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
    09109121 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09118114 EMIRCAN PROMOTIONS LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09118254 AD PLANNING AND DESIGN LTD 07 Jul 2014
    09121437 LMG COMPLIANCE LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    OC394175 G ADAMS AND SON LLP 09 Jul 2014
    09127500 UKOUTREACH COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 11 Jul 2014
    OC394273 MASSIP LLP 15 Jul 2014
    09130820 PUCHBUD LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09130844 STAWBUD LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09131286 AMIS DE LA MER LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09135268 S&N SYSTEMS LTD 17 Jul 2014
    09139551 HELIX CONSULTANCY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09141243 LAMBRETTI CARS LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09141668 HELBON LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09143552 GONDAL BROS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09144567 LES DOMAINES UK LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09148976 IMPACT GLOBAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09149063 THE ROBERT PUTTICK EXECUTIVE PENSION LIMITED 28 Jul 2014
    09152687 ROWAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09152807 OUTDOOR PARTY HIRE LTD 30 Jul 2014
    09124828 XLER8 LIMITED 10 Jul 2014
    09128383 P N DESIGN LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09130196 SPARTAN IT LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09142182 T K WHOLESALES LTD 22 Jul 2014
    09151467 DOMEPEAK LTD 29 Jul 2014