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
New Company Registrations
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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) Crawley UK 2014 189 143,414 2013 180 132,684 % change 5.0% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (189) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 61 53 75 New companies in 2013 67 55 58 % change -9.0% -3.6% 29.3% Record Year 2013 (67) 2011 (57) 2014 (75)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Crawley UK 2014 182 101,670 2013 154 86,170 % change 18.2% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (182) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 74 38 70 Closed companies in 2013 56 40 58 % change 32.1% -5.0% 21% Record Year 2014 (74) 2008 (70) 2014 (70)
Net Company Growth
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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) Crawley UK 2014 7 41,744 2013 26 46,514 Record Year 2007 (54) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 -13 15 5 Net growth in 2013 11 15 0 Record Year 2008 (40) 1995 (29) 2011 (35)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -17.3% -8.2% 18.6% Record Year 1991 (0.4%) 1991 (0.3%) 1992 (0.3%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.62% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.54% MANAGEMENT 4.63% CRAWLEY 1.22% CONSULTANCY 3.55% PARKING 1.14% PROPERTY 2.62% GATWICK 0.89% ENGINEERING 2.07% SUSSEX 0.89% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% CONSULTING 0.81% TRADING 2.00% IT 0.81% LONDON 1.95% CARS 0.81% CARE 1.94% ELECTRICAL 0.73% TRANSPORT 1.76% TRADING 0.73% DESIGN 1.70% CARE 0.57% CONSULTANTS 1.70% CAR 0.57% PROPERTIES 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.57% BUSINESS 1.62% CLOSE 0.57% J 1.53% PROPERTY 0.57% ELECTRICAL 1.53% CONSTRUCTION 0.49% GLOBAL 1.51% SYSTEMS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.50% BUSINESS 0.49% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PROJECT 0.49% MEDIA 1.38% DESIGN 0.49% CO., 1.36% EUROPE 0.41% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% SERVICE 0.41% BUILDING 1.30% GLOBAL 0.41% IT 1.30% CLEANING 0.41% M 1.23%
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 428 278,481 99999 - Dormant Company 51 48,286 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 46 40,717 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 29,313 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 32 28,224 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 18,890 86900 - Other human health activities 19 11,807 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 9,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 12,795 56290 - Other food services 17 4,392 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,914 98000 - Residents property management 14 5,047 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 14 6,045 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,335 70100 - Activities of head offices 12 4,108 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,401 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 10,361 74990 - Non-trading company 11 14,006 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 8,501
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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