Horsham, West Sussex
2014 Annual Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- 2014 was a record year for company registrations in Horsham when compared to any year in history.
- The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous second half year.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Annual Data (2014)
2014 was a record year for company registrations in Horsham when compared to any year in history.
A total of 866 companies were formed in Horsham in 2014. This total is 5.1% higher than in 2013 and compares equally to the UK figure of a 10.0% growth compared to 529,363 the previous year.
Year Horsham UK 2014 866 582,051 2013 824 529,363 2012 670 491,893 2011 603 452,870 2010 558 400,358 Record Year 2014 (866) 2014 (582,051) New Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The second half of 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Horsham when compared to any previous second half year.
In the second half of 2014 a total of 426 companies were formed in Horsham. This figure is 11.8% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 8.2%.
The highest total for a second half year in Horsham occurred in 2014 when a total of 426 were formed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Horsham UK 2014 426 281,320 2013 381 259,931 % change 11.8% 8.2% Record Year 2014 (426) 2014 (281,320) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 201 companies were registered in Horsham during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is an increase of 11.0% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Horsham UK 2014 201 137,906 2013 181 127,247 % change 11.0% 8.4% Record Year 2012 (204) 2014 (137,906) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
New Companies by Month
October November December New companies in 2014 71 66 64 New companies in 2013 72 65 44 % change -1.4% 1.5% 45.5% Record Year 2013 (72) 2012 (74) 2012 (65)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 495 companies were dissolved in Horsham in 2014. This total is 13.5% higher than in 2013 and compares favourably to the UK figure of 10.8% growth compared to the previous year.
Year Horsham UK 2014 495 367,937 2013 436 332,213 2012 401 293,729 2011 473 314,524 2010 604 342,233 Record Year 2009 (725) 2009 (533,789) Dissolved Companies by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 a total of 271 companies were dissolved in Horsham. This figure is 30.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 7.7%.
The highest total for a second half year in Horsham occurred in 2009 when a total of 330 were closed.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Horsham UK 2014 271 190,730 2013 207 177,021 % change 30.9% 7.7% Record Year 2009 (330) 2009 (244,544) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
A total of 124 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014).
This figure is an increase of 33.3% versus the same period last year (Q4 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 2.0% against the same period last year.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Horsham UK 2014 124 89,060 2013 93 90,851 % change 33.3% -2.0% Record Year 2009 (153) 2013 (90,851) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
October November December Closed companies in 2014 37 39 48 Closed companies in 2013 37 20 36 % change 0.0% 95.0% 33% Record Year 2009 (52) 2010 (69) 2009 (57)
Net Company Growth
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Annual Data (2014)
A total of 371 companies were added to the company register for Horsham in 2014. This number represents growth of 42.8% in the total number of active companies, which compares favourably to the UK figure of 36.8%.
This number is 17 companies lower than the previous year.
The highest net company growth figure ever seen in one year came in 2007 when the Horsham company register grew by 426 companies.
Year Horsham UK 2014 371 214,114 2013 388 197,150 2012 269 198,164 2011 130 138,346 2010 -46 58,125 Record Year 2007 (426) 2007 (237,353) Net Growth by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 the company register for Horsham increased by 155 companies.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Horsham UK 2014 155 90,590 2013 174 82,910 Record Year 2007 (175) 2003 (117,772) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
Net company growth for Horsham during the fourth quarter of 2014 (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) was 77 companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Horsham UK 2014 77 48,846 2013 88 36,396 Record Year 2012 (119) 2012 (49,848) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Net Growth by Month
October November December Net growth in 2014 34 27 16 Net growth in 2013 35 45 8 Record Year 2008 (63) 2013 (45) 2012 (50)
UK Company Share
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Annual Data (2014)
In 2014 Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is a decline on 2013 when Horsham was responsible for 0.2% of all UK companies.
Year Horsham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
In the second half of 2014 Horsham formed 0.2% of all UK companies. This is more than the 2013 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jul-Dec) Horsham 2014 0.2% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
In the fourth quarter of 2014, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
fourth quarter (Oct 2014 - Dec 2014) Horsham 2014 0.1% 2013 0.1% 2012 0.2% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1991 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Oct, Nov & Dec 2014)
Company Share by Month
October November December UK formation share in 2014 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -6.2% -3.6% 24.4% Record Year 2008 (0.2%) 1991 (0.3%) 1994 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Annual Data (2014)
The average age of a director in 2014 was 44.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.
Director Age by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the second half of 2014 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The average age of a director in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Annual Data (2014)
The record year for female directors in Horsham was 1975 when 100.0% of all directors were female.
The percentage of female directors in Horsham in 2014 was 28.1%. The average for the UK during this time was 26.1%
Director Gender by Year
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Half Year Data (Jul-Dec 2014)
The record second half year for female directors in Horsham was 2007 when 33.6% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Horsham in the second half of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q4 Oct-Dec 2014)
The record fourth quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2007 when 34.3% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Horsham in the fourth quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.8% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Dec 2013-Dec 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.22% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.10% MANAGEMENT 4.58% MANAGEMENT 1.02% CONSULTANCY 3.57% BUSINESS 0.81% PROPERTY 2.66% CONSULTANTS 0.73% CONSTRUCTION 2.12% ASSOCIATES 0.66% ENGINEERING 2.10% MEDICAL 0.66% CARE 2.02% ELECTRICAL 0.66% TRADING 1.94% MEDIA 0.59% LONDON 1.93% HEALTHCARE 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.93% IT 0.59% DESIGN 1.66% TRADING 0.59% CONSULTANTS 1.64% DESIGN 0.51% ELECTRICAL 1.62% HORSHAM 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.62% CARE 0.51% BUSINESS 1.56% SERVICE 0.51% J 1.54% PROJECT 0.44% CO., 1.50% INVESTMENTS 0.44% GLOBAL 1.49% CAR 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.48% LOGISTICS 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.47% HOLDINGS 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% K 0.37% MEDIA 1.33% CONSTRUCTION 0.37% IT 1.31% D 0.37% BUILDING 1.29% ACCOUNTING 0.37% M 1.22%
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 289 265,608 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 125 42,290 99999 - Dormant Company 76 48,509 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 70 58,068 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 30,178 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 45 6,157 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 41 19,049 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 38 10,107 62090 - Other information technology service activities 36 12,837 86900 - Other human health activities 28 12,976 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 9,752 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 21 29,009 74990 - Non-trading company 19 13,984 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 10,842 41100 - Development of building projects 14 11,397 86101 - Hospital activities 14 4,366 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 13 7,528 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 7,559 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 12 11,212 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 12 7,106
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09333783 FOREVER FIELDS LTD 01 Dec 2014 09334426 RIGHTMATCH MEDIA LIMITED 01 Dec 2014 09337507 FRESH MEET LTD 02 Dec 2014 09342296 JMB CLINICAL LTD 05 Dec 2014 09342342 L&L ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD 05 Dec 2014 09345961 RESERVELINE LTD 08 Dec 2014 09353487 KOALARK LTD 12 Dec 2014 09353834 NINETY CONSULTING LTD 12 Dec 2014 09355929 COOKS ELECTRICAL (UK) LTD 16 Dec 2014 09357352 BUSINESS ESPRESSO LTD 16 Dec 2014 09359613 CANOPUS BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD 17 Dec 2014 09361387 HEASMAN PARTNERS LIMITED 18 Dec 2014 09362530 GAMESCAPE LTD 19 Dec 2014 09364456 OUTLINES (UK) LTD 22 Dec 2014 09364833 WWS CONSULTANCY LTD 22 Dec 2014 09365400 BIOTRACK LOGISTICS LIMITED 23 Dec 2014 09365491 RIDGEWAY 1955 LIMITED 23 Dec 2014 09370599 KATPARTS LTD 31 Dec 2014 09335857 GATEC GB LIMITED 02 Dec 2014 09337816 R D BEER & SON LIMITED 02 Dec 2014 09341666 MS SELF STORAGE LIMITED 04 Dec 2014 09347308 CHOKH DI LIMITED 09 Dec 2014 09363725 BELTOURS LIMITED 22 Dec 2014 09370819 SIENNA ROCKS LIMITED 31 Dec 2014 09370996 SUNGLASSES STATION LTD 31 Dec 2014
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