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

  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 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)HoveUK
    2012366118,868
    2011416114,512
    % change-12.0%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (416) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012132134100
    New companies in 2011110152154
    % change20.0%-11.8%-35.1%
    Record Year2012 (132)2011 (152)2011 (154)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HoveUK
    201215174,772
    201115972,230
    % change-5.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012565342
    Closed companies in 2011475161
    % change19.1%3.9%-31%
    Record Year2010 (76)2008 (126)2009 (82)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HoveUK
    201221544,096
    201125742,282
    Record Year 2011 (257) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012768158
    Net growth in 20116310193
    Record Year2012 (76)2011 (101)2011 (93)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.4%
    20090.4%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.4%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20110.3%0.4%0.4%
    % change7.7%-11.2%-35.8%
    Record Year1961 (0.9%)1961 (0.7%)1963 (0.9%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.24%CONSULTING5.05%
    CONSULTANCY1.30%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    BRIGHTON1.04%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MANAGEMENT0.99%PROPERTY2.35%
    DESIGN0.99%TRADING2.08%
    IT0.82%DESIGN1.87%
    CREATIVE0.73%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    MEDIA0.69%ENGINEERING1.83%
    INVESTMENTS0.65%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.61%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSULTANTS0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    TECHNOLOGY0.56%MEDIA1.67%
    ASSOCIATES0.56%LONDON1.67%
    BUSINESS0.56%J1.55%
    ROAD0.52%GLOBAL1.53%
    SOFTWARE0.52%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    DIGITAL0.52%IT1.43%
    SUSSEX0.48%PROPERTIES1.34%
    HOVE0.48%CARE1.32%
    SYSTEMS0.48%M1.27%
    PRODUCTIONS0.48%BUILDING1.22%
    FILMS0.43%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    RTM0.43%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    M0.39%S1.17%
    R0.39%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied904331,455
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities18414,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1817,869
    7487 - Other business activities15035,545
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management12519,425
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8333,677
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply714,997
    62012 - Business and domestic software development694,584
    7260 - Other computer related activities684,979
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified599,891
    99999 - Dormant Company5525,035
    7414 - Business & management consultancy518,437
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4113,716
    98000 - Residents property management282,786
    68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate263,003
    73110 - Advertising agencies251,985
    9999 - Dormant Company2212,598
    86900 - Other human health activities214,998
    90030 - Artistic creation212,031
    74100 - specialised design activities201,976

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08125760 DOGWOOD DIGITAL LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127042 IQ TECHNOLOGY LTD 02 Jul 2012
    08127788 GREAT FLAVOURS LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08128716 AACM CONSULTING LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08128824 DETUNE IT SUPPORT LTD 03 Jul 2012
    08129410 CHRIS MORRISON LIMITED 04 Jul 2012
    08132131 TOOSHAY SOFTWARE LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08134677 THE MINISTRY OF IMAGES LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08135833 BEHAUS LTD 09 Jul 2012
    08139509 JULIA ROYLE LTD 11 Jul 2012
    08140858 VEO ARTS LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08141127 JELLY SELLER LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08141204 WISDOM LAW LIMITED 12 Jul 2012
    08142439 SOUTHERN DENTAL TEMPS LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08142825 CCUK SPECIALISTS LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08142928 DONNA HARLAND LTD 13 Jul 2012
    08143898 EXTREME UNDERGROUND LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08146534 STUDIO 357 LTD 17 Jul 2012
    08148111 MY FIRST WORD LTD 18 Jul 2012
    08150493 RDC HOME AND OFFICE SERVICES LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08150704 OJAN CONSULTANTS LTD 20 Jul 2012
    08151521 A&E CATERING LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08152902 1TED LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08154093 FUNKIMATION LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08154234 PREGNANT PROUD LTD 24 Jul 2012