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
    09418419 SUSSEX & SURREY TREE SERVICES LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09421027 JAMES & JAKE LTD 04 Feb 2015
    09424524 VISON TECHNOLOGIES LTD 05 Feb 2015
    09429543 MONTY & ME LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09430468 SKINGENIUS SKINCARE LIMITED 09 Feb 2015
    09437687 CYCLE TRANSFER EUROPE LTD 13 Feb 2015
    09440420 BISSETT ENTERPRISES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09441120 PAUL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09441144 MALDON LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09445371 SJL SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09445809 PAXTON SERVICES LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09449179 MOBILE SALON SERVICES LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09451028 POPCIP LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09455935 BONAVENTURA EDUCATION LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09456198 CHILDRENS DISCOVERY WORLD LIMITED 24 Feb 2015
    09457762 EXPERINNO LTD 25 Feb 2015
    09461283 RED LEAF KITCHENS LTD 26 Feb 2015
    09463215 AGOS PLANNING LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    09416781 BIG PICTURE CONSULTING LTD. 02 Feb 2015
    09419225 HEAD4HEIGHTS TREE SURGERY LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09419238 SRLI LTD 03 Feb 2015
    09433288 ALEGRIA LTD 11 Feb 2015
    09435843 JD AUTO REPAIRS LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09442331 HORSHAM AND CRAWLEY COUNSELLING GROUP CIC 16 Feb 2015
    09448043 TFL FORECASTS LTD 19 Feb 2015