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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09468378 INGENIOUS SERVICES LTD 03 Mar 2015 09470360 HARRIS LOFTS AND EXTENSIONS LIMITED 04 Mar 2015 09473397 FEATHER WHITE LTD 05 Mar 2015 09473428 MANCHEGO MA SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2015 09475616 MANNAX CONTRACTS LTD 06 Mar 2015 09479188 BKD TECH SERVICES LIMITED 09 Mar 2015 09482413 VINTAGE BUILD LTD 10 Mar 2015 09483364 FALCON 9 MEDIA LTD 11 Mar 2015 09494006 CHINA GARDEN (CRAWLEY) LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09494237 SUSSEX ACCIDENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 17 Mar 2015 09497239 CHRISTA-MARIA-STIFT LTD. 18 Mar 2015 09498453 D&S CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Mar 2015 09515668 PIANO ACTION WINGS LTD 28 Mar 2015 09516634 PAPER RAINBOW LTD. 28 Mar 2015 09518336 HB AFFILIATES LTD 31 Mar 2015 09518501 MAYDAY SOLUTIONS (GATWICK) LIMITED 31 Mar 2015 09466870 RMJPI DIGNITY CARE LTD 03 Mar 2015 09473586 AGRITRADE-AK LIMITED 05 Mar 2015 09487180 RMJPI LONDON BUSINESS ACADEMY LTD 12 Mar 2015 09490816 C P RESOURCES LTD 16 Mar 2015 09491202 SBN EXECUTIVE TRAVELS LTD 16 Mar 2015 09491849 FULL HOUSE SERVICES LTD 16 Mar 2015 09501598 SARAH11 LTD 20 Mar 2015 09502861 JERRARD MOORE LTD 23 Mar 2015 09503863 SYDNEY SAMPA LIMITED 23 Mar 2015
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