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Worthing, West Sussex

Q3 2011 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 2011)

    A total of 191 companies were registered in Worthing during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a difference of 0.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WorthingUK
    2011191114,512
    2010191101,492
    % change0.0%12.8%
    Record Year 2007 (199) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011616367
    New companies in 2010676163
    % change-9.0%3.3%6.3%
    Record Year2007 (91)2011 (63)2003 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 138 companies were dissolved in Worthing during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 3.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WorthingUK
    201113872,230
    201014387,705
    % change-3.5%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (195) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011385446
    Closed companies in 2010496232
    % change-22.4%-12.9%44%
    Record Year2009 (55)2008 (99)2009 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Worthing during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 53 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)WorthingUK
    20115342,282
    20104813,787
    Record Year 2003 (110) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201123921
    Net growth in 201018-131
    Record Year2007 (53)2003 (40)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    In the third quarter of 2011, Worthing formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Worthing
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    20070.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20100.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-16.7%-13.1%-4.0%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.1.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    35.9% of all director appointments in Worthing in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2010-Sep 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT1.43%CONSULTING5.11%
    DESIGN1.16%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    CONSULTING1.16%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    SUSSEX0.98%PROPERTY2.41%
    J0.98%TRADING2.06%
    ELECTRICAL0.81%DESIGN1.94%
    BUILDING0.81%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    WORTHING0.72%BUSINESS1.82%
    ENGINEERING0.72%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.72%ENGINEERING1.74%
    M0.72%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    BUSINESS0.63%LONDON1.63%
    PROJECT0.54%J1.47%
    SYSTEMS0.54%GLOBAL1.46%
    R0.54%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    CARE0.54%CARE1.42%
    ASSOCIATES0.54%IT1.38%
    ROAD0.54%BUILDING1.30%
    (SUSSEX)0.54%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SOLAR0.54%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    CONSTRUCTION0.54%M1.25%
    DAVID0.45%ENERGY1.22%
    CREATIVE0.45%TRAINING1.21%
    FINANCE0.45%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied271204,493
    7487 - Other business activities8965,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6929,245
    9999 - Dormant Company4422,587
    99999 - Dormant Company4418,281
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2415,760
    7499 - Non-trading company2311,543
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2214,755
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering206,321
    74990 - Non-trading company168,064
    7260 - Other computer related activities168,686
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply168,345
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1510,137
    98000 - Residents property management132,664
    5530 - Restaurants135,640
    62090 - Other information technology service activities136,798
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    8514 - Other human health activities112,943
    86900 - Other human health activities114,019
    41100 - Development of building projects113,697

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07724573 FAIRFARE TRADING LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07724995 PROPELLA CONSULTANCY LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07725911 IMPOSSIBLE MAINTENANCE LTD 02 Aug 2011
    07726350 HOTEL PARANOIA FILMS LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07733779 TOTAL K10 LIMITED 09 Aug 2011
    07741783 QUISINE LTD 16 Aug 2011
    07742723 THE PRIVATE CARE COMPANY RECRUITMENT LIMITED 16 Aug 2011
    07743857 WILREP LIMITED 17 Aug 2011
    07749669 BEACHVIEW FREEHOLDERS LIMITED 23 Aug 2011
    07727581 SP DESIGN SOLUTIONS LTD 03 Aug 2011
    07730174 JB PLASTIC FORMINGS LIMITED 05 Aug 2011
    07735445 BDC (SUSSEX) LIMITED 10 Aug 2011
    07747693 J ELECTRICAL SERVICES & INSTALLATIONS LIMITED 22 Aug 2011
    07748310 DRY LOGS LTD 22 Aug 2011
    07724502 YOUR SCHOOL MAG LIMITED 01 Aug 2011
    07736987 AIRBAG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 11 Aug 2011
    07738298 PAUL COLLINS CARPENTRY CONTRACTORS LIMITED 12 Aug 2011
    07752620 RICHARD PATTERSON WILL WRITING LTD 25 Aug 2011
    07755493 ARDIYAH ANTIQUES LIMITED 30 Aug 2011
    07725816 ARMS MARKETING LIMITED 02 Aug 2011
    07727084 PANDORGA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 03 Aug 2011
    07729162 L&J TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED 04 Aug 2011
    07743299 ATTG LTD 17 Aug 2011
    07758256 J J PRINTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 31 Aug 2011
    07749173 SPINHAM LIMITED 23 Aug 2011