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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2013 234 134,802 2012 173 131,491 % change 35.3% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (234) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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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
January February March New companies in 2013 75 86 73 New companies in 2012 48 50 75 % change 56.3% 72.0% -2.7% Record Year 2013 (75) 2013 (86) 2007 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2013 121 77,914 2012 102 67,576 % change 18.6% 15.3% Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 55 35 31 Closed companies in 2012 38 38 26 % change 44.7% -7.9% 19% Record Year 2011 (63) 2010 (62) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2013 113 56,888 2012 71 63,915 Record Year 2008 (117) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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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
January February March Net growth in 2013 20 51 42 Net growth in 2012 10 12 49 Record Year 2003 (30) 2013 (51) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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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 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% % change 40.1% 70.7% 0.6% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1990 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.35% CONSULTING 5.18% MANAGEMENT 1.09% MANAGEMENT 4.78% CONSULTANCY 1.01% CONSULTANCY 3.30% BUSINESS 0.76% PROPERTY 2.44% CONSULTANTS 0.67% TRADING 2.06% ASSOCIATES 0.67% DESIGN 1.79% ENGINEERING 0.59% ENGINEERING 1.78% MARKETING 0.59% BUSINESS 1.77% DEVELOPMENT 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.75% PROPERTY 0.50% LONDON 1.72% SUSSEX 0.50% CONSULTANTS 1.71% TRADING 0.50% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% HEALTHCARE 0.50% MEDIA 1.63% PLANNING 0.50% GLOBAL 1.57% VENTURES 0.42% J 1.56% GREEN 0.42% CARE 1.46% INTEGRATED 0.42% IT 1.43% SYSTEMS 0.42% INVESTMENTS 1.41% OPPORTUNITIES 0.42% PROPERTIES 1.36% COWFOLD 0.42% M 1.25% PROPERTIES 0.42% BUILDING 1.21% HOLDINGS 0.42% ENTERPRISES 1.19% ENERGY 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.18% INVESTMENT 0.42% TRAINING 1.17% CLEANING 0.42% SECURITY 1.15%
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 246 249,183 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 32,624 99999 - Dormant Company 76 43,384 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 54 54,531 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 50 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 33 16,448 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 28 23,532 86900 - Other human health activities 18 8,465 41100 - Development of building projects 16 8,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 16 12,664 74990 - Non-trading company 15 14,129 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 12 3,073 62012 - Business and domestic software development 12 8,099 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 11 7,199 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 11 4,332 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 11 4,719 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 5,372 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 10 7,507 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 5,104 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,186
Recent Companies
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