Horsham, West Sussex

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 155 companies were registered in Horsham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HorshamUK
    2010155105,137
    200915691,034
    % change-0.6%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010424271
    New companies in 2009414768
    % change2.4%-10.6%4.4%
    Record Year2008 (59)2008 (61)2007 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Q1 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 167 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 20.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HorshamUK
    201016782,677
    2009139108,060
    % change20.1%-23.5%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010416264
    Closed companies in 20092415100
    % change70.8%313.3%-36%
    Record Year2010 (41)2010 (62)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was -12 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)HorshamUK
    2010-1222,460
    200917-17,026
    Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20101-207
    Net growth in 20091732-32
    Record Year2003 (30)2007 (36)2008 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Horsham
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-4.9%-23.4%-13.2%
    Record Year1974 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)1966 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 48.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.4% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    30.0% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.60%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    MANAGEMENT1.83%CONSULTING4.60%
    CONSULTANCY1.54%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    ASSOCIATES0.96%PROPERTY2.50%
    FINANCIAL0.87%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    DESIGN0.87%TRADING1.93%
    DOORS0.77%DESIGN1.91%
    M0.77%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    MEDIA0.67%MEDIA1.84%
    INVESTMENTS0.67%BUSINESS1.74%
    PROPERTY0.67%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    HORSHAM0.58%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    TRAINING0.58%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MARKETING0.58%J1.48%
    BUILDING0.58%LONDON1.45%
    ELECTRICAL0.58%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    P0.48%GROUP1.37%
    J0.48%GLOBAL1.35%
    SYSTEMS0.48%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SECURITY0.48%BUILDING1.34%
    (SUSSEX)0.48%CARE1.33%
    SUSSEX0.48%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    BUSINESS0.48%M1.28%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.48%SYSTEMS1.25%
    OLIVER0.38%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied395228,645
    9999 - Dormant Company15919,948
    7487 - Other business activities7874,904
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5914,007
    99999 - Dormant Company5013,808
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4617,003
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3526,974
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply279,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities2710,331
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities249,943
    7499 - Non-trading company2015,398
    62090 - Other information technology service activities186,340
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified177,143
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified168,154
    9305 - Other service activities139,038
    74990 - Non-trading company118,149
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering119,325
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,069
    98000 - Residents property management93,892
    70100 - Activities of head offices83,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07138413 MK2 LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137704 VROOM MOBILE APPS LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07137021 SILLETT UK LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135932 REDSPREE LTD 26 Jan 2010
    07135091 CREATIVE LILY LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134627 MEL AND JJ DESIGN AND BUILD LTD 25 Jan 2010
    07134461 AIRPORT PLANNING AND DESIGN LIMITED 25 Jan 2010
    07129441 REDWING BUSINESS GROWTH LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07128830 POLITICAL RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT LTD 19 Jan 2010
    07126177 PROSPERITY TRAINING LTD 15 Jan 2010
    07120516 GLOBAL SUPPORT AGENCY LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07120428 WRITE 26 LTD. 08 Jan 2010
    07120134 SRFI LIMITED 08 Jan 2010
    07118937 BOYLAN FENTON & ROONEY (BFR SOLUTIONS) LTD 07 Jan 2010
    07117114 SPIDER ASSOCIATES LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07115921 ACREMENTOR LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07114920 WH AUDIO LTD 03 Jan 2010
    07128682 EXPEDIENT SECURITY LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07128006 P AND L ASSOCIATES LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07125553 OLIVER FORBES-TURNER LTD 14 Jan 2010
    07124119 RANASHWIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED 13 Jan 2010
    07122372 MCCABE GROUNDWORK CONTRACTORS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07122020 GREEN TARA CONSULTING LIMITED 11 Jan 2010
    07116725 SHARKEY CONSULTING LTD 05 Jan 2010
    07115979 EMBROIDARY & PRINT SERVICES LTD 05 Jan 2010