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Worthing, West Sussex

Q1 2012 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 (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)WorthingUK
    2012189131,491
    2011167116,391
    % change13.2%13.0%
    Record Year 2003 (219) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2012577062
    New companies in 2011495266
    % change16.3%34.6%-6.1%
    Record Year2008 (64)2003 (71)2007 (101)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. 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)WorthingUK
    201212667,576
    201113890,987
    % change-8.7%-25.7%
    Record Year 2009 (162) 2009 (108,065)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2012424935
    Closed companies in 2011523056
    % change-19.2%63.3%-38%
    Record Year2011 (52)2010 (51)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. 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)WorthingUK
    20126363,915
    20112925,404
    Record Year 2008 (126) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2012152127
    Net growth in 2011-32210
    Record Year2008 (44)2003 (43)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. 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
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.6%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-0.2%15.2%-12.2%
    Record Year1967 (1.2%)1961 (0.9%)1966 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2011-Mar 2012)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN1.83%CONSULTING5.07%
    MANAGEMENT1.57%MANAGEMENT4.74%
    SUSSEX1.31%CONSULTANCY3.30%
    CONSULTING1.13%PROPERTY2.37%
    ELECTRICAL1.05%TRADING2.07%
    J0.96%DESIGN1.93%
    CREATIVE0.87%ENGINEERING1.86%
    BUILDING0.87%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    PROPERTY0.78%CONSULTANTS1.79%
    DIGITAL0.78%BUSINESS1.73%
    ENGINEERING0.78%MEDIA1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    (SUSSEX)0.61%LONDON1.66%
    MEDIA0.61%J1.54%
    BUSINESS0.61%INVESTMENTS1.51%
    ROAD0.52%GLOBAL1.50%
    WORTHING0.52%IT1.40%
    HEALTH0.52%CARE1.34%
    CONSULTANTS0.52%PROPERTIES1.31%
    CARE0.52%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    SERVICE0.44%M1.27%
    TRAINING0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.44%ENERGY1.20%
    B0.44%S1.20%
    PROPERTIES0.44%ENTERPRISES1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied283216,665
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7135,233
    7487 - Other business activities7052,735
    99999 - Dormant Company4425,084
    9999 - Dormant Company4018,617
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2719,704
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1913,637
    74990 - Non-trading company189,729
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,303
    62090 - Other information technology service activities188,145
    7414 - Business & management consultancy1712,113
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering175,169
    7499 - Non-trading company169,102
    86900 - Other human health activities155,066
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply146,934
    43210 - Electrical installation133,573
    98000 - Residents property management133,050
    41100 - Development of building projects134,984
    7260 - Other computer related activities137,154
    9305 - Other service activities128,818

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION 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