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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08092859 CROOKED BROOK BEER COMPANY LIMITED 01 Jun 2012 08095772 CRAWLEY HOME FURNISHINGS LTD 07 Jun 2012 08096000 INTERCONSTRUCT LTD 07 Jun 2012 08104466 JUST 4 TAN LIMITED 13 Jun 2012 08105409 PARTY ADVENTURES LTD 14 Jun 2012 08105624 IJB INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 14 Jun 2012 08112544 LEGENDS SB LIMITED 20 Jun 2012 08115111 JFM CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED 21 Jun 2012 08115548 NUSANTARA ENERGY INDONESIA LIMITED 22 Jun 2012 08117075 VEERANAR LTD 25 Jun 2012 08119736 MR SEB LIMITED 26 Jun 2012 08121118 PETROTEX FINANCE (UK) LTD 27 Jun 2012 08121298 UKSSE LIMITED 27 Jun 2012 08123017 DM FINEST & CO LTD 28 Jun 2012 08123580 PRISM CONSULTING SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 28 Jun 2012 08091614 PRIMUS PROPERTY LTD 01 Jun 2012 08096577 NEW MAS TYRES LTD 07 Jun 2012 08099396 EMPOWERING FOR SUCCESS 11 Jun 2012 08101238 EQUITHOLOGY LTD 12 Jun 2012 08101543 T TEAM LIMITED 12 Jun 2012 08104926 IMPRESS SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jun 2012 08108371 GATWICK CLEANING SERVICES LTD 18 Jun 2012 08110892 WESTSUSSEX RECOVERY & STORAGE LTD 19 Jun 2012 08115466 THE SUSSEX SALAAM ENTERPISE LTD. 22 Jun 2012 08119283 MITRA INTERIORS LIMITED 26 Jun 2012
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