Horsham, West Sussex
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous July.
- September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Horsham when compared to any previous September.
- The record third quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2013 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 200 companies were registered in Horsham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 63.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Horsham UK 2013 200 132,684 2012 122 118,868 % change 63.9% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (200) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 78 51 71 New companies in 2012 33 46 43 % change 136.4% 10.9% 65.1% Record Year 2013 (78) 2006 (54) 2013 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 114 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 12.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Horsham UK 2013 114 86,170 2012 101 75,908 % change 12.9% 13.5% Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 46 31 37 Closed companies in 2012 31 42 28 % change 48.4% -26.2% 32% Record Year 2010 (48) 2008 (79) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Horsham during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 86 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Horsham UK 2013 86 46,514 2012 21 42,960 Record Year 2007 (87) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Horsham when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 32 20 34 Net growth in 2012 2 4 15 Record Year 2008 (46) 1996 (28) 2013 (34)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Horsham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Horsham 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change 111.5% 1.7% 44.7% Record Year 1989 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 43.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2013 when 33.5% of all directors were female.
33.5% of all director appointments in Horsham in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.63% CONSULTING 5.27% BUSINESS 1.05% MANAGEMENT 4.75% MANAGEMENT 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.45% TRADING 0.98% PROPERTY 2.53% CONSULTANCY 0.83% TRADING 2.08% ENGINEERING 0.75% ENGINEERING 1.83% DEVELOPMENT 0.68% LONDON 1.79% SUSSEX 0.68% DESIGN 1.78% MEDIA 0.60% BUSINESS 1.74% CONSULTANTS 0.60% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.53% CONSULTANTS 1.69% PLANNING 0.53% CARE 1.64% TRANSPORT 0.53% ASSOCIATES 1.61% HEALTHCARE 0.53% GLOBAL 1.59% MARKETING 0.45% J 1.54% TRAVEL 0.45% MEDIA 1.54% PROPERTY 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.53% INTERIORS 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.45% DIGITAL 0.45% IT 1.39% CONSTRUCTION 0.45% M 1.25% INTEGRATED 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.20% ENERGY 0.45% BUILDING 1.19% OPPORTUNITIES 0.45% CAPITAL 1.19% INVESTMENT 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% GROUP 0.45% TRAINING 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 248 260,135 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 103 34,970 99999 - Dormant Company 72 46,169 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 57 54,854 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 42 26,675 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 17,715 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 29 5,322 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 25,547 62090 - Other information technology service activities 19 12,516 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 16 8,475 86900 - Other human health activities 15 9,203 74990 - Non-trading company 12 14,228 41100 - Development of building projects 11 9,271 62012 - Business and domestic software development 11 9,104 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 5,249 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 10 3,323 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 10 5,706 86101 - Hospital activities 10 2,494 74100 - specialised design activities 10 4,171 43210 - Electrical installation 9 5,724
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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