Worthing, West Sussex

Q1 2014 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous Q1.
  • Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Worthing when compared to any quarter in history.
  • March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous March.
  • March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Worthing when compared to any month in history.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Worthing when compared to any previous February.

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 2014)

    Q1 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous Q1.

    Q1 2014 was a record quarter for company registrations in Worthing when compared to any quarter in history.

    A total of 261 companies were registered in Worthing during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 22.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 11.8% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WorthingUK
    2014261150,722
    2013214134,802
    % change22.0%11.8%
    Record Year 2014 (261) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    March 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous March.

    March 2014 was a record month for company registrations in Worthing when compared to any month in history.

    February 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous February.

    January 2014 saw a new record in company registrations in Worthing when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 20147580106
    New companies in 2013677869
    % change11.9%2.6%53.6%
    Record Year2014 (75)2014 (80)2014 (106)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    A total of 155 companies were dissolved in Worthing during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014).

    This figure is an increase of 8.4% versus the same period last year (Q1 2013). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 5.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WorthingUK
    201415582,370
    201314377,914
    % change8.4%5.7%
    Record Year 2009 (162) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    February 2014 saw a new record in company closures in Worthing when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2014406055
    Closed companies in 2013643841
    % change-37.5%57.9%34%
    Record Year2013 (64)2014 (60)2009 (97)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    Net company growth for Worthing during the first quarter of 2014 (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014) was 106 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)WorthingUK
    201410668,352
    20137156,888
    Record Year 2008 (126) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2014352051
    Net growth in 201334028
    Record Year2008 (44)2003 (43)2007 (64)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    In the first quarter of 2014, Worthing formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2014 - Mar 2014)Worthing
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1995 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2014)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20130.2%0.2%0.1%
    % change4.8%-5.3%28.2%
    Record Year1991 (0.4%)2001 (0.3%)1995 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2014 was 45.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.6% compared to the UK figure of 4.6%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.5%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2014)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Worthing was in 2006 when 36.7% of all directors were female.

    25.2% of all director appointments in Worthing in the first quarter of 2014 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2013-Mar 2014)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.68%CONSULTING5.22%
    MANAGEMENT1.39%MANAGEMENT4.67%
    SUSSEX1.31%CONSULTANCY3.49%
    PROPERTY1.10%PROPERTY2.64%
    DESIGN1.02%TRADING2.05%
    CONSTRUCTION1.02%LONDON1.88%
    J0.95%ENGINEERING1.86%
    WORTHING0.95%CARE1.79%
    ENGINEERING0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.75%
    PVP0.73%DESIGN1.75%
    ELECTRICAL0.73%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.73%BUSINESS1.71%
    AUTOMOTIVE0.73%PROPERTIES1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.73%INVESTMENTS1.60%
    (SUSSEX)0.66%GLOBAL1.58%
    BUSINESS0.58%J1.48%
    CARE0.51%ASSOCIATES1.48%
    S0.51%MEDIA1.48%
    (SOUTHERN)0.51%IT1.33%
    PROPERTIES0.51%TRANSPORT1.30%
    (WORTHING)0.44%DEVELOPMENTS1.29%
    EUROPE0.44%BUILDING1.24%
    ROAD0.44%M1.21%
    DIGITAL0.44%CAPITAL1.20%
    HEATING0.44%ELECTRICAL1.19%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied327280,210
    99999 - Dormant Company10147,084
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified8256,411
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management6237,882
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities5327,750
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4326,700
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2912,813
    43210 - Electrical installation275,885
    86900 - Other human health activities2610,273
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2518,491
    98000 - Residents property management204,832
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified198,155
    41100 - Development of building projects199,855
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet199,358
    74990 - Non-trading company1814,135
    62012 - Business and domestic software development189,509
    74100 - specialised design activities164,475
    56101 - Licensed restaurants157,965
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation144,866
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings146,559

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08918707 D & M INNOTECH LIMITED 03 Mar 2014
    08920617 TEAL OPERATIONS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08928192 SASD MARKETING LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08929381 1ST CLASS COMPOSITES LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08935217 CAMPAIGN GEEK LIMITED 12 Mar 2014
    08936584 S FARRELL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 13 Mar 2014
    08943763 CLEARTEQ UK LIMITED 17 Mar 2014
    08954349 MARLEX ORIAS LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08954723 JKT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LTD 24 Mar 2014
    08957644 SJK ALLOYS LTD 25 Mar 2014
    08962287 MAISON-DURIEZ LIMITED 27 Mar 2014
    08967079 R AND V CONSULTING LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08967854 GOODYCORP COMPOSITES LTD 31 Mar 2014
    08924386 CAP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 05 Mar 2014
    08926848 BNN GOLF LIMITED 06 Mar 2014
    08956187 YOUR HOUSE CARPENTRY & BUILDING LIMITED 24 Mar 2014
    08966949 SUSSEX VENDING LIMITED 31 Mar 2014
    08927368 DPI (SOUTHERN) LTD 07 Mar 2014
    08952532 MACWEAR CLOTHING LIMITED 21 Mar 2014
    08957408 SIMPLEX SERVICES (UK) LIMITED 25 Mar 2014
    08922552 W WELCH ESTATE AGENTS LTD 04 Mar 2014
    08929422 SPICE THAI KITCHEN LIMITED 07 Mar 2014
    08933016 CHANCTONBURY GAME LIMITED 11 Mar 2014
    08938725 EMERGING FUTURES COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 13 Mar 2014
    08952312 IVYDORE INVESTMENTS LIMITED 21 Mar 2014