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Epsom, Surrey

Q1 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous January.
  • January 2011 saw a new record in company closures 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 2011)

    A total of 153 companies were registered in Epsom during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 17.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EpsomUK
    2011153116,391
    2010130105,137
    % change17.7%10.7%
    Record Year 2007 (170) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company registrations in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2011455256
    New companies in 2010404545
    % change12.5%15.6%24.4%
    Record Year2011 (45)2007 (65)2007 (66)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    A total of 102 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011).

    This figure is a decrease of 1.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2010). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 10.0% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EpsomUK
    201110290,986
    201010382,677
    % change-1.0%10.0%
    Record Year 2009 (106) 2009 (108,060)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    January 2011 saw a new record in company closures in Epsom when compared to any previous January.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2011393330
    Closed companies in 2010203647
    % change95.0%-8.3%-36%
    Record Year2011 (39)2010 (36)2009 (67)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the first quarter of 2011 (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011) was 51 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)EpsomUK
    20115125,405
    20102722,460
    Record Year 2007 (97) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 201161926
    Net growth in 2010209-2
    Record Year2010 (20)2007 (45)2007 (45)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    In the first quarter of 2011, Epsom formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2011 - Mar 2011)Epsom
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1961 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change-2.9%1.6%18.7%
    Record Year1968 (0.5%)1960 (0.4%)1961 (0.7%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2011 was 44.5.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 4.3%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2011)

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

    22.3% of all director appointments in Epsom in the first quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2010-Mar 2011)

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    CONSULTING1.82%CONSULTING5.04%
    MANAGEMENT1.71%MANAGEMENT4.97%
    BUSINESS1.71%CONSULTANCY3.16%
    ENVIRONMENT1.14%PROPERTY2.38%
    ASSOCIATES1.02%TRADING2.10%
    EPSOM0.91%DESIGN1.93%
    CONSULTANTS0.80%ASSOCIATES1.92%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%BUSINESS1.87%
    THAMES0.80%CONSTRUCTION1.80%
    HEATING0.80%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    PROPERTY0.68%MEDIA1.69%
    FINANCIAL0.68%ENGINEERING1.61%
    TRADING0.57%LONDON1.60%
    CONSULTANCY0.57%CARE1.45%
    CONSTRUCTION0.46%J1.45%
    IN0.46%GLOBAL1.44%
    SOUTH0.46%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    H0.46%IT1.41%
    J0.46%PROPERTIES1.36%
    SCHOOL0.46%BUILDING1.34%
    MEDICAL0.46%M1.30%
    R0.46%ELECTRICAL1.28%
    EDU0.46%S1.24%
    INVESTMENTS0.46%INTERNATIONAL1.23%
    BUILDING0.46%SYSTEMS1.23%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied227202,798
    7487 - Other business activities6860,968
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4030,253
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3716,150
    7414 - Business & management consultancy2412,916
    9999 - Dormant Company2019,765
    99999 - Dormant Company1818,336
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified167,788
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings132,290
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering126,183
    74990 - Non-trading company128,695
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,996
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply127,000
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1210,085
    7260 - Other computer related activities117,789
    7499 - Non-trading company1111,316
    86900 - Other human health activities104,092
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1010,246
    41100 - Development of building projects93,921
    62012 - Business and domestic software development83,168

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07585518 DIANE BRYDEN QS SERVICES LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07579989 L & F ACCOUNTING LTD 28 Mar 2011
    07572225 TREEMOUNT LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07571882 MODERN TUTOR LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07571233 JUSTOTC LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07568595 SPLISH N SPLASH LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567807 GANAAN LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07566988 DALECOMMS LIMITED 16 Mar 2011
    07561289 EIGHT BELLS (EWELL) LIMITED 11 Mar 2011
    07561079 VOGUE BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD 11 Mar 2011
    07560069 ZEST 4 LIFE FITNESS LIMITED 10 Mar 2011
    07554175 ARMSTRONG CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07553390 BEM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 07 Mar 2011
    07551311 GENTRY HEATING LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549478 J & C BILLAM LTD 02 Mar 2011
    07586315 S BORLEY BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED 31 Mar 2011
    07572147 CARLTON CLAIMS LTD 21 Mar 2011
    07571513 TROJAN IT SERVICES CONSULTANCY LIMITED 21 Mar 2011
    07568305 STAR ATTRACTIONS LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07579447 SYSDENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Mar 2011
    07578604 EVAN LEWIS CONSULTING LTD 25 Mar 2011
    07567663 CLEMENCE TALLWIN LIMITED 17 Mar 2011
    07567326 NV ONLINE LTD 17 Mar 2011
    07550757 PURPLE SHOE LIMITED 03 Mar 2011
    07549335 RAINBOW JELLY LTD 02 Mar 2011