West Sussex

Q1 2015 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 (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 1,561 companies were registered in West Sussex during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 0.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)West SussexUK
    20151,561161,156
    20141,571150,722
    % change-0.6%6.9%
    Record Year 2007 (10,135) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015455521585
    New companies in 2014491464616
    % change-7.3%12.3%-5.0%
    Record Year2007 (3,455)2007 (6,086)2006 (1,699)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 970 companies were dissolved in West Sussex during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 7.9% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)West SussexUK
    201597089,523
    201489982,370
    % change7.9%8.7%
    Record Year 2008 (4,111) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015277345348
    Closed companies in 2014249342308
    % change11.2%0.9%13%
    Record Year2008 (2,012)2008 (2,083)2009 (1,460)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for West Sussex during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 591 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)West SussexUK
    201559171,633
    201467268,352
    Record Year 2007 (9,451) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015178176237
    Net growth in 2014242122308
    Record Year2007 (3,245)2007 (5,898)2006 (1,536)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, West Sussex formed 1.0% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)West Sussex
    20151.0%
    20141.0%
    20131.1%
    20121.1%
    20111.0%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (6.1%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20151.0%1.0%1.0%
    UK formation share in 20141.0%1.0%1.1%
    % change-9.1%3.4%-13.4%
    Record Year2007 (8.4%)2007 (10.4%)2006 (3.9%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in West Sussex was in 2007 when 33.1% of all directors were female.

    29.8% of all director appointments in West Sussex in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING2.69%CONSULTING5.23%
    MANAGEMENT2.01%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    SUSSEX1.40%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CONSULTANCY1.29%PROPERTY2.72%
    ELECTRICAL1.26%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    PROPERTY1.06%CARE2.13%
    CONSTRUCTION1.05%ENGINEERING2.12%
    FARM1.00%LONDON1.91%
    DESIGN0.86%TRADING1.88%
    CARE0.82%TRANSPORT1.82%
    BUILDING0.68%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTANTS0.65%DESIGN1.65%
    BUSINESS0.64%PROPERTIES1.63%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.62%CO.,1.58%
    IT0.61%J1.55%
    ASSOCIATES0.61%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    ENGINEERING0.58%BUSINESS1.49%
    PVP0.58%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    J0.58%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRADING0.54%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    MEDIA0.52%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    INVESTMENTS0.50%BUILDING1.31%
    GROUP0.48%IT1.30%
    ROAD0.48%MEDIA1.28%
    HOUSE0.48%M1.27%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied2,555288,953
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management56443,081
    99999 - Dormant Company49149,474
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified41658,522
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities34430,825
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified23529,218
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified21319,098
    62090 - Other information technology service activities16612,862
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet15910,200
    41100 - Development of building projects15811,863
    86900 - Other human health activities14513,990
    74990 - Non-trading company12113,794
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate10411,600
    46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade1013,309
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings987,797
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified976,242
    98000 - Residents property management935,308
    62012 - Business and domestic software development939,651
    69201 - Accounting and auditing activities907,682
    43210 - Electrical installation896,139

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09433160 OTHER FINGER FILMS LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09437638 PRO AUDIO MARKETING LIMITED 12 Feb 2015
    09442860 BENJAMIN ALLEN BESPOKE HOMES LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09444977 BENJAMIN ALLEN CONSTRUCTION LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09462541 PIERHURST LIMITED 27 Feb 2015
    OC398272 SOVEREIGN 2015 LLP 12 Feb 2015
    09439078 MJB SALES LIMITED 13 Feb 2015
    09449874 MY BODY JEWELLERY LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09452042 SM PROPERTY SOLUTIONS (SOUTHERN) LTD 21 Feb 2015
    09458832 LEWIS CAD DESIGN LIMITED 25 Feb 2015
    09429373 DAISYINBLOOM LTD 09 Feb 2015
    09441352 S.K.H.N LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09462488 RAYMOND BONTEMPS LTD 27 Feb 2015
    09432776 REPOR2 SOFTWARE LIMITED 10 Feb 2015
    09447468 CENTRE DES JEUNES DIRIGEANTS (LONDON) LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09417041 HUGO'S STUDIO LTD 02 Feb 2015
    09433199 BOGUTTI LIMITED 11 Feb 2015
    09443766 BROADWATER FISH BAR LTD 17 Feb 2015
    09446772 PASE GLOBAL LTD 18 Feb 2015
    09448334 MANGO RECRUITMENT LIMITED 19 Feb 2015
    09450017 CHAMBERS CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION LTD 20 Feb 2015
    09454788 SUSSEXSOCIALCARE LTD 24 Feb 2015
    09441137 THE ORCHARD CAFE LIMITED 16 Feb 2015
    09443397 SCALATA LIMITED 17 Feb 2015
    09419599 KEYHYDRO LIMITED 03 Feb 2015