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
    07330468 J&S TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD. 29 Jul 2010
    07330025 JACEY STORES LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07328214 GORING BEACH HUTS LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07323878 NYR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07320455 SUSSEX OPTICAL GLAZING SERVICES LIMITED 20 Jul 2010
    07314625 MJS AUTO AND MARINE LTD 14 Jul 2010
    07303542 THE NEW CURRYLAND LTD 05 Jul 2010
    07303499 XTREME EVENTS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07303497 XTREME PROPERTY LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07303496 XTREME SUPER CARS LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302162 STRATHTAY CONSULTING LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    OC356171 POPPY LANE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP 02 Jul 2010
    07307661 ASHS-RAFS LIMITED 07 Jul 2010
    07330712 INTERFINISH (UK) LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07328974 SAVANE PICTURES LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07312901 ATZ MANAGEMENT LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07305719 ALL DEBT COLLECTION LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07301926 BROW BUILDERS (SUSSEX) LTD 01 Jul 2010
    OC356673 GILDER CONSTRUCTION LLP 23 Jul 2010
    07331243 BLOG SOLUTIONS LIMITED 30 Jul 2010
    07322991 14-17 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED 22 Jul 2010
    07310181 GOMBERA INVESTMENTS LIMITED 09 Jul 2010
    07305615 26-29 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07305542 5-8 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07305488 18-21 SHIRLEY CLOSE "RTM" COMPANY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010