West Sussex

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 1,170 companies were registered in West Sussex during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West SussexUK
    20121,170118,868
    20111,209114,512
    % change-3.2%3.8%
    Record Year 2003 (13,739) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012394393383
    New companies in 2011388391430
    % change1.5%0.5%-10.9%
    Record Year2003 (5,038)2003 (5,017)2003 (3,684)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 818 companies were dissolved in West Sussex during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West SussexUK
    201281874,772
    201179072,230
    % change3.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (34,400) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012272289257
    Closed companies in 2011260287243
    % change4.6%0.7%6%
    Record Year2009 (9,783)2009 (8,170)2009 (16,447)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for West Sussex during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 352 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West SussexUK
    201235244,096
    201141942,282
    Record Year 2003 (13,143) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 2012122104126
    Net growth in 2011128104187
    Record Year2003 (4,791)2003 (4,862)2003 (3,490)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, West Sussex formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)West Sussex
    20121.0%
    20111.1%
    20101.1%
    20091.1%
    20081.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (12.8%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20121.0%1.0%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20111.0%1.0%1.1%
    % change-8.8%1.3%-11.9%
    Record Year2003 (12.9%)2003 (16.0%)2003 (10.0%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in West Sussex was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    27.0% of all director appointments in West Sussex in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.05%CONSULTING5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.79%MANAGEMENT4.77%
    SUSSEX1.28%CONSULTANCY3.29%
    CONSULTANCY1.26%PROPERTY2.36%
    DESIGN0.93%TRADING2.08%
    ASSOCIATES0.90%DESIGN1.87%
    PROPERTY0.88%ASSOCIATES1.83%
    ELECTRICAL0.79%ENGINEERING1.83%
    CONSULTANTS0.78%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    CONSTRUCTION0.76%BUSINESS1.72%
    MEDIA0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    BUSINESS0.66%MEDIA1.68%
    M0.62%LONDON1.67%
    ENGINEERING0.59%J1.55%
    BUILDING0.55%GLOBAL1.54%
    MARKETING0.53%INVESTMENTS1.47%
    TRAINING0.53%IT1.43%
    CARE0.52%PROPERTIES1.34%
    ENTERPRISES0.52%CARE1.32%
    SCAFFOLDING0.52%M1.27%
    TRADING0.52%BUILDING1.22%
    GLOBAL0.50%ENTERPRISES1.21%
    J0.50%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    INVESTMENTS0.48%S1.17%
    SUPPORT0.47%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,003228,243
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified43850,446
    99999 - Dormant Company41437,912
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management40828,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities29221,969
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified19120,742
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified14914,809
    62090 - Other information technology service activities14111,950
    74990 - Non-trading company12913,641
    41100 - Development of building projects1217,545
    7487 - Other business activities11216,361
    86900 - Other human health activities997,550
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified886,008
    62012 - Business and domestic software development826,943
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet795,760
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings784,591
    43210 - Electrical installation705,151
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation673,880
    98000 - Residents property management654,205
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade642,429

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08129336 DANIEL GANNON RACING LTD 04 Jul 2012
    08131503 GRANTS OF SUSSEX LIMITED 05 Jul 2012
    08135672 GO-ROC LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08137586 GATEWAY APPS LTD 10 Jul 2012
    08141504 DEACON CAD LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08131958 S K COFFEE CO LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08134889 POOCH PALACE LIMITED 09 Jul 2012
    08137733 CURRY MAHAL (SOUTH COAST) LIMITED 10 Jul 2012
    08144402 LEWAYCORP LIMITED 16 Jul 2012
    08144537 CARE ABUNDENTLY LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08149704 ANDY STONE BESPOKE INTERIORS LIMITED 19 Jul 2012
    08150918 AIRBUS GS LIMITED 20 Jul 2012
    08153744 VAULT DESIGN LIMITED 23 Jul 2012
    08154896 CONNAUGHT LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08155243 CONNAUGHT LEISURE INVESTMENTS LTD 24 Jul 2012
    08161330 SWIFTBUY ONLINE LIMITED 30 Jul 2012
    08140496 RK INTERVENTIONS LTD 12 Jul 2012
    08128676 GA 2CP LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08130806 LOWESPEC LTD 05 Jul 2012
    08143966 GC HOME TECHNOLOGIES LTD 16 Jul 2012
    08125859 FUNKY PHOTOS LIMITED 02 Jul 2012
    08128617 RIE-STORE LIMITED 03 Jul 2012
    08142955 SPRING DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 13 Jul 2012
    08155752 TGS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 25 Jul 2012
    08127210 ZEBRECO LTD 03 Jul 2012