Hove, East Sussex
Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
- Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
- March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
- March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
- February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.
- February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous February.
- January 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous January.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Hove when compared to any quarter in history.
A total of 551 companies were registered in Hove during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Hove UK 2014 551 150,722 2013 465 134,802 % change 18.5% 11.8% Record Year 2014 (551) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Hove when compared to any month in history.
February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 176 178 197 New companies in 2013 156 155 154 % change 12.8% 14.8% 27.9% Record Year 2014 (176) 2014 (178) 2014 (197)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
A total of 229 companies were dissolved in Hove during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).
This figure is an increase of 12.3% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Hove UK 2014 229 82,370 2013 204 77,914 % change 12.3% 5.7% Record Year 2014 (229) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2014 64 73 92 Closed companies in 2013 79 58 67 % change -19.0% 25.9% 37% Record Year 2013 (79) 2000 (83) 2009 (112)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
Net company growth for Hove during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 322 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Hove UK 2014 322 68,352 2013 261 56,888 Record Year 2014 (322) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
February 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous February.
January 2014 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 2014 112 105 105 Net growth in 2013 77 97 87 Record Year 2014 (112) 2014 (105) 2012 (118)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
In the first quarter of 2014, Hove formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) Hove 2014 0.4% 2013 0.3% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.3% Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2014 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% % change 5.6% 6.0% 6.7% Record Year 1998 (0.5%) 1997 (0.5%) 1998 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 41.0.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)
The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 2013 when 37.6% of all directors were female.
29.2% of all director appointments in Hove in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.18% CONSULTING 5.22% CONSULTANCY 1.34% MANAGEMENT 4.67% DESIGN 1.17% CONSULTANCY 3.49% MEDIA 0.99% PROPERTY 2.64% IT 0.81% TRADING 2.05% MANAGEMENT 0.78% LONDON 1.88% DIGITAL 0.78% ENGINEERING 1.86% BRIGHTON 0.71% CARE 1.79% ASSOCIATES 0.67% CONSTRUCTION 1.75% ROAD 0.67% DESIGN 1.75% HOVE 0.67% CONSULTANTS 1.73% SOFTWARE 0.60% BUSINESS 1.71% PROPERTY 0.60% PROPERTIES 1.60% SUSSEX 0.60% INVESTMENTS 1.60% CONSULTANTS 0.53% GLOBAL 1.58% PRODUCTIONS 0.42% J 1.48% MEDICAL 0.39% ASSOCIATES 1.48% MARKETING 0.39% MEDIA 1.48% SYSTEMS 0.39% IT 1.33% CREATIVE 0.35% TRANSPORT 1.30% TECHNOLOGIES 0.35% DEVELOPMENTS 1.29% PROJECTS 0.35% BUILDING 1.24% FINANCIAL 0.35% M 1.21% BLUE 0.32% CAPITAL 1.20% (SUSSEX) 0.32% ELECTRICAL 1.19%
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 548 280,210 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 303 27,750 62090 - Other information technology service activities 291 12,813 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 214 18,491 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 164 56,411 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 163 37,882 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 121 26,700 62012 - Business and domestic software development 113 9,509 99999 - Dormant Company 84 47,084 74100 - specialised design activities 61 4,475 98000 - Residents property management 46 4,832 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 44 9,358 86900 - Other human health activities 31 10,273 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 29 5,537 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 28 9,284 59111 - Motion picture production activities 28 3,048 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 27 6,236 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 27 7,313 56101 - Licensed restaurants 25 7,965 90030 - Artistic creation 24 4,340
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 08873053 THE BRAND CREW LTD 03 Feb 2014 08873667 YO BRIEFCASE LTD 03 Feb 2014 08874643 SILVERHAUS LTD 04 Feb 2014 08874803 ROSHH LTD 04 Feb 2014 08874978 WELL BRED DESIGN LIMITED 04 Feb 2014 08875842 YOUNGMAN HR LTD 04 Feb 2014 08876806 PENZA LTD 05 Feb 2014 08877885 WHOOOOP LTD 05 Feb 2014 08877893 REEVENTURE LTD 05 Feb 2014 08877976 PELICAN ON PORTLAND LTD 05 Feb 2014 08878216 CHRISTOPHER SHEPHERD LTD 05 Feb 2014 08878720 EVESME CONSULTING LIMITED 06 Feb 2014 08878889 WESTERN ROAD CUTS LTD 06 Feb 2014 08879870 SOLDIER POINT LTD 06 Feb 2014 08886420 PULSE IT RECRUITMENT LTD 11 Feb 2014 08890235 R B MARINE LTD 12 Feb 2014 08892193 MAHAY CONSULTING LTD 12 Feb 2014 08892484 MINERVA CONTRACTOR SERVICES LIMITED 13 Feb 2014 08894203 SMILING LAMB LTD 13 Feb 2014 08894685 CALA MONDRAGO LTD 14 Feb 2014 08894862 ANITA PAUL CONSULTING LIMITED 14 Feb 2014 08895449 A.DOCTORS LTD 14 Feb 2014 08896923 MOSAIC WALKING TOURS LIMITED 17 Feb 2014 08899760 WEB3 CONSULTING LTD 18 Feb 2014 08901123 CALON CONSULTING LIMITED 18 Feb 2014
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