Crawley, West Sussex

Q3 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous July.
  • July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous July.

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 2013)

    Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 180 companies were registered in Crawley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 24.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CrawleyUK
    2013180132,684
    2012145118,868
    % change24.1%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (180) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous July.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013675558
    New companies in 2012554743
    % change21.8%17.0%34.9%
    Record Year2013 (67)2011 (57)2011 (70)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 41.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CrawleyUK
    201315486,170
    201210975,908
    % change41.3%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013564058
    Closed companies in 2012323938
    % change75.0%2.6%53%
    Record Year2013 (56)2008 (70)2009 (62)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    Net company growth for Crawley during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 26 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)CrawleyUK
    20132646,514
    20123642,960
    Record Year 2007 (54) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201311150
    Net growth in 20122385
    Record Year2008 (40)1995 (29)2011 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    In the third quarter of 2013, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013)Crawley
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change9.0%7.3%18.3%
    Record Year1991 (0.4%)1991 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 2007 when 28.7% of all directors were female.

    26.6% of all director appointments in Crawley in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.39%CONSULTING5.27%
    SUSSEX1.04%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.04%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    PARKING1.04%PROPERTY2.53%
    TRADING0.96%TRADING2.08%
    BUSINESS0.87%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PROPERTY0.87%LONDON1.79%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%DESIGN1.78%
    GLOBAL0.70%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CLEANING0.61%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    ENGINEERING0.61%CARE1.64%
    DESIGN0.61%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    AIR0.52%GLOBAL1.59%
    CAR0.52%J1.54%
    RECRUITMENT0.52%MEDIA1.54%
    CRAWLEY0.52%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    MARKETING0.52%PROPERTIES1.45%
    CARS0.44%IT1.39%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%M1.25%
    PRODUCTS0.44%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONSTRUCTION0.44%BUILDING1.19%
    AVIATION0.44%CAPITAL1.19%
    HOUSE0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    STAR0.44%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied408260,135
    99999 - Dormant Company5946,169
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5226,675
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4734,970
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3954,854
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2617,715
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2525,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2212,516
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified195,576
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,104
    86900 - Other human health activities169,203
    56290 - Other food services163,740
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,228
    70100 - Activities of head offices143,929
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles134,955
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities126,979
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified117,590
    78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies113,601
    93199 - Other sports activities103,654
    43210 - Electrical installation105,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08672276 SRI VIDYA KALAKRUTI DANCE ACADEMY LTD. 02 Sep 2013
    08680309 BALSAMIC LTD 06 Sep 2013
    08680923 AMYH COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08684794 AEROMED LTD 10 Sep 2013
    08689143 TEFLPA LTD 13 Sep 2013
    08692599 FRANCESCA'S PETS LIMITED 16 Sep 2013
    08693116 GB RESCUE LTD. 17 Sep 2013
    08695593 PATRIA RE MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Sep 2013
    08700537 JPL MAINTENANCE LTD 20 Sep 2013
    08701358 ZEROOTI HAIR LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08705545 CORSHAW DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 25 Sep 2013
    OC388108 SAM PENN EVENTING LLP 26 Sep 2013
    08708563 SENSOMETRICA LIMITED 27 Sep 2013
    08711127 ROOTSEC LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08711517 JK SCRAP METAL LTD 30 Sep 2013
    08671208 GEODX LTD. 02 Sep 2013
    08672142 PARKANDFLY LTD 02 Sep 2013
    08676329 SIGHTS OF LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08676957 N.YOUNG BUILDERS LTD 04 Sep 2013
    08683236 CRAWLEY TECH SUPPORT LIMITED 09 Sep 2013
    08689016 GRACE & FAVOUR HEALTHCARE LIMITED 12 Sep 2013
    08698087 BR EXPRESS LTD 19 Sep 2013
    08702627 CUSTOM INTERIOR WORKSHOP LIMITED 23 Sep 2013
    08705673 SAI BLISS TECHNOLOGY LTD 25 Sep 2013
    08711365 HARVEY CLEANING LTD 30 Sep 2013