West Sussex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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 Sussex UK 2012 1,170 118,868 2011 1,209 114,512 % change -3.2% 3.8% Record Year 2003 (13,739) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 394 393 383 New companies in 2011 388 391 430 % change 1.5% 0.5% -10.9% Record Year 2003 (5,038) 2003 (5,017) 2003 (3,684)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Sussex UK 2012 818 74,772 2011 790 72,230 % change 3.5% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (34,400) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 272 289 257 Closed companies in 2011 260 287 243 % change 4.6% 0.7% 6% Record Year 2009 (9,783) 2009 (8,170) 2009 (16,447)
Net Company Growth
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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 Sussex UK 2012 352 44,096 2011 419 42,282 Record Year 2003 (13,143) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 122 104 126 Net growth in 2011 128 104 187 Record Year 2003 (4,791) 2003 (4,862) 2003 (3,490)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 1.0% 2011 1.1% 2010 1.1% 2009 1.1% 2008 1.1% Record Year (since 1960) 2003 (12.8%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% UK formation share in 2011 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% % change -8.8% 1.3% -11.9% Record Year 2003 (12.9%) 2003 (16.0%) 2003 (10.0%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.05% CONSULTING 5.06% MANAGEMENT 1.79% MANAGEMENT 4.77% SUSSEX 1.28% CONSULTANCY 3.29% CONSULTANCY 1.26% PROPERTY 2.36% DESIGN 0.93% TRADING 2.08% ASSOCIATES 0.90% DESIGN 1.87% PROPERTY 0.88% ASSOCIATES 1.83% ELECTRICAL 0.79% ENGINEERING 1.83% CONSULTANTS 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSTRUCTION 0.76% BUSINESS 1.72% MEDIA 0.69% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% BUSINESS 0.66% MEDIA 1.68% M 0.62% LONDON 1.67% ENGINEERING 0.59% J 1.55% BUILDING 0.55% GLOBAL 1.54% MARKETING 0.53% INVESTMENTS 1.47% TRAINING 0.53% IT 1.43% CARE 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.34% ENTERPRISES 0.52% CARE 1.32% SCAFFOLDING 0.52% M 1.27% TRADING 0.52% BUILDING 1.22% GLOBAL 0.50% ENTERPRISES 1.21% J 0.50% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.48% S 1.17% SUPPORT 0.47% SECURITY 1.16%
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 2,003 228,243 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 438 50,446 99999 - Dormant Company 414 37,912 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 408 28,990 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 292 21,969 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 191 20,742 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 149 14,809 62090 - Other information technology service activities 141 11,950 74990 - Non-trading company 129 13,641 41100 - Development of building projects 121 7,545 7487 - Other business activities 112 16,361 86900 - Other human health activities 99 7,550 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 88 6,008 62012 - Business and domestic software development 82 6,943 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 79 5,760 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 78 4,591 43210 - Electrical installation 70 5,151 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 67 3,880 98000 - Residents property management 65 4,205 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 64 2,429
Recent Companies
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