Horsham, West Sussex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Horsham when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous January.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Horsham when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Horsham when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 238 companies were registered in Horsham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Horsham UK 2014 238 150,722 2013 234 134,802 % change 1.7% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (238) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 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 2014 82 70 86 New companies in 2013 75 86 73 % change 9.3% -18.6% 17.8% Record Year 2014 (82) 2013 (86) 2007 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 108 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is a decrease of 10.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Horsham UK 2014 108 82,370 2013 121 77,914 % change -10.7% 5.7% Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 27 44 37 Closed companies in 2013 55 35 31 % change -50.9% 25.7% 19% Record Year 2011 (63) 2010 (62) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Horsham during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 130 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Horsham UK 2014 130 68,352 2013 113 56,888 Record Year 2014 (130) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Horsham when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2014 55 26 49 Net growth in 2013 20 51 42 Record Year 2014 (55) 2013 (51) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Horsham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Horsham 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change 2.3% -24.9% -1.7% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1990 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2006 when 33.9% of all directors were female.
30.2% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.10% CONSULTING 5.22% HEALTHCARE 0.83% MANAGEMENT 4.67% BUSINESS 0.76% CONSULTANCY 3.49% SUSSEX 0.76% PROPERTY 2.64% TRADING 0.68% TRADING 2.05% MEDIA 0.61% LONDON 1.88% TRANSPORT 0.53% ENGINEERING 1.86% ASSOCIATES 0.53% CARE 1.79% HOMES 0.53% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% CONSULTANCY 0.45% DESIGN 1.75% S 0.45% CONSULTANTS 1.73% SYSTEMS 0.45% BUSINESS 1.71% PLANNING 0.45% PROPERTIES 1.60% TOTAL 0.45% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CARE 0.45% GLOBAL 1.58% SALES 0.45% J 1.48% RED 0.45% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ENERGY 0.45% MEDIA 1.48% MANAGEMENT 0.45% IT 1.33% HORSHAM 0.45% TRANSPORT 1.30% DIGITAL 0.45% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% ENGINEERING 0.45% BUILDING 1.24% ENTERPRISES 0.38% M 1.21% HOLDINGS 0.38% CAPITAL 1.20% TECH 0.38% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 295 280,210 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 101 37,882 99999 - Dormant Company 79 47,084 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 67 56,411 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 47 27,750 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 40 5,949 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 38 18,491 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 27 26,700 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 25 9,358 62090 - Other information technology service activities 24 12,813 86900 - Other human health activities 21 10,273 62012 - Business and domestic software development 17 9,509 74990 - Non-trading company 13 14,135 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 12 3,403 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 6,559 93199 - Other sports activities 11 3,848 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 11 5,988 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 11 9,284 43210 - Electrical installation 11 5,885 68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 10 5,419
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08873465 TM POWER LIMITED 03 Feb 2014 08874744 GALAMBOS DESIGNS LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08875036 BGNR TOURSUPPORT LTD 04 Feb 2014 08876636 STRATEGICFOOD LTD 05 Feb 2014 08876771 P & S FANE LIMITED 05 Feb 2014 08885114 THOMAS JANUS ASSOCIATES LTD 11 Feb 2014 08900279 CAMEO PARTNERS LTD 18 Feb 2014 08903193 MITM RESTAURANTS LTD 19 Feb 2014 08906436 RED 25 DEVELOPMENT LTD 21 Feb 2014 08911376 DECOR DUNSCOMBE LTD 25 Feb 2014 08912377 TWFPC LTD 26 Feb 2014 08915563 BIRDSI PLM LTD 27 Feb 2014 08916512 INTELLIGENT DESIGN LIMITED 28 Feb 2014 08916835 SIMMANS CONSULTING LTD 28 Feb 2014 08876174 CHARTRES COMMUNICATIONS LTD 04 Feb 2014 08878937 GRT SUSSEX LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08887056 CERES POWER INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LIMITED 11 Feb 2014 08893258 QUIT WITH THE STICK LTD 13 Feb 2014 08894052 DURKAN EVENTING LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08901086 RGS SWIMMING LTD 18 Feb 2014 08903198 DBD LOGISTICS SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2014 08904005 LRBP LIMITED 20 Feb 2014 08909475 MOTION FLIGHT TRAINING LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08911360 IN-LIFE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Feb 2014 08914417 DMA BUILDING DESIGNS LTD 27 Feb 2014
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