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
New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2011 151 116,391 2010 155 105,137 % change -2.6% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 44 43 64 New companies in 2010 42 42 71 % change 4.8% 2.4% -9.9% Record Year 2008 (59) 2008 (61) 2007 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2011 150 90,986 2010 167 82,677 % change -10.2% 10.0% Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March Closed companies in 2011 63 40 47 Closed companies in 2010 41 62 64 % change 53.7% -35.5% -27% Record Year 2011 (63) 2010 (62) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2011 1 25,405 2010 -12 22,460 Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 -19 3 17 Net growth in 2010 1 -20 7 Record Year 2003 (30) 2007 (36) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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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 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change -9.6% -10.0% -14.0% Record Year 1974 (0.6%) 1971 (0.5%) 1966 (0.4%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.92% CONSULTING 5.04% MANAGEMENT 1.38% MANAGEMENT 4.97% SUSSEX 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.16% PLANNING 0.96% PROPERTY 2.38% ASSOCIATES 0.96% TRADING 2.10% TRADING 0.85% DESIGN 1.93% HEATING 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.92% OPPORTUNITIES 0.75% BUSINESS 1.87% INTEGRATED 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% IT 0.64% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROJECT 0.53% MEDIA 1.69% CONSULTANCY 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.61% SYSTEMS 0.53% LONDON 1.60% HEALTHCARE 0.53% CARE 1.45% BUSINESS 0.53% J 1.45% HOMES 0.53% GLOBAL 1.44% DESIGN 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% PROJECTS 0.53% IT 1.41% MEDIA 0.53% PROPERTIES 1.36% SERVICE 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.53% M 1.30% WEALTH 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.28% R 0.43% S 1.24% CARE 0.43% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% 4 0.43% SYSTEMS 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 338 202,798 9999 - Dormant Company 111 19,765 7487 - Other business activities 72 60,968 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 16,150 99999 - Dormant Company 54 18,336 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 46 30,253 7414 - Business & management consultancy 38 12,916 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 36 10,246 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 10,085 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,789 62090 - Other information technology service activities 17 6,996 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 7,000 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 15 6,183 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 15 7,788 9305 - Other service activities 14 8,740 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,097 74990 - Non-trading company 11 8,695 7499 - Non-trading company 10 11,316 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 8 3,895 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 3,168
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07508114 WELL-BEING WORLD LIMITED 27 Jan 2011 07508083 MOCKINGBIRD CATERING LIMITED 27 Jan 2011 07506619 WHITEGATE CLOSE (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED 26 Jan 2011 07506399 AVIATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD 26 Jan 2011 07506268 ORIGINAL TOYS UK LTD 26 Jan 2011 07503893 YUMMI LIMITED 24 Jan 2011 07501793 B & D RUSSELL LIMITED 21 Jan 2011 07496912 BRECOR HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 Jan 2011 07495503 SVV TRADING LIMITED 17 Jan 2011 07494172 NYECO LTD 17 Jan 2011 07491398 CAUNHYE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 13 Jan 2011 07488526 GIRAFFE EMPLOYMENT LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07488280 AUGHNEY LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07487101 CRL (UK) LTD 10 Jan 2011 07485777 BOILERS & HEATING LIMITED 07 Jan 2011 07485178 CITIUS SOLVITUR LTD 07 Jan 2011 07482223 ELEVAN LIMITED 05 Jan 2011 OC360623 MAISIE OLIVER LLP 05 Jan 2011 07510125 LONDON HOSPITALITY CATERING LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07504910 AMANDA SHAW SOLICITORS LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07504199 THE 99 CLUB LIMITED 25 Jan 2011 07501125 CM DELTA LTD 21 Jan 2011 07490489 ELISE IT LTD 12 Jan 2011 07489012 EUROSITES FRANCE LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07487467 WYCHWOOD SQL LTD 10 Jan 2011
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