Haywards Heath, West Sussex
2014 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Haywards Heath when compared to any previous June.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 257 companies were formed in Haywards Heath. This figure is 15.2% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 11.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Haywards Heath occurred in 2007 when a total of 9,006 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Haywards Heath UK 2014 257 300,731 2013 223 269,432 % change 15.2% 11.6% Record Year 2007 (9,006) 2014 (300,731) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 127 companies were registered in Haywards Heath during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 16.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Haywards Heath UK 2014 127 150,009 2013 109 134,630 % change 16.5% 11.4% Record Year 2014 (127) 2014 (150,009) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
June 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Haywards Heath when compared to any previous June.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2014 38 47 42 New companies in 2013 37 32 40 % change 2.7% 46.9% 5.0% Record Year 2007 (46) 2002 (165) 2014 (42)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 a total of 162 companies were dissolved in Haywards Heath. This figure is 9.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of 14.2%.
The highest total for a first half year in Haywards Heath occurred in 2008 when a total of 3,993 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Haywards Heath UK 2014 162 177,207 2013 148 155,192 % change 9.5% 14.2% Record Year 2008 (3,993) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
A total of 85 companies were dissolved in Haywards Heath during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014).
This figure is an increase of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 22.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Haywards Heath UK 2014 85 94,837 2013 80 77,278 % change 6.3% 22.7% Record Year 2008 (2,882) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2014 27 31 27 Closed companies in 2013 35 18 27 % change -22.9% 72.2% 0% Record Year 2008 (76) 2008 (2,759) 2008 (47)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 the company register for Haywards Heath increased by 95 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Haywards Heath UK 2014 95 123,524 2013 75 114,240 Record Year 2007 (8,934) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
Net company growth for Haywards Heath during the second quarter of 2014 (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) was 42 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Haywards Heath UK 2014 42 55,172 2013 29 57,352 Record Year 2007 (68) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2014 11 16 15 Net growth in 2013 2 14 13 Record Year 1998 (37) 2002 (159) 1999 (25)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
In the first half of 2014 Haywards Heath formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Haywards Heath 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (3.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
In the second quarter of 2014, Haywards Heath formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2014 - Jun 2014) Haywards Heath 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2002 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2014)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -7.4% 35.5% -9.0% Record Year 1998 (0.2%) 2002 (0.6%) 1999 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2014 was 45.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2014 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2014)
The record first half year for female directors in Haywards Heath was 2007 when 36.1% of all directors were female.
30.9% of all director appointments in Haywards Heath in the first half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2014)
The record second quarter for female directors in Haywards Heath was in 2005 when 40.1% of all directors were female.
31.5% of all director appointments in Haywards Heath in the second quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2013-Jun 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.75% CONSULTING 5.16% MANAGEMENT 1.67% MANAGEMENT 4.64% BUSINESS 1.32% CONSULTANCY 3.50% SUSSEX 1.20% PROPERTY 2.66% PROJECT 0.84% TRADING 2.03% PROPERTY 0.84% ENGINEERING 1.99% INVESTMENTS 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.93% PROMOTIONS 0.84% LONDON 1.93% ASSOCIATES 0.84% CARE 1.85% HAYWARDS 0.72% DESIGN 1.75% GLOBAL 0.72% CONSULTANTS 1.73% CONSULTANCY 0.72% BUSINESS 1.69% MEDIA 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.63% G 0.60% TRANSPORT 1.58% AVIATION 0.60% GLOBAL 1.55% HEATH 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.55% MARKETING 0.60% J 1.51% IN 0.48% ASSOCIATES 1.48% (SUSSEX) 0.48% MEDIA 1.44% GREEN 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.40% J 0.48% IT 1.33% CLUB 0.48% DEVELOPMENTS 1.33% ESTATES 0.48% BUILDING 1.26% CAPITAL 0.48% M 1.24% CONSULTANTS 0.48% CO., 1.20%
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 198 261,557 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 64 3,266 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 44 40,250 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 43 57,421 99999 - Dormant Company 28 48,436 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 28 29,029 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 19,058 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 14 9,900 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 28,352 41100 - Development of building projects 13 10,527 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 9,834 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,351 98000 - Residents property management 11 5,046 62090 - Other information technology service activities 10 13,024 56101 - Licensed restaurants 9 8,585 70210 - Public relations and communications activities 9 2,001 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 9 10,133 86101 - Hospital activities 8 3,357 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 5,836 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 7 8,533
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