Horsham, West Sussex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2012 122 118,868 2011 160 114,512 % change -23.8% 3.8% Record Year 2007 (168) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 33 46 43 New companies in 2011 57 54 49 % change -42.1% -14.8% -12.2% Record Year 2007 (64) 2011 (54) 2009 (58)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2012 98 74,772 2011 100 72,230 % change -2.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 31 42 25 Closed companies in 2011 27 41 32 % change 14.8% 2.4% -22% Record Year 2010 (48) 2008 (79) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2012 24 44,096 2011 60 42,282 Record Year 2007 (87) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 2 4 18 Net growth in 2011 30 13 17 Record Year 2008 (46) 2007 (28) 2003 (31)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1968 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% % change -48.0% -14.2% -13.2% Record Year 1964 (0.5%) 1968 (0.5%) 1970 (0.5%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.94% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.45% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 1.16% CONSULTANCY 3.28% OPPORTUNITIES 0.77% PROPERTY 2.35% ELECTRICAL 0.68% TRADING 2.08% HORSHAM 0.58% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.58% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CARE 0.58% ENGINEERING 1.83% SUSSEX 0.58% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.58% BUSINESS 1.72% FOR 0.58% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% DESIGN 0.58% MEDIA 1.67% PLANNING 0.48% LONDON 1.67% CONTRACTS 0.48% J 1.55% COMMERCIAL 0.48% GLOBAL 1.53% CENTRE 0.48% INVESTMENTS 1.46% PALADIN 0.48% IT 1.43% INTEGRATED 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.34% M 0.48% CARE 1.32% TRAINING 0.48% M 1.27% CONSULTANTS 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% (HORSHAM) 0.48% ENTERPRISES 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.20% MARKETING 0.39% S 1.17% GREEN 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 409 331,455 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 73 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 49 33,677 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 39 14,774 99999 - Dormant Company 37 25,035 7487 - Other business activities 31 35,545 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 29 13,716 9999 - Dormant Company 27 12,598 7414 - Business & management consultancy 25 8,437 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 22 9,891 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 7,869 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 9 3,086 41100 - Development of building projects 9 4,965 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 9 4,997 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 8 3,943 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 8 3,493 86900 - Other human health activities 7 4,998 7499 - Non-trading company 7 6,164 62012 - Business and domestic software development 7 4,584
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08127260 TRANSORIENTAL HOLIDAYS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08130995 XTH LTD 05 Jul 2012 08131961 113 HIGH STREET RESIDENTS LTD 05 Jul 2012 08136926 L CHEESEMAN CONSULTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08138071 COMPLETE CLEANING SUPPLIES LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08138743 FRANDES CARE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012 08142091 HALO LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012 08146787 UNDER THE RADAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012 08147090 NJAMBI LTD 18 Jul 2012 08147261 ACS SURVEYING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012 08150901 AGATA MEDICS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08151635 SAFEHANDS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 20 Jul 2012 08152809 AUTOBAHN CARS LIMITED 23 Jul 2012 08154679 PALADIN VENTURES LIMITED 24 Jul 2012 OC377252 E.S. HUXHAM (EMSWORTH) LLP 26 Jul 2012 08159430 N GAGE YOUTH LIMITED 27 Jul 2012 08161043 E-CPC LIMITED 30 Jul 2012 08163016 CATE4YOU LIMITED 31 Jul 2012 08125663 CONCEPT GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION LTD 02 Jul 2012 08127284 SAWDUST MEDIA LIMITED 03 Jul 2012 08134781 JASON COSS LTD 09 Jul 2012 08135719 YOURCAREYOURCHOICE LTD 09 Jul 2012 08137770 SHEPHEARD ACCOUNTING LIMITED 10 Jul 2012 08150295 THINK CHANGE CONSULTING LTD 19 Jul 2012 08152086 CONTRACT EQUALIZER LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
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