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
New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2010 136 101,492 2009 156 94,671 % change -12.8% 7.2% Record Year 2007 (168) 2003 (107,203) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2010 41 53 42 New companies in 2009 50 48 58 % change -18.0% 10.4% -27.6% Record Year 2007 (64) 2006 (54) 2009 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2010 144 87,705 2009 177 159,401 % change -18.6% -45.0% Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2010 48 45 51 Closed companies in 2009 34 49 94 % change 41.2% -8.2% -46% Record Year 2010 (48) 2008 (79) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2010 -8 13,787 2009 -21 -64,730 Record Year 2007 (87) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2010 -7 8 -9 Net growth in 2009 16 -1 -36 Record Year 2008 (46) 2007 (28) 2003 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2009 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -23.7% 0.2% -30.6% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.49% MANAGEMENT 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.66% CONSULTING 4.99% ASSOCIATES 1.24% CONSULTANCY 3.12% SUSSEX 1.24% PROPERTY 2.38% CONSULTANCY 1.04% TRADING 2.04% PLANNING 0.83% ASSOCIATES 2.01% DESIGN 0.83% DESIGN 1.93% SYSTEMS 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 1.86% BUSINESS 0.73% BUSINESS 1.80% PROJECT 0.73% MEDIA 1.75% TRADING 0.73% CONSULTANTS 1.73% PROPERTY 0.73% LONDON 1.59% DOORS 0.62% ENGINEERING 1.59% M 0.62% INVESTMENTS 1.49% INTEGRATED 0.62% CARE 1.44% SECURITY 0.52% J 1.44% OPPORTUNITIES 0.52% INTERNATIONAL 1.43% MEDIA 0.52% GLOBAL 1.42% GLOBAL 0.52% IT 1.35% COMMUNICATIONS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.35% (SUSSEX) 0.52% BUILDING 1.32% IT 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.30% FINANCIAL 0.52% M 1.28% HORSHAM 0.52% SYSTEMS 1.26% J 0.52% S 1.24%
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 364 202,902 9999 - Dormant Company 144 21,484 7487 - Other business activities 76 69,802 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 57 13,161 99999 - Dormant Company 54 14,072 7414 - Business & management consultancy 44 14,940 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 36 25,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 22 8,292 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,967 7499 - Non-trading company 21 13,408 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 20 8,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 18 6,460 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 5,716 74990 - Non-trading company 14 7,649 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 7,634 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 14 7,767 9305 - Other service activities 14 9,454 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,631 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 7 2,861 70100 - Activities of head offices 7 2,768
Recent Companies
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