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
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