Hove, East Sussex
Q3 2014 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.
- September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous August.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous July.
- July 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Hove when compared to any previous July.
- September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous September.
- August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous August.
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Q3 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 560 companies were registered in Hove during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 18.4% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.1% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Hove UK 2014 560 143,414 2013 473 132,684 % change 18.4% 8.1% Record Year 2014 (560) 2014 (143,414) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous August.
July 2014 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 2014 170 182 208 New companies in 2013 154 151 168 % change 10.4% 20.5% 23.8% Record Year 2014 (170) 2014 (182) 2014 (208)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
A total of 255 companies were dissolved in Hove during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014).
This figure is an increase of 26.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 18.0% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Hove UK 2014 255 101,670 2013 202 86,170 % change 26.2% 18.0% Record Year 2014 (255) 2009 (159,405) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
July 2014 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 2014 110 68 77 Closed companies in 2013 84 54 64 % change 31.0% 25.9% 20% Record Year 2014 (110) 2008 (126) 2009 (82)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
Net company growth for Hove during the third quarter of 2014 (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) was 305 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Hove UK 2014 305 41,744 2013 271 46,514 Record Year 2014 (305) 2013 (46,514) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
September 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous September.
August 2014 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous August.
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2014 60 114 131 Net growth in 2013 70 97 104 Record Year 2012 (76) 2014 (114) 2014 (131)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
In the third quarter of 2014, Hove formed 0.4% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2014 - Sep 2014) Hove 2014 0.4% 2013 0.4% 2012 0.3% 2011 0.4% 2010 0.4% Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2014)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2014 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% UK formation share in 2013 0.3% 0.4% 0.4% % change 0.3% 14.9% 13.6% Record Year 1995 (0.4%) 1996 (0.4%) 1978 (0.5%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2014 was 40.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.7%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2014)
The record third quarter for female directors in Hove was in 2006 when 32.4% of all directors were female.
28.3% of all director appointments in Hove in the third quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.3% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2013-Sep 2014)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 4.57% CONSULTING 5.17% CONSULTANCY 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.63% DESIGN 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.55% DIGITAL 0.88% PROPERTY 2.62% IT 0.85% ENGINEERING 2.07% SOFTWARE 0.85% CONSTRUCTION 2.05% MANAGEMENT 0.72% TRADING 2.00% MEDIA 0.72% LONDON 1.95% PROPERTY 0.62% CARE 1.94% BRIGHTON 0.56% TRANSPORT 1.76% SUSSEX 0.56% DESIGN 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.52% CONSULTANTS 1.70% STUDIO 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.63% HOVE 0.49% BUSINESS 1.62% BUILDING 0.39% J 1.53% ENGINEERING 0.39% ELECTRICAL 1.53% SYSTEMS 0.39% GLOBAL 1.51% CARE 0.39% INVESTMENTS 1.50% CONSULTANTS 0.36% ASSOCIATES 1.48% ROAD 0.36% MEDIA 1.38% DEVELOPMENT 0.36% CO., 1.36% BLUE 0.33% DEVELOPMENTS 1.35% BUSINESS 0.33% BUILDING 1.30% FINANCIAL 0.33% IT 1.30% COMMUNICATIONS 0.33% M 1.23%
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 542 278,481 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 365 29,313 62090 - Other information technology service activities 245 12,795 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 184 18,890 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 183 40,717 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 165 57,264 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 119 28,224 62012 - Business and domestic software development 113 9,675 99999 - Dormant Company 88 48,286 74100 - specialised design activities 79 4,681 98000 - Residents property management 44 5,047 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 40 9,914 86900 - Other human health activities 36 11,807 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 36 5,857 96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 30 6,630 90030 - Artistic creation 29 4,566 59113 - Television programme production activities 27 2,229 59111 - Motion picture production activities 27 3,162 86210 - General medical practice activities 27 4,406 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 26 10,361
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 09156807 WHAT'S YOUR FLAVOUR LTD 01 Aug 2014 09157697 BEHAVIOURAL CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09157853 SELECTRA CONSULTING LTD 01 Aug 2014 09158087 ANTON SEALEY GROUND SOLUTIONS LTD 01 Aug 2014 09158540 DURSTON GIBB LIMITED 01 Aug 2014 09159114 NICOLA GEORGE PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD 04 Aug 2014 09160571 BOSAN STUDIOS LTD 05 Aug 2014 09160950 QUATERNARY CONSULTING LTD 05 Aug 2014 09161522 ONE PEBBLE LTD 05 Aug 2014 09162005 MATT RUSSELL CONSULTING LIMITED 05 Aug 2014 09162376 VIRTUALLY DOES SUPPORT LTD 05 Aug 2014 09163414 V GIBORAH CONSULTING LTD 06 Aug 2014 09164416 JAMES CHEETHAM LIMITED 06 Aug 2014 09164534 ATHENA 8 LTD 06 Aug 2014 09164972 T D WORRELL LTD 06 Aug 2014 09165177 NURMIC LTD 07 Aug 2014 09166178 DIZZY BANJO LTD 07 Aug 2014 09166411 CONTENTOLOGY LTD 07 Aug 2014 09166670 SPRINGS SMOKERIES LTD 07 Aug 2014 09172599 EHS MEDICAL LIMITED 12 Aug 2014 09174174 ADO IT LIMITED 13 Aug 2014 09174517 BASIC PROGRAMMING LIMITED 13 Aug 2014 09174538 ARYAN IT LTD 13 Aug 2014 09176696 MUNMERTAR DESIGN LIMITED 14 Aug 2014 09178451 BP EMIRATES OIL COMPANY LTD 15 Aug 2014
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