Horsham, West Sussex

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 136 companies were registered in Horsham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 12.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HorshamUK
    2010136101,492
    200915694,671
    % change-12.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (168) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010415342
    New companies in 2009504858
    % change-18.0%10.4%-27.6%
    Record Year2007 (64)2006 (54)2009 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 144 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 18.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HorshamUK
    201014487,705
    2009177159,401
    % change-18.6%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010484551
    Closed companies in 2009344994
    % change41.2%-8.2%-46%
    Record Year2010 (48)2008 (79)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was -8 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)HorshamUK
    2010-813,787
    2009-21-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (87) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2010-78-9
    Net growth in 200916-1-36
    Record Year2008 (46)2007 (28)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Horsham
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-23.7%0.2%-30.6%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 46.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    28.9% of all director appointments in Horsham in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.49%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.66%CONSULTING4.99%
    ASSOCIATES1.24%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    SUSSEX1.24%PROPERTY2.38%
    CONSULTANCY1.04%TRADING2.04%
    PLANNING0.83%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    DESIGN0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    SYSTEMS0.73%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    BUSINESS0.73%BUSINESS1.80%
    PROJECT0.73%MEDIA1.75%
    TRADING0.73%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    PROPERTY0.73%LONDON1.59%
    DOORS0.62%ENGINEERING1.59%
    M0.62%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    INTEGRATED0.62%CARE1.44%
    SECURITY0.52%J1.44%
    OPPORTUNITIES0.52%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    MEDIA0.52%GLOBAL1.42%
    GLOBAL0.52%IT1.35%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    (SUSSEX)0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    IT0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    FINANCIAL0.52%M1.28%
    HORSHAM0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    J0.52%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied364202,902
    9999 - Dormant Company14421,484
    7487 - Other business activities7669,802
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5713,161
    99999 - Dormant Company5414,072
    7414 - Business & management consultancy4414,940
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3625,053
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities228,292
    7260 - Other computer related activities228,967
    7499 - Non-trading company2113,408
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply208,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified186,460
    62090 - Other information technology service activities165,716
    74990 - Non-trading company147,649
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering147,634
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified147,767
    9305 - Other service activities149,454
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,631
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities72,861
    70100 - Activities of head offices72,768

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07327152 KEITH PHILLIPS PUBLIC SAFETY CONSULTANCY LTD 27 Jul 2010
    07325486 NEILSON BOUTIQUE SOUTHERN LTD 26 Jul 2010
    07323742 THE MARKETING KITCHEN LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07323737 WORLD OF WOODSTOVES LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07323208 ALEXANDERS INVESTMENT LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07320490 STUART WYSE LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07320450 ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07319894 NOAVA CONSULTING LTD 20 Jul 2010
    07315105 SEVEN20 MANAGEMENT LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07313892 ROSS CHAMPION MOTORS LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07311055 T.D.O. PROJECTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07310464 MONTPELLIER RESOURCING LTD 09 Jul 2010
    07306989 EXTERMINATE PEST CONTROL SERVICES LTD 07 Jul 2010
    OC356796 PATHMOS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP 29 Jul 2010
    07330854 ALL HANDS ON LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07330551 SUSSEX MOTOR CAR STORAGE LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07330393 KERVER LTD 29 Jul 2010
    07327789 COURQUIN PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED 27 Jul 2010
    07321664 MCGREGOR ROSS LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07313960 LYONS OF LEIGH LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07312480 HARMES LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07310171 N TUCKER LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07308427 BURDFIELD BROS LTD 08 Jul 2010
    07304036 TOTAL INFORMATION SECURITY LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07303518 MUSBARS LTD 02 Jul 2010