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.

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 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)HorshamUK
    2013200132,684
    2012122118,868
    % change63.9%11.6%
    Record Year 2013 (200) 2013 (132,684)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2013785171
    New companies in 2012334643
    % change136.4%10.9%65.1%
    Record Year2013 (78)2006 (54)2013 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    201311486,170
    201210175,908
    % change12.9%13.5%
    Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2013463137
    Closed companies in 2012314228
    % change48.4%-26.2%32%
    Record Year2010 (48)2008 (79)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    20138646,514
    20122142,960
    Record Year 2007 (87) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2013322034
    Net growth in 20122415
    Record Year2008 (46)1996 (28)2013 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change111.5%1.7%44.7%
    Record Year1989 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.63%CONSULTING5.27%
    BUSINESS1.05%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%CONSULTANCY3.45%
    TRADING0.98%PROPERTY2.53%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%TRADING2.08%
    ENGINEERING0.75%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DEVELOPMENT0.68%LONDON1.79%
    SUSSEX0.68%DESIGN1.78%
    MEDIA0.60%BUSINESS1.74%
    CONSULTANTS0.60%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%CONSULTANTS1.69%
    PLANNING0.53%CARE1.64%
    TRANSPORT0.53%ASSOCIATES1.61%
    HEALTHCARE0.53%GLOBAL1.59%
    MARKETING0.45%J1.54%
    TRAVEL0.45%MEDIA1.54%
    PROPERTY0.45%INVESTMENTS1.53%
    INTERIORS0.45%PROPERTIES1.45%
    DIGITAL0.45%IT1.39%
    CONSTRUCTION0.45%M1.25%
    INTEGRATED0.45%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    ENERGY0.45%BUILDING1.19%
    OPPORTUNITIES0.45%CAPITAL1.19%
    INVESTMENT0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.16%
    GROUP0.45%TRAINING1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied248260,135
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10334,970
    99999 - Dormant Company7246,169
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5754,854
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4226,675
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3517,715
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified295,322
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2725,547
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1912,516
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet168,475
    86900 - Other human health activities159,203
    74990 - Non-trading company1214,228
    41100 - Development of building projects119,271
    62012 - Business and domestic software development119,104
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis105,249
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified103,323
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets105,706
    86101 - Hospital activities102,494
    74100 - specialised design activities104,171
    43210 - Electrical installation95,724

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08635228 SANAA GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LTD 02 Aug 2013
    OC386972 SUGAR TRANSPORT LLP 02 Aug 2013
    08636257 REDBOW CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Aug 2013
    08638166 SKILL PYRAMID LIMITED 05 Aug 2013
    08638365 BJB & ADB CONSULTING LTD 05 Aug 2013
    08643373 LYCHGATE CONSULTANTS LTD 08 Aug 2013
    08644580 P B MITCHELL ADR HAULAGE LIMITED 09 Aug 2013
    08645604 YOOODLE LIMITED 12 Aug 2013
    08647510 VTS FUEL LTD 13 Aug 2013
    08649788 SB SPORTS MEDIA LIMITED 14 Aug 2013
    08650085 HEYLO LTD 14 Aug 2013
    08653160 AVALON LASER & BEAUTY CLINIC LTD 16 Aug 2013
    08655010 GREENE WORKS LTD 19 Aug 2013
    OC387334 INTEGRATED PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES NO.19 LLP 19 Aug 2013
    08656057 PETRA SMITH LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08656672 PE COWAN LTD 19 Aug 2013
    08656844 ACEFLY LIMITED 20 Aug 2013
    08659577 NICH PROJECTS LIMITED 21 Aug 2013
    08666415 DIGITAL MUNKEYS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 28 Aug 2013
    08670138 HUB GRAPHICS LTD 30 Aug 2013
    08670400 PLAYFUL TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 30 Aug 2013
    08633185 HG PERFORMING ARTS LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634402 COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE AVIATION HOLDCO LIMITED 01 Aug 2013
    08634987 DALES DBR LTD 02 Aug 2013
    08660682 AMB AUTOS LIMITED 22 Aug 2013