Hove, East Sussex

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.
  • March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous March.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous January.

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 2015)

    Q1 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous Q1.

    A total of 598 companies were registered in Hove during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 8.5% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HoveUK
    2015598161,156
    2014551150,722
    % change8.5%6.9%
    Record Year 2015 (598) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Hove when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015191192215
    New companies in 2014176178197
    % change8.5%7.9%9.1%
    Record Year2015 (191)2015 (192)2015 (215)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 208 companies were dissolved in Hove during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 9.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HoveUK
    201520889,523
    201422982,370
    % change-9.2%8.7%
    Record Year 2014 (229) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015566983
    Closed companies in 2014647392
    % change-12.5%-5.5%-10%
    Record Year2013 (79)2000 (83)2009 (112)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Hove during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 390 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)HoveUK
    201539071,633
    201432268,352
    Record Year 2015 (390) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    March 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous March.

    February 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous February.

    January 2015 saw a new record in net growth in Hove when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015135123132
    Net growth in 2014112105105
    Record Year2015 (135)2015 (123)2015 (132)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Hove formed 0.4% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Hove
    20150.4%
    20140.4%
    20130.3%
    20120.3%
    20110.4%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1997 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.4%0.4%0.4%
    UK formation share in 20140.4%0.4%0.4%
    % change6.4%-0.6%-0.5%
    Record Year1998 (0.5%)1997 (0.5%)1998 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 40.6.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Hove was in 2013 when 37.6% of all directors were female.

    29.3% of all director appointments in Hove in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING4.53%CONSULTING5.23%
    CONSULTANCY1.36%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT0.98%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    IT0.95%PROPERTY2.72%
    SOFTWARE0.89%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    DIGITAL0.82%CARE2.13%
    BRIGHTON0.79%ENGINEERING2.12%
    DESIGN0.73%LONDON1.91%
    MEDIA0.51%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.51%TRANSPORT1.82%
    PRODUCTIONS0.47%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CREATIVE0.47%DESIGN1.65%
    STUDIO0.47%PROPERTIES1.63%
    ENGINEERING0.41%CO.,1.58%
    BUSINESS0.41%J1.55%
    PROPERTIES0.41%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    DEVELOPMENT0.41%BUSINESS1.49%
    J0.38%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    CONSULTANTS0.38%GLOBAL1.46%
    ELECTRICAL0.38%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    SUSSEX0.38%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    HOVE0.38%BUILDING1.31%
    MARKETING0.38%IT1.30%
    TRAINING0.35%MEDIA1.28%
    ASSOCIATES0.35%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied561288,953
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities42630,825
    62090 - Other information technology service activities25212,862
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management20543,081
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified19858,522
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified12719,098
    62012 - Business and domestic software development1169,651
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified10829,218
    99999 - Dormant Company9549,474
    74100 - specialised design activities954,892
    86900 - Other human health activities4313,990
    98000 - Residents property management405,308
    64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified376,067
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified366,242
    41100 - Development of building projects3311,863
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate3211,600
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet3110,200
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities307,682
    86210 - General medical practice activities304,793
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment296,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09464659 TOWN & WATERSIDE PROPERTIES LTD 02 Mar 2015
    09464678 THE SHORE GRP HOLDINGS LIMITED 02 Mar 2015
    09466707 BRIGHTON BUSINESS IT LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09467704 RIDDLEFOX LTD 03 Mar 2015
    09469533 DAN KNIGHT FILMS LTD 04 Mar 2015
    09470915 ASPIRENT LIMITED 04 Mar 2015
    09472307 SEYMOUR AND SONS LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09472339 FATDISCO LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09472406 CAUTION & CARE LIMITED 05 Mar 2015
    09472963 CHILLI'S TAKE AWAY LTD 05 Mar 2015
    09474224 THENMARK LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09475443 H L MOTORS LTD 06 Mar 2015
    09477114 REALISING DATA IT LTD 09 Mar 2015
    09477522 KLOFF LIMITED 09 Mar 2015
    09480098 LLANDUDNO KARATE LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09480635 AFFLUSSEN LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09481869 ESQUINITA LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09482395 ZAPFEL CONSULTING LTD 10 Mar 2015
    09485071 WEATHERSTONE PROPERTIES (FREEHOLDS) LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09486028 CHANNEL DECORATING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 12 Mar 2015
    09486173 LUPOID CONSULTING LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09487443 J GOMES DATA SCIENCE LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09487470 SHIBUI IO LTD 12 Mar 2015
    09488404 SKY LIMIT CLEANING LTD 13 Mar 2015
    09492904 BRIDGE AGAIN LTD 17 Mar 2015