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Hove, East Sussex

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous August.
  • Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.
  • September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous September.
  • August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous August.

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.

    A total of 416 companies were registered in Hove during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 5.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HoveUK
    2011416114,512
    2010394101,492
    % change5.6%12.8%
    Record Year 2011 (416) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous August.

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011110152154
    New companies in 2010132119143
    % change-16.7%27.7%7.7%
    Record Year2010 (132)2011 (152)2011 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 159 companies were dissolved in Hove during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 22.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HoveUK
    201115972,230
    201020587,705
    % change-22.4%-17.6%
    Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011475161
    Closed companies in 2010766366
    % change-38.2%-19.0%-8%
    Record Year2010 (76)2008 (126)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Q3 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.

    Net company growth for Hove during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 257 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)HoveUK
    201125742,282
    201018913,787
    Record Year 2011 (257) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    September 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous September.

    August 2011 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous August.

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20116310193
    Net growth in 2010565677
    Record Year2006 (68)2011 (101)2011 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Hove formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Hove
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20100.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change-23.8%7.5%-2.7%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1961 (0.7%)1963 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 40.7.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Hove was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    30.9% of all director appointments in Hove in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.38%CONSULTING5.11%
    IT1.42%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    BRIGHTON1.13%PROPERTY2.41%
    DESIGN1.00%TRADING2.06%
    SOFTWARE0.92%DESIGN1.94%
    MEDIA0.92%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    SYSTEMS0.88%BUSINESS1.82%
    MANAGEMENT0.83%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    DIGITAL0.67%ENGINEERING1.74%
    HOVE0.63%MEDIA1.72%
    PROPERTY0.58%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    SUSSEX0.58%LONDON1.63%
    BUSINESS0.54%J1.47%
    CREATIVE0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CONSULTANTS0.50%CARE1.42%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%IT1.38%
    ROAD0.46%BUILDING1.30%
    DEVELOPMENT0.46%PROPERTIES1.28%
    ENGINEERING0.42%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    WEB0.42%M1.25%
    MARKETING0.42%ENERGY1.22%
    HAMILTON0.42%TRAINING1.21%
    (HOVE)0.38%S1.21%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied391204,493
    7487 - Other business activities22065,177
    7260 - Other computer related activities988,686
    62090 - Other information technology service activities916,798
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply868,345
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7310,137
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management7215,760
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7229,245
    7414 - Business & management consultancy7014,755
    7011 - Development & sell real estate572,638
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified457,551
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate452,426
    99999 - Dormant Company4218,281
    9999 - Dormant Company3922,587
    62012 - Business and domestic software development313,137
    98000 - Residents property management272,664
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified2410,018
    9305 - Other service activities2110,525
    90030 - Artistic creation211,494
    7499 - Non-trading company2011,543

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07723370 NORTON ROAD HOVE LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07724141 KC IT CONSULTANT LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07724689 AETHER IT LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07725027 LITTLE BIRD PR LTD 01 Aug 2011
    07725938 K4VVP LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07727165 TYRIAN TECHNICAL CONSULTING LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07728082 NZ COMPUTING LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07728708 TRUE DILIGENCE LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07729584 PETABIT TECH LTD 04 Aug 2011
    07730120 JAMES BAVIN LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07732776 GHERKIN DIGITAL LIMITED 08 Aug 2011
    07735815 GOUGH RESEARCH LTD 10 Aug 2011
    07736799 LJD PROPERTY AND SERVICES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07736945 FORMA PROPERTY LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07738860 AHR ANALYTICS LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07739398 BLACKSPIKE LTD 12 Aug 2011
    07739904 JUSTENE MILLER LIMITED 15 Aug 2011
    07741237 CVT PUBLISHING LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07741798 JMA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07742061 VANQUISH SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION CONSULTANTS LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07742105 ABBIE CONSULTING LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07742150 MINERVA IT LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07743866 SADE BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07744876 MARSH HEALTHCARE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 18 Aug 2011
    07745215 NEIL BARBER CONSULTING LTD 18 Aug 2011