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 07585806 OVIDIUS INFORMATION SERVICE LTD 31 Mar 2011 07585749 DOWNSVIEW PROJECTS LTD 31 Mar 2011 07585167 DOWNSVIEW PROJECTS ECO LTD 30 Mar 2011 07584099 IT TESTING LIMITED 30 Mar 2011 07583863 MR PLUMBER (UK) LIMITED 30 Mar 2011 07578889 ENABLE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011 07576038 DAVID FRASER (PHYSIOTHERAPY) LIMITED 23 Mar 2011 07572431 ASPECT8 LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07570766 CABLEON LTD 21 Mar 2011 07570690 PROCURE CON LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07569925 DELIVERY OF THOUGHT LTD 18 Mar 2011 07566580 AVIA PERSONNEL LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07566309 INSENSE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Mar 2011 07564530 MA COSMETIQUE LIMITED 15 Mar 2011 07562944 SIMPLY BOLLARDS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07562451 KINGFISHER BEADS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011 07560184 DREAMOTION LIMITED 10 Mar 2011 07549678 DICKSONS HEATING ENGINEERS LIMITED 03 Mar 2011 07547173 DEJA VU PUBLISHING LTD 01 Mar 2011 07546964 KARSSEN LIMITED 01 Mar 2011 OC362687 WIRRAL ORTHOPAEDICS LLP 11 Mar 2011 07577964 THE RESIDENT MAGAZINE LTD 24 Mar 2011 07570912 COMPTONS TENNIS CLUB LIMITED 21 Mar 2011 07564761 CAMPBELL VENTURES LIMITED 15 Mar 2011 07562502 ENTERPRISE AERIALS LIMITED 14 Mar 2011
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