Crawley, West Sussex

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (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)CrawleyUK
    2015213161,156
    2014183150,722
    % change16.4%6.9%
    Record Year 2012 (225) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015667275
    New companies in 2014547158
    % change22.2%1.4%29.3%
    Record Year2013 (75)2012 (83)2012 (82)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)CrawleyUK
    201514689,523
    201414182,370
    % change3.5%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (151) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015415055
    Closed companies in 2014465639
    % change-10.9%-10.7%41%
    Record Year2011 (54)2010 (56)2009 (79)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)CrawleyUK
    20156771,633
    20144268,352
    Record Year 2007 (115) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015252220
    Net growth in 201481519
    Record Year2007 (32)2012 (40)2007 (48)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20150.1%
    20140.1%
    20130.1%
    20120.2%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change19.8%-6.6%17.8%
    Record Year1979 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)1991 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY1.39%CONSULTING5.23%
    GATWICK1.08%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.08%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.00%PROPERTY2.72%
    CRAWLEY1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING0.85%CARE2.13%
    PARKING0.77%ENGINEERING2.12%
    CONSTRUCTION0.69%LONDON1.91%
    PROPERTY0.69%TRADING1.88%
    ELECTRICAL0.62%TRANSPORT1.82%
    LOGISTICS0.62%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    SYSTEMS0.62%DESIGN1.65%
    K0.54%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DESIGN0.54%CO.,1.58%
    CARS0.54%J1.55%
    SECURITY0.54%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    TRADING0.54%BUSINESS1.49%
    IT0.54%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    SUPPORT0.46%GLOBAL1.46%
    TECHNOLOGY0.46%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    CAR0.46%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    G0.46%BUILDING1.31%
    GLOBAL0.46%IT1.30%
    FAST0.46%MEDIA1.28%
    EXPRESS0.46%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied429288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company4949,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4730,825
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management4343,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4129,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3758,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2619,098
    86900 - Other human health activities2213,990
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified176,238
    70100 - Activities of head offices164,223
    56290 - Other food services164,729
    98000 - Residents property management155,308
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1512,862
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,682
    62012 - Business and domestic software development149,651
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1311,600
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles135,392
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment126,815
    74990 - Non-trading company1213,794
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets116,557

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09373404 WISHFISH COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 05 Jan 2015
    09376693 ROC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09377904 DRAUGHT WINES LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09384045 SPARTAN FITNESS12 LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385588 FAST PRESSURE III LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09386474 CATARRA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09387508 CLIVE L HARRINGTON (SPANISH CONNECTION) LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09387698 OUTDOOR LEISURE HIRE LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09402751 AMARA BEAUTY & HAIR LOUNGE LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404514 ORAMS A1 DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406118 GOODFELLAS AUTOZ LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09410604 B&W SUPPLIERS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09413246 ALTIUS&FORTIUS LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09375313 SURGICURE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09378010 HUNT AND PALMER YACHTS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09382478 PULSE PERSONAL FITNESS LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09383246 MEGABE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385939 BUNDLES 4 YOU LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09387623 MZR CHANGE MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09389132 TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY TOMORROW LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09397586 EASY MEET AND GREET GATWICK LTD 20 Jan 2015
    09404573 KRM TECHNOLOGIES LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09405513 SOFT AND EASY LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09407997 LSPROFESSIONALS LIMITED 27 Jan 2015
    09411002 MAGIC 4 EVENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015