West Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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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 Sussex UK 2012 1,389 131,491 2011 1,216 116,391 % change 14.2% 13.0% Record Year 2007 (10,135) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 390 476 523 New companies in 2011 384 378 454 % change 1.6% 25.9% 15.2% Record Year 2007 (3,455) 2007 (6,086) 2006 (1,699)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Sussex UK 2012 758 67,576 2011 969 90,986 % change -21.8% -25.7% Record Year 2008 (4,111) 2009 (108,060) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 237 289 232 Closed companies in 2011 370 258 341 % change -35.9% 12.0% -32% Record Year 2008 (2,012) 2008 (2,083) 2009 (1,460)
Net Company Growth
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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 Sussex UK 2012 631 63,915 2011 247 25,405 Record Year 2007 (9,450) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 153 187 291 Net growth in 2011 14 120 113 Record Year 2007 (3,244) 2007 (5,898) 2006 (1,536)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.1% 2011 1.0% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.1% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (6.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% UK formation share in 2011 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% % change -12.9% 7.7% 7.8% Record Year 2007 (8.4%) 2007 (10.4%) 2006 (3.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.88% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.57% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.51% CONSULTANCY 3.30% SUSSEX 1.32% PROPERTY 2.37% DESIGN 1.13% TRADING 2.07% PROPERTY 0.89% DESIGN 1.93% CONSULTANTS 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUSINESS 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ASSOCIATES 0.80% CONSULTANTS 1.79% MEDIA 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% ELECTRICAL 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% TRADING 0.75% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% ENGINEERING 0.73% LONDON 1.66% CONSTRUCTION 0.63% J 1.54% J 0.57% INVESTMENTS 1.51% SCAFFOLDING 0.57% GLOBAL 1.50% BUILDING 0.56% IT 1.40% CARE 0.54% CARE 1.34% PLUMBING 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% GLOBAL 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.27% IT 0.49% M 1.27% INVESTMENTS 0.47% BUILDING 1.24% (SUSSEX) 0.47% ENERGY 1.20% SYSTEMS 0.47% S 1.20% HEATING 0.45% ENTERPRISES 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 1,925 216,665 7487 - Other business activities 441 52,735 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 313 35,233 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 300 19,704 99999 - Dormant Company 252 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 215 18,617 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 187 14,303 7414 - Business & management consultancy 184 12,113 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 116 13,637 62090 - Other information technology service activities 105 8,145 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 97 9,892 7499 - Non-trading company 97 9,102 74990 - Non-trading company 96 9,729 7260 - Other computer related activities 89 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 89 8,818 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 86 6,934 41100 - Development of building projects 78 4,984 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 70 5,169 86900 - Other human health activities 63 5,066 43210 - Electrical installation 57 3,573
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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