Hove, East Sussex
Q3 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
- Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous September.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous July.
- July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous July.
- September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous September.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Q3 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 473 companies were registered in Hove during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 29.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.6% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hove UK 2013 473 132,684 2012 366 118,868 % change 29.2% 11.6% Record Year 2013 (473) 2013 (132,684) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous September.
July 2013 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2013 154 151 168 New companies in 2012 132 134 100 % change 16.7% 12.7% 68.0% Record Year 2013 (154) 2011 (152) 2013 (168)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
A total of 202 companies were dissolved in Hove during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013).
This figure is an increase of 32.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2012). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hove UK 2013 202 86,170 2012 153 75,908 % change 32.0% 13.5% Record Year 2010 (205) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
July 2013 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous July.
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2013 84 54 64 Closed companies in 2012 56 52 45 % change 50.0% 3.8% 42% Record Year 2013 (84) 2008 (126) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
Net company growth for Hove during the third quarter of 2013 (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) was 271 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hove UK 2013 271 46,514 2012 213 42,960 Record Year 2013 (271) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
September 2013 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous September.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2013 70 97 104 Net growth in 2012 76 82 55 Record Year 2012 (76) 2011 (101) 2013 (104)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
In the third quarter of 2013, Hove formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2013 - Sep 2013) Hove 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% 2009 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2010 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2013)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2012 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% % change 4.4% 3.4% 47.3% Record Year 1995 (0.4%) 1996 (0.4%) 1978 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2013 was 40.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2013)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hove was in 2006 when 32.4% of all directors were female.
30.0% of all director appointments in Hove in the third quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2012-Sep 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.09% CONSULTING 5.27% CONSULTANCY 1.41% MANAGEMENT 4.75% DESIGN 1.06% CONSULTANCY 3.45% MANAGEMENT 1.06% PROPERTY 2.53% IT 0.90% TRADING 2.08% BRIGHTON 0.83% ENGINEERING 1.83% MEDIA 0.79% LONDON 1.79% DIGITAL 0.79% DESIGN 1.78% PRODUCTIONS 0.67% BUSINESS 1.74% SUSSEX 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ROAD 0.63% CONSULTANTS 1.69% ASSOCIATES 0.59% CARE 1.64% HOVE 0.59% ASSOCIATES 1.61% CREATIVE 0.55% GLOBAL 1.59% PROPERTY 0.55% J 1.54% MEDICAL 0.51% MEDIA 1.54% SOFTWARE 0.51% INVESTMENTS 1.53% RTM 0.43% PROPERTIES 1.45% J 0.39% IT 1.39% CONSULTANTS 0.39% M 1.25% FILMS 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.20% (HOVE) 0.39% BUILDING 1.19% TECHNOLOGIES 0.39% CAPITAL 1.19% DEVELOPMENT 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.16% BLUE 0.35% TRAINING 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 497 260,135 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 311 26,675 62090 - Other information technology service activities 307 12,516 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 211 17,715 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 188 34,970 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 159 54,854 62012 - Business and domestic software development 115 9,104 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 102 25,547 99999 - Dormant Company 93 46,169 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 44 8,475 74100 - specialised design activities 43 4,171 98000 - Residents property management 43 4,680 86900 - Other human health activities 32 9,203 73110 - Advertising agencies 31 3,623 59111 - Motion picture production activities 29 2,830 56101 - Licensed restaurants 28 7,531 90030 - Artistic creation 27 4,090 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 27 8,312 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 25 5,859 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 24 6,979
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08634969 TEACHMATIC LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 08635699 MAVERICK DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION LIMITED 02 Aug 2013 08636167 THE BRIGHTON MUSIC CONFERENCE LTD 02 Aug 2013 08636676 ERUDITE EVOLUTION LIMITED 05 Aug 2013 08636746 REACTLE LTD 05 Aug 2013 08636818 FISCHER-JONES LTD 05 Aug 2013 08639776 MANHANDLE PRESS LTD 06 Aug 2013 08640258 ALAMRI CONSULTANCY LTD 06 Aug 2013 08641586 URBAN GRAFT LTD 07 Aug 2013 08643032 TC DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED 08 Aug 2013 08645079 GE SPORTS LIMITED 09 Aug 2013 08645191 CADY FORD LIMITED 09 Aug 2013 08645414 COMPACT CARS (SUSSEX) LTD 09 Aug 2013 08645838 MUNTIO LTD 12 Aug 2013 08646373 EU CHINESE TRAVEL LTD 12 Aug 2013 08648489 YIKING HAIR LIMITED 13 Aug 2013 08648754 ARMADILLO HAIR LIMITED 13 Aug 2013 08649366 DRAPED LTD 13 Aug 2013 08649453 WESTGATE JOINERY AND TIMBER WINDOW SOLUTIONS LIMITED 14 Aug 2013 08650203 FORBES & FORD LTD. 14 Aug 2013 08651669 JADE MACDONALD LTD 15 Aug 2013 08651782 STATEFUL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 15 Aug 2013 08652325 MCST SERVICES LTD 15 Aug 2013 08652861 APINUTRI LTD 15 Aug 2013 08653411 PAUL CHAPMAN LIMITED 16 Aug 2013
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