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 07210303 SCL CONTROL SYSTEMS LIMITED 31 Mar 2010 07210073 PEEKABOO MEDIA LTD 31 Mar 2010 07209692 MARUTHI LTD 31 Mar 2010 07205313 METAL SHEEP LTD 26 Mar 2010 07205038 CHARTERIS CONSULTING LTD 26 Mar 2010 07204748 BARNES ROBINSON CONSULTING LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07204301 BACK CHAT MEDIA LIMITED 26 Mar 2010 07203733 SPILT MILK STUDIOS LTD 25 Mar 2010 07203689 BENJAMIN BALL ASSOCIATES LTD 25 Mar 2010 07202995 LIMEHOUSE SECURITIES LTD 25 Mar 2010 07202919 GOLDSTONECAFE LIMITED 25 Mar 2010 07198302 GAURI AND KRISHNA TECH LTD 22 Mar 2010 07197391 GONZO DEVELOPMENTS LTD 22 Mar 2010 07197305 PIVOTAL DIGITAL LTD 22 Mar 2010 07194754 LANDIVAR ARCHITECTS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010 07193563 BIG FISH SOLUTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07192998 SALEM PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2010 07191486 REFRESH DIGITAL MARKETING LTD 16 Mar 2010 07189550 DS RENOVATIONS LIMITED 15 Mar 2010 07187104 NEPTUNE DESIGN CENTRE HAILSHAM LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07186814 BRIGHTON HOTELS LIMITED 11 Mar 2010 07185407 THE BELL INN (MINSTER) LIMITED 10 Mar 2010 07184391 SUPERNOVA DESIGN LTD 10 Mar 2010 07184261 SHAMROCK RACING CLUB LTD 10 Mar 2010 07183557 BLACK SPIRAL LTD 10 Mar 2010
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