Horsham, West Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 173 companies were registered in Horsham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 14.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Horsham UK 2012 173 131,491 2011 151 116,391 % change 14.6% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 48 50 75 New companies in 2011 44 43 64 % change 9.1% 16.3% 17.2% Record Year 2008 (59) 2008 (61) 2007 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Horsham UK 2012 102 67,576 2011 150 90,987 % change -32.0% -25.7% Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 38 38 26 Closed companies in 2011 63 40 47 % change -39.7% -5.0% -45% Record Year 2011 (63) 2010 (62) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Horsham during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 71 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Horsham UK 2012 71 63,915 2011 1 25,404 Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 10 12 49 Net growth in 2011 -19 3 17 Record Year 2003 (30) 2007 (36) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Horsham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -6.5% -0.5% 9.6% Record Year 1974 (0.6%) 1971 (0.5%) 1966 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 46.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.5% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTANCY 2.26% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTING 2.07% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.13% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 1.13% PROPERTY 2.37% HORSHAM 1.04% TRADING 2.07% OPPORTUNITIES 0.94% DESIGN 1.93% ELECTRICAL 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.86% CARE 0.66% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.66% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PALADIN 0.66% BUSINESS 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.66% MEDIA 1.72% BUSINESS 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% FOR 0.56% LONDON 1.66% RENEWABLE 0.56% J 1.54% TRADING 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.51% FOOD 0.47% GLOBAL 1.50% (HORSHAM) 0.47% IT 1.40% B 0.47% CARE 1.34% CONSTRUCTION 0.38% PROPERTIES 1.31% DEVELOPMENTS 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.27% CENTRE 0.38% M 1.27% HOMES 0.38% BUILDING 1.24% ENGINEERING 0.38% ENERGY 1.20% TRACK 0.38% S 1.20% RIGHT 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 270 216,665 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 82 19,704 7487 - Other business activities 55 52,735 9999 - Dormant Company 54 18,617 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 47 35,233 99999 - Dormant Company 43 25,084 7414 - Business & management consultancy 37 12,113 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 37 14,303 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 25 13,637 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 24 9,892 74990 - Non-trading company 16 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 14 7,154 62090 - Other information technology service activities 14 8,145 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 12 5,169 7499 - Non-trading company 12 9,102 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 10 4,984 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 4,427 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 3,931 86900 - Other human health activities 9 5,066
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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