Hove, East Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
- Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
- March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous March.
- March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Hove when compared to any month in history.
- January 2012 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 2012)
A total of 430 companies were registered in Hove during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hove UK 2012 430 131,491 2011 444 116,391 % change -3.2% 13.0% Record Year 2011 (444) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 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 2012 128 134 168 New companies in 2011 131 161 152 % change -2.3% -16.8% 10.5% Record Year 2011 (131) 2011 (161) 2012 (168)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 164 companies were dissolved in Hove during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 17.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hove UK 2012 164 67,576 2011 198 90,987 % change -17.2% -25.7% Record Year 2011 (198) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 55 59 50 Closed companies in 2011 76 57 65 % change -27.6% 3.5% -23% Record Year 2011 (76) 2000 (83) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Q1 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
Net company growth for Hove during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 266 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hove UK 2012 266 63,915 2011 246 25,404 Record Year 2012 (266) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
March 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous March.
March 2012 was a record month for net growth in Hove when compared to any month in history.
January 2012 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 2012 73 75 118 Net growth in 2011 55 104 87 Record Year 2012 (73) 2011 (104) 2012 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Hove formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Hove 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.3% % change -16.2% -28.8% 3.4% Record Year 1969 (0.6%) 1963 (0.7%) 1975 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 40.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
27.6% of all director appointments in Hove in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.23% CONSULTING 5.07% IT 1.36% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.12% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 1.08% PROPERTY 2.37% BRIGHTON 1.08% TRADING 2.07% SOFTWARE 1.03% DESIGN 1.93% MANAGEMENT 1.03% ENGINEERING 1.86% MEDIA 0.91% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSULTANTS 0.79% CONSULTANTS 1.79% PROPERTY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.73% DIGITAL 0.62% MEDIA 1.72% SUSSEX 0.62% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% BUSINESS 0.58% LONDON 1.66% SYSTEMS 0.58% J 1.54% ROAD 0.54% INVESTMENTS 1.51% TECHNOLOGY 0.54% GLOBAL 1.50% ASSOCIATES 0.50% IT 1.40% PRODUCTIONS 0.50% CARE 1.34% DEVELOPMENT 0.50% PROPERTIES 1.31% HOVE 0.45% ELECTRICAL 1.27% ENGINEERING 0.45% M 1.27% COMMUNICATIONS 0.41% BUILDING 1.24% M 0.41% ENERGY 1.20% RTM 0.37% S 1.20% TECHNOLOGIES 0.37% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 403 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 193 52,735 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 175 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 152 8,145 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 123 19,704 7260 - Other computer related activities 92 7,154 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 88 35,233 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 81 6,934 7414 - Business & management consultancy 66 12,113 62012 - Business and domestic software development 64 4,356 99999 - Dormant Company 63 25,084 7011 - Development & sell real estate 56 2,092 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 55 9,892 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 48 3,072 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 33 13,637 98000 - Residents property management 32 3,050 9999 - Dormant Company 32 18,617 90030 - Artistic creation 23 2,013 73110 - Advertising agencies 22 2,000 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 18 5,169
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07898050 KATSU CODE LTD 05 Jan 2012 07899212 RIGHT CARS VEHICLE RENTAL LIMITED 05 Jan 2012 07903525 BEARCAT DIGITAL LTD 10 Jan 2012 07904181 NUNN LAGRANGE CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED 10 Jan 2012 07906132 WULFGANG LTD 11 Jan 2012 07906425 IHARTDESIGN LTD 11 Jan 2012 07906804 CAPATIL LTD 12 Jan 2012 07909599 QWIBOO LTD 13 Jan 2012 07909783 THE MORTGAGE ASSOCIATE LTD 13 Jan 2012 07913011 CANOSA CONSULTANCY LTD 17 Jan 2012 07913320 LEAN SOFTWARE FACTORY LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913329 THE SILVER TURTLE KITCHEN LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913823 GD WEB LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07914440 OSCAR INDIA LIMITED 18 Jan 2012 07915432 DIGITAL SKILLS NETWORK LTD 19 Jan 2012 07915532 TRINA WEBB LTD 19 Jan 2012 07917209 KJ RENEWABLES LTD 20 Jan 2012 07919320 CASH ON SITE LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07921148 COLOUR FLOOD LTD 24 Jan 2012 07921644 ELIMBAH CONSULTING LTD 24 Jan 2012 07921646 STEED BOOKS LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07922060 SHOGI INTERACTIVE LTD 24 Jan 2012 07922668 CHANDLERS MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED 25 Jan 2012 07922720 DB CHANGE LTD 25 Jan 2012 07923123 FUNDAMENTUM LTD 25 Jan 2012
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