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
    08165339 DUGARD CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08172907 REBEL HOMES LTD 08 Aug 2012
    08183771 ISOLA (BRIGHTON) LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08189879 BUCKLEY UNIFORMS LIMITED 23 Aug 2012
    08190930 CHINA FUEL HONG KONG MINING LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08191686 MOVIENET LIMITED 24 Aug 2012
    08166329 GEB CONSULTING LIMITED 02 Aug 2012
    08170106 THE LOG & COAL COMPANY LIMITED 07 Aug 2012
    08172246 SOYOLO LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08173062 SORSCO LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08173253 MUSTAFA ENTERPRISES LTD 09 Aug 2012
    08173937 EATECH ASSOCIATES LIMITED 09 Aug 2012
    08175295 JSCKR MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED 10 Aug 2012
    08179065 FIVE STAR ENGINEERING LIMITED 14 Aug 2012
    08180548 WIANTO LIMITED 15 Aug 2012
    08181391 THE BLUE PENGUIN COMPANY LTD 16 Aug 2012
    08184104 MAXI-LOW (UK) LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08186051 INK-TECH (LONDON) LIMITED 21 Aug 2012
    08172803 PINCHOS Y TAPAS LIMITED 08 Aug 2012
    08181174 AUTO VALET ENTERPRISES LTD 15 Aug 2012
    08193611 STONEPRO LIMITED 29 Aug 2012
    OC377603 L & M RIGBY LLP 13 Aug 2012
    08181448 GL CLEANING SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 16 Aug 2012
    08184262 STICKY FINGERS CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN LIMITED 17 Aug 2012
    08184568 ARENA BUILDING LTD 20 Aug 2012