Epsom, Surrey

Q1 2010 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous January.
  • February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous February.
  • January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

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 2010)

    A total of 130 companies were registered in Epsom during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is an increase of 25.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 15.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EpsomUK
    2010130105,137
    200910491,034
    % change25.0%15.5%
    Record Year 2007 (170) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2010404545
    New companies in 2009353534
    % change14.3%28.6%32.4%
    Record Year2010 (40)2007 (65)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    A total of 103 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.8% versus the same period last year (Q1 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 23.5% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EpsomUK
    201010382,677
    2009106108,060
    % change-2.8%-23.5%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    February 2010 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2010203647
    Closed companies in 2009201967
    % change0.0%89.5%-30%
    Record Year2007 (32)2010 (36)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the first quarter of 2010 (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010) was 27 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)EpsomUK
    20102722,460
    2009-2-17,026
    Record Year 2007 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    January 2010 saw a new record in net growth in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2010209-2
    Net growth in 20091516-33
    Record Year2010 (20)2007 (45)2007 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    In the first quarter of 2010, Epsom formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2010 - Mar 2010)Epsom
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change6.0%10.2%9.9%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1961 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2010 was 45.9.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.6% compared to the UK figure of 2.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2010)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Epsom was in 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.

    25.7% of all director appointments in Epsom in the first quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 24.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2009-Mar 2010)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.41%MANAGEMENT5.01%
    CONSULTING1.61%CONSULTING4.60%
    BUSINESS1.15%CONSULTANCY2.87%
    PROPERTY1.15%PROPERTY2.50%
    HOLDINGS0.80%ASSOCIATES2.04%
    CONSULTANCY0.80%TRADING1.93%
    GROUP0.69%DESIGN1.91%
    SYSTEMS0.69%CONSTRUCTION1.87%
    DAWSON0.69%MEDIA1.84%
    CARE0.69%BUSINESS1.74%
    ASSOCIATES0.69%INTERNATIONAL1.73%
    BUILDING0.57%CONSULTANTS1.63%
    ENVIRONMENT0.57%ENGINEERING1.54%
    MEDIA0.57%J1.48%
    PROPERTIES0.57%LONDON1.45%
    MEDICAL0.57%INVESTMENTS1.45%
    HOME0.57%GROUP1.37%
    ELECTRICAL0.57%GLOBAL1.35%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.57%PROPERTIES1.35%
    TRAINING0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    PLUMBING0.46%CARE1.33%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%M1.28%
    RTM0.46%SYSTEMS1.25%
    J0.46%S1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied214228,645
    7487 - Other business activities9074,904
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3626,974
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3617,003
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3414,007
    7499 - Non-trading company2215,398
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering189,325
    9305 - Other service activities179,038
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply169,659
    7260 - Other computer related activities1410,331
    7011 - Development & sell real estate135,300
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings132,224
    9999 - Dormant Company1319,948
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities119,943
    62090 - Other information technology service activities106,340
    99999 - Dormant Company1013,808
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified107,143
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation102,179
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified98,154
    63990 - Other information service activities not elsewhere classified81,233

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07206150 DRAGON HEALTH CENTER TCM LTD 29 Mar 2010
    07204792 PWOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 26 Mar 2010
    07194836 SSC SIGNS LIMITED 18 Mar 2010
    07191453 NEPTUNE RESOURCES (UK) LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07191390 NEPTUNE RESOURCES HOLDINGS LIMITED 16 Mar 2010
    07187846 CARLY BARNES & CO LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07177971 HOPSCOTCH DAY NURSERIES (BOTLEY) LTD 04 Mar 2010
    07174431 BURROUGHS PAYMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 02 Mar 2010
    07172472 TANA & TANNANT LIMITED 01 Mar 2010
    07206829 LYNN SCARRY LIMITED 29 Mar 2010
    07197115 FIRSTRAX LTD 22 Mar 2010
    07196852 ZEPLAKE LIMITED 19 Mar 2010
    07193385 JIM DUFFY ARCHITECTS LTD 17 Mar 2010
    07188517 MATCHMAKER HQ LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07188455 NEIL MINTER & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07188012 MAG SURREY LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07187867 GLEBE HOUSE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 12 Mar 2010
    07186327 MARC LED LTD 11 Mar 2010
    07184542 RETROVIRAL DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 10 Mar 2010
    07183269 GREENWAY CONSULTING LIMITED 09 Mar 2010
    07179482 LENAWEE LIMITED 05 Mar 2010
    07177733 BROWN DAVIES LIMITED 04 Mar 2010
    07201797 PAUL ANSELL ELECTRICAL LIMITED 24 Mar 2010
    07180811 CARLSSONS AUTOMOTIVE LTD 06 Mar 2010
    07179451 CROWN MANNING SERVICES LTD 05 Mar 2010