Worthing, West Sussex

Q3 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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 179 companies were registered in Worthing during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 6.3% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WorthingUK
    2012179118,868
    2011191114,512
    % change-6.3%3.8%
    Record Year 2007 (199) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012616355
    New companies in 2011616367
    % change0.0%0.0%-17.9%
    Record Year2007 (91)2003 (63)2003 (71)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 127 companies were dissolved in Worthing during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 8.0% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WorthingUK
    201212774,772
    201113872,230
    % change-8.0%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (195) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012415531
    Closed companies in 2011385446
    % change7.9%1.9%-33%
    Record Year2009 (55)2008 (99)2009 (84)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Worthing during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 52 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)WorthingUK
    20125244,096
    20115342,282
    Record Year 2003 (110) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201220824
    Net growth in 201123921
    Record Year2007 (53)2003 (40)2002 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Worthing formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Worthing
    20120.2%
    20110.2%
    20100.2%
    20090.2%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.2%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-10.2%0.8%-18.8%
    Record Year1960 (0.6%)1964 (0.7%)1968 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 42.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.9% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

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

    28.2% of all director appointments in Worthing in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    DESIGN1.69%CONSULTING5.05%
    SUSSEX1.18%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    ELECTRICAL1.10%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    MEDIA1.10%PROPERTY2.35%
    MANAGEMENT1.01%TRADING2.08%
    ROAD0.84%DESIGN1.87%
    CONSULTING0.84%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENGINEERING0.76%ENGINEERING1.83%
    DIGITAL0.68%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    WORTHING0.68%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.68%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CONSULTANTS0.68%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDING0.68%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.68%J1.55%
    HOUSE0.59%GLOBAL1.53%
    CARE0.59%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    (WORTHING)0.59%IT1.43%
    (SUSSEX)0.51%PROPERTIES1.34%
    M0.51%CARE1.32%
    CONSULTANCY0.51%M1.27%
    CREATIVE0.51%BUILDING1.22%
    PROPERTIES0.51%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    S0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    IT0.42%S1.17%
    TRAINING0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied480331,455
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified7233,677
    7487 - Other business activities4535,545
    99999 - Dormant Company4125,035
    9999 - Dormant Company2812,598
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2419,425
    62090 - Other information technology service activities217,869
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1913,716
    74990 - Non-trading company189,203
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1614,774
    86900 - Other human health activities164,998
    7414 - Business & management consultancy148,437
    43210 - Electrical installation133,387
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering133,493
    98000 - Residents property management122,786
    41100 - Development of building projects124,965
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified113,943
    7499 - Non-trading company116,164
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified119,891
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings103,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08202988 ELITE HEAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08205233 ORB ONLINE LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08216599 MELODYNAMIX LTD. 17 Sep 2012
    08218323 HAMILTON FLAMINGO LIMITED 18 Sep 2012
    08220384 THE KITCHEN STORE (DISTRIBUTORS) LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222203 HAVEN ELECTRICAL LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08224375 CUBE VISION LTD 21 Sep 2012
    08227383 KUPEJA COMPANY LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228358 DABBS INTERIORS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08228479 R J KEMPIN ROOFING LIMITED 25 Sep 2012
    08229184 LA ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08231192 ULTRA FASTENERS LIMITED 27 Sep 2012
    08232509 GFINITY PLC 28 Sep 2012
    08232970 SPHARMA LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08233088 KMF EVENTS LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08221392 SOULTWELLS SOUTHERN LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08229096 BAY TREE ESTATES LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08201988 MERCEDES SPARE PARTS LIMITED 05 Sep 2012
    08204941 DAN AGUILERA LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08207845 CRUCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED 10 Sep 2012
    08213162 INDEPENDENT SPORTS MANAGEMENT LTD 13 Sep 2012
    08225890 MK CARPENTRY SUSSEX LTD 24 Sep 2012
    08229978 GT OPERATIONS LIMITED 26 Sep 2012
    08233111 SISAR LIMITED 28 Sep 2012
    08210452 MW HEARING SERVICES LTD 11 Sep 2012