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 09372800 ARPAN MAILS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED 05 Jan 2015 09376600 BEASAFE TRAINING LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09376693 ROC SOLUTIONS LIMITED 07 Jan 2015 09384045 SPARTAN FITNESS12 LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09385931 TASTE THAT CATERING LTD 13 Jan 2015 09386691 PERIOART LTD 13 Jan 2015 09387508 CLIVE L HARRINGTON (SPANISH CONNECTION) LTD 14 Jan 2015 09387698 OUTDOOR LEISURE HIRE LTD 14 Jan 2015 09389579 GLOBAL UNITE LIMITED 15 Jan 2015 09394286 FLYING COLOURS FIRE & SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD 19 Jan 2015 09400543 HOVE VAPOR INC LTD 22 Jan 2015 09400822 ED COACHING LTD 22 Jan 2015 09406407 UK FURNITURE WHOLESALER LIMITED 26 Jan 2015 09406424 HEMZ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 26 Jan 2015 09409001 MATTERHORN PEAK CONSULTING LTD 27 Jan 2015 09410109 SKYDECO LTD 28 Jan 2015 09410604 B&W SUPPLIERS LTD 28 Jan 2015 09413534 NIGHT VISION IMAGING LIMITED 30 Jan 2015 09375313 SURGICURE LIMITED 06 Jan 2015 09378429 COMPARE PARKING DEALS LTD 07 Jan 2015 09382634 OPENHAUS KITCHENS LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09383246 MEGABE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015 09393908 AR CAD SOLUTIONS LTD 19 Jan 2015 09402303 STF MARKETING LTD 22 Jan 2015 09411002 MAGIC 4 EVENTS LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
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