Crawley, West Sussex
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous September.
- August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous August.
- July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous July.
- September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Crawley when compared to any previous September.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 174 companies were registered in Crawley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 14.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Crawley UK 2011 174 114,512 2010 152 101,492 % change 14.5% 12.8% Record Year 2011 (174) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous September.
August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous August.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 47 57 70 New companies in 2010 45 43 64 % change 4.4% 32.6% 9.4% Record Year 2009 (51) 2011 (57) 2011 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 6.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Crawley UK 2011 129 72,230 2010 121 87,705 % change 6.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
July 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 41 53 35 Closed companies in 2010 34 42 45 % change 20.6% 26.2% -22% Record Year 2011 (41) 2008 (70) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Crawley during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 45 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Crawley UK 2011 45 42,282 2010 31 13,787 Record Year 2000 (73) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Crawley when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 6 4 35 Net growth in 2010 11 1 19 Record Year 2008 (40) 2002 (24) 2011 (35)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Crawley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Crawley 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -4.4% 11.5% -1.2% Record Year 1970 (0.8%) 1961 (0.6%) 1982 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 42.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Crawley in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.28% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.10% MANAGEMENT 4.75% CRAWLEY 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.19% MEDIA 1.10% PROPERTY 2.41% BUSINESS 0.82% TRADING 2.06% MANAGEMENT 0.82% DESIGN 1.94% ASSOCIATES 0.82% ASSOCIATES 1.85% GATWICK 0.64% BUSINESS 1.82% 2 0.55% CONSULTANTS 1.76% IT 0.55% ENGINEERING 1.74% (CRAWLEY) 0.55% MEDIA 1.72% ELECTRICAL 0.46% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% GLOBAL 0.46% LONDON 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.46% J 1.47% PROPERTY 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% CARS 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.43% R 0.46% CARE 1.42% EUROPE 0.46% IT 1.38% HOLDINGS 0.46% BUILDING 1.30% GROUP 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.28% PARKING 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.27% FOOD 0.37% M 1.25% COMMUNITY 0.37% ENERGY 1.22% GREEN 0.37% TRAINING 1.21% CENTRE 0.37% S 1.21%
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 300 204,493 7487 - Other business activities 65 65,177 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 10,137 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 27 29,245 7414 - Business & management consultancy 26 14,755 9999 - Dormant Company 25 22,587 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 8,345 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 8,686 9305 - Other service activities 18 10,525 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 17 15,760 7499 - Non-trading company 16 11,543 74990 - Non-trading company 15 8,064 99999 - Dormant Company 14 18,281 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 6,798 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,551 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 10,018 70100 - Activities of head offices 10 2,479 43210 - Electrical installation 9 2,938 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 2,191 5530 - Restaurants 8 5,640
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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