Horsham, West Sussex

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 232 companies were registered in Horsham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HorshamUK
    2015232161,156
    2014238150,722
    % change-2.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (238) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015618289
    New companies in 2014827086
    % change-25.6%17.1%3.5%
    Record Year2014 (82)2013 (86)2007 (92)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 149 companies were dissolved in Horsham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 38.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HorshamUK
    201514989,523
    201410882,370
    % change38.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015335363
    Closed companies in 2014274437
    % change22.2%20.5%70%
    Record Year2011 (63)2010 (62)2009 (100)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Horsham during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 83 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HorshamUK
    20158371,633
    201413068,352
    Record Year 2014 (130) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015282926
    Net growth in 2014552649
    Record Year2014 (55)2013 (51)2008 (74)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Horsham formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Horsham
    20150.1%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.1%0.2%
    % change-27.0%7.9%-5.7%
    Record Year2002 (0.2%)1995 (0.2%)1990 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Horsham was in 2006 when 33.9% of all directors were female.

    31.6% of all director appointments in Horsham in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.09%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.47%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.10%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANTS0.81%PROPERTY2.72%
    IT0.81%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    BUSINESS0.74%CARE2.13%
    ELECTRICAL0.66%ENGINEERING2.12%
    SUSSEX0.66%LONDON1.91%
    SERVICE0.59%TRADING1.88%
    MEDIA0.59%TRANSPORT1.82%
    HEALTHCARE0.59%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    ASSOCIATES0.59%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSTRUCTION0.51%PROPERTIES1.63%
    MEDICAL0.51%CO.,1.58%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%J1.55%
    CARE0.51%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    R0.44%BUSINESS1.49%
    BEAUTY0.44%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    TREE0.44%GLOBAL1.46%
    GROUP0.44%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    DESIGN0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    GREEN0.44%BUILDING1.31%
    HORSHAM0.44%IT1.30%
    TRADING0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    D0.37%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied333288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management13543,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7758,522
    99999 - Dormant Company7149,474
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5630,825
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified446,242
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet4010,200
    62090 - Other information technology service activities3912,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified3919,098
    86900 - Other human health activities3313,990
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2429,218
    62012 - Business and domestic software development219,651
    49410 - Freight transport by road2112,485
    41100 - Development of building projects1811,863
    74990 - Non-trading company1713,794
    86101 - Hospital activities155,043
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities147,682
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings137,797
    71129 - Other engineering activities136,278
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate137,450

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09371841 SENATE SPORTS LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09372894 FIRSTSPRING LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09380049 HALLEY DIAMOND SYSTEM LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09380760 ROUSE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LTD 09 Jan 2015
    09381701 BP WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09383097 ONE GREEN LAB LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09384225 CCG CONSULTANCY (UK) LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09384428 UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09385361 APPICLINE LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09385755 VALENTINA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09386751 THE BEST LANGOS LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09386857 BOTOKA EUROPE LTD 13 Jan 2015
    09390677 UPPER ART INVEST LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392728 DANSCAPES LTD 16 Jan 2015
    09397663 DR SARAH E FOX LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09401945 INGENIUM CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09402736 HELICOMPANY LIMITED 22 Jan 2015
    09404786 UKBIZZ LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09406571 CARDIOSENSE LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09408344 SALVAGEDOCTOR LTD 27 Jan 2015
    09409877 BAKUNINA CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09410710 J DUNLOP CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09413417 DIGITAL INNOVATION PARTNERS LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09374907 TRACTION POWER SERVICES LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09381931 CLOUD MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 09 Jan 2015