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 08830134 FLORA STAMATO LIMITED 02 Jan 2014 08835271 POOVAC LTD 07 Jan 2014 08841656 ADVANCED PLUMBING AND HEATING (SUSSEX) LIMITED 13 Jan 2014 08842711 ROAD TO ANYWHERE LTD 13 Jan 2014 08844264 ARCHINI LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08845187 COMPOSURE ACCOUNTING & TAXATION LIMITED 14 Jan 2014 08846771 JAMAICA INN BODMIN MOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED 15 Jan 2014 08849509 STORROR LIMITED 17 Jan 2014 08850070 SHANLEY ROSE AND COMPANY LIMITED 17 Jan 2014 08854081 PLANET PR LTD 21 Jan 2014 08858181 RBEE CONSULTING LTD 23 Jan 2014 08858320 MEMBER TRANSPORT LTD 23 Jan 2014 08858641 KIDDERMINSTER HOMES LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08859213 ABSN SOUTH LIMITED 23 Jan 2014 08859666 NZ PROJECTS LTD 23 Jan 2014 08863285 CLEAN EXPRESS LTD 27 Jan 2014 08871819 PRIMAX DRINK LTD 31 Jan 2014 08836493 ARDINGPOINT LTD 08 Jan 2014 OC390346 A. J. SALVAGE LLP 14 Jan 2014 08845664 AW ELECTRICAL (SUSSEX) LTD 15 Jan 2014 08847647 HOLME BROOK STABLES LIMITED 16 Jan 2014 08856172 JAQUIMI ASSOCIATES LTD 22 Jan 2014 08860637 DEFENCE PROJECTS LIMITED 24 Jan 2014 08864778 RE SHALE LTD 28 Jan 2014 08869848 MY SWITCH ELECTRICS LTD 30 Jan 2014
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