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
    08920333 ANTILO UK LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08923619 DOLESHSHORI LIMITED 05 Mar 2014
    08926172 AEROTIE LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08927581 CROSSPORT LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08930433 POTTAYIL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08931857 ELLA PILLAI LIMITED 10 Mar 2014
    08933308 NET INVESTMENT NETWORK LTD 11 Mar 2014
    08933492 SAMANTICS LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08935576 FRESHYOURBODY LTD 12 Mar 2014
    08936449 THE CRAWLEY REDS LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08949025 ALICE CASTLE LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08949402 ANDRA CONSULTING SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Mar 2014
    08952353 S E HUSSEY LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08965336 MECHCOOL LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08965874 5 TEN WEST LIMITED 28 Mar 2014
    08966054 SIMPLE EVERYDAY LTD 28 Mar 2014
    08969037 DROPPY SOLUTIONS LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08926108 RECLAIMED YORKSHIRE FLAGSTONE LTD 06 Mar 2014
    08933158 TJO HOUSE LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08934677 ICPAV PRESENTATION SERVICES LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08946148 GRAINLINE MEDIA LTD 19 Mar 2014
    08950988 TRACY'S YARD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 20 Mar 2014
    08955230 GRECIAN CONSULTING LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08961939 THE HARVEST MOUSE CAFE LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08966410 ARCHITECHTURAL PLANTS (BRINSBURY) LIMITED 28 Mar 2014