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
New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2010 155 105,137 2009 156 91,034 % change -0.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 42 42 71 New companies in 2009 41 47 68 % change 2.4% -10.6% 4.4% Record Year 2008 (59) 2008 (61) 2007 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2010 167 82,677 2009 139 108,060 % change 20.1% -23.5% Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2010 41 62 64 Closed companies in 2009 24 15 100 % change 70.8% 313.3% -36% Record Year 2010 (41) 2010 (62) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2010 -12 22,460 2009 17 -17,026 Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 1 -20 7 Net growth in 2009 17 32 -32 Record Year 2003 (30) 2007 (36) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% 2006 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -4.9% -23.4% -13.2% Record Year 1974 (0.6%) 1971 (0.5%) 1966 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.60% MANAGEMENT 5.01% MANAGEMENT 1.83% CONSULTING 4.60% CONSULTANCY 1.54% CONSULTANCY 2.87% ASSOCIATES 0.96% PROPERTY 2.50% FINANCIAL 0.87% ASSOCIATES 2.04% DESIGN 0.87% TRADING 1.93% DOORS 0.77% DESIGN 1.91% M 0.77% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% MEDIA 0.67% MEDIA 1.84% INVESTMENTS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% PROPERTY 0.67% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% HORSHAM 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.63% TRAINING 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.54% MARKETING 0.58% J 1.48% BUILDING 0.58% LONDON 1.45% ELECTRICAL 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.45% P 0.48% GROUP 1.37% J 0.48% GLOBAL 1.35% SYSTEMS 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.35% SECURITY 0.48% BUILDING 1.34% (SUSSEX) 0.48% CARE 1.33% SUSSEX 0.48% ELECTRICAL 1.30% BUSINESS 0.48% M 1.28% COMMUNICATIONS 0.48% SYSTEMS 1.25% OLIVER 0.38% S 1.23%
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 395 228,645 9999 - Dormant Company 159 19,948 7487 - Other business activities 78 74,904 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 59 14,007 99999 - Dormant Company 50 13,808 7414 - Business & management consultancy 46 17,003 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 35 26,974 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 27 9,659 7260 - Other computer related activities 27 10,331 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 9,943 7499 - Non-trading company 20 15,398 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 6,340 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 17 7,143 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 16 8,154 9305 - Other service activities 13 9,038 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,149 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 11 9,325 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,069 98000 - Residents property management 9 3,892 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 3,137
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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