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.
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New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2014 225 143,414 2013 200 132,684 % change 12.5% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (225) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September New companies in 2014 75 65 85 New companies in 2013 78 51 71 % change -3.8% 27.5% 19.7% Record Year 2013 (78) 2014 (65) 2014 (85)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2014 147 101,670 2013 114 86,170 % change 28.9% 18.0% Record Year 2009 (177) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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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
July August September Closed companies in 2014 51 44 52 Closed companies in 2013 46 31 37 % change 10.9% 41.9% 41% Record Year 2014 (51) 2008 (79) 2009 (94)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2014 78 41,744 2013 86 46,514 Record Year 2007 (87) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 24 21 33 Net growth in 2013 32 20 34 Record Year 2008 (46) 1996 (28) 2013 (34)
UK Company Share
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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 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -12.6% 21.5% 9.9% Record Year 1989 (0.2%) 1996 (0.2%) 1992 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.16% CONSULTING 5.17% MANAGEMENT 0.95% MANAGEMENT 4.63% HEALTHCARE 0.88% CONSULTANCY 3.55% CONSULTANCY 0.88% PROPERTY 2.62% ASSOCIATES 0.66% ENGINEERING 2.07% BUSINESS 0.66% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% MEDICAL 0.66% TRADING 2.00% TRADING 0.59% LONDON 1.95% CARE 0.59% CARE 1.94% HORSHAM 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.59% DESIGN 1.70% MEDIA 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.70% RED 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% ELECTRICAL 0.51% BUSINESS 1.62% HOLDINGS 0.44% J 1.53% PLANNING 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.53% INVESTMENTS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.51% DESIGN 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.50% SYSTEMS 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.48% PROJECT 0.44% MEDIA 1.38% HOMES 0.37% CO., 1.36% PROJECTS 0.37% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% SUSSEX 0.37% BUILDING 1.30% LITTLE 0.37% IT 1.30% ENTERPRISES 0.37% M 1.23%
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 292 278,481 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 108 40,717 99999 - Dormant Company 74 48,286 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 73 57,264 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 53 29,313 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 45 18,890 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 45 5,940 62090 - Other information technology service activities 37 12,795 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 34 9,914 86900 - Other human health activities 27 11,807 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 28,224 74990 - Non-trading company 19 14,006 49410 - Freight transport by road 17 9,960 62012 - Business and domestic software development 16 9,675 41100 - Development of building projects 15 10,604 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 13 6,327 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 12 7,151 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 12 7,401 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 10,361 93199 - Other sports activities 12 4,016
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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