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
    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
    08138743 FRANDES CARE LIMITED 11 Jul 2012
    08142091 HALO LOGISTICS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08146787 UNDER THE RADAR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 17 Jul 2012
    08147229 VINCE CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147261 ACS SURVEYING LIMITED 18 Jul 2012
    08147457 BELMORE AND FOLKER SOLUTIONS 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
    OC377252 E.S. HUXHAM (EMSWORTH) LLP 26 Jul 2012
    08159386 IN SAFE AND CARING HANDS LIMITED 27 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
    08133084 SUNDURBAN LTD 06 Jul 2012
    08134781 JASON COSS LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135719 YOURCAREYOURCHOICE LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08152086 CONTRACT EQUALIZER LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08160740 TOUCHSTONE FINANCIAL LIMITED 30 Jul 2012