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
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07894629 SEOFON BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 03 Jan 2012 07895409 WINTERFOLD LUXURY LTD 03 Jan 2012 07898269 OM LIFE LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07902019 THE UK OPTION LTD 09 Jan 2012 07904728 BYERSWOOD LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07904993 COLLEGIATE CONSOLIDATED LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07905015 COLLEGIATE LEGAL LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07910580 RIGHT TRACK TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07910662 RIGHT TRACK CENTRE LIMITED 16 Jan 2012 07910926 EHM ASSOCIATES LTD 16 Jan 2012 07911423 THORNE GROUNDWORKS LTD 16 Jan 2012 07917711 CUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07918153 RIGHT TRACK GROUP INC LIMITED 20 Jan 2012 07921607 MBG PROPERTIES HORSHAM LTD 24 Jan 2012 07925575 MOORISH CUISINE & MORE LIMITED 26 Jan 2012 07927713 WILD ENGLAND LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07928029 INVESTING IN YOU LTD 30 Jan 2012 07928855 P S D MARKETING CONSULTING LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07900786 VELVET CITY LTD 06 Jan 2012 07905340 FINGERTIP MEDIA LIMITED 11 Jan 2012 07914006 MOTOR DEALER SOFTWARE LTD 18 Jan 2012 07922905 NYKTOS LTD 25 Jan 2012 07925796 RESONATE DIGITAL MEDIA LTD 26 Jan 2012 07927682 A TEAM YORKSHIRE LIMITED 30 Jan 2012 07929906 ANGUS HOGG LIMITED 31 Jan 2012
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