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
    09110261 CODINGBADGER CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Jul 2014
    09111301 SRA4 CONSULTANCY LTD 01 Jul 2014
    09112153 PRESIDENT CLUB LTD 02 Jul 2014
    09115945 C SCHMID LIMITED 03 Jul 2014
    09121159 HIGH SPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121338 AV8 ADVISORY LIMITED 08 Jul 2014
    09121718 SWIFT DRIVER COVER LTD 08 Jul 2014
    09131376 UNITED EMPLOYED LIMITED 15 Jul 2014
    09136788 MBHH LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09137077 PANDORICA LIMITED 18 Jul 2014
    09141675 DRAKE LOCUMS LIMITED 22 Jul 2014
    09143123 JAMES LUCKIN LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09143665 LITTMANNS LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09143813 WORKSTER LTD 23 Jul 2014
    09147353 ETERNAL PROPERTIES LTD 25 Jul 2014
    09148629 KI UBER-TECHIE LTD 28 Jul 2014
    09151194 ICC PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 29 Jul 2014
    09117380 IGNITE SELECTION LTD. 04 Jul 2014
    09118156 COEN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 07 Jul 2014
    09129807 AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET MANAGEMENT LTD 14 Jul 2014
    09135621 OPEN HAUS LIMITED 17 Jul 2014
    09139828 MAYSTAR COSMETICS LIMITED 21 Jul 2014
    09143239 SUGARCAST CREATIVE LIMITED 23 Jul 2014
    09145351 CHOLWICH CONSULTING LIMITED 24 Jul 2014
    09148252 THALIA FIRE LTD 25 Jul 2014