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
    07141177 REDCOURT CONSULTANCY LTD 30 Jan 2010
    07133354 LISLE SOLUTIONS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07133334 MOORLAND PROPERTY LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07132738 VERDANT DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED 21 Jan 2010
    07129073 PURPLE OCEAN LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128739 WOODCOTE PROJECT SERVICES LTD 18 Jan 2010
    07123408 TRUSTED LEADERS LIMITED 12 Jan 2010
    07117389 PRIMAVERA RECRUITMENT LIMITED 06 Jan 2010
    07117179 GLOBAL COMMODITIES MEDIA LIMITED 05 Jan 2010
    07137305 PREMIER SEALANTS (UK) LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07137273 DOWNS WOOD LIMITED 26 Jan 2010
    07129483 AMDC BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07129234 CHI PROPERTIES 3 LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128777 CARTISE UK LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07115302 PAUL CHILES HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATION LIMITED 04 Jan 2010
    07139471 CM RESEARCH LTD. 28 Jan 2010
    07138918 QWASIZ METERING SERVICES LIMITED 28 Jan 2010
    07137865 GILLIANGLADRAG LIMITED 27 Jan 2010
    07133040 T&A COMPUTERS LIMITED 22 Jan 2010
    07131961 SUNDARAM COMPUTING CONSULTANCY LTD 21 Jan 2010
    07131640 LANGLEY MOTOR SPARES LIMITED 20 Jan 2010
    07129494 RSRG LIMITED 19 Jan 2010
    07128226 GREAT WAVE GROUP LIMITED 18 Jan 2010
    07126100 PRINTER & COPIER REPAIRS LIMITED 14 Jan 2010
    07116127 MARDEGAN LOGISTICS LIMITED 05 Jan 2010