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Horsham, West Sussex

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 151 companies were registered in Horsham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HorshamUK
    2011151116,391
    2010155105,137
    % change-2.6%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011444364
    New companies in 2010424271
    % change4.8%2.4%-9.9%
    Record Year2008 (59)2008 (61)2007 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 150 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 10.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HorshamUK
    201115090,986
    201016782,677
    % change-10.2%10.0%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011634047
    Closed companies in 2010416264
    % change53.7%-35.5%-27%
    Record Year2011 (63)2010 (62)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 1 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)HorshamUK
    2011125,405
    2010-1222,460
    Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2011-19317
    Net growth in 20101-207
    Record Year2003 (30)2007 (36)2008 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Horsham
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-9.6%-10.0%-14.0%
    Record Year1974 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)1966 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 45.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    29.2% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.92%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.38%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    SUSSEX1.28%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    PLANNING0.96%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES0.96%TRADING2.10%
    TRADING0.85%DESIGN1.93%
    HEATING0.85%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    OPPORTUNITIES0.75%BUSINESS1.87%
    INTEGRATED0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    IT0.64%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROJECT0.53%MEDIA1.69%
    CONSULTANCY0.53%ENGINEERING1.61%
    SYSTEMS0.53%LONDON1.60%
    HEALTHCARE0.53%CARE1.45%
    BUSINESS0.53%J1.45%
    HOMES0.53%GLOBAL1.44%
    DESIGN0.53%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    PROJECTS0.53%IT1.41%
    MEDIA0.53%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SERVICE0.53%BUILDING1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.53%M1.30%
    WEALTH0.43%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    R0.43%S1.24%
    CARE0.43%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    40.43%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied338202,798
    9999 - Dormant Company11119,765
    7487 - Other business activities7260,968
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6916,150
    99999 - Dormant Company5418,336
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4630,253
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3812,916
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3610,246
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2310,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities187,789
    62090 - Other information technology service activities176,996
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply157,000
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering156,183
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,788
    9305 - Other service activities148,740
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,097
    74990 - Non-trading company118,695
    7499 - Non-trading company1011,316
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate83,895
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,168

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585091 POWNALL PROFESSIONAL WELL SERVICES LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07584775 JAK BUSINESS MATTERS LTD 30 Mar 2011
    07582437 MY PHONE SITE LIMITED 29 Mar 2011
    07576119 PERFECT CLARITY LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07576038 DAVID FRASER (PHYSIOTHERAPY) LIMITED 23 Mar 2011
    07572693 DRONA ENTERPRISE LTD 22 Mar 2011
    07572431 ASPECT8 LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07570766 CABLEON LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07569925 DELIVERY OF THOUGHT LTD 18 Mar 2011
    07564530 MA COSMETIQUE LIMITED 15 Mar 2011
    07562451 KINGFISHER BEADS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
    07559426 GREENER ENERGY HEATING LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07552913 UK PET PRODUCTS LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07550941 LYLE BEAR LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549678 DICKSONS HEATING ENGINEERS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549066 TIMEWELL LEISURE LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07547173 DEJA VU PUBLISHING LTD 01 Mar 2011
    07546964 KARSSEN LIMITED 01 Mar 2011
    07584564 AEROCONNECT LIMITED 30 Mar 2011
    07577964 THE RESIDENT MAGAZINE LTD 24 Mar 2011
    07575112 POSITIVE ANGEL LTD 23 Mar 2011
    07573377 HORSE BARGAINS 4 YOU LIMITED 22 Mar 2011
    07565378 ARUN MEDIA LTD 15 Mar 2011
    07560368 NANNY PLUM CHILDCARE 11 Mar 2011
    07559933 NLP SALES RECRUITMENT LIMITED 10 Mar 2011