Horsham, West Sussex
2011 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 310 companies were formed in Horsham. This figure is 7.3% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 12.3%.
The highest total for a first half year in Horsham occurred in 2007 when a total of 406 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham UK 2011 310 228,735 2010 289 203,749 % change 7.3% 12.3% Record Year 2007 (406) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 159 companies were registered in Horsham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is an increase of 18.7% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Horsham UK 2011 159 112,344 2010 134 98,612 % change 18.7% 13.9% Record Year 2007 (198) 2011 (112,344) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2011 57 47 55 New companies in 2010 44 39 51 % change 29.5% 20.5% 7.8% Record Year 2007 (65) 2008 (68) 2007 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 a total of 276 companies were dissolved in Horsham. This figure is 13.5% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Horsham occurred in 2009 when a total of 395 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham UK 2011 276 162,310 2010 319 177,631 % change -13.5% -8.6% Record Year 2009 (395) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 17.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 24.9% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Horsham UK 2011 126 71,324 2010 152 94,954 % change -17.1% -24.9% Record Year 2009 (256) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2011 17 57 52 Closed companies in 2010 45 54 53 % change -62.2% 5.6% -2% Record Year 2009 (80) 2009 (109) 2009 (67)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 the company register for Horsham increased by 34 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham UK 2011 34 66,425 2010 -30 26,118 Record Year 2007 (251) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
Net company growth for Horsham during the second quarter of 2011 (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) was 33 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Horsham UK 2011 33 41,020 2010 -18 3,658 Record Year 2007 (137) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2011 40 -10 3 Net growth in 2010 -1 -15 -2 Record Year 2007 (51) 2008 (47) 2007 (53)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
In the first half of 2011 Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2010 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
In the second quarter of 2011, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2011 - Jun 2011) Horsham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2011)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 25.4% -5.1% -4.4% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2011 was 45.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2011 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2011)
The record first half year for female directors in Horsham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first half of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2011)
The record second quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
31.3% of all director appointments in Horsham in the second quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2010-Jun 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.81% CONSULTING 5.09% CONSULTANCY 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.86% MANAGEMENT 1.21% CONSULTANCY 3.17% ASSOCIATES 1.01% PROPERTY 2.43% TRADING 0.81% TRADING 2.05% SUSSEX 0.81% DESIGN 1.94% HEATING 0.81% ASSOCIATES 1.92% OPPORTUNITIES 0.71% BUSINESS 1.87% HEALTHCARE 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.77% DESIGN 0.60% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PLANNING 0.60% MEDIA 1.73% BUSINESS 0.60% ENGINEERING 1.67% CONSULTANTS 0.60% LONDON 1.60% MEDIA 0.60% GLOBAL 1.46% IT 0.50% J 1.44% INTEGRATED 0.50% CARE 1.44% LONDON 0.50% INVESTMENTS 1.42% AVIATION 0.50% IT 1.39% 4 0.50% BUILDING 1.32% CLUB 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% PARTNERS 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.30% ELECTRICAL 0.50% M 1.27% PROJECTS 0.50% S 1.23% ENTERPRISES 0.40% ENTERPRISES 1.20% CARE 0.40% SYSTEMS 1.20%
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 311 202,072 9999 - Dormant Company 95 20,111 7487 - Other business activities 72 60,758 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 69 16,419 99999 - Dormant Company 46 18,918 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 45 30,647 7414 - Business & management consultancy 39 13,053 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 10,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,322 7260 - Other computer related activities 18 7,849 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,835 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 5,928 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 7,143 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 7,095 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,481 9305 - Other service activities 12 9,063 7499 - Non-trading company 10 10,955 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,050 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 9 3,394 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 3,262
Recent Companies
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