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.

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 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)HoveUK
    2013465134,802
    2012430131,491
    % change8.1%2.5%
    Record Year 2013 (465) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2013156155154
    New companies in 2012128134168
    % change21.9%15.7%-8.3%
    Record Year2013 (156)2011 (161)2012 (168)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)HoveUK
    201320477,914
    201216467,576
    % change24.4%15.3%
    Record Year 2013 (204) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2013795867
    Closed companies in 2012555950
    % change43.6%-1.7%34%
    Record Year2013 (79)2000 (83)2009 (112)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)HoveUK
    201326156,888
    201226663,915
    Record Year 2012 (266) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. 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
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2013779787
    Net growth in 20127375118
    Record Year2013 (77)2011 (104)2012 (118)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    20100.3%
    20090.3%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2013)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20130.4%0.3%0.3%
    UK formation share in 20120.3%0.3%0.4%
    % change9.2%14.8%-5.2%
    Record Year1998 (0.5%)1997 (0.5%)1998 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2012-Mar 2013)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING3.73%CONSULTING5.18%
    CONSULTANCY1.22%MANAGEMENT4.78%
    MANAGEMENT1.00%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    DESIGN0.91%PROPERTY2.44%
    BRIGHTON0.87%TRADING2.06%
    CREATIVE0.78%DESIGN1.79%
    DIGITAL0.78%ENGINEERING1.78%
    PROPERTY0.65%BUSINESS1.77%
    SUSSEX0.65%ASSOCIATES1.75%
    IT0.65%LONDON1.72%
    PRODUCTIONS0.61%CONSULTANTS1.71%
    MEDIA0.56%CONSTRUCTION1.69%
    ROAD0.56%MEDIA1.63%
    ASSOCIATES0.52%GLOBAL1.57%
    SOFTWARE0.52%J1.56%
    HOVE0.52%CARE1.46%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%IT1.43%
    RTM0.43%INVESTMENTS1.41%
    (HOVE)0.43%PROPERTIES1.36%
    BUILDING0.43%M1.25%
    FILMS0.43%BUILDING1.21%
    TRAINING0.39%ENTERPRISES1.19%
    BUSINESS0.39%ELECTRICAL1.18%
    TECH0.39%TRAINING1.17%
    SYSTEMS0.39%SECURITY1.15%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied498249,183
    62090 - Other information technology service activities34812,664
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29224,894
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified20816,448
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management18632,624
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified15554,531
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1128,099
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified9223,532
    99999 - Dormant Company8143,384
    98000 - Residents property management504,579
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet407,199
    86900 - Other human health activities358,465
    90030 - Artistic creation323,719
    74100 - specialised design activities313,645
    73110 - Advertising agencies313,408
    59111 - Motion picture production activities292,656
    56302 - Public houses and bars244,952
    56101 - Licensed restaurants236,894
    71111 - Architectural activities212,658
    7487 - Other business activities217,556

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08346380 STREETHUB LTD 03 Jan 2013
    08347663 GUVEN FOODS LIMITED 04 Jan 2013
    08348388 FREDERICK FURNESS PUBLISHING LIMITED 07 Jan 2013
    08349938 CATEGORY CLIMB LTD 07 Jan 2013
    08350723 TCA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Jan 2013
    08352579 FRANK FURNITURE LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08353833 WESTVIEW LEASEHOLDERS RTM LIMITED 09 Jan 2013
    08353953 EURO PAY (2013) LTD 09 Jan 2013
    08357616 DE-LUX LIGHTING LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08357793 MAC PODPORA LTD 11 Jan 2013
    08358019 DOUGO LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08358558 STAINLESSED LTD 14 Jan 2013
    08358760 TIMBATREE LIMITED 14 Jan 2013
    08360175 CJ BUSHELL LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08360350 LOCALL ELECTRICAL LTD 15 Jan 2013
    08363310 BLUE SEVENSOFT LTD 16 Jan 2013
    08363673 SOUNDBITE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 16 Jan 2013
    08363963 ANTICORRUPTION COMPANY LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08364281 GRAND ARBRE LIMITED 17 Jan 2013
    08364773 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS LTD 17 Jan 2013
    08366342 INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION SOCIAL INTEGRARE LIMITED 18 Jan 2013
    08366928 ENDAQUAL LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368308 L&S SUPPLIES LTD 21 Jan 2013
    08368387 KIZERAIN LIMITED 21 Jan 2013
    08368725 PEARSON DRURY LIMITED 21 Jan 2013