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.

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 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)HorshamUK
    2014238150,722
    2013234134,802
    % change1.7%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (238) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2014827086
    New companies in 2013758673
    % change9.3%-18.6%17.8%
    Record Year2014 (82)2013 (86)2007 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    201410882,370
    201312177,914
    % change-10.7%5.7%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014274437
    Closed companies in 2013553531
    % change-50.9%25.7%19%
    Record Year2011 (63)2010 (62)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HorshamUK
    201413068,352
    201311356,888
    Record Year 2014 (130) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014552649
    Net growth in 2013205142
    Record Year2014 (55)2013 (51)2008 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change2.3%-24.9%-1.7%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.10%CONSULTING5.22%
    HEALTHCARE0.83%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    BUSINESS0.76%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    SUSSEX0.76%PROPERTY2.64%
    TRADING0.68%TRADING2.05%
    MEDIA0.61%LONDON1.88%
    TRANSPORT0.53%ENGINEERING1.86%
    ASSOCIATES0.53%CARE1.79%
    HOMES0.53%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    CONSULTANCY0.45%DESIGN1.75%
    S0.45%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    SYSTEMS0.45%BUSINESS1.71%
    PLANNING0.45%PROPERTIES1.60%
    TOTAL0.45%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    CARE0.45%GLOBAL1.58%
    SALES0.45%J1.48%
    RED0.45%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    ENERGY0.45%MEDIA1.48%
    MANAGEMENT0.45%IT1.33%
    HORSHAM0.45%TRANSPORT1.30%
    DIGITAL0.45%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    ENGINEERING0.45%BUILDING1.24%
    ENTERPRISES0.38%M1.21%
    HOLDINGS0.38%CAPITAL1.20%
    TECH0.38%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied295280,210
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10137,882
    99999 - Dormant Company7947,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6756,411
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities4727,750
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified405,949
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3818,491
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2726,700
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet259,358
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2412,813
    86900 - Other human health activities2110,273
    62012 - Business and domestic software development179,509
    74990 - Non-trading company1314,135
    32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified123,403
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings126,559
    93199 - Other sports activities113,848
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets115,988
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate119,284
    43210 - Electrical installation115,885
    68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis105,419

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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