Epsom, Surrey

Q3 2010 Business Confidence Report

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 (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 110 companies were registered in Epsom during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 20.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 7.2% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EpsomUK
    2010110101,492
    200913994,671
    % change-20.9%7.2%
    Record Year 2009 (139) 2003 (107,203)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2010323147
    New companies in 2009364162
    % change-11.1%-24.4%-24.2%
    Record Year2007 (53)2007 (43)2009 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010).

    This figure is a decrease of 25.9% versus the same period last year (Q3 2009). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 45.0% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EpsomUK
    20108387,705
    2009112159,401
    % change-25.9%-45.0%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2010153137
    Closed companies in 2009282064
    % change-46.4%55.0%-42%
    Record Year2002 (30)2008 (63)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the third quarter of 2010 (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010) was 27 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)EpsomUK
    20102713,787
    200927-64,730
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201017010
    Net growth in 2009821-2
    Record Year2007 (30)2007 (29)2006 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2010 - Sep 2010)Epsom
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    20060.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2010)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20090.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-17.3%-31.4%-27.3%
    Record Year1978 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2010 was 44.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 0.7% compared to the UK figure of 2.7%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.0% compared to the UK figure of 4.4%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2010)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Epsom was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    26.4% of all director appointments in Epsom in the third quarter of 2010 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.2% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BUSINESS2.02%MANAGEMENT5.06%
    MANAGEMENT1.90%CONSULTING4.99%
    CONSULTING1.54%CONSULTANCY3.12%
    ENVIRONMENT1.54%PROPERTY2.38%
    PROPERTY1.19%TRADING2.04%
    ASSOCIATES1.07%ASSOCIATES2.01%
    MEDICAL0.83%DESIGN1.93%
    EPSOM0.83%CONSTRUCTION1.86%
    CONSULTANCY0.83%BUSINESS1.80%
    THAMES0.83%MEDIA1.75%
    INVESTMENTS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.73%
    CONSULTANTS0.59%LONDON1.59%
    PAUL0.59%ENGINEERING1.59%
    LANE0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    ELECTRICAL0.59%CARE1.44%
    R0.59%J1.44%
    DAY0.47%INTERNATIONAL1.43%
    HOLDINGS0.47%GLOBAL1.42%
    COMMUNICATIONS0.47%IT1.35%
    FINANCIAL0.47%PROPERTIES1.35%
    WOOD0.47%BUILDING1.32%
    CARE0.47%ELECTRICAL1.30%
    RESEARCH0.47%M1.28%
    HEALTH0.47%SYSTEMS1.26%
    RECRUITMENT0.47%S1.24%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied221202,902
    7487 - Other business activities8269,802
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3325,053
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2814,940
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management2813,161
    9999 - Dormant Company2321,484
    7499 - Non-trading company1613,408
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering157,634
    7260 - Other computer related activities148,967
    62090 - Other information technology service activities125,716
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified126,460
    99999 - Dormant Company1114,072
    9305 - Other service activities119,454
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply118,183
    74990 - Non-trading company117,649
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities108,292
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings91,972
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified97,767
    98000 - Residents property management83,273
    41100 - Development of building projects83,688

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07330548 BURTON OLD ROAD LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07328251 VINCENT PRESS LIMITED 28 Jul 2010
    07325878 HANABI MANAGEMENT LIMITED 26 Jul 2010
    07323717 VERUS CONTRACTORS LTD 22 Jul 2010
    07321691 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT NO.6 LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07321648 BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FINCH LANE LIMITED 21 Jul 2010
    07317938 GREENSCAPE CONTEMPORARY GARDENS LIMITED 19 Jul 2010
    07317503 SOUTHWATER PRINT SERVICES LIMITED 16 Jul 2010
    07315756 WWCLN LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07315223 CHIEFTAIN BOOK SERVICES LIMITED 15 Jul 2010
    07305014 MRSB PROPERTY LIMITED 06 Jul 2010
    07303237 THE JAVELIN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 02 Jul 2010
    07302758 GRESHAMS-ENGLISH LTD 02 Jul 2010
    07301291 UNITED MANUFACTURING CORPORATION LIMITED 01 Jul 2010
    07329526 SAFRAN BESPOKE LIMITED 29 Jul 2010
    07311959 HMS ELECTRICAL & SECURITY LIMITED 12 Jul 2010
    07308781 CONSTRUCTION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED 08 Jul 2010
    07305124 ECCO CARS LTD 06 Jul 2010
    07304480 GP MEDICAL REPORTS LIMITED 05 Jul 2010
    07301862 PARK LANE MANAGEMENT (CITY SKYLINE) LTD. 01 Jul 2010
    OC356605 SOLUTIONS PLUMBING & HEATING LLP 21 Jul 2010
    07329467 BAY HOUSE CARE LTD 28 Jul 2010
    07313714 LIMELIGHT TUTORS LIMITED 14 Jul 2010
    07313567 THE MADISSON AGENCY LIMITED 13 Jul 2010
    07305279 EPSOM ALL CLASS LIMITED 06 Jul 2010