Crawley, West Sussex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous September.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous September.
  • July 2014 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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 189 companies were registered in Crawley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CrawleyUK
    2014189143,414
    2013180132,684
    % change5.0%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (189) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Crawley when compared to any previous September.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014615375
    New companies in 2013675558
    % change-9.0%-3.6%29.3%
    Record Year2013 (67)2011 (57)2014 (75)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 182 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 18.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CrawleyUK
    2014182101,670
    201315486,170
    % change18.2%18.0%
    Record Year 2014 (182) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous September.

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Crawley when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014743870
    Closed companies in 2013564058
    % change32.1%-5.0%21%
    Record Year2014 (74)2008 (70)2014 (70)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Crawley during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 7 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)CrawleyUK
    2014741,744
    20132646,514
    Record Year 2007 (54) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014-13155
    Net growth in 201311150
    Record Year2008 (40)1995 (29)2011 (35)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Crawley
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-17.3%-8.2%18.6%
    Record Year1991 (0.4%)1991 (0.3%)1992 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

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

    20.0% of all director appointments in Crawley in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.62%CONSULTING5.17%
    CONSULTANCY1.54%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    CRAWLEY1.22%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    PARKING1.14%PROPERTY2.62%
    GATWICK0.89%ENGINEERING2.07%
    SUSSEX0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    CONSULTING0.81%TRADING2.00%
    IT0.81%LONDON1.95%
    CARS0.81%CARE1.94%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%TRANSPORT1.76%
    TRADING0.73%DESIGN1.70%
    CARE0.57%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    CAR0.57%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSULTANTS0.57%BUSINESS1.62%
    CLOSE0.57%J1.53%
    PROPERTY0.57%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    CONSTRUCTION0.49%GLOBAL1.51%
    SYSTEMS0.49%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    BUSINESS0.49%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROJECT0.49%MEDIA1.38%
    DESIGN0.49%CO.,1.36%
    EUROPE0.41%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    SERVICE0.41%BUILDING1.30%
    GLOBAL0.41%IT1.30%
    CLEANING0.41%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied428278,481
    99999 - Dormant Company5148,286
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4640,717
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4229,313
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3557,264
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3228,224
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2718,890
    86900 - Other human health activities1911,807
    62012 - Business and domestic software development199,675
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1812,795
    56290 - Other food services174,392
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet149,914
    98000 - Residents property management145,047
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified146,045
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,335
    70100 - Activities of head offices124,108
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,401
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1110,361
    74990 - Non-trading company1114,006
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified118,501

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09156529 NA SERVICES(UK) LTD 01 Aug 2014
    09159820 XML400.COM LIMITED 04 Aug 2014
    09160254 THE THREE SWANS PHARMACY ONLINE LTD 04 Aug 2014
    09162592 PINK SUNFLOWERS LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09162899 SALON SECRETS SUSSEX LIMITED 05 Aug 2014
    09165528 SOUTH OF ENGLAND RALLY LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09165815 GOOD MOTIVES LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09166505 VULKEEN LTD 07 Aug 2014
    09172916 ROMAN DIAZ LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09174425 MACK TOURS LIMITED 13 Aug 2014
    09177226 GATWICK VALET CAR PARKING LTD 15 Aug 2014
    09180051 REIP LIMITED 18 Aug 2014
    09182597 CRAWLEY VEGETABLES LTD 20 Aug 2014
    09184563 THE PAYROLL PENSION PROFESSIONALS LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09190433 LEWIS MOWATT CONSULTING LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191251 ATHERTON BAILEY LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09191252 I-MOST LIMITED 28 Aug 2014
    09192069 ROUNDSTONE GARDEN CARE LIMITED 29 Aug 2014
    09195632 RILLSIDE 1968 LIMITED 30 Aug 2014
    09196626 IGES INDIA LTD 30 Aug 2014
    09177275 GAMERCO LIMITED 15 Aug 2014
    09179460 SMART MEET & GREET LTD 18 Aug 2014
    09184559 GREEN VEGETABLES LTD 21 Aug 2014
    09188541 BUCKDALE HOMES LTD 28 Aug 2014
    09189353 RMJPI ACCOUNTANCY LTD 28 Aug 2014