Littlehampton, West Sussex
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report

Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 84 companies were formed in Littlehampton. This figure is 2.3% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Littlehampton occurred in 2007 when a total of 120 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Littlehampton UK 2010 84 203,749 2009 86 182,021 % change -2.3% 11.9% Record Year 2007 (120) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 38 companies were registered in Littlehampton during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 19.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Littlehampton UK 2010 38 98,612 2009 47 90,987 % change -19.1% 8.4% Record Year 2003 (57) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 12 14 12 New companies in 2009 16 15 16 % change -25.0% -6.7% -25.0% Record Year 2006 (20) 2007 (21) 2003 (24)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 96 companies were dissolved in Littlehampton. This figure is 22.6% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Littlehampton occurred in 2009 when a total of 124 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Littlehampton UK 2010 96 177,631 2009 124 289,236 % change -22.6% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (124) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 54 companies were dissolved in Littlehampton during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 29.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Littlehampton UK 2010 54 94,954 2009 77 181,176 % change -29.9% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (77) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 22 21 11 Closed companies in 2009 26 31 20 % change -15.4% -32.3% -45% Record Year 2009 (26) 2009 (31) 2009 (20)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Littlehampton decreased by 12 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Littlehampton UK 2010 -12 26,118 2009 -38 -107,215 Record Year 2003 (68) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Littlehampton during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -16 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Littlehampton UK 2010 -16 3,658 2009 -30 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (41) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 -10 -7 1 Net growth in 2009 -10 -16 -4 Record Year 2003 (12) 2002 (11) 1999 (21)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Littlehampton formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2009 figure of 0.0%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Littlehampton 2010 0.0% 2009 0.0% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Littlehampton formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Littlehampton 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2009 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -31.1% -11.1% -32.5% Record Year 1961 (0.3%) 1964 (0.3%) 1967 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 48.8.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 14.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 49.2.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.9% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 11.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Littlehampton was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
22.2% of all director appointments in Littlehampton in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Littlehampton was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
13.2% of all director appointments in Littlehampton in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage RTM 1.82% MANAGEMENT 5.01% PROPERTY 1.52% CONSULTING 4.79% XTRA 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.02% SUSSEX 0.91% PROPERTY 2.40% ONLINE 0.91% ASSOCIATES 2.02% (SUSSEX) 0.91% TRADING 2.01% DIRECT 0.91% DESIGN 1.91% ESTATES 0.91% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% FIX 0.61% MEDIA 1.80% INVESTMENTS 0.61% BUSINESS 1.75% MAINTENANCE 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.71% WHOLESALE 0.61% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% PHOTOGRAPHY 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.56% MARINE 0.61% LONDON 1.52% WAY 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.49% RECRUITMENT 0.61% J 1.46% LITTLEHAMPTON 0.61% CARE 1.41% COURT 0.61% GLOBAL 1.39% PARK 0.61% PROPERTIES 1.35% SKY 0.61% BUILDING 1.33% ONE 0.61% M 1.29% ALL 0.61% IT 1.28% BUILDING 0.61% ELECTRICAL 1.27% MANAGEMENT 0.61% GROUP 1.25% MEWS 0.61% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 66 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 18 68,525 7414 - Business & management consultancy 15 14,598 9999 - Dormant Company 14 19,842 99999 - Dormant Company 7 14,342 74990 - Non-trading company 7 7,893 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 6 25,942 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 5 8,590 9305 - Other service activities 5 8,822 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 9,122 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 5 8,285 62090 - Other information technology service activities 4 5,854 9231 - Artistic & literary creation 4 1,097 7499 - Non-trading company 4 13,997 5020 - Maintenance & repair of motors 4 1,432 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 4 8,262 71129 - Other engineering activities 4 1,480 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 4 13,490 9800 - Residents Property Management 3 2,100 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 3 1,762
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07298051 HOMEMOVECLUB.COM LTD 29 Jun 2010 07297546 ANGMERING MOTORSPORTS LIMITED 28 Jun 2010 07295319 THE LOCAL ACCOUNTANT SUSSEX LIMITED 24 Jun 2010 07288980 DJER LIMITED 18 Jun 2010 07284344 NORTHLANDS H.H LIMITED 15 Jun 2010 07269030 BUDGET DEBT MANAGEMENT LTD 01 Jun 2010 07295051 INTERNAL WORKS LTD 24 Jun 2010 07293930 CUSTOMER SERVICE HOME LTD 23 Jun 2010 07293042 7ONE7 LTD 23 Jun 2010 07291696 LA LIGHTS AND PEERLESS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LTD 22 Jun 2010 07289230 WILLCOX & KING ENGINEERING LIMITED 18 Jun 2010 07269212 LITTLEHAMPTON COMPUTERS LTD 01 Jun 2010
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