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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

  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 (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)HoveUK
    2012430131,491
    2011444116,391
    % change-3.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2011 (444) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012128134168
    New companies in 2011131161152
    % change-2.3%-16.8%10.5%
    Record Year2011 (131)2011 (161)2012 (168)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HoveUK
    201216467,576
    201119890,987
    % change-17.2%-25.7%
    Record Year 2011 (198) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012555950
    Closed companies in 2011765765
    % change-27.6%3.5%-23%
    Record Year2011 (76)2000 (83)2009 (112)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HoveUK
    201226663,915
    201124625,404
    Record Year 2012 (266) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 20127375118
    Net growth in 20115510487
    Record Year2012 (73)2011 (104)2012 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1960 (0.5%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20110.4%0.4%0.3%
    % change-16.2%-28.8%3.4%
    Record Year1969 (0.6%)1963 (0.7%)1975 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.23%CONSULTING5.07%
    IT1.36%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.12%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN1.08%PROPERTY2.37%
    BRIGHTON1.08%TRADING2.07%
    SOFTWARE1.03%DESIGN1.93%
    MANAGEMENT1.03%ENGINEERING1.86%
    MEDIA0.91%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    CONSULTANTS0.79%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    PROPERTY0.70%BUSINESS1.73%
    DIGITAL0.62%MEDIA1.72%
    SUSSEX0.62%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.58%LONDON1.66%
    SYSTEMS0.58%J1.54%
    ROAD0.54%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    TECHNOLOGY0.54%GLOBAL1.50%
    ASSOCIATES0.50%IT1.40%
    PRODUCTIONS0.50%CARE1.34%
    DEVELOPMENT0.50%PROPERTIES1.31%
    HOVE0.45%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    ENGINEERING0.45%M1.27%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.41%BUILDING1.24%
    M0.41%ENERGY1.20%
    RTM0.37%S1.20%
    TECHNOLOGIES0.37%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied403216,665
    7487 - Other business activities19352,735
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities17514,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1528,145
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12319,704
    7260 - Other computer related activities927,154
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8835,233
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply816,934
    7414 - Business & management consultancy6612,113
    62012 - Business and domestic software development644,356
    99999 - Dormant Company6325,084
    7011 - Development & sell real estate562,092
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified559,892
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate483,072
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3313,637
    98000 - Residents property management323,050
    9999 - Dormant Company3218,617
    90030 - Artistic creation232,013
    73110 - Advertising agencies222,000
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering185,169

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07971282 BANSKI DESIGN LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07971503 MCAMSTUDIOS LIMITED 01 Mar 2012
    07972368 SCORPIO FIRE & SECURITY LTD 01 Mar 2012
    07975860 CELEBRITY TITBITS MAGAZINE LIMITED 05 Mar 2012
    07976263 AMKO CONSULTING LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07976290 4SIGHT MEDIA PRODUCTION LTD 05 Mar 2012
    07978147 CEUBER LIMITED 06 Mar 2012
    07978314 COGENT PROJECT SERVICES LTD 06 Mar 2012
    07979251 RICHMONT HOTELS LIMITED 07 Mar 2012
    07981342 HOVE STORES LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07981656 ZORGOUK LIMITED 08 Mar 2012
    07983483 NIC BARBIER LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07983643 JACC DISTRIBUTION LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07984113 LIFE'S FREEDOM LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07984716 CK ADASTRA LTD 09 Mar 2012
    07986656 JOHN SLEIGHT GRAPHICS LTD 12 Mar 2012
    07987649 SQUIBBLEBOX LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07988920 AMASYA LIMITED 13 Mar 2012
    07989055 MAC & CO LTD 13 Mar 2012
    07989769 WEBIN8 LTD 14 Mar 2012
    07990035 GRANGER FILM LIMITED 14 Mar 2012
    07992373 SYSNETICS LTD 15 Mar 2012
    07992718 SWINSHARP LIMITED 15 Mar 2012
    07993502 LB BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LTD 16 Mar 2012
    07997246 ORPHANS INTERNATIONAL 20 Mar 2012