West Sussex
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 2,648 companies were formed in West Sussex. This figure is 7.8% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in West Sussex occurred in 2006 when a total of 13,788 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) West Sussex UK 2012 2,648 253,150 2011 2,457 228,735 % change 7.8% 10.7% Record Year 2006 (13,788) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 1,259 companies were registered in West Sussex during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.5% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) West Sussex UK 2012 1,259 121,659 2011 1,241 112,344 % change 1.5% 8.3% Record Year 2003 (12,253) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 414 478 367 New companies in 2011 403 442 396 % change 2.7% 8.1% -7.3% Record Year 2006 (7,784) 2003 (4,517) 2003 (4,635)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 1,610 companies were dissolved in West Sussex. This figure is 8.7% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in West Sussex occurred in 2009 when a total of 20,950 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) West Sussex UK 2012 1,610 147,793 2011 1,764 162,310 % change -8.7% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (20,950) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 852 companies were dissolved in West Sussex during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 7.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) West Sussex UK 2012 852 80,217 2011 795 71,324 % change 7.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (17,572) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 248 338 266 Closed companies in 2011 164 371 260 % change 51.2% -8.9% 2% Record Year 2009 (1,425) 2009 (3,901) 2009 (12,246)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for West Sussex increased by 1,038 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) West Sussex UK 2012 1,038 105,357 2011 693 66,425 Record Year 2003 (12,675) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for West Sussex during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 407 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) West Sussex UK 2012 407 41,442 2011 446 41,020 Record Year 2003 (11,785) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 166 140 101 Net growth in 2011 239 71 136 Record Year 2006 (7,572) 2003 (4,372) 2003 (4,488)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 West Sussex formed 1.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2011 figure of 1.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) West Sussex 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.1% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (6.8%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, West Sussex formed 1.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) West Sussex 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.0% 2009 1.1% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (11.7%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 1.2% 1.2% 1.0% % change -13.5% -5.2% -1.0% Record Year 2006 (20.1%) 2003 (12.9%) 2003 (13.1%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 44.7.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in West Sussex was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.7% of all director appointments in West Sussex in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in West Sussex was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
28.9% of all director appointments in West Sussex in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.14% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.77% MANAGEMENT 4.74% CONSULTANCY 1.39% CONSULTANCY 3.28% SUSSEX 1.08% PROPERTY 2.35% DESIGN 1.06% TRADING 2.10% ELECTRICAL 0.87% DESIGN 1.89% PROPERTY 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.87% CONSULTANTS 0.85% ASSOCIATES 1.82% ASSOCIATES 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.78% CONSTRUCTION 0.78% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% MEDIA 0.71% BUSINESS 1.70% BUSINESS 0.71% MEDIA 1.69% TRADING 0.69% LONDON 1.68% ENGINEERING 0.66% J 1.57% M 0.61% GLOBAL 1.51% BUILDING 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.48% SCAFFOLDING 0.59% IT 1.42% CARE 0.56% CARE 1.31% J 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.31% ENERGY 0.54% M 1.26% IT 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.23% ROAD 0.50% BUILDING 1.23% INVESTMENTS 0.50% SECURITY 1.19% (SUSSEX) 0.49% S 1.18% SYSTEMS 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
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 2,194 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 400 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 324 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 299 20,390 99999 - Dormant Company 278 26,088 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 202 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 191 16,469 7414 - Business & management consultancy 172 10,978 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 127 14,220 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 104 10,271 62090 - Other information technology service activities 102 8,258 74990 - Non-trading company 98 9,706 9305 - Other service activities 86 7,926 7499 - Non-trading company 86 8,023 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 82 6,356 7260 - Other computer related activities 78 6,456 41100 - Development of building projects 73 5,149 86900 - Other human health activities 67 5,222 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 63 4,644 62012 - Business and domestic software development 59 4,742
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