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
New Company Registrations
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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) Crawley UK 2013 180 132,684 2012 145 118,868 % change 24.1% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (180) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2013 67 55 58 New companies in 2012 55 47 43 % change 21.8% 17.0% 34.9% Record Year 2013 (67) 2011 (57) 2011 (70)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Crawley UK 2013 154 86,170 2012 109 75,908 % change 41.3% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (160) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2013 56 40 58 Closed companies in 2012 32 39 38 % change 75.0% 2.6% 53% Record Year 2013 (56) 2008 (70) 2009 (62)
Net Company Growth
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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) Crawley UK 2013 26 46,514 2012 36 42,960 Record Year 2007 (54) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 11 15 0 Net growth in 2012 23 8 5 Record Year 2008 (40) 1995 (29) 2011 (35)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 9.0% 7.3% 18.3% Record Year 1991 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.39% CONSULTING 5.27% SUSSEX 1.04% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.45% PARKING 1.04% PROPERTY 2.53% TRADING 0.96% TRADING 2.08% BUSINESS 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.83% PROPERTY 0.87% LONDON 1.79% CONSULTANCY 0.87% DESIGN 1.78% GLOBAL 0.70% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CLEANING 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ENGINEERING 0.61% CARE 1.64% DESIGN 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.61% AIR 0.52% GLOBAL 1.59% CAR 0.52% J 1.54% RECRUITMENT 0.52% MEDIA 1.54% CRAWLEY 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.53% MARKETING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.45% CARS 0.44% IT 1.39% INVESTMENTS 0.44% M 1.25% PRODUCTS 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.20% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% BUILDING 1.19% AVIATION 0.44% CAPITAL 1.19% HOUSE 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% STAR 0.44% TRAINING 1.15%
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 408 260,135 99999 - Dormant Company 59 46,169 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 52 26,675 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 47 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 54,854 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 17,715 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 22 12,516 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 19 5,576 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,104 86900 - Other human health activities 16 9,203 56290 - Other food services 16 3,740 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,228 70100 - Activities of head offices 14 3,929 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 4,955 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 6,979 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 7,590 78109 - Other activities of employment placement agencies 11 3,601 93199 - Other sports activities 10 3,654 43210 - Electrical installation 10 5,724
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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