Crawley, West Sussex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 213 companies were registered in Crawley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 16.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Crawley UK 2015 213 161,156 2014 183 150,722 % change 16.4% 6.9% Record Year 2012 (225) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 66 72 75 New companies in 2014 54 71 58 % change 22.2% 1.4% 29.3% Record Year 2013 (75) 2012 (83) 2012 (82)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
A total of 146 companies were dissolved in Crawley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).
This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Crawley UK 2015 146 89,523 2014 141 82,370 % change 3.5% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 41 50 55 Closed companies in 2014 46 56 39 % change -10.9% -10.7% 41% Record Year 2011 (54) 2010 (56) 2009 (79)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
Net company growth for Crawley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 67 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Crawley UK 2015 67 71,633 2014 42 68,352 Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 25 22 20 Net growth in 2014 8 15 19 Record Year 2007 (32) 2012 (40) 2007 (48)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
In the first quarter of 2015, Crawley formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) Crawley 2015 0.1% 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 19.8% -6.6% 17.8% Record Year 1979 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%) 1991 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 43.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)
The record first quarter for female directors in Crawley was in 2008 when 27.6% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Crawley in the first quarter of 2015 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 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTING 5.23% GATWICK 1.08% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.08% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CARE 1.00% PROPERTY 2.72% CRAWLEY 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% CONSULTING 0.85% CARE 2.13% PARKING 0.77% ENGINEERING 2.12% CONSTRUCTION 0.69% LONDON 1.91% PROPERTY 0.69% TRADING 1.88% ELECTRICAL 0.62% TRANSPORT 1.82% LOGISTICS 0.62% ELECTRICAL 1.76% SYSTEMS 0.62% DESIGN 1.65% K 0.54% PROPERTIES 1.63% DESIGN 0.54% CO., 1.58% CARS 0.54% J 1.55% SECURITY 0.54% CONSULTANTS 1.54% TRADING 0.54% BUSINESS 1.49% IT 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.49% SUPPORT 0.46% GLOBAL 1.46% TECHNOLOGY 0.46% ASSOCIATES 1.44% CAR 0.46% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% G 0.46% BUILDING 1.31% GLOBAL 0.46% IT 1.30% FAST 0.46% MEDIA 1.28% EXPRESS 0.46% M 1.27%
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 429 288,953 99999 - Dormant Company 49 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 30,825 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 43 43,081 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 29,218 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 37 58,522 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 26 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 22 13,990 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 17 6,238 70100 - Activities of head offices 16 4,223 56290 - Other food services 16 4,729 98000 - Residents property management 15 5,308 62090 - Other information technology service activities 15 12,862 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,682 62012 - Business and domestic software development 14 9,651 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 13 11,600 45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 13 5,392 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 12 6,815 74990 - Non-trading company 12 13,794 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 6,557
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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