Hove, East Sussex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 366 companies were registered in Hove during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 12.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hove UK 2012 366 118,868 2011 416 114,512 % change -12.0% 3.8% Record Year 2011 (416) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 132 134 100 New companies in 2011 110 152 154 % change 20.0% -11.8% -35.1% Record Year 2012 (132) 2011 (152) 2011 (154)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 151 companies were dissolved in Hove during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 5.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hove UK 2012 151 74,772 2011 159 72,230 % change -5.0% 3.5% Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 56 53 42 Closed companies in 2011 47 51 61 % change 19.1% 3.9% -31% Record Year 2010 (76) 2008 (126) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Hove during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 215 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hove UK 2012 215 44,096 2011 257 42,282 Record Year 2011 (257) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous July.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 76 81 58 Net growth in 2011 63 101 93 Record Year 2012 (76) 2011 (101) 2011 (93)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Hove formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Hove 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% UK formation share in 2011 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 7.7% -11.2% -35.8% Record Year 1961 (0.9%) 1961 (0.7%) 1963 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 41.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hove was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
25.4% of all director appointments in Hove in the third 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 (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.24% CONSULTING 5.05% CONSULTANCY 1.30% MANAGEMENT 4.75% BRIGHTON 1.04% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MANAGEMENT 0.99% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 0.99% TRADING 2.08% IT 0.82% DESIGN 1.87% CREATIVE 0.73% ASSOCIATES 1.84% MEDIA 0.69% ENGINEERING 1.83% INVESTMENTS 0.65% CONSULTANTS 1.76% PROPERTY 0.61% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSULTANTS 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% TECHNOLOGY 0.56% MEDIA 1.67% ASSOCIATES 0.56% LONDON 1.67% BUSINESS 0.56% J 1.55% ROAD 0.52% GLOBAL 1.53% SOFTWARE 0.52% INVESTMENTS 1.46% DIGITAL 0.52% IT 1.43% SUSSEX 0.48% PROPERTIES 1.34% HOVE 0.48% CARE 1.32% SYSTEMS 0.48% M 1.27% PRODUCTIONS 0.48% BUILDING 1.22% FILMS 0.43% ENTERPRISES 1.20% RTM 0.43% ELECTRICAL 1.20% M 0.39% S 1.17% R 0.39% SECURITY 1.16%
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 904 331,455 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 184 14,774 62090 - Other information technology service activities 181 7,869 7487 - Other business activities 150 35,545 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 125 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 83 33,677 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 71 4,997 62012 - Business and domestic software development 69 4,584 7260 - Other computer related activities 68 4,979 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 59 9,891 99999 - Dormant Company 55 25,035 7414 - Business & management consultancy 51 8,437 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 41 13,716 98000 - Residents property management 28 2,786 68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate 26 3,003 73110 - Advertising agencies 25 1,985 9999 - Dormant Company 22 12,598 86900 - Other human health activities 21 4,998 90030 - Artistic creation 21 2,031 74100 - specialised design activities 20 1,976
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08199941 PEX CONSULTING LIMITED 04 Sep 2012 08202500 TERON SYSTEMS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08202731 EVOLUTION MUSIC LIMITED 05 Sep 2012 08205572 CAMLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206314 EPSCON LIMITED 07 Sep 2012 08206885 SHRAGER CREATIVE LTD 07 Sep 2012 08207967 PRINTERGAGE LIMITED 10 Sep 2012 08209248 RZARI LIMITED 11 Sep 2012 08211558 FOOKSSTUFF LTD 12 Sep 2012 08212638 STRONG WILL LTD 13 Sep 2012 08214677 ENSKAT LIMITED 14 Sep 2012 08216091 POWER DIVERTER LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08216772 HUNG OUT TO DRY LIMITED 17 Sep 2012 08217539 NAUTIC SOLUTIONS LTD 17 Sep 2012 08218613 WILDERNESS METAL WORKS LIMITED 18 Sep 2012 08219829 DAVID WOODGATE LTD 19 Sep 2012 08220088 TEJAMIRA LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08220891 JOHN BROOKBANKS DESIGNS LTD 19 Sep 2012 08221199 RESOLVE SOUTH LIMITED 19 Sep 2012 08221465 MERSEY LOGISTICS LTD 20 Sep 2012 08222856 INTELLIX CONSULTING LIMITED 20 Sep 2012 08225141 ONLY BELIEVE TV 24 Sep 2012 08225218 KIRK ODGER CONSULTING LTD 24 Sep 2012 08228658 ALPINE CHILD CARE LTD 25 Sep 2012 08233495 CELLULAR NETWORKS LTD 28 Sep 2012
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