Worthing, West Sussex
Q1 2012 Business Confidence Report
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New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 189 companies were registered in Worthing during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is an increase of 13.2% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 13.0% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worthing UK 2012 189 131,491 2011 167 116,391 % change 13.2% 13.0% Record Year 2003 (219) 2007 (166,814) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
New Companies by Month
January February March New companies in 2012 57 70 62 New companies in 2011 49 52 66 % change 16.3% 34.6% -6.1% Record Year 2008 (64) 2003 (71) 2007 (101)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
A total of 126 companies were dissolved in Worthing during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 8.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 25.7% against the same period last year.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worthing UK 2012 126 67,576 2011 138 90,987 % change -8.7% -25.7% Record Year 2009 (162) 2009 (108,065) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
January February March Closed companies in 2012 42 49 35 Closed companies in 2011 52 30 56 % change -19.2% 63.3% -38% Record Year 2011 (52) 2010 (51) 2009 (97)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
Net company growth for Worthing during the first quarter of 2012 (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) was 63 companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worthing UK 2012 63 63,915 2011 29 25,404 Record Year 2008 (126) 2007 (111,282) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Net Growth by Month
January February March Net growth in 2012 15 21 27 Net growth in 2011 -3 22 10 Record Year 2008 (44) 2003 (43) 2007 (64)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
In the first quarter of 2012, Worthing formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
first quarter (Jan 2012 - Mar 2012) Worthing 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)
Company Share by Month
January February March UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% % change -0.2% 15.2% -12.2% Record Year 1967 (1.2%) 1961 (0.9%) 1966 (0.7%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2012 was 43.9.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.7% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2012)
The record first quarter for female directors in Worthing was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
25.1% of all director appointments in Worthing in the first quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 1.83% CONSULTING 5.07% MANAGEMENT 1.57% MANAGEMENT 4.74% SUSSEX 1.31% CONSULTANCY 3.30% CONSULTING 1.13% PROPERTY 2.37% ELECTRICAL 1.05% TRADING 2.07% J 0.96% DESIGN 1.93% CREATIVE 0.87% ENGINEERING 1.86% BUILDING 0.87% ASSOCIATES 1.84% PROPERTY 0.78% CONSULTANTS 1.79% DIGITAL 0.78% BUSINESS 1.73% ENGINEERING 0.78% MEDIA 1.72% CONSULTANCY 0.61% CONSTRUCTION 1.72% (SUSSEX) 0.61% LONDON 1.66% MEDIA 0.61% J 1.54% BUSINESS 0.61% INVESTMENTS 1.51% ROAD 0.52% GLOBAL 1.50% WORTHING 0.52% IT 1.40% HEALTH 0.52% CARE 1.34% CONSULTANTS 0.52% PROPERTIES 1.31% CARE 0.52% ELECTRICAL 1.27% SERVICE 0.44% M 1.27% TRAINING 0.44% BUILDING 1.24% DEVELOPMENTS 0.44% ENERGY 1.20% B 0.44% S 1.20% PROPERTIES 0.44% ENTERPRISES 1.19%
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 283 216,665 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 71 35,233 7487 - Other business activities 70 52,735 99999 - Dormant Company 44 25,084 9999 - Dormant Company 40 18,617 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 27 19,704 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 13,637 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,729 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 18 14,303 62090 - Other information technology service activities 18 8,145 7414 - Business & management consultancy 17 12,113 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 17 5,169 7499 - Non-trading company 16 9,102 86900 - Other human health activities 15 5,066 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 14 6,934 43210 - Electrical installation 13 3,573 98000 - Residents property management 13 3,050 41100 - Development of building projects 13 4,984 7260 - Other computer related activities 13 7,154 9305 - Other service activities 12 8,818
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07897109 ABORT67 LIMITED 04 Jan 2012 07900018 SEPE & SEPE LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07900850 MATTICULOUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 06 Jan 2012 07902550 VIVEKANANDA IT SERVICES LTD 09 Jan 2012 07905147 IHEAT2O LTD 11 Jan 2012 07905967 SWEENEY TODD'S HAIRDRESSERS LTD 11 Jan 2012 07912030 CARPENTERS METHERELL LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07912080 THE-PARISH.COM LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07913250 SC ADMIN SERVICES LIMITED 17 Jan 2012 07915232 SOLUTIONS SPECIFIC LTD 18 Jan 2012 07916932 AU PAIR IN THE USA LIMITED 19 Jan 2012 07918450 A.C.A. MEDIA LTD 20 Jan 2012 07919660 LOFTY'S LTD 23 Jan 2012 07920332 SEAFIELD SOL LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07910041 BEACH HOUSE MEDICAL LTD 16 Jan 2012 07919747 HOUSE CALL LTD 23 Jan 2012 07894929 MATRIX BIO LOGISTICS LTD 03 Jan 2012 07896753 SUSSEX DESIGN & BUILD LTD 04 Jan 2012 07907781 TROUBLED RECORDS LTD 12 Jan 2012 07908472 JAMES LEWIS MEDICAL LIMITED 13 Jan 2012 07919836 GIRL WITH CAMERA LIMITED 23 Jan 2012 07922372 BEACH CHILDCARE LIMITED 24 Jan 2012 07930593 STACY MARK MEDIA LIMITED 31 Jan 2012 07896518 WHITE OCHRE DESIGN LTD 04 Jan 2012 07905228 ASIA PREMIER (UK) LTD 11 Jan 2012
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