Ashford, Surrey
2010 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous April.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 95 companies were formed in Ashford. This figure is 1.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 11.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Ashford occurred in 2003 when a total of 102 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford UK 2010 95 203,749 2009 96 182,021 % change -1.0% 11.9% Record Year 2003 (102) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 40 companies were registered in Ashford during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 13.0% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.4% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford UK 2010 40 98,612 2009 46 90,987 % change -13.0% 8.4% Record Year 2009 (46) 2007 (112,283) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
April 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Ashford when compared to any previous April.
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2010 15 14 11 New companies in 2009 12 16 18 % change 25.0% -12.5% -38.9% Record Year 2010 (15) 2007 (18) 2009 (18)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 a total of 74 companies were dissolved in Ashford. This figure is 22.9% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -38.6%.
The highest total for a first half year in Ashford occurred in 2009 when a total of 96 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford UK 2010 74 177,631 2009 96 289,236 % change -22.9% -38.6% Record Year 2009 (96) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
A total of 42 companies were dissolved in Ashford during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010).
This figure is a decrease of 32.3% versus the same period last year (Q2 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 47.6% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford UK 2010 42 94,954 2009 62 181,176 % change -32.3% -47.6% Record Year 2009 (62) 2009 (181,176) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2010 11 16 15 Closed companies in 2009 23 22 17 % change -52.2% -27.3% -12% Record Year 2009 (23) 2009 (22) 2009 (17)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 the company register for Ashford increased by 21 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford UK 2010 21 26,118 2009 0 -107,215 Record Year 2003 (76) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
Net company growth for Ashford during the second quarter of 2010 (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) was -2 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford UK 2010 -2 3,658 2009 -16 -90,189 Record Year 2003 (29) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2010 4 -2 -4 Net growth in 2009 -11 -6 1 Record Year 1998 (9) 2005 (14) 2003 (12)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
In the first half of 2010 Ashford formed 0.0% of all UK companies. This is less than the 2009 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Ashford 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.1%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
In the second quarter of 2010, Ashford formed 0.0% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2010 - Jun 2010) Ashford 2010 0.0% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.0% 2007 0.0% 2006 0.0% Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2010)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2010 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% UK formation share in 2009 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% % change 14.8% -16.6% -45.0% Record Year 1967 (0.2%) 1970 (0.3%) 1961 (0.3%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2010 was 44.6.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.1% compared to the UK figure of 2.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.4% compared to the UK figure of 4.7%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2010 was 44.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.3% compared to the UK figure of 2.3%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2010)
The record first half year for female directors in Ashford was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
28.8% of all director appointments in Ashford in the first half of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.9% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2010)
The record second quarter for female directors in Ashford was in 1866 when 66.7% of all directors were female.
26.6% of all director appointments in Ashford in the second quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2009-Jun 2010)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage CONSULTING 1.40% MANAGEMENT 5.01% DESIGN 1.12% CONSULTING 4.79% SPORTS 0.84% CONSULTANCY 3.02% BUILDERS 0.84% PROPERTY 2.40% CONTRACTORS 0.84% ASSOCIATES 2.02% HEALTHCARE 0.84% TRADING 2.01% CARPENTRY 0.84% DESIGN 1.91% MANAGEMENT 0.84% CONSTRUCTION 1.85% BUSINESS 0.84% MEDIA 1.80% CONSULTANTS 0.84% BUSINESS 1.75% GREENBROOK 0.84% CONSULTANTS 1.71% IT 0.56% INTERNATIONAL 1.59% R 0.56% ENGINEERING 1.56% SHOP 0.56% LONDON 1.52% HOME 0.56% INVESTMENTS 1.49% M 0.56% J 1.46% WORLDWIDE 0.56% CARE 1.41% INDOOR 0.56% GLOBAL 1.39% SANGHA 0.56% PROPERTIES 1.35% BLUE 0.56% BUILDING 1.33% ENGINEERING 0.56% M 1.29% PUBLIC 0.56% IT 1.28% HOUSE 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.27% EXPRESS 0.56% GROUP 1.25% SECURITY 0.56% DEVELOPMENTS 1.25%
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 67 207,125 7487 - Other business activities 35 68,525 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 10 8,590 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 10 25,942 9999 - Dormant Company 9 19,842 6024 - Freight transport by road 7 2,960 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 6 1,762 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 6 8,262 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 2,739 52230 - Service activities incidental to air transportation 5 144 62012 - Business and domestic software development 5 2,576 7260 - Other computer related activities 5 9,122 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 5 6,684 5263 - Other non-store retail sale 4 1,841 99999 - Dormant Company 4 14,342 9305 - Other service activities 4 8,822 7222 - Other software consultancy and supply 4 8,285 5530 - Restaurants 3 4,879 4525 - Other special trades construction 3 2,224 62090 - Other information technology service activities 3 5,854
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
COMPANY NUMBER COMPANY NAME INCORPORATION DATE 07300420 THE NORTH STAR STAINES LTD 30 Jun 2010 07296113 GREENBROOK HEALTHCARE (REFERRALS) LIMITED 25 Jun 2010 07294461 SA REFURBISHMENT LIMITED 24 Jun 2010 07294322 ONLY BRANDED RETAILS LTD 24 Jun 2010 07287364 BURGER PLUS LTD 17 Jun 2010 07287321 HEATHER MORRIS LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07287283 CATERPILLAR CONTRACTORS LIMITED 17 Jun 2010 07282361 CLEVER SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED 14 Jun 2010 07269686 PRO DESIGN & BUILD LTD 01 Jun 2010 07269147 WIP RENDERING SPECIALISTS LTD 01 Jun 2010 OC355579 THAMESIDE.TV LLP 11 Jun 2010
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