Hove, East Sussex
Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
- February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous February.
- February 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
- January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous January.
- Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous March.
- February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous February.
- February 2011 was a record month for net growth in Hove when compared to any month in history.
- January 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous January.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 444 companies were registered in Hove during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 39.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Hove UK 2011 444 116,391 2010 318 105,137 % change 39.6% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (444) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
February 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous February.
February 2011 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2011 131 161 152 New companies in 2010 93 96 129 % change 40.9% 67.7% 17.8% Record Year 2011 (131) 2011 (161) 2011 (152)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
A total of 198 companies were dissolved in Hove during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).
This figure is an increase of 4.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Hove UK 2011 198 90,986 2010 190 82,677 % change 4.2% 10.0% Record Year 2011 (198) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2011 76 57 65 Closed companies in 2010 57 64 69 % change 33.3% -10.9% -6% Record Year 2011 (76) 2000 (83) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
Q1 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2011 was a record quarter for net growth in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
Net company growth for Hove during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 246 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Hove UK 2011 246 25,405 2010 128 22,460 Record Year 2011 (246) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
March 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous March.
February 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous February.
February 2011 was a record month for net growth in Hove when compared to any month in history.
January 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous January.
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2011 55 104 87 Net growth in 2010 36 32 60 Record Year 2011 (55) 2011 (104) 2011 (87)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
In the first quarter of 2011, Hove formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) Hove 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% 2007 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2010 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% % change 21.5% 47.5% 12.4% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1963 (0.7%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 42.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.4% of all director appointments in Hove in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.48% CONSULTING 5.04% CONSULTANCY 1.59% MANAGEMENT 4.97% BRIGHTON 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.16% IT 1.10% PROPERTY 2.38% HOVE 1.06% TRADING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 1.01% DESIGN 1.93% MEDIA 0.97% ASSOCIATES 1.92% DESIGN 0.97% BUSINESS 1.87% DIGITAL 0.79% CONSTRUCTION 1.80% CREATIVE 0.75% CONSULTANTS 1.76% ROAD 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% SYSTEMS 0.71% ENGINEERING 1.61% BUSINESS 0.71% LONDON 1.60% ASSOCIATES 0.57% CARE 1.45% PRODUCTIONS 0.53% J 1.45% SUSSEX 0.53% GLOBAL 1.44% CONSULTANTS 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.43% TRADING 0.49% IT 1.41% BUILDING 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.36% HAMILTON 0.49% BUILDING 1.34% MARKETING 0.49% M 1.30% RTM 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.28% J 0.44% S 1.24% CONSTRUCTION 0.44% INTERNATIONAL 1.23% (HOVE) 0.40% SYSTEMS 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 378 202,798 7487 - Other business activities 179 60,968 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 74 30,253 62090 - Other information technology service activities 71 6,996 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 67 16,150 7011 - Development & sell real estate 58 2,654 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 57 10,246 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 47 2,528 7260 - Other computer related activities 46 7,789 99999 - Dormant Company 43 18,336 9999 - Dormant Company 40 19,765 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 39 7,788 7414 - Business & management consultancy 35 12,916 62012 - Business and domestic software development 27 3,168 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 25 7,000 98000 - Residents property management 23 3,154 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 10,085 90030 - Artistic creation 22 1,535 7499 - Non-trading company 17 11,316 9305 - Other service activities 17 8,740
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07511219 NEVILL ROAD LIMITED 31 Jan 2011 07509717 CLEAR TEST CONSULTING LTD 28 Jan 2011 07509106 SHINE SPECIALISTS LTD 28 Jan 2011 07507430 AMP TELEMARKETING LTD 27 Jan 2011 07507407 EDVENTUROUS LTD 27 Jan 2011 07507298 ADAMS UPHOLSTERY LTD 27 Jan 2011 07505691 ROCK FOODS LTD 26 Jan 2011 07505001 HUMAIRA LTD 25 Jan 2011 07501051 GFC KEBAB HOUSE LTD 21 Jan 2011 07500613 SAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD 21 Jan 2011 07499220 CODERSTACK LTD 20 Jan 2011 07498945 SQUARE & CIRCLE LTD 19 Jan 2011 07498481 D SPANTON CONSULTING LTD 19 Jan 2011 07496673 MATT GLEESON CONTRACTORS LTD 18 Jan 2011 07496415 H J ADU & SONS LTD 18 Jan 2011 07493763 DADA PROJECTS LTD 14 Jan 2011 07491993 THE RAOUL WALLENBERG SOCIETY 13 Jan 2011 07491309 REEKIE AGILE IT SERVICES LTD 13 Jan 2011 07490404 STREETSCOPE LTD 12 Jan 2011 07489926 CHILLI PR LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07489732 CHUMPAGNE LIMITED 12 Jan 2011 07489260 SCOUT LONDON LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07488911 COUCHMAN APPLIANCE REPAIRS LIMITED 11 Jan 2011 07488482 COPACETIC LTD 11 Jan 2011 07488252 GREY HEN FINANCIAL LTD 11 Jan 2011
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