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Horsham, West Sussex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    2012173131,491
    2011151116,391
    % change14.6%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (208) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012485075
    New companies in 2011444364
    % change9.1%16.3%17.2%
    Record Year2008 (59)2008 (61)2007 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    201210267,576
    201115090,987
    % change-32.0%-25.7%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012383826
    Closed companies in 2011634047
    % change-39.7%-5.0%-45%
    Record Year2011 (63)2010 (62)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    20127163,915
    2011125,404
    Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012101249
    Net growth in 2011-19317
    Record Year2003 (30)2007 (36)2008 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1971 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-6.5%-0.5%9.6%
    Record Year1974 (0.6%)1971 (0.5%)1966 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTANCY2.26%CONSULTING5.07%
    CONSULTING2.07%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    MANAGEMENT1.13%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN1.13%PROPERTY2.37%
    HORSHAM1.04%TRADING2.07%
    OPPORTUNITIES0.94%DESIGN1.93%
    ELECTRICAL0.75%ENGINEERING1.86%
    CARE0.66%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.66%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PALADIN0.66%BUSINESS1.73%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%MEDIA1.72%
    BUSINESS0.66%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    FOR0.56%LONDON1.66%
    RENEWABLE0.56%J1.54%
    TRADING0.56%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    FOOD0.47%GLOBAL1.50%
    (HORSHAM)0.47%IT1.40%
    B0.47%CARE1.34%
    CONSTRUCTION0.38%PROPERTIES1.31%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.38%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CENTRE0.38%M1.27%
    HOMES0.38%BUILDING1.24%
    ENGINEERING0.38%ENERGY1.20%
    TRACK0.38%S1.20%
    RIGHT0.38%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied270216,665
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management8219,704
    7487 - Other business activities5552,735
    9999 - Dormant Company5418,617
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4735,233
    99999 - Dormant Company4325,084
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3712,113
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3714,303
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2513,637
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified249,892
    74990 - Non-trading company169,729
    7260 - Other computer related activities147,154
    62090 - Other information technology service activities148,145
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering125,169
    7499 - Non-trading company129,102
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply116,934
    41100 - Development of building projects104,984
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate104,427
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified93,931
    86900 - Other human health activities95,066

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07931434 PASHLEY FISHER LTD. 01 Feb 2012
    07932303 JBF HEALTHCARE LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07936019 CASH TILLS DIRECT LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07943677 ALLANS OF PETWORTH LIMITED 09 Feb 2012
    07945176 SIXTY KNOTS LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07945208 ROCK-IT ENTERPRISE C.I.C. 10 Feb 2012
    07945279 BLACK ISLE (EUROPE) LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945311 USED SWEEPERS LIMITED 10 Feb 2012
    07945999 JF PHARMA CONSULTING LTD 10 Feb 2012
    07949040 FCR JOBS LIMITED 14 Feb 2012
    07953274 A & I (SUSSEX) LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953293 JWHITMAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953668 PARTY INVITATIONS (UK) LTD 17 Feb 2012
    07957469 VEECEEA-MEDICAL LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959477 GRACE LINES LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07962894 PHOENIX PARAGON LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07968576 ORAL CARE FOR LESS LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07970510 PLANB (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 29 Feb 2012
    OC372763 PALADIN RENEWABLE OPPORTUNITIES NO. 6 LLP 23 Feb 2012
    07932628 PROFESSIONAL PA SERVICES LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07954861 HORSHAM GUN CENTRE LIMITED 17 Feb 2012
    07958182 INTERHIVA UK LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958867 HEALTH AND FITNESS FOR LESS LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07958901 BAILEY TOTAL BUILDING ENVELOPE LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07959992 LEXAVIA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED 22 Feb 2012