Hove, East Sussex
Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
- March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 318 companies were registered in Hove during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 33.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hove UK 2010 318 105,137 2009 238 91,034 % change 33.6% 15.5% Record Year 2007 (330) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
March 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
March 2010 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2010 93 96 129 New companies in 2009 70 71 97 % change 32.9% 35.2% 33.0% Record Year 2003 (98) 2007 (116) 2010 (129)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Hove during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).
This figure is an increase of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hove UK 2010 190 82,677 2009 190 108,060 % change 0.0% -23.5% Record Year 2009 (190) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2010 57 64 69 Closed companies in 2009 52 26 112 % change 9.6% 146.2% -38% Record Year 2002 (60) 2000 (83) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
Net company growth for Hove during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 128 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hove UK 2010 128 22,460 2009 48 -17,026 Record Year 2007 (168) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2010 36 32 60 Net growth in 2009 18 45 -15 Record Year 2003 (54) 2007 (64) 2006 (78)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
In the first quarter of 2010, Hove formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) Hove 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% 2006 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2009 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% % change 23.3% 15.8% 10.5% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1963 (0.7%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 43.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Hove in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage PROPERTIES 3.30% MANAGEMENT 5.01% CONSULTING 1.77% CONSULTING 4.60% INVESTMENTS 1.47% CONSULTANCY 2.87% PROPERTY 1.30% PROPERTY 2.50% SUSSEX 1.18% ASSOCIATES 2.04% BRIGHTON 1.12% TRADING 1.93% MANAGEMENT 1.00% DESIGN 1.91% DESIGN 1.00% CONSTRUCTION 1.87% CONSULTANCY 0.88% MEDIA 1.84% DIGITAL 0.82% BUSINESS 1.74% MEDIA 0.77% INTERNATIONAL 1.73% ASSOCIATES 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.63% ROAD 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.54% (SUSSEX) 0.65% J 1.48% CONSTRUCTION 0.65% LONDON 1.45% HOVE 0.65% INVESTMENTS 1.45% CONSULTANTS 0.65% GROUP 1.37% LONDON 0.59% GLOBAL 1.35% GROUP 0.59% PROPERTIES 1.35% RTM 0.53% BUILDING 1.34% M 0.47% CARE 1.33% VILLAS 0.47% ELECTRICAL 1.30% (BRIGHTON) 0.47% M 1.28% PRODUCTIONS 0.47% SYSTEMS 1.25% DEVELOPMENTS 0.47% S 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 357 228,645 7487 - Other business activities 179 74,904 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 65 26,974 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 50 14,007 62090 - Other information technology service activities 46 6,340 9999 - Dormant Company 40 19,948 7260 - Other computer related activities 39 10,331 99999 - Dormant Company 39 13,808 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 33 9,943 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 30 9,659 7414 - Business & management consultancy 28 17,003 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 27 7,143 7499 - Non-trading company 25 15,398 98000 - Residents property management 23 3,892 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 23 8,154 62012 - Business and domestic software development 19 2,646 9305 - Other service activities 18 9,038 5530 - Restaurants 17 4,798 90030 - Artistic creation 17 1,291 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 14 9,325
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07140149 OZZIE ASSOCIATES LTD 29 Jan 2010 07139301 VARIOUS ARTISTS LTD 28 Jan 2010 07138824 MARSUPIAL RECORDS LIMITED 28 Jan 2010 07137322 AL SINCLAIR EDITING LTD 26 Jan 2010 07135575 LEWIS PETROLEUM CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Jan 2010 07135321 I K A PARTNERS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07134800 KAVERI CONSULTANTS LIMITED 25 Jan 2010 07132474 POST YOUR GOLD LIMITED 21 Jan 2010 07129273 INFINITY BUILDING LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128804 SPOTON SHADES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010 07128742 SCORESURE LTD 18 Jan 2010 07128701 FUND DYNAMICS LTD. 18 Jan 2010 07128359 DELISH HANDMADE COSMETICS LIMITED 18 Jan 2010 07127160 SAFETY PRINCIPLES LIMITED 15 Jan 2010 07126692 ALESSANDRA PRATI LTD 15 Jan 2010 07125929 NET-MAX LTD 14 Jan 2010 07125392 HUNGARIQUM TRADING COMPANY LTD 14 Jan 2010 07124196 JABOOH.COM LIMITED 13 Jan 2010 07123241 HOPSCOTCH SUSSEX LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07122915 CHARLESTON FINANCE LTD 12 Jan 2010 07122880 TRINITY CONTRACTS (SUSSEX) LIMITED 12 Jan 2010 07120567 LETS VISIT LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07120164 SOARING WINGS LIMITED 08 Jan 2010 07119353 3DCITYSCAPE LTD 07 Jan 2010 07118245 BLUECAKE CREATIVE LTD 07 Jan 2010
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