
Horsham, West Sussex
Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 160 companies were registered in Horsham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is an increase of 17.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Horsham UK 2011 160 114,512 2010 136 101,492 % change 17.6% 12.8% Record Year 2007 (168) 2011 (114,512) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2011 57 54 49 New companies in 2010 41 53 42 % change 39.0% 1.9% 16.7% Record Year 2007 (64) 2011 (54) 2009 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
A total of 100 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).
This figure is a decrease of 30.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Horsham UK 2011 100 72,230 2010 144 87,705 % change -30.6% -17.6% Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2011 27 41 32 Closed companies in 2010 48 45 51 % change -43.8% -8.9% -37% Record Year 2010 (48) 2008 (79) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
Net company growth for Horsham during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 60 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Horsham UK 2011 60 42,282 2010 -8 13,787 Record Year 2007 (87) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2011 30 13 17 Net growth in 2010 -7 8 -9 Record Year 2008 (46) 1996 (28) 2003 (31)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
In the third quarter of 2011, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) Horsham 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2010 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change 27.2% -14.3% 5.4% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 47.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)
The record third quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
33.3% of all director appointments in Horsham in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.85% CONSULTING 5.11% CONSULTANCY 1.66% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.07% CONSULTANCY 3.19% TRADING 0.88% PROPERTY 2.41% ASSOCIATES 0.88% TRADING 2.06% DESIGN 0.78% DESIGN 1.94% CLUB 0.68% ASSOCIATES 1.85% HEATING 0.68% BUSINESS 1.82% HORSHAM 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% OPPORTUNITIES 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.74% HEALTHCARE 0.58% MEDIA 1.72% IT 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.58% LONDON 1.63% CONSULTANTS 0.49% J 1.47% PROJECTS 0.49% GLOBAL 1.46% PARTNERS 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.43% LONDON 0.49% CARE 1.42% ELECTRICAL 0.49% IT 1.38% CARE 0.49% BUILDING 1.30% HOMES 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.28% ENTERPRISES 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.27% PROPERTY 0.39% M 1.25% ORCHARD 0.39% ENERGY 1.22% C 0.39% TRAINING 1.21% WEALTH 0.39% S 1.21%
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 285 204,493 9999 - Dormant Company 79 22,587 7487 - Other business activities 69 65,177 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 64 15,760 99999 - Dormant Company 45 18,281 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 44 29,245 7414 - Business & management consultancy 42 14,755 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 35 10,137 7260 - Other computer related activities 22 8,686 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 10,018 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 16 7,551 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 15 8,345 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 6,321 7499 - Non-trading company 14 11,543 62090 - Other information technology service activities 13 6,798 74990 - Non-trading company 12 8,064 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 10 3,271 9305 - Other service activities 10 10,525 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 2,917 8514 - Other human health activities 9 2,943
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07723498 TRIAGE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED 01 Aug 2011 07724677 CENTURY STAR NOMINEE COMPANY LTD 01 Aug 2011 07726606 MARNIGAN DEVELOPMENTS LTD. 02 Aug 2011 07730159 ECO SMART TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED 05 Aug 2011 07730457 ELEV8 CONSULTING LTD 05 Aug 2011 07739670 RIDGE GLOBAL LTD 15 Aug 2011 07743092 KEYBASE DATA LTD 17 Aug 2011 07746057 EDUCATION ENTERPRIZE LTD 19 Aug 2011 07747163 DOCTOR ROB FLETCHER LIMITED 19 Aug 2011 07752106 HORSHAM STONE LTD 24 Aug 2011 07754070 ALEX MORRISON LIMITED 26 Aug 2011 07754893 ONE CALL CAN DO IT ALL LIMITED 30 Aug 2011 07756121 NETXOO LTD 30 Aug 2011 07753423 FM-PEOPLE LTD 25 Aug 2011 07728348 CP ENTERTAINMENT LTD 03 Aug 2011 07733949 MDR ALLIANCES LTD 09 Aug 2011 07733996 LTJ TRADERS LIMITED 09 Aug 2011 07744437 CLAIRE FRANCIS LTD. 17 Aug 2011 07755357 SUPERCRY LTD 30 Aug 2011 07755458 SOUTHWATER EMBROIDERY LTD. 30 Aug 2011 07734165 M D MOTORS (UK) LTD 09 Aug 2011 07734611 PARTNERS FOR PROJECTS LTD 09 Aug 2011 07734717 VOICEROX MUSIC LTD 09 Aug 2011 07737801 ITALIAN FASHION ACCESSORIES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011 07746754 THE PENSIONS CLOUD LIMITED 19 Aug 2011
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