Horsham, West Sussex

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 122 companies were registered in Horsham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HorshamUK
    2012122118,868
    2011160114,512
    % change-23.8%3.8%
    Record Year 2007 (168) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012334643
    New companies in 2011575449
    % change-42.1%-14.8%-12.2%
    Record Year2007 (64)2011 (54)2009 (58)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 98 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HorshamUK
    20129874,772
    201110072,230
    % change-2.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012314225
    Closed companies in 2011274132
    % change14.8%2.4%-22%
    Record Year2010 (48)2008 (79)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 24 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)HorshamUK
    20122444,096
    20116042,282
    Record Year 2007 (87) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20122418
    Net growth in 2011301317
    Record Year2008 (46)2007 (28)2003 (31)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Horsham
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.1%0.1%
    % change-48.0%-14.2%-13.2%
    Record Year1964 (0.5%)1968 (0.5%)1970 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    25.3% of all director appointments in Horsham in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.94%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.45%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    OPPORTUNITIES0.77%PROPERTY2.35%
    ELECTRICAL0.68%TRADING2.08%
    HORSHAM0.58%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.58%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CARE0.58%ENGINEERING1.83%
    SUSSEX0.58%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.58%BUSINESS1.72%
    FOR0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    DESIGN0.58%MEDIA1.67%
    PLANNING0.48%LONDON1.67%
    CONTRACTS0.48%J1.55%
    COMMERCIAL0.48%GLOBAL1.53%
    CENTRE0.48%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    PALADIN0.48%IT1.43%
    INTEGRATED0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    M0.48%CARE1.32%
    TRAINING0.48%M1.27%
    CONSULTANTS0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    (HORSHAM)0.48%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    MARKETING0.39%S1.17%
    GREEN0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied409331,455
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7319,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4933,677
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities3914,774
    99999 - Dormant Company3725,035
    7487 - Other business activities3135,545
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2913,716
    9999 - Dormant Company2712,598
    7414 - Business & management consultancy258,437
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified229,891
    74990 - Non-trading company119,203
    62090 - Other information technology service activities97,869
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings93,086
    41100 - Development of building projects94,965
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply94,997
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified83,943
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering83,493
    86900 - Other human health activities74,998
    7499 - Non-trading company76,164
    62012 - Business and domestic software development74,584

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08166322 AC AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08168980 ELOQUIN CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Aug 2012
    08170165 YOUNG BAZ LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08170719 LE-DOODLE LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08170855 LONDON CENTRE OF THEATRE STUDIES LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08171903 ALDABRA LIGHTING LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08172664 TRAVELSTAR GATWICK LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08175316 DOG HOTEL LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08176821 MUSGROVE CONSULTING LTD 13 Aug 2012
    08178616 GREENWOOD SUSSEX LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08178755 MEDIANATECH LTD 14 Aug 2012
    08182349 FORD RHODES LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08183095 ADVENTURE ALOE LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08183641 GOLDEN LOTUS CATERING LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08190303 ROOTZNSHOOTZ LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08192644 DIAMOND CRYSTAL LTD 28 Aug 2012
    08194496 EYEFIX VISION LTD 29 Aug 2012
    08195522 UNITED CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08195662 TECL LIMITED 30 Aug 2012
    08197465 ADAM BRADLEY SERVICES LIMITED 31 Aug 2012
    08168293 SALUTEM OMNIUM LTD. 03 Aug 2012
    08170349 LYONS FARM CAR SALES LTD 07 Aug 2012
    08175444 SDKK CENTRAL LTD 10 Aug 2012
    08184023 HELLOHORSHAM LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08192709 CATLETEVE.COM LIMITED 28 Aug 2012