Dorking, Surrey
2013 Half Year Business Confidence Report
NOTICE: We have improved our calculations of the statistics in these reports, so some figures and records may not match previous reports.
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New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 169 companies were formed in Dorking. This figure is 22.5% higher than last year, which compares well to the UK wide figure of 6.4%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dorking occurred in 2003 when a total of 230 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorking UK 2013 169 269,432 2012 138 253,150 % change 22.5% 6.4% Record Year 2003 (230) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 73 companies were registered in Dorking during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 3.9% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorking UK 2013 73 134,630 2012 76 121,659 % change -3.9% 10.7% Record Year 2007 (94) 2013 (134,630) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2013 32 27 14 New companies in 2012 34 24 18 % change -5.9% 12.5% -22.2% Record Year 2003 (38) 2003 (38) 2003 (36)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 a total of 94 companies were dissolved in Dorking. This figure is 19.0% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of 5.0%.
The highest total for a first half year in Dorking occurred in 2005 when a total of 168 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorking UK 2013 94 155,192 2012 79 147,794 % change 19.0% 5.0% Record Year 2005 (168) 2009 (289,245) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
A total of 34 companies were dissolved in Dorking during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013).
This figure is a decrease of 8.1% versus the same period last year (Q2 2012). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 3.7% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorking UK 2013 34 77,278 2012 37 80,218 % change -8.1% -3.7% Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (181,179) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2013 13 4 17 Closed companies in 2012 14 17 6 % change -7.1% -76.5% 183% Record Year 2009 (27) 2009 (56) 2009 (23)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 the company register for Dorking increased by 75 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorking UK 2013 75 114,240 2012 59 105,356 Record Year 2003 (145) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
Net company growth for Dorking during the second quarter of 2013 (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) was 39 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorking UK 2013 39 57,352 2012 39 41,441 Record Year 2007 (57) 2007 (60,014) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2013 19 23 -3 Net growth in 2012 20 7 12 Record Year 2007 (28) 2000 (32) 2003 (19)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
In the first half of 2013 Dorking formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2012 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Dorking 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
In the second quarter of 2013, Dorking formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2013 - Jun 2013) Dorking 2013 0.1% 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1993 (0.2%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2013)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2013 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% % change -21.0% 9.2% -29.5% Record Year 1999 (0.1%) 1992 (0.2%) 1993 (0.2%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2013 was 48.5.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2013 was 48.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 8.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.0% compared to the UK figure of 3.8%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2013)
The record first half year for female directors in Dorking was 2008 when 37.6% of all directors were female.
27.3% of all director appointments in Dorking in the first half of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.1% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2013)
The record second quarter for female directors in Dorking was in 2008 when 38.8% of all directors were female.
28.0% of all director appointments in Dorking in the second quarter of 2013 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.5% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2012-Jun 2013)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MANAGEMENT 1.14% CONSULTING 5.25% FIX 0.98% MANAGEMENT 4.80% 1ST 0.98% CONSULTANCY 3.41% ASSOCIATES 0.98% PROPERTY 2.48% MILLION 0.98% TRADING 2.05% CONSULTING 0.98% ENGINEERING 1.81% CONSTRUCTION 0.98% DESIGN 1.79% SURREY 0.82% LONDON 1.77% RESIDENTS 0.82% BUSINESS 1.77% BUILDERS 0.82% CONSULTANTS 1.68% CONSULTANTS 0.82% CONSTRUCTION 1.68% ENTERPRISES 0.65% ASSOCIATES 1.67% BUILDING 0.65% GLOBAL 1.59% LIFE 0.65% MEDIA 1.57% DESIGN 0.65% CARE 1.55% DESIGNS 0.49% J 1.53% PROPERTY 0.49% INVESTMENTS 1.46% WE 0.49% IT 1.40% FREEHOLD 0.49% PROPERTIES 1.40% CO 0.49% M 1.26% CONTRACT 0.49% BUILDING 1.22% HAIR 0.49% ELECTRICAL 1.19% LIVES 0.49% ENTERPRISES 1.18% HOMES 0.49% CAPITAL 1.16% ENERGY 0.49% TRAINING 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 98 257,517 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 37 33,633 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 35 17,095 99999 - Dormant Company 29 44,817 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 24 25,583 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 18 54,555 98000 - Residents property management 10 4,626 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 10 24,324 62090 - Other information technology service activities 9 12,578 86900 - Other human health activities 8 8,687 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 8 5,253 64999 - Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified 7 4,977 43290 - Other construction installation 7 3,015 68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate 7 7,871 41202 - Construction of domestic buildings 7 5,665 62012 - Business and domestic software development 6 8,590 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet 5 7,793 43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified 5 7,212 74990 - Non-trading company 5 14,303 85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified 5 5,319
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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