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
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