West Sussex
Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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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 Sussex UK 2015 1,561 161,156 2014 1,571 150,722 % change -0.6% 6.9% Record Year 2007 (10,135) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2015 455 521 585 New companies in 2014 491 464 616 % change -7.3% 12.3% -5.0% Record Year 2007 (3,455) 2007 (6,086) 2006 (1,699)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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 Sussex UK 2015 970 89,523 2014 899 82,370 % change 7.9% 8.7% Record Year 2008 (4,111) 2009 (108,066) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2015 277 345 348 Closed companies in 2014 249 342 308 % change 11.2% 0.9% 13% Record Year 2008 (2,012) 2008 (2,083) 2009 (1,460)
Net Company Growth
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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 Sussex UK 2015 591 71,633 2014 672 68,352 Record Year 2007 (9,451) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2015 178 176 237 Net growth in 2014 242 122 308 Record Year 2007 (3,245) 2007 (5,898) 2006 (1,536)
UK Company Share
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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 2015 1.0% 2014 1.0% 2013 1.1% 2012 1.1% 2011 1.0% Record Year (since 1960) 2007 (6.1%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2015 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% UK formation share in 2014 1.0% 1.0% 1.1% % change -9.1% 3.4% -13.4% Record Year 2007 (8.4%) 2007 (10.4%) 2006 (3.9%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 2.69% CONSULTING 5.23% MANAGEMENT 2.01% MANAGEMENT 4.56% SUSSEX 1.40% CONSULTANCY 3.62% CONSULTANCY 1.29% PROPERTY 2.72% ELECTRICAL 1.26% CONSTRUCTION 2.19% PROPERTY 1.06% CARE 2.13% CONSTRUCTION 1.05% ENGINEERING 2.12% FARM 1.00% LONDON 1.91% DESIGN 0.86% TRADING 1.88% CARE 0.82% TRANSPORT 1.82% BUILDING 0.68% ELECTRICAL 1.76% CONSULTANTS 0.65% DESIGN 1.65% BUSINESS 0.64% PROPERTIES 1.63% DEVELOPMENTS 0.62% CO., 1.58% IT 0.61% J 1.55% ASSOCIATES 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.54% ENGINEERING 0.58% BUSINESS 1.49% PVP 0.58% INVESTMENTS 1.49% J 0.58% GLOBAL 1.46% TRADING 0.54% ASSOCIATES 1.44% MEDIA 0.52% DEVELOPMENTS 1.36% INVESTMENTS 0.50% BUILDING 1.31% GROUP 0.48% IT 1.30% ROAD 0.48% MEDIA 1.28% HOUSE 0.48% M 1.27%
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 2,555 288,953 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 564 43,081 99999 - Dormant Company 491 49,474 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 416 58,522 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 344 30,825 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 235 29,218 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 213 19,098 62090 - Other information technology service activities 166 12,862 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 159 10,200 41100 - Development of building projects 158 11,863 86900 - Other human health activities 145 13,990 74990 - Non-trading company 121 13,794 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 104 11,600 46900 - Non-specialised wholesale trade 101 3,309 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 98 7,797 63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified 97 6,242 98000 - Residents property management 93 5,308 62012 - Business and domestic software development 93 9,651 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 90 7,682 43210 - Electrical installation 89 6,139
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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