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
    07170575 RENIPONT IT LTD 25 Feb 2010
    07167417 HELP AND COMPANY AT HOME LTD 24 Feb 2010
    07166413 MID SUSSEX SYSTEMS LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07166030 NEVOD UK LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07165352 BIKESPORTUK LTD 23 Feb 2010
    07162955 SOUTHSIDESTICK PRODUCTIONS LTD 19 Feb 2010
    07162219 BROADFIELD STABLES LIMITED 18 Feb 2010
    07161618 FUTURE DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 18 Feb 2010
    07157070 THE OLD SWEET HOUSE LTD 15 Feb 2010
    07156761 MAISIE OLIVER TRADING LIMITED 15 Feb 2010
    07152266 ROCKETROUTE LIMITED 10 Feb 2010
    07151441 ETHEROCEAN LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150762 EL BODEGON (SUSSEX) LIMITED 09 Feb 2010
    07149996 P & G GRANITE UK LIMITED 08 Feb 2010
    07146607 PERFUMEPORTAL.CO.UK LTD 04 Feb 2010
    07145813 PYRRHUS FIRE DOORS LIMITED 04 Feb 2010
    07145208 BOAT OWNER DIRECT LIMITED 03 Feb 2010
    07141645 SOLID STATE MEDIA LIMITED 01 Feb 2010
    07171584 BUILDERS YARD BARGAINS LIMITED 26 Feb 2010
    07169355 NEUROPHYSIOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED 25 Feb 2010
    07151166 ORANGE STINGRAY LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150431 RUN THE RISK LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07150326 THE LEAD GENERATING HOUSE LTD 09 Feb 2010
    07149928 PROTEEN SUPPORT SERVICES LTD 08 Feb 2010
    07144423 EMERSON TRAVEL LIMITED 03 Feb 2010