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Epsom, Surrey

Q3 2011 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

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

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 2011)

    A total of 123 companies were registered in Epsom during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 11.8% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EpsomUK
    2011123114,512
    2010110101,492
    % change11.8%12.8%
    Record Year 2009 (139) 2011 (114,512)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2011354246
    New companies in 2010323147
    % change9.4%35.5%-2.1%
    Record Year2007 (53)2007 (43)2009 (62)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    A total of 86 companies were dissolved in Epsom during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011).

    This figure is an increase of 3.6% versus the same period last year (Q3 2010). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw a decrease of 17.6% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EpsomUK
    20118672,230
    20108387,705
    % change3.6%-17.6%
    Record Year 2009 (112) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

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

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2011312827
    Closed companies in 2010153137
    % change106.7%-9.7%-27%
    Record Year2011 (31)2008 (63)2009 (64)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    Net company growth for Epsom during the third quarter of 2011 (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011) was 37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)EpsomUK
    20113742,282
    20102713,787
    Record Year 2007 (77) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 201141419
    Net growth in 201017010
    Record Year2007 (30)2007 (29)2006 (28)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    third quarter (Jul 2011 - Sep 2011)Epsom
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.1%
    20070.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1967 (0.3%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2011)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20100.1%0.1%0.1%
    % change0.1%14.0%-11.6%
    Record Year1978 (0.4%)1963 (0.3%)1967 (0.4%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2011 was 43.3.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 4.0%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 6.7% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2011)

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

    24.4% of all director appointments in Epsom in the third quarter of 2011 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.0% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

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

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

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    MANAGEMENT2.53%CONSULTING5.11%
    CONSULTING1.72%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    EPSOM1.11%CONSULTANCY3.19%
    ASSOCIATES1.01%PROPERTY2.41%
    TRADING0.91%TRADING2.06%
    BUILDING0.91%DESIGN1.94%
    CONSTRUCTION0.91%ASSOCIATES1.85%
    PROPERTY0.81%BUSINESS1.82%
    BUSINESS0.71%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    HEATING0.61%ENGINEERING1.74%
    J0.61%MEDIA1.72%
    BONDCARE0.61%CONSTRUCTION1.72%
    CONSULTANCY0.61%LONDON1.63%
    INVESTMENTS0.51%J1.47%
    INTERIORS0.51%GLOBAL1.46%
    FINANCIAL0.51%INVESTMENTS1.43%
    ELECTRICAL0.51%CARE1.42%
    PLUMBING0.51%IT1.38%
    FOCUS0.40%BUILDING1.30%
    PROFESSIONAL0.40%PROPERTIES1.28%
    SCHOOL0.40%ELECTRICAL1.27%
    HOMES0.40%M1.25%
    EWELL0.40%ENERGY1.22%
    HOME0.40%TRAINING1.21%
    CONSULTANTS0.40%S1.21%

SIC Data

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

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied220204,493
    7487 - Other business activities7665,177
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified3929,245
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management3215,760
    7414 - Business & management consultancy3014,755
    99999 - Dormant Company2118,281
    9999 - Dormant Company2122,587
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified157,551
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1410,137
    9305 - Other service activities1310,525
    7260 - Other computer related activities138,686
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1310,018
    62090 - Other information technology service activities126,798
    86900 - Other human health activities114,019
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering116,321
    74990 - Non-trading company118,064
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings112,164
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply108,345
    43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation92,134
    62012 - Business and domestic software development93,137

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    07763174 EARLY BIRD MEDIATAINMENT LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07763182 AWS MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07763211 APOLLON INTERIM STAFFING SERVICES LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07763226 DIEDEMANN & HOPPE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07763279 TSAB TERMO SOLAR ANLAGENBAU BIESDORF LTD 06 Sep 2011
    07765117 K&K ASSOCIATE CONSULTING LIMITED 07 Sep 2011
    07765753 COST PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD. 07 Sep 2011
    07766646 BAUGELD SOFORT LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07766695 BSG TRAINING LTD 08 Sep 2011
    07768011 PLATINUM SERVIS LTD 09 Sep 2011
    07769120 CLOUD MAVEN LIMITED 09 Sep 2011
    07777630 HOMETECH ELECTRICAL LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07778025 TRAFFORD ENTERPRISES CORPORATE CONSULTANCY LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07778842 STRONG INVESTIGATIONS LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07779140 THE CAT'S GRIN THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 19 Sep 2011
    07780217 BEZ SOLUTIONS LTD 20 Sep 2011
    07786664 GOURMET CHARLIE LIMITED 26 Sep 2011
    07758490 G J LEWIS PLUMBING AND HEATING LIMITED 01 Sep 2011
    07758595 DIAMOND CUISINE LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07782313 OYSTER HILL INTERIORS LIMITED 21 Sep 2011
    07759018 THE SUNNYBANK TRUST LTD 01 Sep 2011
    07761121 ATEMI DESIGN LTD 02 Sep 2011
    07770519 SIMPLY TECHNOLOGY (UK) LTD 12 Sep 2011
    07775828 FLAG19 CONSULTING LTD 15 Sep 2011
    07778131 GREENNET LTD 19 Sep 2011