Worthing, West Sussex
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

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New Company Registrations
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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) Worthing UK 2012 179 118,868 2011 191 114,512 % change -6.3% 3.8% Record Year 2007 (199) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 61 63 55 New companies in 2011 61 63 67 % change 0.0% 0.0% -17.9% Record Year 2007 (91) 2003 (63) 2003 (71)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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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) Worthing UK 2012 127 74,772 2011 138 72,230 % change -8.0% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (195) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 41 55 31 Closed companies in 2011 38 54 46 % change 7.9% 1.9% -33% Record Year 2009 (55) 2008 (99) 2009 (84)
Net Company Growth
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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) Worthing UK 2012 52 44,096 2011 53 42,282 Record Year 2003 (110) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 20 8 24 Net growth in 2011 23 9 21 Record Year 2007 (53) 2003 (40) 2002 (45)
UK Company Share
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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 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -10.2% 0.8% -18.8% Record Year 1960 (0.6%) 1964 (0.7%) 1968 (0.7%)
Director Age
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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
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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
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage DESIGN 1.69% CONSULTING 5.05% SUSSEX 1.18% MANAGEMENT 4.75% ELECTRICAL 1.10% CONSULTANCY 3.28% MEDIA 1.10% PROPERTY 2.35% MANAGEMENT 1.01% TRADING 2.08% ROAD 0.84% DESIGN 1.87% CONSULTING 0.84% ASSOCIATES 1.84% ENGINEERING 0.76% ENGINEERING 1.83% DIGITAL 0.68% CONSULTANTS 1.76% WORTHING 0.68% BUSINESS 1.72% CONSTRUCTION 0.68% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% CONSULTANTS 0.68% MEDIA 1.67% BUILDING 0.68% LONDON 1.67% PROPERTY 0.68% J 1.55% HOUSE 0.59% GLOBAL 1.53% CARE 0.59% INVESTMENTS 1.46% (WORTHING) 0.59% IT 1.43% (SUSSEX) 0.51% PROPERTIES 1.34% M 0.51% CARE 1.32% CONSULTANCY 0.51% M 1.27% CREATIVE 0.51% BUILDING 1.22% PROPERTIES 0.51% ENTERPRISES 1.20% S 0.42% ELECTRICAL 1.20% IT 0.42% S 1.17% TRAINING 0.42% SECURITY 1.16%
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 480 331,455 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 72 33,677 7487 - Other business activities 45 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 41 25,035 9999 - Dormant Company 28 12,598 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 24 19,425 62090 - Other information technology service activities 21 7,869 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 19 13,716 74990 - Non-trading company 18 9,203 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 16 14,774 86900 - Other human health activities 16 4,998 7414 - Business & management consultancy 14 8,437 43210 - Electrical installation 13 3,387 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 13 3,493 98000 - Residents property management 12 2,786 41100 - Development of building projects 12 4,965 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 11 3,943 7499 - Non-trading company 11 6,164 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 11 9,891 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 10 3,086
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION 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
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