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
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