Horsham, West Sussex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 344 companies were formed in Horsham. This figure is 11.0% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Horsham occurred in 2007 when a total of 406 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham UK 2012 344 253,150 2011 310 228,735 % change 11.0% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (406) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 171 companies were registered in Horsham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Horsham UK 2012 171 121,659 2011 159 112,344 % change 7.5% 8.3% Record Year 2007 (198) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 58 60 53 New companies in 2011 57 47 55 % change 1.8% 27.7% -3.6% Record Year 2007 (65) 2007 (68) 2007 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 215 companies were dissolved in Horsham. This figure is 22.1% lower than last year, which compares well to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Horsham occurred in 2009 when a total of 395 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham UK 2012 215 147,793 2011 276 162,310 % change -22.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (395) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 113 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 10.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Horsham UK 2012 113 80,218 2011 126 71,324 % change -10.3% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (256) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 28 52 33 Closed companies in 2011 17 57 52 % change 64.7% -8.8% -37% Record Year 2009 (80) 2009 (109) 2009 (67)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Horsham increased by 129 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham UK 2012 129 105,357 2011 34 66,425 Record Year 2007 (251) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Horsham during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 58 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Horsham UK 2012 58 41,441 2011 33 41,020 Record Year 2007 (137) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 30 8 20 Net growth in 2011 40 -10 3 Record Year 2007 (51) 2008 (47) 2007 (53)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Horsham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Horsham 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1964 (0.3%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -14.3% 11.8% 2.9% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1969 (0.4%) 1968 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 46.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 45.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Horsham was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.2% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in Horsham in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.95% CONSULTING 5.07% CONSULTANCY 1.58% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 1.11% CONSULTANCY 3.28% DESIGN 0.93% PROPERTY 2.35% HORSHAM 0.93% TRADING 2.10% OPPORTUNITIES 0.84% DESIGN 1.89% ASSOCIATES 0.65% ENGINEERING 1.87% FOR 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.82% M 0.56% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONTRACTS 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% ELECTRICAL 0.56% BUSINESS 1.70% CARE 0.56% MEDIA 1.69% BUILDING 0.46% LONDON 1.68% G 0.46% J 1.57% PROPERTY 0.46% GLOBAL 1.51% (HORSHAM) 0.46% INVESTMENTS 1.48% PALADIN 0.46% IT 1.42% COMMERCIAL 0.46% CARE 1.31% INTEGRATED 0.46% PROPERTIES 1.31% PLANNING 0.46% M 1.26% P 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.23% MARKETING 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% IT 0.37% SECURITY 1.19% TRAINING 0.37% S 1.18% CENTRE 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 293 244,457 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 79 20,390 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 52 35,447 7487 - Other business activities 49 47,029 9999 - Dormant Company 44 16,469 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 15,280 99999 - Dormant Company 39 26,088 7414 - Business & management consultancy 34 10,978 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 30 14,220 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 10,271 74990 - Non-trading company 12 9,706 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 11 6,356 62090 - Other information technology service activities 11 8,258 41100 - Development of building projects 9 5,149 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 3,185 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 9 4,091 7260 - Other computer related activities 9 6,456 62012 - Business and domestic software development 8 4,742 7499 - Non-trading company 8 8,023 86900 - Other human health activities 8 5,222
Recent Companies
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