 28 Net growth in 2010 8 -5 13 Record Year 2007 (32) 2007 (25) 2008 (50)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Crawley 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.7% 8.0% 9.9% Record Year 1966 (1.1%) 1968 (0.7%) 1965 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 42.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 42.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Crawley was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
23.5% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
21.8% of all director appointments in Crawley in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.57% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTING 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.86% CRAWLEY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.17% MEDIA 1.08% PROPERTY 2.43% ASSOCIATES 0.88% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 0.78% DESIGN 1.94% BUSINESS 0.78% ASSOCIATES 1.92% PROMOTIONS 0.68% BUSINESS 1.87% PROPERTY 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% GROUP 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.76% AVIATION 0.49% MEDIA 1.73% INVESTMENTS 0.49% ENGINEERING 1.67% (CRAWLEY) 0.49% LONDON 1.60% TRAVEL 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% HOLDINGS 0.49% J 1.44% LONDON 0.49% CARE 1.44% 2 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.42% CARS 0.49% IT 1.39% PARKING 0.49% BUILDING 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.31% GATWICK 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.30% CONSULTANTS 0.49% M 1.27% ECO 0.49% S 1.23% R 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.20% HIRE 0.49% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 299 202,072 7487 - Other business activities 68 60,758 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 10,545 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 30,647 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 13,053 9999 - Dormant Company 21 20,111 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 18 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 16 18,918 7499 - Non-trading company 16 10,955 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 16 7,143 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,481 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,063 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 7,095 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 7,835 70100 - Activities of head offices 11 2,632 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 7,849 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,322 43210 - Electrical installation 9 3,085 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 2,258 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 8 2,739
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07656105 TWYFORD LOGISTICS LIMITED 02 Jun 2011 07660624 PALMER RESOURCING LTD. 07 Jun 2011 07660792 CASAM LIMITED 07 Jun 2011 07664463 BLUE EGG CONSULTANCY LIMITED 10 Jun 2011 07668737 AUTOPHORIA LTD. 14 Jun 2011 07672420 A1 MEET & GREET PARKING GATWICK LTD 16 Jun 2011 07672822 AMBER NOMINEE GP LIMITED 16 Jun 2011 07673951 NXN ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Jun 2011 07675517 JOLLYES RETAIL GROUP LIMITED 21 Jun 2011 07679339 TWANG MEDIA LTD 22 Jun 2011 07679719 BENCHMARK CASES LIMITED 23 Jun 2011 07683071 TRAVEL WELFARE LTD 27 Jun 2011 07683191 SEMAPHARM LIMITED 27 Jun 2011 07683204 LISTER CONSULTING LTD 27 Jun 2011 07684850 TOWN & COUNTRY COMMERCIAL LIMITED 28 Jun 2011 07686578 HAZELWICK SCHOOL 29 Jun 2011 07686924 BELVEDERE INTERIORS LIMITED 29 Jun 2011 07687643 07687643 LIMITED 29 Jun 2011 07688928 PI R SQUARED LIMITED 30 Jun 2011 07660041 LANGLEY SERVICES ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 07 Jun 2011 07664075 SUSSEX AND GOOD LIMITED 09 Jun 2011 07669408 DJRP LIMITED 14 Jun 2011 07669648 UNIFIED COMMERCE LTD 14 Jun 2011 07676069 AMBULANCE WAY LIMITED 21 Jun 2011 07678061 THE REAL CATERING COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jun 2011
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