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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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07650065 HARRIS STEWART LIMITED 27 May 2011 07649974 THE CARPENTER'S ARMS (MIDLANDS) TRUST 27 May 2011 07645256 LITAMS UK LTD 24 May 2011 07639852 EASYPLATES LTD 19 May 2011 07637088 QHH LIMITED 17 May 2011 07636447 TY GLYN STUDENT LTD 17 May 2011 07633904 STRAIGHTAHEAD LTD 13 May 2011 07632069 SIM CORPORATE LTD 12 May 2011 07630112 MIBSTAR LIMITED 11 May 2011 07627566 SILVERCLOUD ESTATES LTD 10 May 2011 07627129 HATTIES HOMEBAKED LIMITED 09 May 2011 07626780 BUTLER REECE LTD 09 May 2011 07625846 DENEPLACE LIMITED 09 May 2011 07623337 KITES AND LIZARDS LTD 05 May 2011 07620173 BROCKDENE LIMITED 03 May 2011 07639131 ORCHARD BPS SOLUTIONS LTD 18 May 2011 07637151 MONDELO UK LIMITED 17 May 2011 07634535 MOONFISH LTD 16 May 2011 07632497 A ENGINEER SERVICES LTD 12 May 2011 07631688 CHELSEA PROPERTY PARTNERS LIMITED 12 May 2011 07629820 NICE AND ICED LTD 11 May 2011 07627528 NANNY PLUM CHILDCARE AGENCY LIMITED 09 May 2011 07627289 RORY SEAFORD DESIGN LIMITED 09 May 2011 07622695 RAZZAMATAZZ ROLLER DISCO LTD 05 May 2011 07620335 MONKEY DRUM RECORDS LIMITED 03 May 2011
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