Hove, East Sussex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 814 companies were formed in Hove. This figure is 7.8% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Hove occurred in 2011 when a total of 883 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hove UK 2012 814 253,150 2011 883 228,735 % change -7.8% 10.7% Record Year 2011 (883) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 384 companies were registered in Hove during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hove UK 2012 384 121,659 2011 439 112,344 % change -12.5% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (439) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
April 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 140 122 122 New companies in 2011 129 159 151 % change 8.5% -23.3% -19.2% Record Year 2012 (140) 2011 (159) 2011 (151)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 354 companies were dissolved in Hove. This figure is 4.1% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Hove occurred in 2009 when a total of 487 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hove UK 2012 354 147,793 2011 369 162,310 % change -4.1% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (487) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 190 companies were dissolved in Hove during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 11.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hove UK 2012 190 80,218 2011 171 71,324 % change 11.1% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (297) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 72 69 49 Closed companies in 2011 38 83 50 % change 89.5% -16.9% -2% Record Year 2009 (83) 2009 (137) 2009 (77)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Hove increased by 460 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Hove UK 2012 460 105,357 2011 514 66,425 Record Year 2011 (514) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Hove during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 194 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hove UK 2012 194 41,441 2011 268 41,020 Record Year 2011 (268) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 68 53 73 Net growth in 2011 91 76 101 Record Year 2010 (96) 2011 (76) 2011 (101)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Hove formed 0.3% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 0.4%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) 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 Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Hove formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Hove 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.3% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% % change -8.6% -32.7% -13.7% Record Year 1971 (0.6%) 1960 (0.7%) 1973 (0.6%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 40.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 40.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Hove was 1857 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.8% of all director appointments in Hove in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Hove was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.9% of all director appointments in Hove in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.21% CONSULTING 5.07% BRIGHTON 1.27% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.27% CONSULTANCY 3.28% IT 1.10% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 1.10% TRADING 2.10% MANAGEMENT 1.01% DESIGN 1.89% MEDIA 0.93% ENGINEERING 1.87% PROPERTY 0.72% ASSOCIATES 1.82% SOFTWARE 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSULTANTS 0.59% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% BUSINESS 0.59% BUSINESS 1.70% DIGITAL 0.55% MEDIA 1.69% SUSSEX 0.55% LONDON 1.68% TECHNOLOGY 0.55% J 1.57% INVESTMENTS 0.55% GLOBAL 1.51% ROAD 0.55% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.51% IT 1.42% ASSOCIATES 0.51% CARE 1.31% CREATIVE 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.31% PRODUCTIONS 0.51% M 1.26% R 0.46% ELECTRICAL 1.23% HOVE 0.46% BUILDING 1.23% FILMS 0.42% SECURITY 1.19% (HOVE) 0.38% S 1.18% RTM 0.38% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 536 244,457 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 186 15,280 62090 - Other information technology service activities 184 8,258 7487 - Other business activities 181 47,029 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 128 20,390 7260 - Other computer related activities 87 6,456 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 84 35,447 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 81 6,356 62012 - Business and domestic software development 70 4,742 7414 - Business & management consultancy 61 10,978 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 59 10,271 99999 - Dormant Company 57 26,088 7011 - Development & sell real estate 55 1,921 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 41 3,143 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 14,220 98000 - Residents property management 31 3,001 9999 - Dormant Company 29 16,469 73110 - Advertising agencies 25 2,052 90030 - Artistic creation 21 2,106 86900 - Other human health activities 21 5,222
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08015143 JOE SCERRI DESIGN LTD 02 Apr 2012 08015623 INTELLIGENT MESSAGING SERVICES LIMITED 02 Apr 2012 08016405 HOTCATUK LTD 02 Apr 2012 08017187 LUCKY STAR TAKE WAY LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08017553 HEADROOM PUBLISHING LTD 03 Apr 2012 08017723 C&D ARCHITECTS LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08018200 MEDIA EXCHANGE BRIGHTON LIMITED 03 Apr 2012 08019114 KIWICROWD LTD 04 Apr 2012 08020178 COLORSOUL CLOTHING CO. LTD 04 Apr 2012 08021435 REDMINE NETWORKS LTD 05 Apr 2012 08021945 ANNETTE WALKER LTD 05 Apr 2012 08024488 EEDIOT CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 10 Apr 2012 08024871 Q-SAP LTD 11 Apr 2012 08025278 PAYMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED 11 Apr 2012 08026677 FIVE FOCUS LTD 11 Apr 2012 08029978 PEPPERFISH LIMITED 13 Apr 2012 08031273 JUSTIN QUINN LTD 16 Apr 2012 08032635 SIMMONDS & SMITH LIMITED 17 Apr 2012 08034334 PAUL MAN CONSULTING LTD 17 Apr 2012 08035143 DEACON PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08035281 MARROCCO'S RESTAURANT LTD 18 Apr 2012 08035687 52 WESTBOURNE STREET HOVE LIMITED 18 Apr 2012 08036000 ADVERTISING UN LTD 18 Apr 2012 08037324 BARB LTD 19 Apr 2012 08038141 TALENT PROMOTIONS LTD 19 Apr 2012
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