Horsham, West Sussex

Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report

NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.

Headlines

  • Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Horsham when compared to any quarter in history.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Horsham when compared to any previous February.

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 2013)

    Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Horsham when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 234 companies were registered in Horsham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 35.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HorshamUK
    2013234134,802
    2012173131,491
    % change35.3%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (234) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous February.

    January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013758673
    New companies in 2012485075
    % change56.3%72.0%-2.7%
    Record Year2013 (75)2013 (86)2007 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    A total of 121 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).

    This figure is an increase of 18.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HorshamUK
    201312177,914
    201210267,576
    % change18.6%15.3%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013553531
    Closed companies in 2012383826
    % change44.7%-7.9%19%
    Record Year2011 (63)2010 (62)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 113 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)HorshamUK
    201311356,888
    20127163,915
    Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    February 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Horsham when compared to any previous February.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013205142
    Net growth in 2012101249
    Record Year2003 (30)2013 (51)2008 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    In the first quarter of 2013, Horsham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013)Horsham
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change40.1%70.7%0.6%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 50.2.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.0% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2006 when 33.9% of all directors were female.

    26.0% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.35%CONSULTING5.18%
    MANAGEMENT1.09%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    CONSULTANCY1.01%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    BUSINESS0.76%PROPERTY2.44%
    CONSULTANTS0.67%TRADING2.06%
    ASSOCIATES0.67%DESIGN1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.59%ENGINEERING1.78%
    MARKETING0.59%BUSINESS1.77%
    DEVELOPMENT0.59%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    PROPERTY0.50%LONDON1.72%
    SUSSEX0.50%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    TRADING0.50%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    HEALTHCARE0.50%MEDIA1.63%
    PLANNING0.50%GLOBAL1.57%
    VENTURES0.42%J1.56%
    GREEN0.42%CARE1.46%
    INTEGRATED0.42%IT1.43%
    SYSTEMS0.42%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    OPPORTUNITIES0.42%PROPERTIES1.36%
    COWFOLD0.42%M1.25%
    PROPERTIES0.42%BUILDING1.21%
    HOLDINGS0.42%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    ENERGY0.42%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    INVESTMENT0.42%TRAINING1.17%
    CLEANING0.42%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied246249,183
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10132,624
    99999 - Dormant Company7643,384
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5454,531
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5024,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3316,448
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2823,532
    86900 - Other human health activities188,465
    41100 - Development of building projects168,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1612,664
    74990 - Non-trading company1514,129
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified123,073
    62012 - Business and domestic software development128,099
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet117,199
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation114,332
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified114,719
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings105,372
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate107,507
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis105,104
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,186

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08344740 RICHARD INVESTMENT PROPERTIES LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08344874 SPORTS TOURS EXCHANGE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 02 Jan 2013
    08345562 MARINE ENGINEERING ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08351455 BM GATES AND AUTOMATION LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08351756 POSCHE LTD 08 Jan 2013
    08352816 JCH ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08354741 FRIENDZ' FRIES GLOBAL LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356724 SHANE ROBERT DAVIES LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08358468 UTILISE ME LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08361093 PRIME ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LIMITED 15 Jan 2013
    08363257 CEE CONFERENCES LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08365689 BITRAB LTD 18 Jan 2013
    08371100 BRITCHIRO NEW MILTON LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08371125 BRITCHIRO HORSHAM LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08372048 AGE UK HORSHAM DISTRICT TRADING LTD 23 Jan 2013
    08373374 DAC HEALTHCARE LIMITED 24 Jan 2013
    08383358 MODULAR INTERIORS LIMITED 31 Jan 2013
    08348002 DIAMONDVIDEO BROADCAST LTD 04 Jan 2013
    08350257 WATER BOX LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08352113 KP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08353141 BAGS OF SUPPORT LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08354569 TWENTYFOURPR LIMITED 10 Jan 2013
    08356633 I2I DATING LIMITED 11 Jan 2013
    08361603 ALL ABOUT CONSULTING LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08362613 PGFX LIMITED 16 Jan 2013