Crawley, West Sussex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous first half year.
- The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any half year in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The first half of 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous first half year.
The first half of 2012 was a record first half year for company registrations in Crawley when compared to any half year in history.
In the first half of 2012 a total of 381 companies were formed in Crawley. This figure is 18.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Crawley occurred in 2012 when a total of 381 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley UK 2012 381 253,150 2011 323 228,735 % change 18.0% 10.7% Record Year 2012 (381) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 156 companies were registered in Crawley during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Crawley UK 2012 156 121,659 2011 162 112,344 % change -3.7% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (162) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 46 57 53 New companies in 2011 41 59 62 % change 12.2% -3.4% -14.5% Record Year 2007 (47) 2011 (59) 2011 (62)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 241 companies were dissolved in Crawley. This figure is 4.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
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 2012 241 147,793 2011 251 162,310 % change -4.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (338) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 129 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 15.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Crawley UK 2012 129 80,218 2011 112 71,324 % change 15.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (214) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 34 54 41 Closed companies in 2011 34 44 34 % change 0.0% 22.7% 21% Record Year 2009 (63) 2009 (96) 2009 (55)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Crawley increased by 140 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley UK 2012 140 105,357 2011 72 66,425 Record Year 2007 (180) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Crawley during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 27 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Crawley UK 2012 27 41,441 2011 50 41,020 Record Year 2007 (65) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 12 3 12 Net growth in 2011 7 15 28 Record Year 2007 (32) 2007 (25) 2008 (50)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Crawley formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Crawley 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.4%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Crawley 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% % change -5.6% -15.3% -8.7% Record Year 1966 (1.1%) 1968 (0.7%) 1965 (1.0%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 41.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 41.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.5% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Crawley was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.3% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Crawley in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.13% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 0.94% CONSULTANCY 3.28% CRAWLEY 0.94% PROPERTY 2.35% ENGINEERING 0.85% TRADING 2.10% GATWICK 0.77% DESIGN 1.89% PROPERTY 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.87% TRADING 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.82% PARTNERS 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% SYSTEMS 0.60% BUSINESS 1.70% SUSSEX 0.60% MEDIA 1.69% LONDON 0.60% LONDON 1.68% M 0.60% J 1.57% ENERGY 0.60% GLOBAL 1.51% ASSOCIATES 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.48% AUTO 0.51% IT 1.42% GLOBAL 0.51% CARE 1.31% HIRE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% EUROPE 0.51% M 1.26% SUPPORT 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.23% PARKING 0.51% BUILDING 1.23% IT 0.51% SECURITY 1.19% BUSINESS 0.51% S 1.18% INTERIORS 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 363 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 42 47,029 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 15,280 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 25 26,088 74990 - Non-trading company 21 9,706 7414 - Business & management consultancy 19 10,978 9999 - Dormant Company 17 16,469 70100 - Activities of head offices 15 2,678 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 6,356 9305 - Other service activities 14 7,926 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 8,258 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 13 14,220 7260 - Other computer related activities 12 6,456 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 12 10,271 43210 - Electrical installation 11 3,557 7499 - Non-trading company 10 8,023 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 9 2,921 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 9 3,818
Recent Companies
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