Crawley, West Sussex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 183 companies were registered in Crawley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 4.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Crawley UK 2014 183 150,722 2013 175 134,802 % change 4.6% 11.8% Record Year 2012 (225) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2014 54 71 58 New companies in 2013 75 44 56 % change -28.0% 61.4% 3.6% Record Year 2013 (75) 2012 (83) 2012 (82)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 141 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 5.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Crawley UK 2014 141 82,370 2013 149 77,914 % change -5.4% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous February.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 46 56 39 Closed companies in 2013 51 46 52 % change -9.8% 21.7% -25% Record Year 2011 (54) 2010 (56) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Crawley during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 42 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Crawley UK 2014 42 68,352 2013 26 56,888 Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 8 15 19 Net growth in 2013 24 -2 4 Record Year 2007 (32) 2012 (40) 2007 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Crawley 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -32.6% 49.0% -13.6% Record Year 1979 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 44.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 2008 when 27.6% of all directors were female.
21.9% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.60% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.35% MANAGEMENT 4.67% SUSSEX 1.18% CONSULTANCY 3.49% PARKING 1.18% PROPERTY 2.64% CONSULTING 1.10% TRADING 2.05% TRADING 1.10% LONDON 1.88% CRAWLEY 1.01% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARS 0.84% CARE 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.76% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CAR 0.76% DESIGN 1.75% EUROPE 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% BUSINESS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.71% CONSULTANTS 0.67% PROPERTIES 1.60% PROPERTY 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.60% ELECTRICAL 0.59% GLOBAL 1.58% CONSTRUCTION 0.59% J 1.48% RECRUITMENT 0.51% ASSOCIATES 1.48% IT 0.51% MEDIA 1.48% GATWICK 0.51% IT 1.33% CLEANING 0.51% TRANSPORT 1.30% ASSOCIATES 0.42% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% COMMUNICATIONS 0.42% BUILDING 1.24% HOUSE 0.42% M 1.21% BUILDING 0.42% CAPITAL 1.20% HAIR 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 431 280,210 99999 - Dormant Company 54 47,084 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 49 27,750 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 42 37,882 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 34 56,411 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 26,700 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 25 18,491 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 12,813 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 9,509 56290 - Other food services 18 3,980 86900 - Other human health activities 15 10,273 98000 - Residents property management 15 4,832 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 14 5,130 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 5,876 74990 - Non-trading company 14 14,135 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 7,313 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 5,988 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 12 9,358 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 4,019 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 12 8,155
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