Horsham, West Sussex

Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous August.
  • July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous July.

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 2014)

    Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 225 companies were registered in Horsham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HorshamUK
    2014225143,414
    2013200132,684
    % change12.5%8.1%
    Record Year 2014 (225) 2014 (143,414)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous September.

    August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2014756585
    New companies in 2013785171
    % change-3.8%27.5%19.7%
    Record Year2013 (78)2014 (65)2014 (85)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    A total of 147 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 28.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HorshamUK
    2014147101,670
    201311486,170
    % change28.9%18.0%
    Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,405)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Horsham when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2014514452
    Closed companies in 2013463137
    % change10.9%41.9%41%
    Record Year2014 (51)2008 (79)2009 (94)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 78 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)HorshamUK
    20147841,744
    20138646,514
    Record Year 2007 (87) 2013 (46,514)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2014242133
    Net growth in 2013322034
    Record Year2008 (46)1996 (28)2013 (34)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    In the third quarter of 2014, Horsham formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014)Horsham
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20140.1%0.1%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-12.6%21.5%9.9%
    Record Year1989 (0.2%)1996 (0.2%)1992 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 42.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2013 when 33.5% of all directors were female.

    30.0% of all director appointments in Horsham in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.16%CONSULTING5.17%
    MANAGEMENT0.95%MANAGEMENT4.63%
    HEALTHCARE0.88%CONSULTANCY3.55%
    CONSULTANCY0.88%PROPERTY2.62%
    ASSOCIATES0.66%ENGINEERING2.07%
    BUSINESS0.66%CONSTRUCTION2.05%
    MEDICAL0.66%TRADING2.00%
    TRADING0.59%LONDON1.95%
    CARE0.59%CARE1.94%
    HORSHAM0.59%TRANSPORT1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%DESIGN1.70%
    MEDIA0.51%CONSULTANTS1.70%
    RED0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%BUSINESS1.62%
    HOLDINGS0.44%J1.53%
    PLANNING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.53%
    INVESTMENTS0.44%GLOBAL1.51%
    DESIGN0.44%INVESTMENTS1.50%
    SYSTEMS0.44%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    PROJECT0.44%MEDIA1.38%
    HOMES0.37%CO.,1.36%
    PROJECTS0.37%DEVELOPMENTS1.35%
    SUSSEX0.37%BUILDING1.30%
    LITTLE0.37%IT1.30%
    ENTERPRISES0.37%M1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied292278,481
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management10840,717
    99999 - Dormant Company7448,286
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7357,264
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5329,313
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified4518,890
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified455,940
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3712,795
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet349,914
    86900 - Other human health activities2711,807
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2328,224
    74990 - Non-trading company1914,006
    49410 - Freight transport by road179,960
    62012 - Business and domestic software development169,675
    41100 - Development of building projects1510,604
    47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets136,327
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings127,151
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities127,401
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1210,361
    93199 - Other sports activities124,016

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    OC395280 LURAMAAN INVESTMENTS LLP 15 Sep 2014
    09201425 G-MON-KEY LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09201971 FOODIES ON TOUR LIMITED 03 Sep 2014
    09205714 L S TRAINING AND COACHING LIMITED 05 Sep 2014
    09208375 FARISAI HEALTHCARE LIMITED 08 Sep 2014
    09212899 BEAM SUNTORY OPERATIONS LIMITED 10 Sep 2014
    09226338 MICHAEL CAROLAN SPORTS REHAB LIMITED 19 Sep 2014
    09227841 J K T RAIL LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09228853 EIDOLON PROPERTIES LIMITED 22 Sep 2014
    09229314 CANAVAN (UK) LTD 22 Sep 2014
    09232438 CLOUDFORCE CONSULTANCY LTD 23 Sep 2014
    09232648 CHRISBEES TRADING LTD 24 Sep 2014
    09232730 VAVES FAMILY SERVICES LIMITED 24 Sep 2014
    09234554 NJA TOWN PLANNING LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09235688 SJHPM LIMITED 25 Sep 2014
    09239715 CREALOCK LIMITED 29 Sep 2014
    09242324 GAVIN BIRD CONSULTANTS LIMITED 30 Sep 2014
    09201672 SPLASH (COCKERMOUTH) LTD 03 Sep 2014
    09205273 ACCOMPLI : PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09206473 RSPCA CAMPAIGNS LTD 05 Sep 2014
    09211555 PIQAX LTD 10 Sep 2014
    09213685 SELECT TRAVEL (HORSHAM) LTD 11 Sep 2014
    09214846 STENROTH LIMITED 11 Sep 2014
    09216814 DOHENY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Sep 2014
    09230792 POPULATION & SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK LIMITED 23 Sep 2014