Worthing, West Sussex

Q3 2010 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 2010)

    A total of 191 companies were registered in Worthing during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 9.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WorthingUK
    2010191101,492
    200917494,671
    % change9.8%7.2%
    Record Year 2007 (199) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010676163
    New companies in 2009634665
    % change6.3%32.6%-3.1%
    Record Year2007 (91)2003 (63)2003 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 143 companies were dissolved in Worthing during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 26.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WorthingUK
    201014387,705
    2009195159,401
    % change-26.7%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (195) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010496232
    Closed companies in 2009555684
    % change-10.9%10.7%-62%
    Record Year2009 (55)2008 (99)2009 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Worthing during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 48 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)WorthingUK
    20104813,787
    2009-21-64,730
    Record Year 2003 (110) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201018-131
    Net growth in 20098-10-19
    Record Year2007 (53)2003 (40)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    In the third quarter of 2010, Worthing formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Worthing
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    20060.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20090.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-1.1%20.4%-7.1%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 2.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    26.2% of all director appointments in Worthing in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2009-Sep 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.57%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    CONSULTING1.57%CONSULTING4.99%
    DESIGN1.22%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    XTREME1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    SUSSEX0.96%TRADING2.04%
    "RTM"0.87%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    SHIRLEY0.87%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANCY0.87%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    ENGINEERING0.79%BUSINESS1.80%
    WORTHING0.70%MEDIA1.75%
    PROPERTY0.61%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    FINANCIAL0.61%LONDON1.59%
    CONSTRUCTION0.61%ENGINEERING1.59%
    TRAINING0.61%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    S0.61%CARE1.44%
    (SOUTHERN)0.61%J1.44%
    CARE0.61%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    CLOSE0.61%GLOBAL1.42%
    DEVELOPMENT0.52%IT1.35%
    TRADING0.52%PROPERTIES1.35%
    SOUTHERN0.52%BUILDING1.32%
    BUILDING0.52%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    (SUSSEX)0.52%M1.28%
    SYSTEMS0.52%SYSTEMS1.26%
    MEDICAL0.44%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied265202,902
    7487 - Other business activities9269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified5625,053
    99999 - Dormant Company3714,072
    9999 - Dormant Company3221,484
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3013,161
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2514,940
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering247,634
    7499 - Non-trading company2213,408
    7260 - Other computer related activities188,967
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply178,183
    74990 - Non-trading company167,649
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities128,292
    9305 - Other service activities119,454
    4531 - Installation electrical wiring etc.112,440
    4545 - Other building completion112,970
    4534 - Other building installation112,623
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate103,631
    41100 - Development of building projects103,688
    62090 - Other information technology service activities105,716

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07354117 PORTAGESTER LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07351345 SMILE HIGH CLUB LTD 19 Aug 2010
    07350726 QUINLAN ROCKS AEROSPACE LIMITED 19 Aug 2010
    07347591 ECOPRA UK LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07346114 SEA GREEN DESIGN LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07343819 SHEERAN FINANCE LTD 12 Aug 2010
    07343647 STORM EFFECT LIMITED 12 Aug 2010
    07342995 THORLEY DESIGNS LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07342492 THE ACME PUBLISHING COMPANY LTD 11 Aug 2010
    07340635 DENYER NEWS (BROADWATER) LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07338678 THE ASHTRAY COMPANY LIMITED 06 Aug 2010
    07337176 CP MECHANICAL DESIGNS HOLDINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2010
    07334846 DOUBLE GLAZING REPAIR CENTRE LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07354641 PREMIUM PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 24 Aug 2010
    07342468 GOODAPPLE MEDIA LIMITED 11 Aug 2010
    07354107 ANDY CAMPBELL (PEOPLE SOLUTIONS) LTD 24 Aug 2010
    07353278 LOCKED OUT 24/7 LTD 23 Aug 2010
    07346760 TRANSITION KITES LTD 16 Aug 2010
    07358116 1-4 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED 26 Aug 2010
    07349529 6 4 G LTD 18 Aug 2010
    07347610 RUNWAY TRAINING LIMITED 17 Aug 2010
    07345857 CHEVALEO LIMITED 13 Aug 2010
    07341745 PADLEY AND BEER LIMITED 10 Aug 2010
    07334759 70 - 76 SHIRLEY DRIVE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED 03 Aug 2010
    07333097 THE HEARING CLINIC LTD 02 Aug 2010