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West Sussex

Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report

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 2012)

    A total of 1,389 companies were registered in West Sussex during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 14.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)West SussexUK
    20121,389131,491
    20111,216116,391
    % change14.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2007 (10,135) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012390476523
    New companies in 2011384378454
    % change1.6%25.9%15.2%
    Record Year2007 (3,455)2007 (6,086)2006 (1,699)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    A total of 758 companies were dissolved in West Sussex during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 21.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)West SussexUK
    201275867,576
    201196990,986
    % change-21.8%-25.7%
    Record Year 2008 (4,111) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012237289232
    Closed companies in 2011370258341
    % change-35.9%12.0%-32%
    Record Year2008 (2,012)2008 (2,083)2009 (1,460)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    Net company growth for West Sussex during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 631 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)West SussexUK
    201263163,915
    201124725,405
    Record Year 2007 (9,450) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012153187291
    Net growth in 201114120113
    Record Year2007 (3,244)2007 (5,898)2006 (1,536)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    In the first quarter of 2012, West Sussex formed 1.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012)West Sussex
    20121.1%
    20111.0%
    20101.1%
    20091.1%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (6.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.1%1.1%
    UK formation share in 20111.1%1.0%1.0%
    % change-12.9%7.7%7.8%
    Record Year2007 (8.4%)2007 (10.4%)2006 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)

    The record first quarter for female directors in West Sussex was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    27.7% of all director appointments in West Sussex in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.88%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    CONSULTANCY1.51%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    SUSSEX1.32%PROPERTY2.37%
    DESIGN1.13%TRADING2.07%
    PROPERTY0.89%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUSINESS0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ASSOCIATES0.80%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    MEDIA0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    ELECTRICAL0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    TRADING0.75%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    ENGINEERING0.73%LONDON1.66%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%J1.54%
    J0.57%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    SCAFFOLDING0.57%GLOBAL1.50%
    BUILDING0.56%IT1.40%
    CARE0.54%CARE1.34%
    PLUMBING0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    GLOBAL0.50%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    IT0.49%M1.27%
    INVESTMENTS0.47%BUILDING1.24%
    (SUSSEX)0.47%ENERGY1.20%
    SYSTEMS0.47%S1.20%
    HEATING0.45%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied1,925216,665
    7487 - Other business activities44152,735
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified31335,233
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management30019,704
    99999 - Dormant Company25225,084
    9999 - Dormant Company21518,617
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities18714,303
    7414 - Business & management consultancy18412,113
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified11613,637
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1058,145
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified979,892
    7499 - Non-trading company979,102
    74990 - Non-trading company969,729
    7260 - Other computer related activities897,154
    9305 - Other service activities898,818
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply866,934
    41100 - Development of building projects784,984
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering705,169
    86900 - Other human health activities635,066
    43210 - Electrical installation573,573

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07947334 WEALDEN COFFINS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07957949 GREATAIM LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07957969 BROADBAY LIMITED 21 Feb 2012
    07961568 WORTHINGTON ACCOUNTANCY LTD 23 Feb 2012
    07932384 CLARA DESIGNS LTD. 01 Feb 2012
    07932457 MP DESIGN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Feb 2012
    07935513 CJMD LIMITED 03 Feb 2012
    07952877 CHURCHILL'S RESTAURANTS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07953092 CHURCHILL'S BARS LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07960574 MICHAEL SEARE LIMITED 22 Feb 2012
    07962555 PJB AVIATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07962736 WOODPECKER RURAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 23 Feb 2012
    07966553 IN-SOURCING LIMITED 27 Feb 2012
    07968286 KRYSTINA BRIEZE LIMITED 28 Feb 2012
    07969931 BUBBLE BIRD MEDIA LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07935916 SUN TELECOM LTD 03 Feb 2012
    07939312 B&H CONSULTING LTD 07 Feb 2012
    07964852 PRO-LINE CONSTRUCTION SPECIALISTS LTD 24 Feb 2012
    07951694 AURORA HEALTHCARE LIMITED 16 Feb 2012
    07963394 ARDENT CLEANING LONDON LIMITED 24 Feb 2012
    07933600 JTJW LIMITED 02 Feb 2012
    07966789 TSJH LTD 27 Feb 2012
    07970686 R J STEELE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD 29 Feb 2012
    07947753 ADMIRAL HOME MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS LTD 13 Feb 2012
    07965623 SCI-COM SUPPORT LTD 27 Feb 2012