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
    08385428 MONTPELLIER TEMPORARIES LIMITED 01 Feb 2013
    08389222 TAMBERLA LIMITED 05 Feb 2013
    08389780 GROSSHAUSER INVESTMENT LTD 05 Feb 2013
    08390540 SMITH & SONS MEDICAL SERVICES LIMITED 06 Feb 2013
    08392002 ARSTOR SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08393131 G2MGLOBAL ADVISORY SERVICES LTD 07 Feb 2013
    08405623 RADYCLE LIMITED 15 Feb 2013
    08405997 IAN EDWARD WELLS LIMITED 18 Feb 2013
    08407552 HILTON CROFT BPH LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08407949 LEADERSHIP NOW LTD 18 Feb 2013
    08412577 TUTIS LOGISTICS CONSULTANCY LIMITED 20 Feb 2013
    08413973 MOLEMCO LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08417390 APPLE MUNCHKINS LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08418394 THE ACCORDION SHOP LTD 25 Feb 2013
    08418597 HARWOOD CARE LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08418831 MAJA MINING LIMITED 25 Feb 2013
    08421298 GREAT HEALTH LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08421537 VONDRAS LIMITED 27 Feb 2013
    08385950 R.A.C. DRAINAGE & MAINTENANCE LTD 04 Feb 2013
    08400630 DUNKIRK HILL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED 13 Feb 2013
    08402293 SAS MANAGED APPLICATIONS LIMITED 14 Feb 2013
    08408509 STUARTFISHER LTD 19 Feb 2013
    08413384 DRAGONFLY PRINT & MAILING SERVICES LTD 21 Feb 2013
    08421918 BOTTLE TOP DRINKS LTD 27 Feb 2013
    08424350 J C SERVICES SOUTHERN LIMITED 28 Feb 2013