Hove, East Sussex
Q1 2013 Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
Headlines
- Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous January.
- January 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous January.
- The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 2013 when 37.6% of all directors were female.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Q1 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2013 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 465 companies were registered in Hove during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 2.5% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hove UK 2013 465 134,802 2012 430 131,491 % change 8.1% 2.5% Record Year 2013 (465) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2013 156 155 154 New companies in 2012 128 134 168 % change 21.9% 15.7% -8.3% Record Year 2013 (156) 2011 (161) 2012 (168)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
A total of 204 companies were dissolved in Hove during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013).
This figure is an increase of 24.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.3% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hove UK 2013 204 77,914 2012 164 67,576 % change 24.4% 15.3% Record Year 2013 (204) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous January.
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2013 79 58 67 Closed companies in 2012 55 59 50 % change 43.6% -1.7% 34% Record Year 2013 (79) 2000 (83) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
Net company growth for Hove during the first quarter of 2013 (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) was 261 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hove UK 2013 261 56,888 2012 266 63,915 Record Year 2012 (266) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
January 2013 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 2013 77 97 87 Net growth in 2012 73 75 118 Record Year 2013 (77) 2011 (104) 2012 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
In the first quarter of 2013, Hove formed 0.3% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2013 - Mar 2013) Hove 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% 2009 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% % change 9.2% 14.8% -5.2% Record Year 1998 (0.5%) 1997 (0.5%) 1998 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2013 was 47.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.7% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 1.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2013)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 2013 when 37.6% of all directors were female.
37.6% of all director appointments in Hove in the first quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 28.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 3.73% CONSULTING 5.18% CONSULTANCY 1.22% MANAGEMENT 4.78% MANAGEMENT 1.00% CONSULTANCY 3.30% DESIGN 0.91% PROPERTY 2.44% BRIGHTON 0.87% TRADING 2.06% CREATIVE 0.78% DESIGN 1.79% DIGITAL 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.78% PROPERTY 0.65% BUSINESS 1.77% SUSSEX 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.75% IT 0.65% LONDON 1.72% PRODUCTIONS 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% MEDIA 0.56% CONSTRUCTION 1.69% ROAD 0.56% MEDIA 1.63% ASSOCIATES 0.52% GLOBAL 1.57% SOFTWARE 0.52% J 1.56% HOVE 0.52% CARE 1.46% INVESTMENTS 0.48% IT 1.43% RTM 0.43% INVESTMENTS 1.41% (HOVE) 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.36% BUILDING 0.43% M 1.25% FILMS 0.43% BUILDING 1.21% TRAINING 0.39% ENTERPRISES 1.19% BUSINESS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.18% TECH 0.39% TRAINING 1.17% SYSTEMS 0.39% SECURITY 1.15%
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 498 249,183 62090 - Other information technology service activities 348 12,664 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 292 24,894 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 208 16,448 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 186 32,624 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 155 54,531 62012 - Business and domestic software development 112 8,099 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 92 23,532 99999 - Dormant Company 81 43,384 98000 - Residents property management 50 4,579 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 7,199 86900 - Other human health activities 35 8,465 90030 - Artistic creation 32 3,719 74100 - specialised design activities 31 3,645 73110 - Advertising agencies 31 3,408 59111 - Motion picture production activities 29 2,656 56302 - Public houses and bars 24 4,952 56101 - Licensed restaurants 23 6,894 71111 - Architectural activities 21 2,658 7487 - Other business activities 21 7,556
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08425185 SUSSEXMAIL2U LTD 01 Mar 2013 08426844 HARMAN BUILDING & CARPENTRY LTD 01 Mar 2013 08430235 HOUSE OF TALENT (UK) LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08430429 RED FERN FILMS LTD 05 Mar 2013 08430483 THE GLAMOUR HUB LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08430563 ASHFORD HAIR STUDIO LIMITED 05 Mar 2013 08430782 KEEPING CONNECTED LTD 05 Mar 2013 08432311 MIMI ISLAND LTD 06 Mar 2013 08434326 SYNAPSE REFLEX LTD. 07 Mar 2013 08438662 IBITEX LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08439257 DWK CREATIVE SOLUTION LIMITED 11 Mar 2013 08440533 P&S FIXINGS CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION LTD 12 Mar 2013 08440782 TIZO LTD 12 Mar 2013 08441534 REBOS INVESTMENTS HOVE LTD 12 Mar 2013 08442078 CHARLIE BANTOFT LTD 13 Mar 2013 08442287 NUGSOFT LTD 13 Mar 2013 08444285 PLAY ACE LTD 14 Mar 2013 08444842 BLACKGLASS LTD 14 Mar 2013 08445190 AREA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Mar 2013 08448802 WIRECHECK LTD 18 Mar 2013 08449276 CURIOUS IMPACT LIMITED 18 Mar 2013 08449562 PRIORS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD 18 Mar 2013 08450301 GOSFORTH CONSULTING LTD 19 Mar 2013 08451615 IDEAS FOX LTD 19 Mar 2013 08451707 DATA FROG LTD 19 Mar 2013
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