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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.

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 (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)CrawleyUK
    2011174114,512
    2010152101,492
    % change14.5%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (174) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011475770
    New companies in 2010454364
    % change4.4%32.6%9.4%
    Record Year2009 (51)2011 (57)2011 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CrawleyUK
    201112972,230
    201012187,705
    % change6.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011415335
    Closed companies in 2010344245
    % change20.6%26.2%-22%
    Record Year2011 (41)2008 (70)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CrawleyUK
    20114542,282
    20103113,787
    Record Year 2000 (73) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20116435
    Net growth in 201011119
    Record Year2008 (40)2002 (24)2011 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1970 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-4.4%11.5%-1.2%
    Record Year1970 (0.8%)1961 (0.6%)1982 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.28%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTANCY1.10%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CRAWLEY1.10%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    MEDIA1.10%PROPERTY2.41%
    BUSINESS0.82%TRADING2.06%
    MANAGEMENT0.82%DESIGN1.94%
    ASSOCIATES0.82%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    GATWICK0.64%BUSINESS1.82%
    20.55%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    IT0.55%ENGINEERING1.74%
    (CRAWLEY)0.55%MEDIA1.72%
    ELECTRICAL0.46%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    GLOBAL0.46%LONDON1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.46%J1.47%
    PROPERTY0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    CARS0.46%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    R0.46%CARE1.42%
    EUROPE0.46%IT1.38%
    HOLDINGS0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    GROUP0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    PARKING0.46%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    FOOD0.37%M1.25%
    COMMUNITY0.37%ENERGY1.22%
    GREEN0.37%TRAINING1.21%
    CENTRE0.37%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied300204,493
    7487 - Other business activities6565,177
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2810,137
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2729,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2614,755
    9999 - Dormant Company2522,587
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,345
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,686
    9305 - Other service activities1810,525
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1715,760
    7499 - Non-trading company1611,543
    74990 - Non-trading company158,064
    99999 - Dormant Company1418,281
    62090 - Other information technology service activities116,798
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified117,551
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1010,018
    70100 - Activities of head offices102,479
    43210 - Electrical installation92,938
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet92,191
    5530 - Restaurants85,640

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07761282 KB INFO LIMITED 05 Sep 2011
    07766417 AVENSYS (CRAWLEY) LIMITED 08 Sep 2011
    07767151 ICKSP 08 Sep 2011
    07768274 AMS 292000 LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07768575 MANAGING CHANGE CONSULTANCY LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07768929 NATIONWIDE CLEANERS GATWICK LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07769587 MOONRAKER CRAWLEY LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07769908 BENEDICT MACKENZIE RECOVERY LIMITED 12 Sep 2011
    07769972 S. R. JOHNSON LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07771567 DOSTUFFBUS LIMITED 13 Sep 2011
    07772757 PITTAZ PRODUCTION LIMITED 14 Sep 2011
    07776366 H2O TRADING AS TUSCAN KITCHENS LTD 16 Sep 2011
    07777595 TAE CONSULTANCY LTD 19 Sep 2011
    07781389 ECO DELI LTD 21 Sep 2011
    07782133 TRANSILIENCE LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07782723 REGEN REFURBISHMENT LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07782991 PROCESS DRIVEN CONSULTING LTD 22 Sep 2011
    07783278 ISLAND HIGHWAYS LIMITED 22 Sep 2011
    07791598 NJC INNS LIMITED 29 Sep 2011
    07792664 J.M.P. SOUTH LIMITED 30 Sep 2011
    07761997 INGENUA LTD 05 Sep 2011
    07766101 AFRICAN DIABETES MOVEMENT LTD 07 Sep 2011
    07768240 TRAX FITNESS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07784695 PROJECT PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 23 Sep 2011
    07791965 CLASS A TESTING LIMITED 29 Sep 2011