Horsham, West Sussex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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) Horsham UK 2015 232 161,156 2014 238 150,722 % change -2.5% 6.9% Record Year 2014 (238) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 61 82 89 New companies in 2014 82 70 86 % change -25.6% 17.1% 3.5% Record Year 2014 (82) 2013 (86) 2007 (92)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Horsham UK 2015 149 89,523 2014 108 82,370 % change 38.0% 8.7% Record Year 2010 (167) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 33 53 63 Closed companies in 2014 27 44 37 % change 22.2% 20.5% 70% Record Year 2011 (63) 2010 (62) 2009 (100)
Net Company Growth
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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) Horsham UK 2015 83 71,633 2014 130 68,352 Record Year 2014 (130) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 28 29 26 Net growth in 2014 55 26 49 Record Year 2014 (55) 2013 (51) 2008 (74)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 0.1% 2014 0.2% 2013 0.2% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2008 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2014 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% % change -27.0% 7.9% -5.7% Record Year 2002 (0.2%) 1995 (0.2%) 1990 (0.2%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.09% CONSULTING 5.23% CONSULTANCY 1.47% MANAGEMENT 4.56% MANAGEMENT 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANTS 0.81% PROPERTY 2.72% IT 0.81% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% BUSINESS 0.74% CARE 2.13% ELECTRICAL 0.66% ENGINEERING 2.12% SUSSEX 0.66% LONDON 1.91% SERVICE 0.59% TRADING 1.88% MEDIA 0.59% TRANSPORT 1.82% HEALTHCARE 0.59% ELECTRICAL 1.76% ASSOCIATES 0.59% DESIGN 1.65% CONSTRUCTION 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.63% MEDICAL 0.51% CO., 1.58% INVESTMENTS 0.51% J 1.55% CARE 0.51% CONSULTANTS 1.54% R 0.44% BUSINESS 1.49% BEAUTY 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.49% TREE 0.44% GLOBAL 1.46% GROUP 0.44% ASSOCIATES 1.44% DESIGN 0.44% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% GREEN 0.44% BUILDING 1.31% HORSHAM 0.44% IT 1.30% TRADING 0.44% MEDIA 1.28% D 0.37% M 1.27%
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 333 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 135 43,081 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 77 58,522 99999 - Dormant Company 71 49,474 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 56 30,825 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 44 6,242 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 10,200 62090 - Other information technology service activities 39 12,862 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 19,098 86900 - Other human health activities 33 13,990 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 24 29,218 62012 - Business and domestic software development 21 9,651 49410 - Freight transport by road 21 12,485 41100 - Development of building projects 18 11,863 74990 - Non-trading company 17 13,794 86101 - Hospital activities 15 5,043 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 14 7,682 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 13 7,797 71129 - Other engineering activities 13 6,278 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 13 7,450
Recent Companies
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